Michigan’s Best Local Eats: Bam Bam shrimp, wings among eats at Big Moe’s Kitchen in Grand Blanc
GRAND BLANC, MI - What began as a restaurant tucked inside of a gas station has turned into a marquee franchise spot in Michigan. Big Moe’s Kitchen, most known for its locations in Garden City and Dearborn, has expanded to Grand Blanc to bring a variety of menu options. The Grand Blanc location, located at 545 E. Grand Blanc Road, is owned by Ahmad Alkubati, where he has a ownership stake in Qamaria Coffee Co. in Grand Blanc. The Big Moe’s signature is the Bam Bam shrimp, with salads, wraps and smoothies also available on the menu. Follow Big Moe’s Kitchen on Facebook.
mlive.comGarden City man uses ‘truth or dare,’ blackmail to make girls perform sex acts on selves, family, pets
A criminal complaint broke down how a Garden City man used games of “truth or dare” over Snapchat to receive nude images of young girls and then blackmail them with those images to force them to perform sex acts on themselves, siblings, and pets.
Woman dies after being impaled by beach umbrella on windy South Carolina beach
GARDEN CITY, S.C. (AP) — A beachgoer was killed Wednesday after a loose beach umbrella impaled her in the chest, authorities said. The umbrella was blown from from its anchoring by the wind around 12:40 p.m. and hit Tammy Perreault while she was at a Garden City beach, Horry County Chief Deputy Coroner Tamara Willard told news outlets. Perreault, 63, died about an hour later at the hospital from chest trauma, Willard said. The federal agency estimates about 3,000 people are injured by beach umbrellas every year. Tim Kaine and Mark Warner of Virginia asked the safety agency to review safety rules for beach umbrellas and start a safety campaign after a Virginia woman was killed by an umbrella in 2016.
mlive.comCheck out Metro Detroit softball region tournament scores from Saturday, June 11
Scores are reported through the MHSAA. To add your missing score, email japurcell@mlive.com or tag @JaredPurcellDET on Twitter with the results. Stats from the game are accepted too. DIVISION 1D1 Region 4Dexter 5, Novi 3South Lyon 15, Ypsilanti Lincoln 0-South Lyon 15, Dexter 0D1 Region 5Woodhaven 12, Livonia Stevenson 5Allen Park 8, Garden City 6-Allen Park 12, Brownstown Woodhaven 2D1 Region 6St. Clair Shores Lakeview 16, Berkley 6Farmington Hills Mercy 4, Grosse Pointe North 1-Farmington Hills Mercy 10, St Clair Shores Lakeview 0D1 Region 7Rochester Adams 2, Lake Orion 1Walled Lake Northern 13, North Farmington 0-Walled Lake Northern 1, Rochester Adams 0D1 Region 8New Baltimore Anchor Bay 8, Sterling Heights Stevenson 6Macomb Dakota 9, Warren Regina 5-Macomb Dakota 13, New Baltimore Anchor Bay 2DIVISION 2D2 Region 13Flat Rock 8, Dearborn Divine Child 1Trenton 5, Milan 3-Trenton 6, Flat Rock 0D2 Region 14Detroit Mumford 30, Detroit Cesar Chavez Academy 19Center Line 16, Harper Woods 0-Center Line 16, Detroit Mumford 0D2 Region 15St. Clair 12, Macomb Lutheran North 2Detroit Country Day 7, Imlay City 1-Detroit Country Day 3, St Clair 0DIVISION 3D3 Region 22Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett 17, Detroit Edison 0Algonac 18, Canton Prep 0-Algonac 16, Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett 0DIVISION 4D4 Region 31Orchard Lake St Mary’s 12, Westland Huron Valley Lutheran 1Riverview Gabriel Richard 12, Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest 0-Riverview Gabriel Richard 4, Orchard Lake St Mary’s 1
mlive.comWayne County families clean up after powerful afternoon storms
A lot of cleaning up to do after straight-line winds blew through Dearborn Heights, parts of Westland, Inkster, Garden City, and Detroit, bringing down large trees and power lines. DTE is reporting about 23,000 customers are still without power.
Bystander injured in Michigan crash caused by road rage has died, police say
GARDEN CITY, MI – A bystander injured during a road rage incident in Metro Detroit has died. According to the Garden City Police Department, the motorist involved in a crash caused by two feuding parties succumbed to injuries on May 20. “The Garden City Police Department wishes to extend our condolences to the family of the deceased,” police said in an updated news release. Witnesses told WDIV-TV in Detroit that they heard six to 10 gunshots from a nearby salon. Anyone with information is urged to contact the Garden City Police Department by calling 734-793-1717.
mlive.comShots fired, bystander injured in Michigan crash caused by road rage
GARDEN CITY, MI – Shots were fired and one person was injured during a road rage incident in Metro Detroit. As the vehicles approached Maplewood Street, shots were fired from one vehicle at the other. Witnesses told WDIV-TV in Detroit that they heard six to 10 gunshots from a nearby salon. The Dodge Ram then collided with an uninvolved vehicle near the traffic light, police saidThe driver of that vehicle was injured and transported to a local hospital. The driver of the Dodge Ram fled on foot, witnesses told police, but they were later tracked down by police and detained.
mlive.comDetectives go for test drive in suspected Oakland County bank robber’s truck, arrest him
A suspected Oakland County bank robber who told a teller “people would die” if he didn’t receive money was arrested after detectives confirmed his identity by taking a test drive with him in his pickup truck, which he put up for sale, officials said.
Photos from AlTayeb, metro Detroit’s popular Lebanese restaurant
Metro Detroit Lebanese breakfast restaurant AlTayeb became an instant hit after opening locations in Garden City and Dearborn. See this week's cover story to learn more about the family that started it, and browse these photos from behind the scenes.
photos.metrotimes.comMetro Detroit high school boys and girls basketball scores from Tuesday, Dec. 21
Most scores are reported through the Associated Press and the MHSAA. To add your missing score, email japurcell@mlive.com with the results. Detroit U-D Jesuit vs. Detroit Edison Public School Academy, ccd. Salem vs. Ann Arbor Skyline, ccd. Troy Athens vs. Berkley, ccd.
mlive.comMichigan couple creates musically choreographed Halloween home nightly show
GARDEN CITY, MI - People come from far and wide to check out this Michigan family’s free nightly musically choreographed Halloween show. Now in its second year, the Bostick Family Light Show starts promptly at 7:30 p.m. each night at 29195 Sheridan Street in Garden City. The 45 minute show, which repeats three times nightly, features more than 10,000 lights synced to the rhythms of 25 different songs. About half of the songs are played every other night making for two different shows.
mlive.comMichigan GOP group launches ballot drive to ‘tighten’ voting laws, making it harder to vote for many
A group of Republican operatives in Michigan are launching a ballot drive to change voting and election laws, making it harder to vote for thousands, while evading a potential veto from Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
Michigan vision specialist accused of placing genitals in hands of 2 legally blind students
GARDEN CITY, MI – In a federal civil lawsuit filed by two families, a school vision specialist is accused of sexually abusing two 8-year-old, legally blind girls, including putting his penis in their hands, The Associated Press reports. The lawsuit filed Monday names Garden City and Livonia schools, the specialist and officials from both districts, AP reports. Both girls were students at Garden City’s Douglas Elementary when the incidents occurred; the district contracted with Livonia for the specialist to work with them on mobility and orientation, AP reports. According to the lawsuit, three separate molestations occurred when the specialist was alone with each girl in a windowless room with the door closed. In a second incident with that child, he allegedly blocked her already impaired vision with occluders and then placed his penis in her hand, AP reports.
mlive.comProsecutor to appeal release of man accused of murdering Michigan police sergeant
GARDEN CITY, MI – A Michigan prosecutor plans to appeal a judge’s decision to release a man accused of murdering a Detroit Police sergeant in 2019. Eddie Ray Johnson was being held in jail pending trial for first-degree murder until a judge released him on bond last week. Wayne County Prosecutor Kim Worthy told FOX 2 Detroit that she plans to appeal the release. RELATED: Man accused of murdering police officer released on $10K bond for medical procedureJohnson is accused in the 2019 death of 35-year-old Elaine Williams, a sergeant and 14-year member of the Detroit Police Department and mother of two. Williams and Johnson were in a relationship and lived together at the time of Williams’ death; they also have a child together.
mlive.comGarden City police investigating after man, woman found dead in apparent murder-suicide
GARDEN CITY, Mich. – Police said a man and woman were found dead in an apparent murder-suicide early Wednesday afternoon in Garden City. At about 12:29 p.m., authorities received a call about a man firing a gun at a woman in front of a home on Windsor Street near Henry Ruff Road. Responding officers found the two people outside of a home from apparent gunshot wounds. Police said a firearm believed to have been used in the shooting was found nearby. Police said both people were not members of the community, and at the time of the incident, the woman was in the city working on a home on Windsor Street.
Garden City building department closes due to COVID-19
The Garden City Building Department will be closed until further notice because multiple employees have COVID-19. GARDEN CITY — The Garden City Building Department has announced that it will be closed until further notice because multiple employees have COVID-19. The department is attempting to contact all residents with inspections scheduled to notify them. “Out of an abundance of caution, the Garden City Building Department will be closed for the rest of the week due to positive COVID-19 tests of employees,” the city’s website said. “Forms and other Building Department information can be found online at www.gardencitymi.org/building.”The closure impacts the entire south wing of City Hall, but the north wing where the Clerk’s Office, Water Department and Tax Department will remain open.
arabamericannews.comRedford Township break-in suspect arrested after chase, accused of fighting with officers
REDFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. – A 49-year-old Garden City man is accused of breaking into restaurants before leading police officers on a chase and injuring one of them Monday in Redford Township. Police said Mark Joseph Tulik broke into two restaurants in Redford Township. Officers stopped his vehicle near 5 Mile Road and Chatham Street but he fled. Police pursued but called off the chase when the suspect’s vehicle traveled into oncoming traffic near Michigan Avenue and Venoy Road. Police said a Redford Township officer received several stitches in the elbow region after fighting with the suspect.
Check out Metro Detroit boys and girls basketball scores from Thursday, March 4
Most scores are reported through the Associated Press and the MHSAA. BOYS PREP BASKETBALLSUMMARIESWarren De La Salle 75, Eastpointe 53De La Salle improves to 6-0 after returning from coronavirus quarantine. Plymouth got 8 points from Erin Donnelly, 8 points from Ainsley Florence and 6 points from Ella Riley. “We had our opportunities early in the first half,” Plymouth coach Ryan Ballard said. We didn’t take advantage of the opportunities when we had open layups or open jump shots.
mlive.comWhitmer Visits Vaccine Site In Garden City Alongside Leaders, Elected Officials
The Best & Worst States For Working ParentsThe website Business.org just released a list of which states are best for working parents. Two Vehicles Have Been Added To The National Historic Vehicle Register For 2020The Historic Vehicle Association (HVA) announces the 27th and 28th vehicles to be added to the National Historic Vehicle Register. Michigan Ranked #3 Best Driving StateWhat's Your Favorite And Least Favorite State To Drive In? The Best 2021 Private High Schools In MichiganNiche is a website that rates schools across the country on a variety of criteria. In their recent list, they analyzed and came back with a list of the best private high schools in Michigan.
detroit.cbslocal.comCheck out Metro Detroit boys and girls basketball scores from Monday, Feb. 22
Most scores are reported through the Associated Press and the MHSAA. To add your missing score, email japurcell@mlive.com with the results. Stats from the game are accepted too. The list might be updated periodically. BOYS PREP BASKETBALLSCORESAllen Park 67, Trenton 63Birmingham Groves 62, Troy Athens 60Brownstown Woodhaven 56, Gibraltar Carlson 44Clarkston 49, Detroit Cass Tech 25Clinton Township Chippewa Valley 57, Roseville 56Clinton Township Clintondale 36, Sterling Heights 32Dearborn Divine Child 67, Wyandotte Roosevelt 26Dearborn Edsel Ford 60, Southgate Anderson 46Dearborn Heights Crestwood 54, Garden City 35Detroit Cody 46, Detroit University Prep Science & Math 39Detroit Jalen Rose Leadership Academy 64, Mount Clemens 60Detroit Voyageur Prep 74, Redford Westfield Prep 26Harrison Township L’Anse Creuse 76, St Clair 48Livonia Clarenceville 61, Bloomfield Hills Roeper 45Madison Heights Madison 60, Madison Heights Lamphere 54Marysville 51, Center Line 47Port Huron Northern 67, St Clair Shores South Lake 55Redford Union 64, Dearborn Heights Annapolis 46Rochester Adams 53, Oxford 51Romeo 57, New Haven 47Romulus 65, Redford Thurston 48Romulus Summit Academy North 61, Warren Michigan Collegiate 48Southfield Bradford Academy 70, Detroit Cornerstone Health & Technology 67St Clair Shores Lake Shore 80, Warren Cousino 53St Clair Shores Lakeview 68, Hazel Park 36Sterling Heights Stevenson 59, Macomb Dakota 51Taylor 55, Lincoln Park 47Taylor Trillium Academy 72, Harper Woods 58Utica 73, New Baltimore Anchor Bay 59Utica Eisenhower 58, Warren Mott 57Warren Lincoln 55, Port Huron 29Warren Michigan Math & Science 40, Canton Prep 33Warren Woods Tower 56, Warren Fitzgerald 55West Bloomfield 68, Bloomfield Hills 55Ypsilanti Arbor Prep 49, Farmington 46GIRLS PREP BASKETBALLSCORESAdrian Lenawee Christian 71, South Lyon East 55Allen Park Cabrini 56, Taylor Prep 12Ann Arbor Father Gabriel Richard 51, Plymouth Christian Academy 37Dearborn Advanced Tech Academy 53, Detroit Cristo Rey 13Dearborn Edsel Ford 53, Southgate Anderson 39Dearborn Heights Robichaud 58, Melvindale 22Detroit Edison 61, Warren Michigan Collegiate 5Detroit Southeastern 52, Detroit Pershing 18Ecorse 40, River Rouge 28Garden City 39, Dearborn Heights Crestwood 30Grosse Ile 51, New Boston Huron 38Harper Woods Chandler Park 77, Bloomfield Hills Marian 58Macomb Lutheran North 43, Armada 32Riverview 61, Monroe St Mary Catholic Central 26Romulus 64, Redford Thurston 21Taylor 58, Lincoln Park 21Trenton 51, Allen Park 24Troy Athens 47, Oak Park 40
mlive.com2 people found dead in house after 911 caller told police to track his location
GARDEN CITY, MI – A woman who was stabbed to death was found in her home Wednesday after a suicidal man called 911 and told them to track his location. A man was also found dead at the scene, and police believed he is the 911 caller, FOX 2 Detroit reports. It is unclear whether the suicidal man was involved in the attack on the couple; he is related to them. On Wednesday morning, Dec. 23, a man called 911, threatened suicide and told police to track him, FOX 2 reports. Garden City Police officers arrived around 10:50 a.m. and found the crime scene.
mlive.comPolice seize more than $800K in cash after arresting pair of ‘major supplier’ of illegal prescription drugs
Michigan State Police announced Thursday the seizure of more than $800,000 cash and 36,000 prescription pills as part of a four-month operation. The investigation led to the arrests of a 36-year-old Dearborn man and a 42-year-old man from Inkster. Those warrants focused on the sale of illegal prescription drugs by the two men. “Those individuals arrested during this investigation are believed to be a major supplier of illegal prescription drugs in the metro Detroit area,” MSP wrote in a Twitter post announcing the arrests. The MSP Marijuana and Tobacco Investigation Section is investigating the discovery of the marijuana plants.
mlive.comHomeowners and buyers are the real winners in this election
"Interest rates dropped to another record low this week ... because of uncertainty around the election results," said George Ratiu, senior economist at realtor.com. Volatility surrounding the 2020 presidential election has helped push mortgage rates to their 12th record low this year, giving both homeowners and buyers a boost. Mortgage rates follow loosely the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury. For homebuyers, consistently low rates over the past several months, and the almost weekly prospect of rates falling even lower, have only fueled already strong demand. In Denver, for example, record low inventory of less than a one-month supply pushed prices to yet another record high.
cnbc.comHome prices rose 4.8% in July, according to Case-Shiller index
Nationally, home values rose 4.8% annually, up from a 4.3% gain in June, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index. The 20-City Composite rose 3.9% annually, up from 3.5% in June. Phoenix prices rose 9.2%, followed by Seattle with a 7% increase and Charlotte with a 6% increase. "In previous months, we've noted that a trend of accelerating increases in the National Composite Index began in August 2019. This index is actually a three-month running average, so it incorporates prices from May, June and July.
cnbc.comUS oil production plunges as the industry retrenches, and more cuts are expected after a price crash
U.S. government data shows that U.S. production fell to 12.2 million barrels a day last week. Imports fell to 4.9 million barrels from 5.7 million barrels a week earlier, and exports trickled off to 2.9 million barrels a day from 3.4 million. Oil in U.S. stockpiles rose by 15 million barrels to 518.6 million barrels. "The coronavirus just impacted everyone in a drastic manner, and oil producers could not act fast enough for the demand destruction we've seen," said Lipow. U.S. oil production monthly data
cnbc.comMagnitude 4.6 earthquake hits near Boise City, Idaho
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake was reported Tuesday at 5:27 p.m. Pacific time 88 miles from Boise City, Idaho, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquake occurred 92 miles from Eagle, Idaho, 92 miles from Garden City, Idaho, 94 miles from Mountain Home, Idaho, and 97 miles from Meridian, Idaho. In the last 10 days, there has been one earthquake of magnitude 3.0 or greater centered nearby. AdvertisementThe earthquake occurred at a depth of 6.21 miles. Find out what to do before, and during, an earthquake near you by reading our five-step earthquake preparedness guide.
latimes.comJC Penney expects sales declines to continue in 2020, more store closures ahead
A woman shops for clothing at the JC Penney store in the Roosevelt Field Mall in Garden City, New York. While CEO Jill Soltau said she has been encouraged by Penney's progress, particularly in its women's apparel business, the department store operator is still expecting 2020 will bring further declines in same-store sales. Penney is now calling for same-store sales in fiscal 2020 to be down 3.5% to 4.5%, excluding any impact from the coronavirus outbreak. The Plano, Texas-based department store chain had already released disappointing holiday sales. Same-store sales over a nine-week period that ended on Jan. 4 dropped 7.5%, Penney said last month.
cnbc.comApparel sales just had their worst month in more than 10 years. Here's why
Receipts at clothing stores dropped 3.1% last month, the most since March 2009, the Commerce Department said Friday. A slew of retailers had already issued their holiday sales results, for November and December, citing weakness in apparel specifically. "It doesn't surprise me that apparel is struggling," Retail Metrics founder Ken Perkins said. Retail earnings for the holiday quarter are just kicking off, with Walmart set to report Tuesday morning. And companies ranging from Ralph Lauren to Under Armour have already said they expect sales to take a hit because of the outbreak.
cnbc.comGarden City man charged in carjacking of police vehicle
- Photo courtesy of Wayne County Prosecutors OfficeGARDEN CITY Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy has charged Thomas Russell Troost, 28, of Garden City in connection with the carjacking of a Dearborn Heights Police Department scout car. A Dearborn Heights police officer traveling in a department vehicle located him nearby on West Warren. Several Dearborn Heights Police officers arrived and arrested the defendant at the scene. Troost has been charged with carjacking, attempted unlawful driving away of an automobile (UDAA), attempted receiving and concealing stolen property motor vehicle and resisting and obstructing arrest. Troost was arraigned in the afternoon on Wednesday, Jan. 15, in 20th District Court in Dearborn Heights.
arabamericannews.comWayne County offering lead-reducing water filters to eligible low-income households in Garden City
DETROIT In response to lead found in drinking water provided by the Garden City Department of Public Works, the Wayne County Department of Health, Human and Veterans Services Public Health Division is providing lead-reducing water filters to low-income households in Garden City with children or pregnant women, a press release said. Drinking water provided by the Garden City Department of Public Works was found to be above the action level of 15 parts per billion in at least 10 percent of the homes tested in Garden City. When lead in drinking water is above the action level, public health officials recommend precautionary actions to protect residents, especially children and fetuses. Any water filters should be certified to NSF/ANSI Standard 52 for lead reduction, the press release said. You can also reduce the amount of lead in your drinking water by regularly running the tap for at least five minutes before drinking or cooking.
arabamericannews.comTeen spending falls as worries about the economy grow. When they splurge, they love Nike and Chick-fil-A
According to the results, teen spending is down 4% this year from last fall, and down 10% from the spring survey. Teens' annual spending is averaging $2,371, the lowest survey level since the fall of 2011, when spending hit the survey's trough of $2,234. While outside the top three spending areas, shoes gained share among all teens, hitting peak historical spending levels. Chick-fil-A remains the favorite restaurant for teens, growing by 6 percentage points for upper-income teens from the spring survey. According to this year's survey, teens are spending only an average of $90 a year on handbags, a new survey low.
cnbc.comMichigan transgender woman at heart of Supreme Court case on LGBTQ rights
click to enlarge Wikimedia CommonsThe U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday is hearing three landmark cases, including one from Garden City, that seek to answer the question: Is it legal to fire someone for being gay or transgender?One of the three landmark cases involves Aimee Stephens, who was fired in 2013 from a Garden City funeral home after she informed her employer that she was transitioning from a man to a woman. Stephens alleges in a lawsuit that her termination from R.G. Harris Funeral Home was a violation of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 , which she says prohibits employers from discriminating against gay or transgender workers.The U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals sided with Stephens. The other two cases before the Supreme Court involve a gay man from New York and a gay man from Georgia, both of whom were fired because of their sexual orientation.President Donald Trumps administration is urging the court to rule that federal anti-discrimination laws do no protect LGBTQ+ workers.The cases will be watched closely, not only because of the impact of the ruling, but because its the first time the court has confronted LGBTQ+ issues since the retirement last summer of Justice Anthony Kennedy, who supported gay rights. He was replaced by the more conservative Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
metrotimes.comDepartment stores could have a 'sobering' Christmas, Credit Suisse warns
This holiday season could be a "sobering" one for America's department store chains, warns Credit Suisse analyst Michael Binetti. "Department store cost structures will be even more pressure[d] than expected in the near term," he said. Credit Suisse is lowering its profit estimates for some of the department store stocks. It now expects Macy's will report second-quarter earnings per share of 49 cents, down from 51 cents. Representatives from Kohl's, Penney, Nordstrom and Macy's weren't immediately available to respond to CNBC's requests for comment.
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