Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Proud kids, husbands and friends nominate the special women in their lives. Share your photos and stories of mom today, too.
We asked you to tell us why your mom (or grandma or mother figure) is so special in anticipation of Mother's Day and you shared stories and photos that made us laugh and cry. Congratulations to our three winners (chosen at random): Maureen Krasner of Grosse Pointe Farms: Kranser was nominated by her husband, Charles, who said: "Whether we're hiking, biking, picking blueberries, playing in the sand or relaxing at home, Maureen (Mo, Mom) is happy wherever we are as a family. A phenomenal mother, wife and friend, she's always ready to dig in for fun and adventure." Krasner wins dinner at The Root Restaurant & Bar in White Lake. The Rev. Dona Gilsdorf of Birmingham: Gilsdorf, pastor at Unity Church of Rochester, was nominated by Danielle Boes…
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Hey Novi: We're looking for people to blog for us. If you have something to share—ideas, opinions, expertise, witticisms—let us know.
Novi Patch is looking for bloggers, and strong community voices are needed. Are you passionate about something in Novi? Contact us. Whether it's food, family, education, government or politics, business, social issues, shopping, running or hamster training techniques— if it's your thing, we'd like you to consider blogging for Patch. Anyone may apply. Moms, dads, grandparents, favorite aunties, shopkeepers, baristas, dog trainers, business owners, nonprofit organizers, and government officials—here’s a chance to share your expertise and your voice. Don't be shy! Get in touch with us about your idea. Wondering what blogging looks like? Check out our readers who blog about cooking, planning a wedding, online dating, women's issues and …
Thursday, May 10, 2012
We have some seats on the tour of Metro Detroit Coney Island Restaurants to give away. The contest closes at noon Friday, May 11, so enter now!
What's your favorite coney island restaurant? Tell us below in comments and you could win a ticket to a coney island bus tour Saturday, May 12. You can join authors of the new book Coney Detroit — Joe Grimm of Bloomfield Township and Katherine Yung of Brighton — on a bus tour by D:Hive Detroit of Metro Detroit for a tasting of their favorite coney island hot dogs. Patch is also sponsoring the tour. The tour runs 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday and includes samplings of coneys at the restaurants where the bus stops. The tour will visit some coney local treasures – including a stop at Dearborn restaurant Joe's Top Dog Coney Island – home of the Jim Padilla Special, named for the former Ford Motor Co. president. Also included is a stop at a Greek …
Upload a photo of your mom and tell us why she's special – and you can win dinner or a gift certificate. But do it by noon today!
Have you entered Patch's Mother's Day contest yet? If you want to show your mom how special she is and get the chance to win a prize, you'll need to enter our contest by noon Thursday. You just might win dinner at The Root Restaurant & Bar in White Lake – the Detroit Free Press' Restaurant of the Year – or a $50 gift card at Metals in Time in Royal Oak that we're giving away to moms who touch the lives of readers in our 29 Michigan Patch communities. All you have to do is upload a photo of your mom or mother figure and tell us why she's the best. But don't do it here! Visit our contest page to officially enter. Happy Mother's Day!
Sunday, May 6, 2012
Sen. Carl Levin says U.S. Postal Service faces "an extraordinary financial challenge" in the future.
In late April, the U.S. Senate approved an important bill to reform the U.S. Postal Service. Though the bill was not perfect, it makes important changes to help the Postal Service adapt and thrive in the 21st century. And it includes an amendment that I helped write that I believe will help protect postal facilities in Michigan and across the nation from unjustified closures. There is little doubt that change is necessary; the Postal Service faces an extraordinary financial challenge, and it must make changes to take into account a new reality in which physical mail has in many cases been replaced by electronic communication. But in making these necessary reforms, we must ensure that all the American people can continue to rely on the U.S…
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
This week is Screen-Free Week – an opportunity for families to cut back on their screen time on TV and computers. Metro Parent magazine offers these tips.
Experts have been cautioning parents for decades to limit the time children spend in front of a screen. Yet here we are, in the middle of Screen-Free Week (April 30-May 6), and screentime is higher than ever. Children ages 6 to 11 watch an average of 28 hours a week of TV, according to a Metro Parent Magazine special report, "The Great Screen Debate." And according to a 2009 study by The Nielsen Company, children ages 2-5 are consuming an average of more than 32 hours weekly "boob tube" time. Every year since 1996, Screen-Free Week – organized by The Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood – helps families cut back on the amount of time they spend in front of the various screens that captivate us. Here are three tips from metroparent.com…
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
A new movie project shares stories of forgiveness, the surprising message in Tanner Cipriano's eulogy for his murdered father.
The crime is unimagineable; the grief, overwhelming. As family members struggle through the darkest of days, friends and neighbors surround them with support and encouragement. The scene is playing out today in Farmington Hills, with the brutal assault on the Cipriano family, as it did in 2005, when Judith Weinstein, along with her sons, Alex, 12, and Sam, 9, were killed in a horrifying alcohol-related crash at 12 Mile and Orchard Lake Roads. Tom Wellinger is now serving time in prison for Weinsteins' deaths. Tucker Cipriano and his friend Mitchell Young are in jail awaiting a preliminary examination on five felony counts in connection with the beating death of Tucker's father, Bob, and assaults on his mother, Rosemary, and his brother, …
Monday, April 23, 2012
Share what makes you smile!
Sometimes the news can get depressing. Murder, tough financial times and child abuse are all issues that have been reported on by Novi Patch in just the past week. We realize these stories are necessary, but sometimes they don't exactly put a smile on your face. And we want you to feel good while reading Novi Patch. So we decided to give you a forum to share good news. If it's positive community news you want, this is place. Tell us in the comments what has made you smile recently or what you are feeling good about. We will keep this column going as long as the positive thoughts continue to be posted. Or feel free to upload a photo to this article of something that made you smile. So tell us your positive thoughts. GO!
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Farmington Hills native says media included irrelevant information in Cipriano pieces.
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Wednesday, April 18
To the Editor: After reading the article about the brutal attack on the Cipriano family, my stomach was in knots and my heart truly goes out to all of them. I could not believe that a boy I had gone to school with for years was capable of committing such a heinous act. The story is heartbreaking and I do not intend to demean it in anyway by saying that there is another tragedy involved here. The media has chosen to relay irrelevant information in the developing story that may be seemingly unimportant, but could cause prejudiced ideas to circulate. With that being said, all stories should be reported accurately and with as much detail as possible, but not at the expense of others. Frankly, I am offended that his adoption was deemed …
Saturday, March 31, 2012
At 8:30 p.m. local time in more than 80 countries, an estimated 1 billion people will turn off their lights. Will you be one of them?
Earth hour is almost upon us. Will you be going dark at 8:30 p.m.? Earth Hour is a global World Wildlife Fund initiative that began in Sydney, Aulstralia in 2007, when 2 million people switched off their lights. In 2008, more than 50 million people all over the world took part in the action, according to Earth Hour's website. In 2009 almost 1 billion people worldwide switched off their lights. By 2011, Earth Hour involved 135 countries with more than 1.8 billion people participating. In countries and on continents where the hour has already occurred, hundreds of world landmarks from Berlin's Brandenburg Gate to the Great Wall of China went dark earlier today. Earth Hour is held on the last Saturday of March every year, and began as a …
Keven Finley
10:29 am on Thursday, May 17, 2012
National Coney Island - hands down!!!! more ›