Every Cinco de Mayo for the past few years, when Novi’s Border Cantina (21420 Novi Road) is buzzing with activity, the restaurant’s No. 1 bartender is at her best. “I thrive in chaos,” admitted Malena Skorpen, the restaurant’s bartender manager. Considering the recent honor that was bestowed on Skorpen, she thrives all the time when […]
Way back in December of 2009 — a few years before smart phones and social media infiltrated our lives — 28-year-old Jimmy Reddy walked into the Dearborn Heights Crestwood gymnasium to coach his first-ever game as Canton’s Read More
A Wayne County man headed for home after realizing he’d won a record-setting $677,141 Club Keno The Jack prize. The lucky player, who chose to remain anonymous, matched nine of the winning numbers drawn in Read More
A Wayne County woman says winning a $25,000 a year for life Lucky For Life prize from the Michigan Lottery “just feels good!” Charmaine Tate, of Van Buren Township, won the big prize when her Lucky Read More
It’s a bird, it’ a plane, it’s … Canton senior Quincy Isaac soaring to a Michigan indoor long jump record. On Saturday at Central Michigan University’s Jack Skoog Indoor Athletic Complex, Isaac broke Read More
Dante Nori, a 2024 graduate of Northville High School, has been selected to play in Major League Baseball’s second annual Spring Breakout, set for March 13-16 at Spring Training ballparks in Florida and Arizona. Nori, Read More
A Southfield man says winning a $2 million Powerball prize from the Michigan Lottery is a “blessing” for his family. Ralph Davis, 74, matched the five white balls – 14-31-35-64-69 – in the Jan. 18 Powerball drawing Read More
A Wayne County woman turned coupons for free tickets into a $500,000 prize playing the Michigan Lottery’s 20X instant game. “I won some coupons doing the Lottery’s Spin to Win game and I used Read More
After excelling in judo for six years, Nanda Kibi decided to try wrestling in eighth grade at East Middle School. Her initial experience on the mats proved less than promising. “Actually, I hated it my Read More
Eight-month-old Lincoln Batt may not realize it yet, but he is the brightest symbol of joy and hope for so many — foremost his parents, Nick and Ashley, but also for all who know the Batts Read More
