DEARBORN, Michigan – Dearborn residents can visit the Detroit Institute of Art on Sunday, July 29 for free by showing a driver’s license or state I.D. Residents will receive four general admission passes good for Sunday. The DIA is open 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Sundays and is at 5200 Woodward Avenue in Detroit. Dearborn residents have this special … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2012
Constan Announces Endorsements for Wayne County Seat
DEARBORN HEIGHTS, MI - State Representative Bob Constan has announced the most recent endorsements of his candidacy for the new 8th District seat on the Wayne County Commission. “Our next Wayne County Commissioner must bring a new approach to the office. The residents of the new 8th District must be represented vigorously and effectively,” Constan said. … [Read more...]
Raffle Winning Waitress Donates Back to Community
DEARBORN, Michigan- At a Kiwanis Club dinner last week, the 50/50 raffle winner contributed her winnings to the evening’s highlighted organization, the Dearborn Public Schools Education Foundation (DPSEF). This young woman, Amy, is not a Kiwanis Club member or a business owner. She is a server for the O’Kelley Knights of Columbus Hall where the dinner was … [Read more...]
Police Arrest Four Suspects For Hassan Jaber Murder
DEARBORN, Michigan - After an intensive investigation, 4 arrests have been made in connection with the July 15th homicide of 45 year-old Hassan Jaber of Dearborn. Last weekend, Dearborn police arrested the following people who were each arraigned on charges of Felony Murder, punishable by life in prison without the possibility of parole, Armed Robbery and … [Read more...]
Clinical Psychologist Vaysberg Sees Patients in Dearborn
DEARBORN, Michigan - Ekaterina Lensou Vaysberg, Ph.D., has joined the professional staff at Botsford Hospital in Farmington Hills. This licensed clinical psychologist sees patients in her office located at 19855 W. Outer Drive, Suite 208E, in Dearborn. Vaysberg completed the doctoral program in clinical psychology at University of Detroit-Mercy. Her … [Read more...]
Summer Camp Comes “Alive” for Children at Montessori
DEARBORN, Mich. – Would you pet a lizard and other reptiles? Children attending summer camp at Dearborn Heights Montessori Center (DHMC) recently learned that “Reptiles Are Cool” during a special presentation by Jon Oliver of Mobile Ed Productions. This is one of several educational and fun activities planned during the school’s nine-week summer camp program … [Read more...]
Korean War Armistice Ceremony July 27 in Dearborn
DEARBORN, Mich. – The Dearborn Allied War Veterans Council and a variety of Korean-American organizations will commemorate the armistice that stopped the Korean War with a ceremony at 6 p.m. Friday, July 27 in the auditorium of the Henry Ford Centennial Library, 16301 Michigan Avenue, Dearborn. The public is invited.The ceremony will commemorate the … [Read more...]
Cornerstone Graduate Endorses Clark Durant for U.S. Senate
As a student at Cornerstone Schools, I was grateful for all of the opportunities I was afforded. I can distinctly remember an essay contest in 7th grade entitled, “My American Hero” where we were asked to write about our own personal hero’s in our lives. I chose to write about Mr. Clark Durant because I truly admire his work with Cornerstone. Of course, I … [Read more...]
Ethan Bortnick and KIDZ BOP Kids Kick Off Concert July 29
DEARBORN, Michigan – Ethan Bortnick, the 11-year-old musical sensation, who has headlined more than 100 live shows across the globe, and has shared the stage with legendary artists such as Beyoncé, Celine Dion, and Justin Bieber, is headlining his “It’s All About Music” tour this summer with a kick off concert at Dearborn’s Ford Community & Performing … [Read more...]
Exercise of Free Speech in Dearborn Improving?
Dear Editor, Last month I revisited the annual Dearborn Arab-American Festival after a two-year hiatus. You see, two years ago I vowed to never return to Dearborn [Ed: see July 2010 letter from Joe Carey at bottom of linked article] after an encounter at the festival in 2009 in which I, my wife, and several friends were physically man-handled and … [Read more...]