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The city of Inkster will be hosting its first-ever Homecoming Celebration from Friday, May 27 through Monday, May 30. Inkster Mayor Patrick Wimberly says he and city leaders wanted to organize a family-friendly event to encompass the entire holiday weekend and include the city's annual Memorial Day Parade on Monday. The Homecoming Celebration will include carnival rides, food trucks, games, entertainment, prize giveaways, and more. Wimberly says the event will give families a fun event to partic...
With the coming of warm weather, city leaders in River Rouge are announcing upcoming events for the summer season to help observe the city's centenary, or 100th birthday. The 100-year celebration comes at a time people are eager to get out and socialize in their communities after being sheltered at home for two years during the pandemic. An informal committee of city leaders which includes Commissioner Patty Campbell and Director of Community Development Karl Laub, has been formulating new event...
This weekend The Tri-City Development Corporation is sponsoring a community wide carnival and Memorial Day Music Fest. The events will take place from Friday May 27th to Sunday May 29th at the corner of Gleason St and Deacon, formerly known as Mark Twain Elementary School. This weekend's festivities will include a ground breaking ceremony for Eden Park. The Mayors from Detroit, Ecorse, and River Rouge, along with various senators, congresspersons, and other dignitaries are also expected to be...
The Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, the place that housed this year’s Academy Awards, is a beautiful, venerable venue. But on Sunday night, the Dolby didn’t hold a candle to Detroit’s own Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History. After a two-year pandemic-induced interruption, the second annual Detroit Filmmaker Awards brought over 300 guests to the Wright to honor the best of the best films to come from Detroit burgeoning independent film scene from the past couple of years. “With...
