DEARBORN, Michigan – At a special groundbreaking ceremony today The Henry Ford announced the plans for a new playscape located inside Greenfield Village. Made possible through a generous gift from Don and Mary Kosch, this one-of-a-kind historically themed playground will be a place where children of varying physical, developmental and sensory abilities can … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2013
Edsel Ford Students Present “Babes In Arms” – April 18-20
DEARBORN, Michigan – Those young theatre apprentices in Rogers and Hart’s classic musical “Babes in Arms” take over the stage of the Edsel Ford High School Auditorium at 7 p.m., Thursday through Saturday, April 18, 19, and 20, 2013. An additional matinee will be performed at 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 20. The Edsel Ford High School Performing Arts … [Read more...]
Six Pies and a Poncho – Fundraiser – April 27th Event
DEARBORN, MI – Things may get a little messy at the Relay For Life of Dearborn again this year. Team Dearborn is back with their pie event, this time “Six Pies and a Poncho – The Magnificent Seven”, and has enlisted the participation of seven key figures in the City to make it happen. “The pie event turned out better than we could have imagined last … [Read more...]
Dearborn Grad, Colonel Joseph M. Martin Leaves Fort Hood
FORT HOOD, Texas —The commander of the U.S. Army Operational Test Command and Dearborn, Michigan native Col. Joseph M. Martin relinquished command April 11 in a ceremony at Fort Hood, Texas, to join the First Cavalry Division as deputy division commander for support. A 1981 graduate of Dearborn High School, Martin is the son of retired Ford Motor … [Read more...]
Hype’s Local Funding Helps Youth Attend Summer Camps
Dearborn Heights, MI – In March, HYPE Athletics Community received a check in the amount of $500 from Gridiron Tech, LLC and Citizens Bank. Gridiron Tech LLC, CEO Herman Moore, former Detroit Lions Wide Receiver, and President Joy Grzelakowski visited the HYPE Recreation Center to present Ali Sayed, Justin Cessante and a group of youth with the … [Read more...]
Islamic Experts to Discuss: Is Christianity Delusional?
DEARBORN, Michigan - Detroit area attorney Abdu Murray and Dr. Andy Bannister of Toronto (who holds a PhD in Islamic Studies) will discuss the topic "Is Christianity Delusional?" - on Thursday evening, April 18 - in a special community lecture and discussion at the University of Michigan, Dearborn Campus. Andy and Abdu will be tackling Muslim and atheist … [Read more...]
Ken Thompson’s ‘Off the Diet’ is Dearborn’s April Sculpture
DEARBORN, Michigan – Twelve sculptures have been placed throughout Dearborn as part of the community’s 2012-2013 Art in Public Places - Midwest Sculpture Initiative (MSI). Funding for the project is provided by the Dearborn Community Fund (DCF) and the East and West Dearborn Downtown Development Authorities. Each month a different sculpture and sculptor are … [Read more...]
Bosendorfer Grand Piano Finds Home at Cherry Hill Church
DEARBORN, Michigan – The sanctuary of Cherry Hill Presbyterian Church is now home to a rare Bosendorfer Imperial Concert Grand Piano purchased from a private owner in Denver, Colorado. Bosendorfer pianos, hand built in Vienna, Austria, are world renowned for their innovation and rich tonal quality. The Imperial Concert Grand Piano, which has 97 keys … [Read more...]
Dearborn Symphony Presents Spring Fever, Friday April 12
DEARBORN, Michigan - The Dearborn Symphony is thrilled to welcome back to the stage for a third time Russian pianist Gleb Ivanov to perform one of the crown jewels in the piano repertoire, Grieg’s powerful, tender and emotional Piano Concerto in A Minor. Ivanov has been critically acclaimed by the New York Times as “a young super-virtuoso with musical … [Read more...]
Dearborn Police Looking for Clues to Nab Narcotics Bandits
DEARBORN, Michigan - The Dearborn Police Department is asking the public’s assistance identifying the suspects captured on this surveillance video. On March 26, 2013 at 4:57am, the suspects entered West Village Pharmacy at 2040 Monroe Street. After prying the rear door open they stole multiple bottles of prescription narcotics. Surveillance Video also … [Read more...]