After being closed for a month for renovation, The Burger Truck reopened by giving back free burgers to its loyal customers Monday. It happened outside the Sunoco gas station location … Keep Reading…
Rosa Parks, also known as Rosa Louise McCauley Parks, was a civil rights activist and trailblazer who, on December 1, 1955, refused to give up her seat on a bus … Keep Reading…
My thoughts on Friday morning 9-9-2022 I could not sleep very well last night, so I got up and made this photo collage. Lord, You have been our dwelling place … Keep Reading…
Never say never, but there are two things that are almost certain about Michael Webster. Had the 62-year-old Northville resident not picked up a copy of the Detroit Free Press … Keep Reading…
Samirah Nura Ahmed arrived at 12:01 a.m. on New Year’s Day, the first baby of 2022 born at the Beaumont Health System — and maybe even the first born in the entire … Keep Reading…
A Detroit woman, who was adopted nearly 50 years ago, was on a mission to find her biological family. She recently discovered her birth mother was still alive in Georgia and … Keep Reading…
One Detroit police officer is being praised for helping a young man who was trying to learn how to tie a tie. Cpl. Eric O’Neal is a K-9 unit officer … Keep Reading…
Dr. Richard Brown, who is celebrating 60 years as an inner-city physician, commemorated the milestone with his family on a bus tour of his lifelong personal, professional and Jewish journeys. … Keep Reading…
Utica Community Schools’ continuing education center has plenty of success stories, but very few have the experience like Hermelinda Sporea does. At 70 years old, Sporea is an inspiration, finally … Keep Reading…
In remembrance of its CEO Salvatore “Sam” Cipriano, who died earlier this week, Better Made Snack Foods company plans to park every car and truck with a logo on it from 10 a.m. … Keep Reading…
A dog who was rescued after being stranded on the ice in the middle of the Detroit River has found his forever home with the man who saved him. When … Keep Reading…
When I was seven years old, I dreamed of becoming a “Channel 4 weatherman” someday. So I know from firsthand experience what it’s like to realize a lifelong dream. Ask anybody … Keep Reading…
The dining room table and chairs have not been returned to their proper place. Halima Afi Cassells, 39, of Detroit and a mom of three, was trying to think of a way … Keep Reading…
It was a birthday to remember. A Metro Detroit woman turned 100 Sunday shortly after she had beaten coronavirus. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Ula Underwood and her son Phil Stargell … Keep Reading…
It’s one of the most recognizable slogans in Metro Detroit: “Detroit vs. Everybody.” It was started by a Detroit graduate whose career took him across the country. The man responsible … Keep Reading…
Children across Washtenaw County were encouraged to use their snow day Tuesday to play outside or keep warm inside and read a book. But Garrett Straits had business to attend … Keep Reading…
She spent her career breaking glass ceilings, but Dr. Alexa Canady didn’t realize the impact she had for a while as the first Black chief of Neurosurgery at Children’s Hospital … Keep Reading…
A couple Metro Detroit hospitals have announced the first babies who were born in 2021. Juelz Marquis Bannerman Juelz Marquis Bannerman was born at 1:48 a.m. at DMC Hutzel Women’s … Keep Reading…
The city of Detroit got involved to help make Doris Barnes’ birthday special on Thursday. The mother of five celebrated her 100th birthday. A car parade included family, the Detroit … Keep Reading…
He was a World War II Navy electrician, survived a Pacific Ocean typhoon and his witty sense of humor provided joy to all. Charles “Chas” Roger Otto, 95, died surrounded by his family … Keep Reading…