DEARBORN, Michigan - It's worse than your favorite team losing the Super Bowl. You really want your city to win, but they keep making stupid plays and fumbling the ball. On Monday, February 13th, Dearborn has another chance to win. The City Planning Commission will consider whether to approve plans for opening a Goodwill retail outlet at their 7:00pm … [Read more...]
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Thrifty Broads to Highlight Goodwill Fashion Show Saturday
DEARBORN, Michigan - Apparel from Goodwill upscale resale Dearborn store will be featured in the April 27 spring fashion show to support job education, training and placement programs for Metro Detroiters. Models of all ages will showcase spring fashions from the Goodwill upscale resale store in Dearborn, 22451 Michigan Avenue on Saturday, April 27, 2013 … [Read more...]
City Planning Deadlocked – Goodwill A Bad Idea?
DEARBORN, Michigan - Goodwill Industries of Greater Detroit wants to spend $500,000 to renovate a 15,000 square foot building (former Inca computer store) in Dearborn that has been empty for over a decade. The vote Monday night at the Dearborn Planning Commission meeting ended up in a stalemate - with 4 votes for and 4 votes against. The matter will be … [Read more...]
Hakim Fakhoury Talks About West Dearborn Investments
DEARBORN, MI - Dearborn commercial real estate developer, Hakim Fakhoury, wants the City of Dearborn to stop fighting and start moving forward with economic development along Michigan Avenue in west Dearborn. Fakhoury explained in a recent interview: "These tenants are crying. They're crying for help. They're hurting and somebody has to listen to why they … [Read more...]
Dearborn Animal Shelter Hosts Adopt-A-Thon Saturday
DEARBORN, Michigan - Record high numbers of animals coming through the Shelter’s doors inspired the organization to host another outdoor, tented event. The festivities will be located in the parking lot in front of the new Dearborn Goodwill store at the corner of Michigan avenue and Military. The “Fall in Love” Adopt-A-Thon takes place this Saturday, … [Read more...]
Is Dearborn It’s Own Worst Enemy?
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...]
Is Dearborn Stuck in Deep Doo-doo?
DEARBORN, Michigan - Will the Goodwill store get approved at the Planning Commission tonight? At the last meeting on Feb. 13th, the Planning Commission was deadlocked in a 4/4 vote - and the good citizens of Dearborn are wondering if they will be stuck in Deep doo-doo forever, or if a commissioner will change their vote at tonight's meeting. Editors … [Read more...]