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  • Crab Kitchen Offering Cajun-Style Seafood in Westland

    Renee Summers, Telegram Reporter|Jul 8, 2021

    This past winter, Westland neighbors received a new option for dining: Cajun seafood. In January 2021, Crab Kitchen Cajun Seafood opened on Wayne Road, across from the Westland Shopping Center. Restaurant owners Sue and Kenny Yim have been in the restaurant business for more than 30 years. The Yims previously owned the Asian restaurant, Fortune Buffet in Livonia but sold it two years ago. The Yims have two grown daughters and when the COVID-19 pandemic and state shutdown became the normal order...

  • NAACP 112th National Convention Focuses on Diverse Political, Economic, and Social Agenda Set for the Future

    Jul 8, 2021

    BALTIMORE - The NAACP will host its 112th national convention from July 6 to July 14, 2021. For 2 weeks the nation's most prominent advocacy and social justice organization will bring together elected officials, activists, organizers, faith leaders, and entertainers for workshops and discussions to promote solutions to some of the most pressing issues like voter suppression, police brutality, environmental sustainability, economic injustice, and more. Registration for the convention is now...

  • Five Steps to Help Manage Recovery from 'Long COVID'

    Jul 8, 2021

    (StatePoint) More than a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, it's becoming clear that some patients who recover may take longer to feel like themselves than others. A new analysis of Cigna claims data estimates that about seven to 10 percent of its commercial customers diagnosed with COVID-19 could be considered "long-haulers," or patients experiencing symptoms for longer than 12 weeks after initially getting sick. "Much remains to be learned about the potential long-lasting effects of COVID-19,...

  • Phylicia Rashad offers 'sincere apology' to Howard University for supporting Cosby

    Terry Shropshire|Jul 8, 2021

    ROLLING OUT – "Survivors of sexual assault will always be our first priority," read a statement. "While Dean Rashad has acknowledged in her follow-up tweet that victims must be heard and believed, her initial tweet lacked sensitivity towards survivors of sexual assault." Film and TV legend Phylicia Rashad has issued a "sincere apology" to Howard University students and families for publicly celebrating the release of her former TV husband, disgraced comedian Bill Cosby, from prison on W...

  • Resources for flood victims

    Jul 8, 2021

    Since Friday night, Wayne Metro Community Action Agency has been working alongside local leaders and organizations to support residents who experienced severe flooding due to the rain event of June 25th and 26th. Wayne Metro is able to dispatch PATH (Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness) Teams to help relocate residents to temporary, emergency housing while home clean up efforts take place. The Agency is also accepting applications for emergency food and supplies, rent and...

  • Who's on the August 3rd Ballot in Wayne County?

    Jul 8, 2021

    he Primary Election is less than a month away. Do you know who is on the ballot? Have you already made up your mind. Don't forget to vote. MAYOR - CITY OF DEARBORN - 4 YEAR TERM (1) POSITION Hussein Berry Susan A. Dabaja Abdullah Hammoud Jim Parrelly Thomas Patrick Tafelski Kalette Shari Willis Gary Woronchak CITY COUNCIL - CITY OF DEARBORN - 4 YEAR TERM (7) POSITIONS Ziad Abdulmalik Robert A. Abraham Jonathon Akkari Saeid Mashgari Alawathi FKA Said Ali Mashgari Kamal Alsawafy Houda Berri Erin B...