Childhood friends from elementary school (Canton’s Hulsing) through their early years at Canton High School, Russ Bruner and Brian Vella’s lives drifted apart when Vella’s family moved to Dundee prior to his junior year in high school. Post-high school, Bruner enrolled at the University of Michigan-Dearborn, earning a bachelor’s degree in business administration (and later […]
A few months after graduating from Plymouth Salem High School in 1991, Scott Thomas moved to Sault Ste. Marie to pursue a business-related degree at Lake Superior State University. “Once I graduated from Salem, I decided Read More
There was a time where Molly Pratt, 24, couldn’t walk and was in a wheelchair due to her debilitating cancer. “I remember thinking to myself, ‘How am I going to be a nurse in this Read More
The owners of Plymouth-based Falcon Film Studios (located at 340 N. Main Street) have become so good at their craft — capturing monumental life moments for their clients with photos, videos and other media — not even unforeseen Read More
Top-level ambition and OMG! talent are proving to make a perfect double-play combination for Farmington Hills native and former Saginaw Valley State University baseball player Craig Wilson. Splitting his time between Los Angeles and Oakland Read More
As a registered nurse, Memphis School Board member Amanda Bobcean saves lives in the emergency room all the time. The mother of two didn’t expect to put those skills to work while leading cheer Read More
Arthur Cartwright’s passion for cinema emerged in his pre-teen and teenaged years growing up in Detroit. “When my family went to see a movie, I was the kid who would convince his parents to Read More
After listening attentively to customers’ life stories and daily adventures during a decade-plus stint as a self-employed barber, Robert Courtney has ditched the clippers to help corporations tell their stories on social media platforms. The Read More
It appears parents of newborns are not tiring of the name Noah, the Hebrew definition of which is “rest”. Perennially near the top of most-popular baby name lists, Noah was the top baby name for Read More
John Czarnecki’s name may not be etched on the Stanley Cup, but his behind-the-scenes efforts played a major role in twice helping the Detroit Red Wings secure the National Hockey League’s treasured trophy. Read More
