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  • BRIEF Detroit-made movie The Citizen expected in theaters this summer

    May 24--"The Citizen," a made-in-Detroit movie about an immigrant from the Middle East who arrives in New York City the day before 9/11, has struck a deal that should bring it to theaters this ...

  • School lockdown lifted in Allen Park after police situation

    Allen Park - A lockdown has been lifted for three Allen Park schools after a police situation occurred in a neighborhood, according to the Allen Park superintendent's office. Lindemann Elementary, Allen Park Middle School and the Riley Education Center were placed on lockdown at 10:30 a.m. as a precaution after Allen Park police came across four men inside a suspicious vehicle parked near ...

  • Police get 20 tips a day about missing Norton Shores clerk

    Norton Shores - Police looking for a 25-year-old woman who disappeared from her job at a West Michigan gas station last month are getting 20 tips a day. Norton Shores police Chief Dan Shaw said Friday that while the tips "have slowed down somewhat," some of them are high-priority tips that are worth checking out. Jessica Heeringa disappeared April 26 before she was set to close the ...

  • Retired Troy physician 74 killed in Brandon Twp. crash

    Brandon Township - A retired Troy physician was killed Friday morning in a three-vehicle crash on M-15 south of Wolfe Road, the Oakland County Sheriff's Office reported. Dr. Nabil Awad El-Shamaa, 74, was pronounced dead at Genesys Hospital less than an hour after the crash, which occurred about 8:30 a.m. According to the sheriff's office, El-Shamaa was northbound on M-15 (Ortonville ...

  • Brooksie Way awards $9442 to 9 groups for wellness programs

    Rochester - The Brooksie Way minigrant program awarded more than $9,000 Friday to nine organizations that sponsor wellness activities. Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson announced the grants during a kickoff program for the 2013 HealthPlus Brooksie Way races Sept. 29 at Oakland University. Patterson said HealthPlus has signed a multi-year contract to become lead sponsor of the Brooksie ...


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Movie Review

This Is Spinal Tap [DVD]

This Is Spinal Tap [DVD]

Now that VH-1's "Behind the Music" and other rockumentaries are an increasingly regular part of the cable TV landscape, Rob Reiner's directorial debut, the 1984 mock documentary "This Is Spinal Tap," seems even more dead-on in its parody of a group of aging, outdated British heavy metal rockers on their last American tour. Because there have been dozens of one-hour programs with aged rock sta ... ...

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  • Retired doctor killed in crash on Ortonville Road

    A 31-year-old Holly resident was operating a 1999 Chrysler Town & Country on southbound Ortonville Road when it got into the left turn lane at Wolfe ...

  • Fitch Affirms Dow Chemicals IDR at BBB Outlook Stable

    U.S. prime money market funds (MMFs) increased their exposure to eurozone banks in April. However, even at 15.1%, asset allocations to these institutions remain well below 2011 levels, according to Fitch ...

  • Detroit council makes some cuts to mayors budget

    Dave Bing 's $1.1 billion budget Friday. Some of the cuts come from the council itself and from the mayor's office, The Detroit News reported. The council also moved up the date for a new cost-sharing plan for employee healthcare to Oct. 1, saying that would save $4.1 million more than Bing's proposed start date in January and sliced $600,000 in aid to several cultural ...

  • Pistons Monroe Drummond invited to Team USA camp

    Detroit Pistons big men Andre Drummond and Greg Monroe are expected to be among the 24 players participating in USA ...

  • Rock your block with a good old summer party

    300 dpi Susan Ardis color illustration of four-square of block-party images, neighborhood houses, kids ball game, hot dogs on plate and hamburgers on grill. The State (Columbia, SC) 2008 block party illustration neighborhood suburban kids hot dog hamburgers grill bbq barbecue barbeque party summer, krtfeatures features, krtlifestyle lifestyle, krtnational national, leisure, krt, mctillustration, ...

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