This is a story that was in Sunday’s Free Press and thought that you would like a link to it.
It is one of those story’s that everyone wishes happened to them. It is a very, very, feel good story about the kind of friendship we all want and crave for.
It is very well written by Shawn Windsor, a staff writer at the Free Press. Enjoy the story!
Fast Friends by Shawn Windsor
Don’t forget about this wonderful exibit at the Henry Ford! It is certainly worth the trip.
20 Hot Rides, 30 Rare Guitars, 100% Rock ‘N Roll! That’s what Cars and Guitars is claiming and it is still at the Henry Ford Museum till the end of September. Click below for full details.
I plan on going in the next couple of weeks and hope to have pictures and a report for you.
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Just wanted to remind all of you about the contest that ends next week.
What would you do with $300? Get ready to find out how to win up to $300.
For the month of August all readers of 451 Press blogs who leave a comment will be entered into a contest with a grand prize of $300!
That’s right, all you have to do is make a comment on any of the blogs in the 451 Press network and you will have a chance to win on of three prizes. First place is $300, second is $200 and third is $100. Each comment is a entry into the contest, so make as many, worthwhile non spammy comments as you like and the green stuff could be yours.
In other 451 Press news, the 451 Press network has become the largest blog network on the internet. With more than 300 daily blogs published on a variety of entertainment and “edutainment” related topics, you are certainly to find one to meet your needs.
So visit our blogs and have a great day!
That’s right Detroit! Detroit was named Best Sports City of the Year for 2007 by The Sporting News. This annual award that is handed out by TSN usually gets awarded to the big ticket markets like Boston, New York, Chicago and Los Angeles. But the success of our sports teams and more importantly the support given by the fans were the deciding factors in announcement. The last time that Detroit won the award was in 1998, riding on the success of the Red Wings. Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti are figured into the scoring.
To read the full article about the award, please follow the link.
Motown is the town for sports in 2007
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With record rainfall in the area, parts of the Detroit area are flooded and the Red Cross is set up to help. Ronald Grant, a spokesman for the Southeastern Michigan Chapter of the American Red Cross, said the shelter at the Salina school would remain open through at least today.
The hardest hit areas are Dearborn and Dearborn Heights. With 1.6 inches of rain, the most since 1904, Mother Nature seems to making up for the lack of rain that had occurred through out the summer.
For more information please click HERE.
One thing that I have been thinking about lately is where have all the hot dog vendors gone to? You don’t see them anymore like you use too. Is the business that badd for them? Too much crime, I don’t know. All I know is that I miss them.
There used to be one that me and the wife went to at Dingell Park in Ecorse, MI. He was the nicest fellow and always served up the best dog and trimmings.
Has anyone seen any lately? If you have, please let me know with a comment. I would love to check them out.
When I seen that title in the Detroit News today, I just new I had to borrow it for today’s post. It is a cool little story about a couple of endangered chimps coming to the Detroit Zoo to be paired up to mate.
To see the rest of the story please go HERE.
What would you do with $300? Get ready to find out how to win up to $300.
For the month of August all readers of 451 Press blogs who leave a comment will be entered into a contest with a grand prize of $300!
That’s right, all you have to do is make a comment on any of the blogs in the 451 Press network and you will have a chance to win on of three prizes. First place is $300, second is $200 and third is $100. Each comment is a entry into the contest, so make as many, worthwhile non spammy comments as you like and the green stuff could be yours.
In other 451 Press news, the 451 Press network has become the largest blog network on the internet. With more than 300 daily blogs published on a variety of entertainment and “edutainment” related topics, you are certainly to find one to meet your needs.
So visit our blogs and have a great day!
If the cars on Woodward Avenue are going to be a little too slow for you this weekend, you always have the NASCAR race to go to instead. The 3M Performance 400 will be held at Michigan International Speedway this weekend in the beautiful Irish Hills.
Tickets are still available at the Michigan International Speedway website. If you have never attended a NASCAR race at MIS, you are missing a HUGE thrill. The atmosphere is totally awesome, as over 140,000 people cram into MIS to see the race.
So go if you can, you will not be disappointed! To keep up on all things NASCAR, head on over to the Pit Stop Report and keep up with the latest happenings in NASCAR.
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To be held on Saturday, August 18, 2007, the Woodward Dream Cruise, the world’s largest one-day celebration of car culture, attracts more than 1 million visitors and more than 40,000 muscle cars, street rods, custom, collector and special interest vehicles.
This is one of the most outstanding events to take place in the Detroit Metro area. If you can make it, you will not regret it. If you can drive in it, you will do it again.
Please visit the website for all the information you need.
With more and more people losing their jobs to corporate downsizing, weak car sales and so on, this leaves an open opportunity for those who are in a position to take advantage of these slow times.
Currently there are eight properties up for auction due to back taxes. While the amount of the taxed may be more then the house is worth, look at how cheap the land is. Some of the properties are available for under $1000!
You can see the properties and bid on them at the Wayne County Property Auction site. Please confirm all of the information on the property so you are not open to any suprises later down the road.
If you win an auction then you will need 10% of final price as downpayment and then you will have 30 days to close. Also, $245 is added for closing cost.
That is about it, so good luck and happy hunting.
Lewis Cass Technical High School is celebrating 100 years starting tonight. Tonight there will be a historical documentary film premiere and performance by Morris Day and The Time. They will have a block party tomorrow and also a black tie affair at the Detroit Historical Museum.
Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, singer Diana Ross, actress/comedian Lily Tomlin, muscian Jack White, Oscar winner Ellen Burstyn and deceased auto mogul John DeLorean are some of the distinguished that are alumni.
For complete details and more information see the following article from the Detroit News.
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What would you do with $300? Get ready to find out how to win up to $300.
For the month of August all readers of 451 Press blogs who leave a comment will be entered into a contest with a grand prize of $300!
That’s right, all you have to do is make a comment on any of the blogs in the 451 Press network and you will have a chance to win on of three prizes. First place is $300, second is $200 and third is $100. Each comment is a entry into the contest, so make as many, worthwhile non spammy comments as you like and the green stuff could be yours.
In other 451 Press news, the 451 Press network has become the largest blog network on the internet. With more than 300 daily blogs published on a variety of entertainment and “edutainment” related topics, you are certainly to find one to meet your needs.
So visit our blogs and have a great day!
Detroit Public Schools has opted to expand its presence in the community and increase its strength in the schools by opening mini-stations in five high schools this fall. The addition of the mini-stations will help to curb many parents concern of the school consolidations coming up. The combining of rival schools and the pressure of moving to a new school also will be helped by the adding of the mini-stations.
The mini-stations, which will each be staffed by full-time police officers, will be housed in the following high schools: Henry Ford, Cooley, Central, Cody and Northwestern. Henry Ford and Cody are absorbing students from Redford and McKenzie. Students from Northern High School are going to Central and Northwestern; those from Murray-Wright are also going to Northwestern. Cooley will be picking up students from Redford and McKenzie.
To read the full announcement go here.
I just got back from vacation in Montana and the Black Hills in South Dakota. I highly recommend these areas to anyone that is going here. It maybe the retirement area for me and the Mrs one day.
Everyone have a great weekend and I will have everything back to normal on Monday.
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