News across Wayne County
HWPI Executive Director Kiff Hamp to Step Down at End of 2026
Huron Waterloo Pathways Initiative Executive Director Kiff Hamp will leave the organization at the end of 2026 to become the founding CEO of a new nonprofit focused on expanding sports opportunities for Detroit youth. Hamp has led HWPI since 2022, during a period that included…
Duo exhibition ‘What We Notice: Living in Art’ runs Oct. 2-23
Grosse Pointe artist Ashley Menth already knew Detroit artist Tzu Poré through their shared membership in the Detroit Fine Arts Breakfast Club. But it was seeing his work for the first time, at one of his exhibitions, that stopped her. “His work is multilayered and so…
Optimists get TEK Ready
Robert Sewell Jr., CEO of TEK Ready Computer Learning Academy, visited the Lakeshore Optimist Club to introduce the club to the programs offered at the organization. TEK Ready Computer Learning Academy is a nonprofit, veteran-owned, Cisco Networking Academy and CompTIA academic…
Scenes from the stage: Weezer
Weezer threw a massive house party in Detroit Wednesday night. Little Caesars Arena became the site of Weezer’s The Gathering tour, with the stage transformed into a suburban backyard complete with a house, fence and even shoes dangling overhead from the power lines. After…
Michigan regulators OK DTE contracts for Google data center
Michigan's utility regulator voted unanimously Thursday to grant conditional approval for DTE Energy contracts to power Google's 1-gigawatt data center project in Van Buren Township.
Defensive lineman Kenny Merrieweather balances goofy personality with leadership
On Nov. 27, 2021, high school junior Kenny Merrieweather got into his stance at defensive end for Detroit Martin Luther King High School, ready to pounce on an opportunity to make a play for his team in the Michigan state championship game against DeWitt High School. With 10:42…
ULS boys soccer rolling through fall
It was no secret when the season began that the biggest goal for the University Liggett School varsity boys soccer team was making it back to the Division 4 state championship game. There is still a little over a month before the state title game will be played and the Knights…
Loyalty, leadership drive Rheaume to be the ultimate Norseman
Grosse Pointe North fans who have been to any football, basketball or baseball games around the school the past few years probably have heard Peter Rheaume’s name called more than a few times. The senior is a three-sport standout for the Norsemen who can do it all on the…
Kozlowski’s big night lifts North football over Lake Shore
When a football team scores five touchdowns in a game, it usually means it was a pretty good day. When one player scores five touchdowns, then it becomes a historic performance. That is what the Grosse Pointe North varsity football team got Friday, Sept. 25, when facing Lake…
East Side Youth Sports Foundation hosts shoe drive fundraiser through Nov. 14
The East Side Youth Sports Foundation is conducting a shoe-drive fundraiser now through Nov. 14, to raise funds for the Detroit Bulldogs Hockey Club. East Side Youth Sports Foundation will earn funds based on the total weight of the gently worn, used and new shoes collected;…
‘What environmental racism looks like’: Protest targets University of Michigan computing center
A University of Michigan regent joins residents, labor representatives, and township officials at protest against planned $1.25-billion computing facility in Ypsilanti Township, where critics say the tax-exempt project targets a lower-income community while providing few local…
Between deportation and war: The plight of Yemeni asylum seekers
When H.K. first came to the U.S. more than eight years ago, her native Yemen was mired in civil war. Today, that war threatens to become a second front in President Trump’s conflict with Iran, further straining global oil supplies and the broader economy. But for H.K., a…