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Articles from the June 28, 2018 edition


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  • Westland Farmers Market Offers Freshness and Convenience

    Renee Summers|Jun 28, 2018

    Farmers' markets in general have enjoyed an increase in popularity as the American consumer seeks out that "close to home" feel. Consuming goods which were produced miles away and took days to get to the local market has some shoppers finding that great quality products can indeed be right in your own back yard. Brookellen Swope says people want to be healthier and are becoming more conscious about what they are eating. Swope, who is president and CEO of the Westland Chamber of Commerce, says...

  • Highland Park School District Released from Receivership

    Jun 28, 2018

    LANSING – State Treasurer Nick Khouri today announced that no Michigan municipality or school district is under state financial oversight through an emergency manager for the first time in nearly 18 years. The state treasurer's announcement comes after releasing Highland Park School District from receivership under the Local Financial Stability and Choice Act. Since 2000, there has been an emergency manager providing financial oversight somewhere in Michigan. "Today's achievement is really a...

  • Tribute to Women of Achievement

    Jun 28, 2018

    The Kappa Foundation, in conjunction with the Alpha Kappa Psi Fraternity, Inc.,--Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti, Inkster Alumni, presented their 8th Annual Tribute to Women of Achievement on Saturday, June 2, 2018. The event was held at the Sheraton Hotel in Ann Arbor. Five women were honored as distinguished women it their community. The city of Inkster, Michigan was represented by lifelong resident Theola Jones. She joins previous honorees: Deartriss Richardson, Jeralean Talley (deceased), and Inkster...

  • BOOKS IN THE HOOD REVIEW An Unkindness of Ghost

    Xaiver Jones|Jun 28, 2018

    An Unkindness of Ghost is the debut novel from author Rivers Solomon. Released by Akashic books October of 2017. An Unkindness of Ghost was a finalist for the 2018 Locus Award for First Novel, winner of the CLMP Firecracker Award in fiction, the novel has just as many accolades as a hand could hold fingers. The HSS Matilda is a ship that's floating through the cosmos for years on a quest for God's holy land. No matter how noble the journey may seem, the bowels of Matilda are ran with hatred and...