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MJ Galbraith

MJ Galbraith is a writer and musician living in Detroit. Follow him on Twitter @mikegalbraith.

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Macomb County’s first-ever small business pitch contest was held on Thursday, Aug. 22, at Velocity in Sterling Heights.
Sterling Heights business incubator and accelerator hosts small biz pitch contest. Here’s who won

“This was a great contest between a variety of phenomenal new businesses that are really working to establish and grow their footprint in Macomb County,” says MCPED Director Vicky Rowinski.

Lake St. Clair Metropark in Harrison Township.
Macomb County nonprofit announces second annual Community Engagement Summit in Harrison Township

“When people feel connected to their community and have a role in building an equitable and thriving place, they are more likely to stay, engage and contribute," says City Institute founder Jeanette Pierce.

The Sterling Heights-headquartered Chaldean Community Foundation first requested that Ankawa and Sterling Heights begin talks to become Sister Cities.
Sterling Heights to form Sister City partnership with Ankawa, Iraq

The City of Sterling Heights and its family of sister cities grows a little larger this week.

Sidecar Slider Bar opened in Sterling Heights in 2024.
Break out the big scissors: Touring the latest businesses to open in Sterling Heights

Taking a look around Sterling Heights and highlighting some of the businesses that have celebrated grand openings over these past several months.

A scene from the Sterling Heights' 44th Annual Memorial Day Parade in 2023.
Sterling Heights defense contractor emboldened by parent company’s latest acquisition

“The acquisition of Loc Performance gives us the manufacturing readiness that will enable us to realise the major orders we are aiming for,” says Matthew Warnick, CEO of American Rheinmetall Vehicles.

New sidewalk installed and trees planted along a stretch of Maple Lane Drive.
Sterling Heights hopes to build a ‘Pathway to Play and Preservation’ at the ballot box this November

“Visioning 2040 answers the question that I hear often – What’s next?” said City Manager Mark Vanderpool.

The Carpenter Lake Nature Preserve is located at 27225 W. Ten Mile Rd. in Southfield.
Southfield celebrates improvements at the recently reopened Carpenter Lake Nature Preserve

“We are pleased with the recent improvements at the City’s beloved Carpenter Lake Nature Preserve,” said Mayor Dr. Ken Siver.

Inside the award-winning Coffee First Café and Bake Shoppe In 2022.
City asks for community’s nominations for award-winning local businesses in Sterling Heights

Nomination forms for the 2024 Sterling Edge Awards are available online, and due by Friday, Aug. 30.

Beth Nickerson (a.k.a. Ms. Beth) of Little Bloomers Childcare in Hazel Park.
Keeping Hazel Park close-knit, one kid at a time: How this typical home is anything but typical

“I have three rooms upstairs, and that’s my living space. So that might be the only thing someone would say is a downfall” of running an in-home childcare business, says Beth Nickerson. “But when you love what you do, is it really work?”

Eight high-quality reproductions of some of the DIA’s most notable masterworks can be found in Sterling Heights this summer and fall.
Where to find 8 DIA masterworks on the streets of Sterling Heights

Sterling Heights’ already robust collection of public artworks on display has been complemented this summer thanks to their inclusion in the 2024 Inside|Out program from the Detroit Institute of Arts.

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