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Groner
keeps
control
of
Kilpatrick
probation
case,
but
Chief
Judge
Kenny
will
assist
him

Former
Detroit
mayor
Kwame
Kilpatrick
along
with his
attorney
Michael
Schwartz
sit
attentively
as they
listen
to Wayne
County
Chief
Circuit
Judge
Timothy
Kenny
hand
down a
decision.
(Photo
by HB
Meeks/Tell
Us
Detroit)
DETROIT
(Tell Us
Det) -
Wayne
County
Circuit
Judge
Timothy
Kenny
denied a
request
Thursday
to
disqualify
his
fellow
judge,
David
Groner.
Former
Detroit
Mayor
Kilpatrick's
lawyers
claim
Groner
is
biased.
Former
Detroit
Mayor
Kwame
Kilpatrick
will
face the
Wayne
County
judge he
fought
to have
removed
from his
case
March 24
for a
probation
violation
hearing.
Judge
Timothy
Kenny
ruled
that
there
was no
improper,
secret
meeting
between
Circuit
Court
Judge
David
Groner
and a
prosecutor,
and
there is
no
appearance
of bias.
Kenny
also
said he
sees no
evidence
of
involvement
with
Groner's
brother-in-law,
a top
administrator
in the
prosecutor's
office.
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Monica
Conyers
disrupts
courtroom
as judge
hands
down 37
month
prison
sentence
DETROIT
(Tell Us
Det) -
“I’m not
going to
jail for
something
I did
not do”,
the
words of
former
Councilwoman
Monica
Conyers
filled
the
federal
courtroom
of U.S.
District
Court
Judge
Avery
during
sentencing
proceedings
Wednesday
in
Detroit.
In a
surprise
move
Conyers
asked
the
court to
withdraw
her
guilty
plea of
conspiring
to
commit
bribery
in
exchange
for her
vote on
a
contract
with
Synagro
Technologies.
Despite
the
request
the
Judge
sentenced
Conyers
to a 37
month
sentence
she is
set to
begin
serving
July
1st.
Conyers
told the
court
she
would
appeal
the
sentence
and has
ten days
to make
her
case.
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Women
are
winning
the race
in
leadership
DEARBORN,
MI (Tell
Us Det)
- Over
500
women
came
together
to
celebrate
the
growth
and
empowerment
of women
that
have
excelled
in
business
during
these
hard
economic
times.
“A New
You for
a New
Time”
was the
theme of
this
year’s
luncheon.
The
program
was
separated
into two
different
sessions,
and
offered
a
variety
of
speaker’s
and
events
to
encourage
women
that are
trying
to
succeed
in the
workplace.
The
first
session
was
moderated
by
Judith
McNeely
from
Oakwood
Healthcare
System
and
discussed
the best
employment
practices
for
women.
The
panel
consisted
of the
top
human
resource
executives
in Metro
Detroit
to
provide
insight
on how
to be
promoted
in a
changing
work
environment.”
Maintaining
a
positive
attitude
is a
must in
the
future.
Be
creative,
and show
flexibility,”
said
Cathie
Ruffner,
from
McGraw
Wentworth.
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BELLE
ISLE
PICNIC
SHELTER
RESERVATIONS
BEGINNING
MONDAY,
MARCH 29
Are
you
planning
a family
reunion
or
picnic
at Belle
Isle
this
summer?
If so,
it is
time to
reserve
your
picnic
shelter.
The
Detroit
Recreation
Department
will
begin
taking
reservations
for
Belle
Isle
picnic
shelters
at the
Belle
Isle
Casino,
Mon.,
March
29,
through
Wed.,
March
31, from
8 a.m. –
12 p.m.
and 1:30
p.m. - 3
p.m.
(doors
open at
7 a.m.).
Reservations
for July
will
take
place on
March
29,
followed
by Aug.
on March
30 and
May June
and
Sept. on
March
31.3
Payment
must be
made in
full at
the time
of
reservation
with a
money
order or
cashier's
check.
Personal
checks
will not
be
accepted.
For more
information,
please
call
(313)
628-2081
or visit
www.detroitmi.gov/recreation.
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MATRIX
HUMAN
SERVICES
AND
QUALITY
HOME
HEALTH
CARE
SERVICES
OF
MICHIGAN
PARTNER
TO
ENHANCE
COMMUNITY
HEALTH
Southfield-based
home
health
care
agency
to bring
skilled
nursing
to
Matrix
program
DETROIT
– March
8, 2010
– To
further
develop
the
continuum
of care
available
to the
Metro
Detroit
community
through
Matrix
Human
Services,
Quality
Home
Health
Care
Services
of
Michigan
(QHHC),
a
Southfield-based
provider
of
comprehensive
home
health
care
services,
is
partnering
with the
agency
to
enhance
its
Matrix
Quality
Care
program.
The
partnership
was
announced
by
Michael
Gilliam,
president
and CEO
of QHHC
and
Marcella
Wilson,
Ph.D.,
president
and CEO
of
Matrix
Human
Services.
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Detroit
wants to
save
itself
by
shrinking
DETROIT
-
Detroit,
the very
symbol
of
American
industrial
might
for most
of the
20th
century,
is
drawing
up a
radical
renewal
plan
that
calls
for
turning
large
swaths
of this
now-blighted,
rusted-out
city
back
into the
fields
and
farmland
that
existed
before
the
automobile.
Operating
on a
scale
never
before
attempted
in this
country,
the city
would
demolish
houses
in some
of the
most
desolate
sections
of
Detroit
and move
residents
into
stronger
neighborhoods.
Roughly
a
quarter
of the
139-square-mile
city
could go
from
urban to
semi-rural.
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Report:
Greektown
Casino-Hotel's
Financial
Performance
Continues
to
Improve
February
Revenues
Increase
More
Than 8%
DETROIT
—
Greektown
Casino-Hotel’s
financial
position
continues
to
improve
following
a strong
performance
in
February,
during
which
revenues
increased
more
than 8
percent
over
last
year,
the
casino
announced
Monday,
March 8,
2010.
The best
comp
program
in the
market,
a new
emphasis
on
listening
to
customers,
and the
support
of an
aggressive
television
advertising
campaign
are
contributing
to
Greektown
Casino-Hotel’s
improving
bottom
line.
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Alicia
Keys'
'Freedom'
Tour
WOW's
Detroit
'The
concept
of the
tour is
really
amazing,'
singer
says.
DETROIT
(Tell Us
Detroit)
-
After
performing
her hit
"Try
Sleeping
With a
Broken
Heart"
for
108,000
fans
during
NBA
All-Star
Weekend,
Alicia
Keys
looked
to the
discerning
critics
in
Detroit
where
her new
show
played
over the
weekend,
at the
Fox
Theater.
"The
tour
started
on
February
26 in
Canada,
then we
came
down to
America,"
the
singer
said.
"I'm
really
excited
about
it. I
can't
believe
that
it's
that
soon.
It's
going to
be
amazing
and the
concept
of the
tour is
really
amazing,
and
putting
it
together,
I feel
so
excited.
So I
hope you
make
it."
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FAN
GATHERING
RESTAURANTS
TO
WELCOME
2010
NCAA®
MEN’S
FROZEN
FOUR®
VISITORS
AND
LOCALS
DETROIT
- The
Detroit
Local
Organizing
Committee
(DLOC)
for the
2010
NCAA®
Men’s
Frozen
Four®
today
announced
the
Frozen
Four®
Fan
Gathering
Restaurants
that
will
serve as
home
base for
fans of
the four
teams
who will
compete
in
Detroit
for the
championship
of
Division
I
college
hockey.
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Focus:
HOPE and
Partners
to
receive
$3
million
to spur
neighborhood
broadband
adoption
Detroit
– Focus:
HOPE and
two
nonprofit
partners
will
receive
$3
million
in
newly-awarded
Federal
broadband
stimulus
funds to
support
broadband
Internet
training
and
adoption
by more
than
5,000
low-income
households
in
Detroit’s
Central
Woodward/North
End and
Osborn
neighborhoods.
The
funds
are
Detroit’s
share of
an $18.7
million
Broadband
Technology
Opportunity
Program
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Math,
English
classes
could be
standardized
nationally

SEATTLE
(AP) --
Students
across
the
nation
might
eventually
use the
same
math and
English
textbooks
and take
the same
tests if
states
adopt
new
rigorous
standards
proposed
Wednesday
by
governors
and
education
leaders.
The
standards
are
meant to
replace
a
patchwork
of
systems
across
the
country
in hopes
of
raising
student
achievement
nationwide.
But it
won't be
an easy
task to
implement
the
standards
on such
a large
scale.
Two
states -
Texas
and
Alaska -
have
already
refused
to join
the
project,
and
everyone
from
state
legislatures
to the
nation's
10,000
local
school
boards
and 3
million
teachers
could
chime in
with
their
opinions.
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Homegoing
Services
for Ron
Banks
Announced

DETROIT
(Tell Us
Det) -
Viewing
for
Detroit
native
"Ron"
Banks,
founder
of the
soul
group
The
Dramatics,
will be
held
Thursday,
March 11
and
Friday,
March 12
at
Swanson's
Northwest
Chapel,
Phone:
(313)
272-9000.
On
Saturday,
March 13
at 10am
the
Family
Hour and
Funeral
Services
will be
held
11am at
Greater
Grace
Temple
23500 W.
7 Mile
Rd
Detroit,
MI 48219
Banks
died at
about
noon on
Thursday,
March 4,
2010
from
what
some
think
was a
massive
heart
attack,
as
reported
by
friends.
Banks
was
thought
to be in
good
health
with no
signs of
heart
issues.
Born in
Detroit,
Michigan,
on May
10,
1951.
His full
name is
Ronald
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LINEUP,
TICKET
INFORMATION
FOR 2010
MOVEMENT
MUSIC
FESTIVAL
IN
DETROIT

Movement
Electronic
Music
Festival
May
29-31 in
Detroit’s
Hart
Plaza
DETROIT,
MI -
Paxahau
Event
Productions
announces
discounted
super
early
bird
weekend
passes
for the
Movement
Electronic
Music
Festival
Powered
by Ford
Fiesta
are on
sale
now; and
unveils
a
partial
list of
the
artists
scheduled
to
perform
during
the
festival
May
29-31 at
Hart
Plaza in
downtown
Detroit.
Discounted
weekend
passes
for the
Movement
Electronic
Music
Festival
in
Detroit
are on
sale now
until
12:01
a.m.
Saturday,
April 3
for only
$40. The
price
for
weekend
passes
increases
to $50
after
the
discounted
super
early
bird
promotion
ends.
Weekend
passes
can be
purchased
exclusively
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'Foot
Soldiers'
the play
about
mentorship
returns
to the
stage

DETROIT
- “Foot
Soldiers”
written
by
Anthony
Brogdon
and
directed
by
Sandra
Hines
returns
to the
stage,
March
12th and
19th
weekends,
at
Bushnell
Congregational
Church,
15000
Southfield
Fwy at
Grand
River.
Tickets
are $15.
Show
times
are
Friday
7pm,
Saturday
3pm and
7pm and
Sunday
6pm. For
ticket
outlets
go to
www.WorldofStrong.com
or call
313.717.7651.
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DPD
NAMES
SUSPECT
IN
DOUBLE
MURDER

Family
supports
release
of
portions
of
child’s
911 call
DETROIT
(Tell Us
Det) -
Detroit
Police
are
urgently
asking
for the
public’s
assistance
in
locating
Derrick
Dennard
Smith,
42, who
has been
named as
a
suspect
in the
brutal
double
murder
that
occurred
in the
19000
block of
Glastonbury
on
Monday
night.
Prosecutors
yesterday
signed a
first
degree
murder
warrant
for
Smith’s
arrest.
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HOTEL
BARONETTE
PRESENTS
EASTER
BRUNCH

NOVI,
Mich. –
The
Hotel
Baronette
in Novi
(27890
Novi Rd
48377)
will
host an
Easter
brunch
for the
entire
family
from
10:30 am
– 3:00
pm on
Easter
Sunday,
April 4.
Menu
items
will
include
an array
of
breakfast
breads,
danishes
and
muffins;
a
display
of
imported
and
domestic
artisan
cheeses;
a
selection
of
salads,
smoked
seafood
and
house
made
charcuterie;
traditional
and
unique
brunch
items
including
Eggs
Benedict;
carving
stations,
made to
order
omelets;
Belgian
Waffles
with
assorted
toppings;
a
dessert
buffet
of
seasonal
pastries
highlighted
by a
chocolate
fountain,
fresh
seasonal
fruit
and made
to order
Bananas
Foster;
and a
Mimosa
and
Bloody
Mary bar
for the
adults.
Children
will
have the
opportunity
to
choose
delectable
items
from
their
own
Bunny
Buffet.
In
addition
to
visiting
the
children’s
activity
craft
area and
having
their
picture
taken
with the
Easter
Bunny.
The cost
of the
buffet
for
adults
is
$28.95
and
$14.95
for
children
ages
8-14.
There is
no cost
for
children
seven
years
and
under to
attend.
Valet
service
will be
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