The Detroit City Council is against a $215,000 deal to paint six murals in the city to make downtown look better before the NFL draft this spring. They say they never approved the deal, even though the paintings have already been painted. On Tuesday, members of the Detroit City Council questioned Planning Director Antoine Bryant...
Over the years, a few basketball players from New York City have come to Pottstown to play for the Hill School boys’ team. The Blues won the Independent Schools state title in 2018 under Chase Audige, who is from Coram on Long Island. Audige then had a great college career at William & Mary and...
In a deserted quarry near Cairo, New York, researchers from the University of Binghamton in the US and the University of Cardiff in Wales have made a groundbreaking discovery. They have unearthed the planet’s most ancient forest. These remarkable fossils, found within ancient rocks that are an astonishing 385 million years old, offer a rare...
Tuesday, state economists raised their estimates of general income by about $2.18 billion for this fiscal year and next. This will help lawmakers as they make a new budget. But more than $700 million of the extra money has already been set aside for things like storm aid and programs to make homes safer. Also,...
A property north of Houston, owned by Richie DeVillier’s family for generations, recently experienced an unfortunate turn of events due to the state’s revamp of Interstate 10. Despite its history of never flooding, the property was not spared from the consequences of this infrastructure project. A rice farm in Texas experienced flooding twice, once during...
California Governor Gavin Newsom’s office has confirmed that he intends to veto a bill that seeks to prohibit tackle football for youth. A statement from Newsom’s office declared, “I will not sign legislation that prohibits youth tackle football.” “There is a growing concern regarding the health and safety of young athletes, but experts argue that...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has implemented a ban on poultry imports from California and Ohio in response to a recent outbreak of the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI). Last November, the Veterinary Services of the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) detected the virus in two areas in the US. Poultry imports processed before...
There is no animosity between these NFL WAGs. Kelly Stafford, the wife of Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford, reached out to model Christen Harper, who is engaged to Lions quarterback Jared Goff, following an incident during Detroit’s 24-23 wild-card victory over Los Angeles on Sunday. Kelly and her four young daughters were subjected to boos while...
The University of Michigan’s Detroit Neighborhood Entrepreneurs Project, which has provided assistance to almost 700 small businesses since its inception in 2016, has recently relocated to the Ross School of Business from its previous location at the Ford School of Public Policy. According to Christie Ayotte Baer, managing director of DNEP, the relocation enhances the...
During the Michigan redistricting commission’s meeting on Tuesday, a pressing concern emerged regarding the extent to which the redrawing of seven Michigan House seats, deemed invalid by federal courts, would impact the surrounding region. In a recent development, it has been revealed that seven state House districts have been deemed invalid. This decision was made...