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Pontiac Breaks Ground on Five Affordable Homes Near Rotary Park
A Pontiac developer broke ground this week on five single-family homes near Rotary Park, aiming to sell them to buyers earning between 60% and 120% of the area's median income. Creek Valley Properties held a ceremonial groundbreaking at the park on Tuesday for homes planned on Walnut Street at Orchard Lake Road, with prices expected around $240,000 once they hit the market next year.
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Dearborn halts work at big hotel project probed for possible human trafficking
Dearborn city officials have ordered a halt to construction work on a hotel where authorities said they found evidence of possible human trafficking and families, including adults and children, living illegally in the large hotel. Hassan Abbas, a city spokesman, confirmed on Thursday, Nov. 12 that Dearborn officials have issued a stop-work order for the Edward Hotel & Convention Center, a 722-room hotel that's being remodeled. The center is the site of the former Hyatt Regency Dearborn, a 14-story building that was closed in 2018 because of multiple safety violations. When it closed, it was Michigan's second-largest hotel, behind the Marriott in Detroit's Renaissance Center. More: Dearborn mayor warned about families living illegally in hotel, official says "We issued a stop-work order after discovering that work was being performed beyond the scope of approved plans, while additional plans had been submitted but not yet reviewed or approved," the city said in a statement. "Our Building Team and Police officials have continued monitoring the property, including a recent walkthrough last week to assess worksite conditions. "There were no findings of additional violations during the recent walkthrough," officials said. "The outstanding plans remain under review. Work will not resume until the City
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Ford Names Marissa West Vice President of Vehicle Programs
Ford Motor Co. in Dearborn announced that Marissa West will join the company as vice president of vehicle programs, effective Nov. 16. She will lead vehicle program and program […] The post Ford Names Marissa West Vice President of Vehicle Programs appeared first on DBusiness Magazine .
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Hazel Park Drama sets stage for next play
HAZEL PARK — The curtain will soon rise on the next production by the students of the Hazel Park Drama program, adapting Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play “Our Town.”. Showtimes are 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Nov. 20-21, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 22, in the auditorium...
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Livonia Franklin football wants to keep post-victory tradition going
LIVONIA — Adversity can tear some teams apart. For Livonia Franklin (9-2), it did the opposite. A close call in Week 7 sparked the six-game winning streak that has carried Franklin through the Division 2 playoffs. After edging Allen Park, 35-28, in the opener, Franklin upset unbeaten Gibraltar Carlson , 17-6, to capture its 10th district title and first since winning back-to-back championships in 2021 and 2022. Franklin visits Grosse Pointe South (10-1) Friday, Nov. 13, with a shot at the state semifinals for the fifth time in program history. That Week 7 scare against 1-8 White Lake Lakeland set everything in motion. Franklin trailed 14-0 before rallying for a 35-28 victory. “That game really taught us that we can’t take any team lightly, no matter what their record is,” junior Tyler Brown said. “We can’t over complicate how we prepare. We’ve just got to work hard no matter who the opponent is.” More: Subscribe to “Michigan Sidelines,” our high school sports newsletter Instead of pointing fingers, the players leaned on their chemistry. They’re inseparable off the field, and junior quarterback Brody Gross makes sure nobody gets left out. He buys doughnuts for the linemen in the morning. After wins,