Your arts and entertainment tidbits By Alexandra Lachine, Arts and Entertainment Editor 55 long nights According to Watchers on the Wall, a community for news on HBO’s popular drama “Game of Thrones,” the show’s eighth and final season will feature a battle the likes of which TV has never seen before. Cast and crew have […]
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Your Arts and Entertainment Tidbits By Alexandra Lachine, Arts and Entertainment Editor Grammys Galore One unexpected artist seemed to dominate the 60th annual Recording Academy Awards Bruno Mars. With his 2016 release, “24K Magic,” Mars snagged key Grammys for album of the year, record of the year, best R&B album and song of the year […]
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St. Joe’s Urgent Care blessed in official opening ceremony By Alexandra Lachine Editor-In-Chief Dr. Vettrano, Medical Director of St. Joe’s Urgent Care leads the ribbon cutting for the ceremonial opening of the St. Joe’s Urgent Care on Nov. 30. The founder’s vision of the facility is administrative leadership assumed by practicing physicians. In early September, […]
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Livonia City Council 2017 Election candidate profiles By Adam Nowak Staff Writer The city of Livonia is preparing to elect its 2017 City Council. The City Council is comprised of seven members, one being City Council President and another being the City Council Vice President. The president and vice president seats are available this election as […]
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Public Safety Training Center offers state of the art training for careers in public safety BY DYLAN RANDOLPH, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Ever want to run into a burning building and pull someone out to save his or her life? How about rushing to the scene of a crime and catching criminals breaking the law? Schoolcraft’s Public Safety […]
Continue ReadingThe International Institute Focus Series features Southeast Asia By Casey Samyn Campus Life Editor The International Institute has been putting on the Focus Series since January of 2004. Each Focus Series consists of films, presentations and displays where students can learn about different cultures in a unique way. The Focus Series began with the Middle […]
Continue ReadingThe augmented reality that stole the show By Stephan Brown Staff Writer On Jan. 21, Microsoft held a presentation at their Redmond campus in Redmond, Washington that unveiled their latest and greatest developments to expect in 2015. This presentation included more information about Windows 10 and its new features. Microsoft added Cortana to the technical […]
Continue ReadingUnveiling Justice League through the years By Colin Hickson Staff Writer The Justice League, DC’s premiere Silver Age superhero group, celebrates their 55th anniversary of their first appearance from 1960 debut of “The Brave and the Bold” # 28. Throughout the years Justice League has had rather odd events happen that some fans may not […]
Continue ReadingAttacks raise debate on free speech By Anthony Plescia Staff Writer Paris was rattled on Jan. 7 when two gunmen opened fire on the French satirical magazine publisher known as Charlie Hebdo. They carried out their massacre because the issuer had a history of publications mocking the Prophet Muhammad. A total of 12 people were […]
Continue ReadingMassachusetts court approaches Aaron Hernandez murder trial By Kenneth Porter Staff Writer A Massachusetts court excused a large group of potential jurors on Friday, Jan 16, ahead of the impending murder trial of Aaron Hernandez, former New England Patriots tight end. So far 324 prospective jurors have been dismissed out of a pool consisting of […]
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Plymouth Whalers franchise sold; moving to Flint By Nick Misiak Sports Editor After 25 years of providing major junior hockey in the Metro Detroit area, the Plymouth Whalers are moving north to Flint. Whalers Governor Mike Vellucci announced Wednesday morning that owner Peter Karmanos Jr. has sold the Ontario Hockey League franchise to Rolf Nilsen, […]
Continue ReadingComplete fifth season of “Sliders” comes to DVD By Colin Hickson Staff Writer On Dec. 2, the popular sci-fi show “Sliders” received a complete series release, including all five seasons of the show. Long before the “Family Guy” episode “Road to the Multiverse” aired, the show “Sliders” explored the concept of parallel realities. Airing on […]
Continue ReadingPlayStation 4 and Xbox One approach one-year anniversaries, Wii U making a comeback By Kenneth Porter Staff Writer On Nov. 15 and Nov. 22 the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One will be celebrating their one-year anniversaries of the release of the latest video game consoles,. The year has been filled with exciting developments from all […]
Continue ReadingTop five worst Goosebumps books and episodes By Colin Hickson Staff Writer As kids, who didn’t read at least one “Goosebumps” book? R.L. Stine’s classic kid horror novellas made quite the impact on the youths of the ‘90s and spawned a number of similar books from “Ghosts of Fear Street” to “Bone Chillers.” Like any […]
Continue ReadingGet inspired for the wicked night without breaking the bank By Elizabeth Chapa Arts And Entertainment Editor Sometimes buying a costume from the party store can be over rated, whether it is because of the options given or simply because one is on a budget. If the night of Halloween will consist of going to […]
Continue ReadingQ: It’s not too far into the semester, and I’m already overwhelmed and stressed out with homework, work, my relationship and maintaining friendships. What should I do? A: One cannot juggle everything going on in their life at once without feeling stressed out and overwhelmed, so you need to set your priorities and figure out […]
Continue ReadingFox’s “Sleepy Hollow” tale continues By Colin Hickson Staff Writer Last year, the classic short story “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” written by American author Washington Irving in 1820, was reborn for a new generation in the form of the television show “Sleepy Hollow.” As the first season opens, viewers watch as the main protagonist […]
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Basement Burger Bar will leave you hungry for more By Janis Tsai Staff Writer Sandwiched underneath downtown Farmington’s historical Civic Theater and the even quainter mom-and-pop bookstore next door, is the Basement Burger Bar; a dimly lit man cave where the wait staff is on their game and the cooks are on point. The name […]
Continue ReadingSpice up your music playlist with these singles Compiled by Elizabeth Chapa Arts & Entertainment Editor 25 or 6 to 4 by Chicago Rock/Jazz 4:49 Released: June 1970 “It is everything good about the band Chicago. I like this song because of the instrumentation and the arrangement.” Love Me Again by John Newman Pop […]
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Skateboard icon Tony Hawk brings Birdhouse team to Riley Skate Park By Austin Vicars Staff Writer Tony Hawk brought his skateboard company, Birdhouse, to Farmington Hills Riley Skate Park for a skate demo as part of the Birdhouse Midwest Summer Tour on Saturday, Aug. 23. Hawk teamed up with fellow skaters Aaron Homoki, Ben […]
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