DEARBORN, Michigan — Dearborn Police are continuing to investigate an Officer Involved Shooting. Officers were attempting to stop 39 year old Dearborn resident, Hassan Ibrahim Bazzi, who was traveling at high rates of speed and disregarding traffic control devices on Warren Avenue. After a brief pursuit the suspect stopped his vehicle on Schaefer near … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2011
Dearborn Chamber Welcomes New Board Members
DEARBORN, Michigan - Six new board members have been elected to join the Dearborn Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and will begin their three year terms January 1, 2012. New board members include Barb Biess, B2 Consulting; Jeff Evans, U of M Dearborn; Basima Farhat, Banners Nationwide; Alan Osborne, The Henry Hotel; Joel Schembri, Allstate Insurance – … [Read more...]
Dearborn District High School Final Exam Schedule
DEARBORN, Michigan - Dearborn area public high school students returning from winter break will have a few weeks to prepare for final exams that will begin on Wednesday, January 25, 2012. January 25 is a scheduled Late Start date in the district but high school students will not begin later on that date. Elementary and middle school students will follow … [Read more...]
100 Dearborn Authors to Sign Books Saturday
DEARBORN, Michigan – “History is more or less bunk,” automotive pioneer Henry Ford said in a newspaper interview nearly a century ago. Now this history-rich Detroit suburb, whose official seal proclaims it “The Home Town of Henry Ford,” appears ready to watch the financially troubled Dearborn Historical Museum close its doors within three years. The … [Read more...]
Rotary Club of Dearborn Announces New Scholarship
DEARBORN, Michigan – The Rotary Club of Dearborn has announced the creation of a new scholarship, The Dearborn Rotary Past President Young Scholarship. The first scholarship of $1,500 will be awarded in 2012 to one or more graduating seniors from the three public high schools in Dearborn. This new scholarship was made possible through the generosity of … [Read more...]
EDDDA’s 3rd Annual Holiday Open House is Dec. 14
DEARBORN, Michigan – The East Dearborn Downtown Development Authority (EDDDA) Board of Directors and staff Melissa Kania and Mike Bewick invite you to their 3rd annual Holiday Open House on Wednesday, December 14, 2011 from 4-8pm at the EDDDA office, 13750 Michigan Ave., two blocks west of Schaefer. Join them and casually network with district … [Read more...]
Edsel Ford Presents An Evening of Unexpected Gifts
DEARBORN, Michigan - O. Henry’s classic story of unselfish love, “The Gift of the Magi,” and Menotti’s timeless American opera “Amahl and the Night Visitors,” come to life on the stage of the Edsel Ford High School Auditorium, Dec. 14-17, 2011. The curtain rises at 7 p.m. each night. The Edsel Ford High School Performing Arts Department will present … [Read more...]
Dearborn Choirs Present Christmas Concert – Dec. 10
DEARBORN, Michigan - Dearborn Community Chorus, directed by Marcus LaPratt, and Vanguard Voices, directed by G. Kevin Dewey, will present the Dearborn Holiday Choral Festival on Saturday, December 10, 7 p.m. in the Michael A. Guido Theater at the Ford Community and Performing Arts Center, 15801 Michigan Avenue. Dearborn Community Chorus will perform The … [Read more...]
Dearborn Teacher Puts Faces on Vietnam War Casualties
DEARBORN, Mich. – A face to every name. That’s the desire of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund (VVMF), which seeks to remember each American lost in the war as an individual by showcasing photos of them. That mission also describes the challenge accepted by Dearborn teacher Lisa Lark. In May 2010, she began an initiative to put a face to every … [Read more...]
Amal Berry-Brown Rings Charity Bell at Fairlane Mall
DEARBORN, Michigan - Comerica executive Amal Berry-Brown and her family braved the cold weather and spent last Saturday afternoon volunteering as bell ringers for The Salvation Army outside of Fairlane Mall in Dearborn. No, it's not Blue Beanie Day - that was yesterday. Saturday at Fairlane, Berry-Brown, who serves as vice president and National Arab … [Read more...]