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2 months ago | 
candgnews.com | Kathryn Pentiuk
The first phase of the dog park will include 1,700 feet of pathway, benches, bollards to light the path for safety during the evenings, bike racks, the leveling of the berm, and some tree removals. Photo by Patricia O'BlenesSOUTHFIELD - The City Council unanimously approved a special land use and site plan review request July 15 from the Southfield Parks and Recreation Department to improve Lahser Woods Park by adding a dog park, paths and other enhancements.
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Mar 6, 2025 | 
candgnews.com | Kathryn Pentiuk
Rene Dell, vice president of vocational rehabilitation at Gesher Human Services, demonstrates the STISIM Driving Simulator with an unnamed participant. Photo by Patricia O'BlenesSOUTHFIELD - Thanks to a $35,000 grant from the Byron and Dorothy Gerson Innovation Fund, individuals with disabilities can take a driving assessment through STISIM Drive, a driving simulator that helps determine an individual's potential driving capabilities.
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Mar 5, 2025 | 
candgnews.com | Kathryn Pentiuk
Catherine Davis said that she was most impacted by seeing President Barack Obama and the death of George Floyd displayed in the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C.Photo provided by Darlene TrujilloDavis's Wish of a Lifetime was granted last April.
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Feb 20, 2025 | 
candgnews.com | Kathryn Pentiuk
Reed Boskey's native plant garden began as a small vision. The garden has grown into a wild yet well-maintained and intentional design. Photo by Reed BoskeyLATHRUP VILLAGE - The Lathrup Village Nature Group is inviting residents to attend "Native Plants for the Garden," a talk by Adam Huttenstine and Reed Boskey from Michiganense Natives, a nursery in Plymouth. The event is set to take place from 7-9 p.m. Feb. 27 in the community room at Lathrup Village City Hall, 27400 Southfield Road.
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Feb 20, 2025 | 
candgnews.com | Kathryn Pentiuk
Southfield City Councilwoman Yolanda Haynes is a proud graduate of the Southfield Citizen's Police Academy. Photo by Patricia O'BlenesSOUTHFIELD - "My mom served as an officer with the Southfield Police Department for 29 years.
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Feb 18, 2025 | 
candgnews.com | Kathryn Pentiuk
SOUTHFIELD - At 10:15 a.m. Feb. 9, Southfield Police Department officers were dispatched to an apartment complex in the 25000 block of Shiawassee Street after receiving a 911 call that reported there was an unresponsive woman laying face down in the snow. The caller told dispatchers that a woman had been shot, and a complexioned man ran from the scene and got into a bluish-gray vehicle before driving away.
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Feb 18, 2025 | 
candgnews.com | Kathryn Pentiuk
Mike Marmorstein is pictured with his 1932 Ford five-window coupe, a car that he began to long for when he saw it in "American Graffiti" when he was a teenager. Photo by Patricia O'BlenesErnest Morrison Jr. and his wife, Rochelle, pose by his green 1969 Chevrolet Chevelle, which will be shown at Autorama for the first time at the end of this month. Photo by Erin SanchezSOUTHFIELD/LATHRUP VILLAGE - The 72nd Detroit Autorama is vrooming into the motor city Feb.
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Feb 6, 2025 | 
candgnews.com | Kathryn Pentiuk
National Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists Week was recently recognized. Photo provided by Julie Staczek-MarxOAKLAND COUNTY - January 19-25 marked National Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA) Week, a field that dates back to the Civil War, when nurses provided anesthesia to soldiers on the battlefield.
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Feb 5, 2025 | 
candgnews.com | Kathryn Pentiuk
Habitat for Humanity Oakland County's ReStore locations are one of three nonprofits that will benefit from the "Michigan's Largest Housewarming Party," a donation drive that runs through Feb. 25. Photo by Liz CarnegieSOUTHFIELD - Gorman's Home Furnishings and Interior Design, in collaboration with the nonprofits Furniture Bank of Metro Detroit, Habitat Oakland ReStore and Humble Design Detroit, will host the second annual "Michigan's Largest Housewarming Party" furniture drive event.
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Feb 5, 2025 | 
candgnews.com | Kathryn Pentiuk
"Elmina Castle," by Bill Gosa, evokes an emotional tale of the perseverance and strength of the African people who were traded as slaves at this notorious stop on the Atlantic slave trade in Ghana. Photo provided by Bill Gosa"James," by Hubert Massey, is a charcoal portrait of his 95-year-old uncle and will be shown in the upcoming art exhibition, "Convergence: Where Mastery Meets Vision," on Feb. 13 at Southfield City Hall.
