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updated: Sun Jul 06, 2008 02:39 am

Highland Park News

Local news for Highland Park, MI continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

23 hrs ago | Detroit Free Press

'Courageous Dream's Concern': Exclusive: Read Jack White's poem clarifying his affection for Detroit

Jack White wants to clear a few things up. Not only does he bear no malice toward Detroit, says the White Stripes front man, he harbors great admiration for what he calls his hometown's "spirit, its beauty and ...

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, The White Stripes, Detroit, MI, Detroit Metro

Wed Jul 02, 2008

Detroit Free Press

City beat

Highland Park School District is sponsoring the Summer Lunch Program for Children.

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Related Topix: Detroit, MI, Detroit Metro, Southfield, MI

Mon Jun 30, 2008

The Michigan Citizen

Council scrambles to meet deadline

The deadline for major decisions regarding the future of Detroit solid waste is fast approaching and city council is still trying to extract basic information from the Greater Detroit Resource Recovery ...

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Related Topix: Detroit, MI, Detroit Metro

Sat Jun 28, 2008

The Detroit News

Chrysler welcomes a hero

As Lee Iacocca stepped into the atrium of the Chrysler Technical Center for an employee rally Thursday, applause and whistles showered down from the more than 3,000 workers standing in the balconies above.

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Related Topix: Chrysler, Chrysler 300, Science / Technology

Thu Jun 26, 2008

Detroit News

D j vu strippers sue over tips

Lawyers on Wednesday filed a federal class-action lawsuit on behalf of exotic dancers who have worked at nine Deja Vu nightclubs, alleging the clubs owe the dancers back wages and damages.

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Related Topix: Detroit, MI, Detroit Metro

Tue Jun 24, 2008

Detroit Free Press

Vacant, vandalized

Michael Curry points to the mold growing on the walls of a vacant house in his once-promising Highland Park neighborhood and sighs.

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Related Topix: St. Clair Shores, MI, Detroit, MI, Detroit Metro

Sun Jun 22, 2008

State of Michigan

Saginaw Leaders and Other Cities of Promise Attendees Receive Words...

Saginaw Leaders and Other Cities of Promise Attendees Receive Words of Encouragement from Governor Granholm at First Annual Conference LANSING Governor Jennifer M. Granholm offered hope and promise of better ...

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Related Topix: Detroit, MI, Hamtramck, MI, Detroit Metro, Muskegon Heights, MI, Michigan

Fri Jun 20, 2008

NewsBlaze

Tim Meadows Interview with Kam Williams

Tim Meadows was born in Highland Park, Michigan on February 5, 1961, the son of Mardell, a nurse's assistant, and Lathon, a janitor.

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Related Topix: Chicago, Chris Farley, Darrell Hammond, Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop, Busta Rhymes, Seal

Wed Jun 18, 2008

Detroit Free Press

Get tips from football pros

Here's a chance to learn some football from the pros -- and it's free! The Reggie McKenzie Foundation is gearing up for its 35th annual football camp with Detroit Lion Dwight Smith and former Green Bay Packer ...

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Mon Jun 16, 2008

Hometown Life

Vehicle stolen from driveway; suspect arrested

A 19-year-old Detroit man was taken into custody for possession of a stolen vehicle about 11:50 p.m. June 3 after he was pulled over at Woodward and Concord for driving without headlights.

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Related Topix: Detroit, MI, Detroit Metro, Royal Oak, MI, Ferndale, MI

Sat Jun 14, 2008

Detroit Free Press

On their way: Senior apartments

Elderly residents living in the north end of Detroit will soon have a new place to call home, thanks to the Vanguard Community Development Corp.

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Related Topix: Hamtramck, MI, Detroit, MI, Detroit Metro

Thu Jun 12, 2008

Hometown Life

Teens robbed at gunpoint while out on walk

A 16-year-old Redford Township boy reported Saturday that he and a friend were robbed at gunpoint as they walked on Fenton Street north of Five Mile that afternoon.

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Related Topix: Redford, MI

Tue Jun 10, 2008

Detroit Free Press

School Bulletin Board

Flagship Academy: A kindergarten parent information meeting is set for June 10 from 1:30 to 3 p.m. at the school at 13661 Wisconsin in Detroit.

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Related Topix: Education Etc., Wayne County, MI, Wayne, MI, Detroit, MI

Sun Jun 08, 2008

Automotive

Free Flowers for North Pointe Residents Caps Off Highland Park Beautification Effort

The 18th annual Highland Park North Pointe Neighborhood Spring clean-up campaign kicks off today with a free spring flower giveaway from Bill Snethkamp Chrysler Jeep in Highland Park.

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Related Topix: Fowlerville, MI, Automakers

Fri Jun 06, 2008

Detroit News Online

State Sen. Clarke hosting free senior citizens prom

State Sen. Hansen Clarke, D-Detroit, will host a free prom for senior citizens in his district from 6-10 p.m. Friday in the cafeteria at Samaritan Center, 5555 Conner Ave.

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Related Topix: Detroit, MI, Detroit Metro, Wayne County, MI, Blog News

Wed Jun 04, 2008

Detroit Free Press

Concerts to benefit literacy

Music meets a need -- to help people read -- in a pair of upcoming events headlined by a bevy of Detroit-area performers.

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Related Topix: Oakland County, MI, Macomb County, MI, Detroit, MI, Detroit Metro

Mon Jun 02, 2008

Crain's Detroit Business

Greektown buys some time

Greektown Casino L.L.C. may have bought the time it needs for financial restructuring by filing for federal court protection under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, a Detroit-area turnaround expert says.

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Related Topix: Bingham Farms, MI, Bloomfield Hills, MI, Banking, Republic Bancorp, Financial Services, Detroit Metro

Sat May 31, 2008

Battle Creek Enquirer

Lead study draws local interest

A top Calhoun County law-enforcement official and a local lead expert both welcomed a report this week that links childhood lead poisoning to future criminal behavior.

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Related Topix: Calhoun County, MI, Detroit, MI, Detroit Metro

Thu May 29, 2008

Metro Times

Motor City Cribs & Rides

When I, Crime guitarist Anderson Walworth went to check out a 1970s Bradley GT Kit Car in Highland Park a year ago he was offered a deal if he could just get it off the owner's property.

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Related Topix: Opinion

Tue May 27, 2008

Detroit Free Press

Incinerator Q&A

BY TINA LAM and ZACHARY GORCHOW * FREE PRESS STAFF WRITERS * May 25, 2008 QUESTION: What are the city's options for its incinerator? ANSWER: By June 1, the city must decide whether to keep it open or close it ...

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Related Topix: Detroit, MI, Detroit Metro

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