Posts tagged with "Dearborn"

In Dearborn, Whitmer talks about roads, education and economic growth   COMMUNITY

In Dearborn, Whitmer talks about roads, education and economic growth  

July 13th, 20190 DEARBORN – Governor Whitmer was in Dearborn this week for an expanded presentation of her 2020 budget proposal. To little surprise, infrastructure spending was a focus of her talk at the Ford Community and Performing Arts Center. She later sat down with The Arab American News for an exclusive interview about the budget and the...
Muslim women changing American scenes with a clothing line at Macy's Art & Culture

Muslim women changing American scenes with a clothing line at Macy’s

June 30th, 20190 DEARBORN— Designer and Muslim convert Lisa Vogl, who launched her Verona Collection in February 2015, brought it to Macy's at Fairlane Mall in Dearborn this past spring. Vogl and Verona Collection Co-Designer and Co-Director Alaa Ammuss launched the brand out Vogl’s apartment. “We launched our brand to help make modest...
Healthy Dearborn coalition to begin eight-week walking campaign Local

Healthy Dearborn coalition to begin eight-week walking campaign

June 27th, 20190 DEARBORN –  Beginning July 10, Healthy Dearborn, Mayor Jack O’Reilly and Beaumont Health will launch a new eight-week challenge to offer people more opportunities to participate in a healthier lifestyle. The campaign will run until September 10. The campaign is currently looking for volunteer walk leaders. Anyone interested is...
Dearborn Hills Golf Course offers opportunities for kids Local

Dearborn Hills Golf Course offers opportunities for kids

June 27th, 20190 DEARBORN — The Dearborn Recreation and Parks Department’s “Drivers” or “Putters” programs are offering golf opportunities for kids beginning June 18. Golf enthusiasts between the ages of 7 and 17 are invited to register for both programs. The Drivers and Putters programs, offered at the Robert Herndon Dearborn Hills Golf...
Amended Dearborn ordinance gives dates and times for fireworks use COMMUNITY

Amended Dearborn ordinance gives dates and times for fireworks use

June 22nd, 20190 DEARBORN –  The city of Dearborn updated the fireworks ordinance in February of this year. While the amended ordinance restricts the number of holidays and the times during which residents can discharge fireworks throughout the year, more allowable days were added around Independence Day. During and leading up to Independence Day,...
Dearborn’s outdoor neighborhood pools to open in mid June Local

Dearborn’s outdoor neighborhood pools to open in mid June

June 10th, 20190 DEARBORN - Starting June 14, Dearborn’s outdoor summer pool season gets into full swing with the opening of the city’s three neighborhood pools. Ten Eyck Pool will open Friday, June 14, featuring open swimming daily from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. On June 15, Lapeer and Summer-Stephens will open, also offering open swimming daily from 1...
Ramadan Suhoor Festival promotes unity and diversity among Muslims Art & Culture

Ramadan Suhoor Festival promotes unity and diversity among Muslims

June 10th, 20190 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Community members and many attendees from other towns celebrated the farewell weekend of the Ramadan Suhoor Festival, making its second appearance at the Hype Center on West Warren Avenue. Starting out as a pop-up festival, the Ramadan Suhoor Festival morphed into four weekends of food, celebration and unity...
Dearborn Public Schools' classes of 2019 are at an all time high COMMUNITY

Dearborn Public Schools’ classes of 2019 are at an all time high

June 10th, 20190 DEARBORN - This year, Dearborn’s three public high school have a 95 percent graduation rate, an all-time high, with 86 percent of the 1,500 graduates going on to college. Graduating students from Fordson High, Edsel Ford High and Dearborn High together received $16.3 million in scholarships. Dearborn Public Schools’...
Dearborn parks to be treated with pesticides to stop weed growth COMMUNITY

Dearborn parks to be treated with pesticides to stop weed growth

June 8th, 20190 DEARBORN – Beginning Thursday, June 6, the Department of Public Works will be treating grassy areas with a pesticide to discourage weed growth in order to keep Dearborn’s parks enjoyable throughout the summer. This is an annual application and will take several business days to complete the process across the designated parks in...
Bab El Hara Ramadan festival proves to be a satisfying success   Art & Culture

Bab El Hara Ramadan festival proves to be a satisfying success  

May 24th, 20190 DEARBORN – Ali Hachem, owner of Dearborn’s Cheat Treats and purveyor of guilt-free, protein-rich baked goods, is proud of the city of Dearborn and its residents for organizing around this year’s Ramadan festivities. Hachem, a self-trained baker, organized a successful Ramadan festival of his own this year, in front of his...
Dearborn community members talk about stigma and mental health awareness COMMUNITY

Dearborn community members talk about stigma and mental health awareness

May 20th, 20191 DEARBORN — On Saturday, April 27, The Arab American Health Initiative (AAHI) held a public seminar on raising awareness about mental health treatment, including therapy and medication, at the Ford Community and Performing Arts Center. Attendees included community and organization members and panelists in psychiatry and other mental...
Henry Ford Centennial Library will temporarily close for major renovations COMMUNITY

Henry Ford Centennial Library will temporarily close for major renovations

May 20th, 20190 DEARBORN – The Henry Ford Centennial Library (HFCL) will temporarily close to the public starting May 20 through the fall for a major renovation project.  In order to serve residents during the closure, library hours at both the Bryant Branch Library and the Esper Branch Library will be extended beginning June 1. The extended...
Dearborn and Wayne County offer free household hazardous waste disposal days COMMUNITY

Dearborn and Wayne County offer free household hazardous waste disposal days

May 20th, 20190 DEARBORN - Starting on May 11, a series of free household hazardous waste collection days will take place from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. in many Wayne County locations. Multiple drop-off options are available. Wayne County collection events are offered at the following locations: May 11 at Henry Ford College, August 10 at the Westland Shopping...
Dearborn Police warn residents against credit/debit card skimmers COMMUNITY

Dearborn Police warn residents against credit/debit card skimmers

May 20th, 20190 DEARBORN —During a press conference on Thursday, May 16, Dearborn Police advised residents to give any card reader a good look before using their credit or debit card. Community members and Dearborn Police and city officials were present at the Dearborn Administrative Center for the press conference. The Dearborn Police...
Dearborn Police Report: Crime is down by 13.9 percent COMMUNITY

Dearborn Police Report: Crime is down by 13.9 percent

May 17th, 20190 DEARBORN — On Thursday, May 16, the Dearborn Police Department held a press conference to address crime updates and issues in the city. The conference focused on arrests of full-scale organized fraud involving ATM “skimming”, robberies, hit and run accidents and more. Fraud and ATM skimmer The Dearborn Police Department,...
Dearborn High School film festival premieres set for May 22 and 23 COMMUNITY

Dearborn High School film festival premieres set for May 22 and 23

May 17th, 20190 DEARBORN — The public is invited to join Dearborn High School’s film festival and student movie premieres on May 22 and 23 at the Michael Guido Theater inside the Ford Community and Performing Center.  Seven movies will be premiered; tickets are $7 in advance or $10 at the door. For pre sales, people are advised to call...
Dearborn schools and 19th District Court Celebrate Law Day Local

Dearborn schools and 19th District Court Celebrate Law Day

May 10th, 20190 DEARBORN - On Monday, May 6, the judges of Dearborn’s 19th District Court joined local students to celebrate Law Day. Law Day is a national day set aside to celebrate the rule of law and provide an opportunity to understand how law and the legal process protect liberty, strive to achieve justice and contribute to the freedom that...
Dearborn elementary school students participate in clean-up parades COMMUNITY

Dearborn elementary school students participate in clean-up parades

May 10th, 20190 DEARBORN - Beginning on May 9, elementary school children in Dearborn are participating in clean up parades around their schools, and other annual and environmentally-friendly events. Elementary school children in Dearborn continue to reinforce the idea of a beautiful Dearborn, and this will be the 67th year of children participating...
Dearborn Historical Museum to host two spring sales events COMMUNITY

Dearborn Historical Museum to host two spring sales events

May 10th, 20190 DEARBORN – On May 11, the Dearborn Historical Museum will host two sales events, including a trunk sale and a spring fair sale. Guests can peruse the garage sale-like event and purchase bread, plants and more. Spring Fair Sale The Dearborn Herb Study Association will be hosting its plant, bread and craft sale from 9 a.m. to 3...
EXCLUSIVE: Dearborn police bust local prostitution ring that included minor COMMUNITY

EXCLUSIVE: Dearborn police bust local prostitution ring that included minor

May 3rd, 20190 DEARBORN — A 39-year-old Dearborn Heights resident has been charged with two counts of prostitution and engaging the services of a minor, a 16-year-old student at a Dearborn High School, last November and December. Omar Maher Taji was arraigned in 19th District Court on March 9 in Judge Gene Hunt’s courtroom and released on a...
How do residents in the Metro area celebrate Earth Day? COMMUNITY

How do residents in the Metro area celebrate Earth Day?

April 29th, 20190 DEARBORN - To commemorate Earth Day, the global holiday to celebrate life, more than two dozen institutions and organizations in the Metro area hosted an activity or event in honor of the holiday. Educational institutions hosted celebratory activities that included collecting roadside trash and wearing T-shirts, sweaters or jerseys...
Vehicle crashed through wall at Dearborn middle school COMMUNITY

Vehicle crashed through wall at Dearborn middle school

April 26th, 20190 DEARBORN — On April 23, the Dearborn Police Department responded to a report that a sedan crashed into into Bryant Middle School. The vehicle hit the side of the building near Telegraph Road and Cherry Hill Street. Dearborn Police and Fire Department personnel responded and rendered first aid to the driver, a 33-year-old Dearborn...
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