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Mike Duggan talks Detroit’s future with students at WCCCD

Just two days after officially announcing his run for Detroit mayor, Mike Duggan hit the pavements to connect with potential voters. Not even a snow storm could stop the candidate’s momentum last week. On Thursday, Feb. 28 Duggan spoke one-on-one with residents and students at Wayne County Community College District in...

Lenny Kravitz is out as Marvin Gaye in upcoming biopic

With only weeks to go until filming is set to begin for the Marvin Gaye biopic, Sexual Healing, Deadline.com reports that Lenny Kravitz will not play the late Motown star. This decision is following months of complaints and threats to take legal action against the film from Gaye’s son, Marvin Gaye III. Gaye III told TMZ: T...

Ciara releases 'Body Party' from her upcoming album 'One Woman Army'

Ciara is back! After the less than stellar album Basic Instinct was released in 2010, Ciara hit the ground hard and is now ready to release her fifth studio album One Woman Army in June of this year. While her fans wait with bated breath for the new release, she dropped the new single from the album entitled “Body Party”. “Body...

Looking for a job? ALDI to hold hiring event on Tuesday

Looking for a job? You might be in luck if retail is your area of choice. On Tuesday, Mar. 5 ALDI will hold a hiring event at two locations in the metro-Detroit area. The grocery chain will take applications for several positions within the company that include manager trainee. Prospective applicants can apply at...

Michigan billionaires make Forbes list

You might be surprised to find that a whopping 10 percent of the globe's billionaire club lives right here and around the metro-Detroit area. On Monday, Mar. 4 Forbes released its annual list of the "world's richest people". Over 1400 people made the list, and a dozen of them are Michigan residents. The individuals on the...

Actor Don Cheadle in the spotlight

When you see Don Cheadle on the screen, or when his name is brought up in conversation, certain words might come to mind. They include “talented,” “convincing,” “versatile,” “consistent” and you could add “highly visible” — in the Samuel L. Jackson, Denzel Washington, Morgan Freeman sense.You might have seen him recently in “Flight,” the riveting h...

Good People Popcorn delivers delicious community conscious treats

Hometown favorite Good People Popcorn is enjoying nearly four years of success in Detroit’s Bricktown area. Located at 633 Beaubien, the family business owned by sisters Sarida Scott Montgomery and Crystal Mott along with cousin Kimberli Heard is a labor a love and a testament to turning your passions into something profitable and s...

Local inventor rolls out product on national TV

Local inventor Lawrence Hardge launched a national campaign to roll out his newest product, KnockOut 360. More than 15 years in the making, KnockOut 360 is an advanced fire extinguisher made of environmentally safe chemicals. According to Hardge, the product terminates fires instantaneously without leaving residue like...

Contractor wins Build Michigan Award for construction of new Detroit high school

Special to the ChronicleThe Michigan Chapter of Associated General Contractors (AGC) awarded Tooles Contracting and Clark Construction a 2013 Build Michigan Award for the construction of New East English Village Preparatory Academy in Detroit. The award was presented on Friday, Feb. 22, at the Firekeepers Casino & Hotel in Battle Creek.“To be r...

Who’s Who In Black Detroit Harvey Industries CEO has always been ‘entrepreneurially driven’

That Jerome Harvey has been a successful entrepreneur for more than three decades should come as no surprise to those that know him. Harvey grew up an only child in Albion, Michigan, a small town nestled between Jackson and Battle Creek, where he developed the self-reliance that has aided in his achievements as a businessman. His...
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