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You don't need to be Ansel Adams to win our weekly Your Patch of Michigan photo contest this summer! The single qualification for photos you submit is that they say "Michigan." If it...

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There’s something about watching Olympic athletes that makes you want to get off the couch and go break a world record. Well, maybe not a world record. But at least run around outsid...

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Farmington Hills resident Callaghan Smerek may only be 17, but she's already got quite a songwriting resume.  This summer, Smerek is working with pop star Colbie Caillat on songs for...

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Wondering what to do with yourself this weekend? Don't dismay: check out today's Weekend Spotlight: Today's Pick: The Muppets When: 7:30 p.m. Friday (movie starts at dusk) ...

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The following information was submitted by Panera Bread. School’s out for summer, and more than 315,000 kids who usually get meals in school are home — and hungry. To help, m...

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This has been the hottest summer in a long time. Temperatures hit 101 degrees Tuesday in Southeast Michigan, and an excessive heat warning was issued for the region. At 7 p.m. it was...

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  More than 140 golfers affiliated with the Birmingham Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce teed off at Plum Hollow Country Club in Southfield. The event began with patio grill lunch,...

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  The 2012 Olympics begin in London on July 27. Michigan will send 11 participants to join the 520 other members of Team USA to compete for gold and glory, according to the team rost...