GUEST EDITORIAL - After all the turbulence and recent fiasco with Goodwill and the Dearborn City Planning Commission, I need to empty my brain on thoughts and impressions after living in Dearborn for a long time. Let me first say that I love Dearborn, its people, organizations, and businesses.When Biggby opened, I switched from Starbucks, why should … [Read more...]
Dearborn High Alumni to Host Fundraiser and Blood Drive
DEARBORN, Mich. - Former Dearborn High School classmates of Jane Hefferan, who is struggling with serious medical issues, invite the public to participate in a fundraiser and Red Cross blood drive to be held in her honor during the month of December. The fundraiser for Jane will be held from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. on December 10 at the Traction Bar at 5990 North … [Read more...]
Daddy, I Saw the Mayor Do Something
DEARBORN, Michigan - (Front Page Front Porch Opinion) Open Letter to Dearborn Mayor John O'Reilly: Dear Mayor O'Reilly:I think it was last spring, around this time of year, my daughter told me she saw you do something. She was riding her bike at Summer Stephens Park - early in the morning around sunrise. She saw you walking around the park. Then she … [Read more...]
Sacrificed Survivors Film Tour Begins in Dearborn
DEARBORN, Mich. -- A new documentary film, Sacrificed Survivors (The Untold Story of the Ground Zero Mega-Mosque) will have a special screening in Dearborn at the Ford Community and Performing Arts Center today at 5:30pm, as the film producers kick off a nationwide tour promoting the film.The film producers chose the Dearborn location to screen the film … [Read more...]
The Henry Ford to Showcase Edison2’s Very Light Car
DEARBORN, MI - Edison2's #98 Very Light Car, the $5 Million Mainstream Class winner of the Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE, will reside in the prestigious Henry Ford Museum, part of The Henry Ford in Dearborn, Michigan. The car will eventually be part of the museum's newly redesigned automotive exhibition.Edison2's Very Light Cars -- employing … [Read more...]
Imam Rauf Begins Fundraising in Dearborn
DEARBORN, Mich - Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, the leader of the effort to build an Islamic cultural center (Cordoba House / Park 51) two blocks from Ground Zero in New York city, is kicking off a nationwide speaking and fundraising tour starting in Dearborn on January 15, according to reports in the New York Times.The tour’s first stop is in Dearborn for … [Read more...]
Top 10 Dearborn News Stories for 2010
Dearborn, MI -- Newspaper editors around the nation follow a tradition each December - picking the top 10 news stories for the year. The results are a great way of summarizing the big events of the year. Among the top national and international stories, there are few surprises: Gulf Oil Disaster, Health Care Overhaul, Haiti Earthquake, Decline of the US … [Read more...]