Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Husain Bazzi will earn his Eagle Scout badge for his efforts to fix Hemlock Park's basketball courts.
Dearborn teen Husain Bazzi is taking it upon himself to fix up his neighborhood park–and he needs the public's help. Bazzi, who will start his senior year at Fordson High School in September, is raising $800 to pay for the resurfacing and improvement of the basketball courts at Hemlock Park. He plans to lead a group of volunteers in doing the work, too, which would include resealing the asphalt, marking the courts, and replacing the nets. "I used to play at Hemlock's courts, and I realized that the condition is deteriorating," he explained. "There are cracks across the playing court; there are no lines. "It's playable, but it's something that could and should be restored." Bazzi said he realized that continued cuts to Dearborn's city …
Friday, June 15, 2012
Bethany Lopez found a great way to relate to local teens: Writing books that tell the story of a Dearborn teen.
In a world of Harry Potters and vampires, finding stories that teenagers can relate to can be difficult. But Dearborn High alumna Bethany Lopez (class of 1993) has taken on that challenge, and created a series of books for young adults that speaks specifically to Dearborn teens. The Stories about Melissa series focuses on the trials of high school through the eyes of a Dearborn High student. The first two in the series–Ta Ta for Now! and xoxoxo–run readers through Melissa’s freshman year as a Pioneer. Book three, Ciao, will start in the summer and begin her time as a sophomore. Its expected release date is in August. Lopez, who now lives in Los Angeles and holds a day job as an Air Force recruiter, said she started the books as a hobby …
Saturday, May 19, 2012
Kristyn Taylor was instrumental in starting the group Dearborn Residents for Accountability, which serves the purpose of getting residents engaged in city issues.
Dearborn, like many communities, is facing a budget crisis–that’s no secret. With continued spending over revenue, the city will be in debt by 2015. But resident and law student Kristyn Taylor, for one, wasn’t going to sit idly by and watch the city she loves go broke. She wanted to be engaged in budget conversations. She wanted to understand what the city was spending money on and why. She wanted to help find solutions. And she wasn’t alone. Taylor was instrumental in developing Dearborn Residents for Accountability, a community group formed in late April around the idea of knowing what’s going on in their city. “It was really simple,” Taylor said of how the group got started, citing a suggestion to start a discussion group from fellow …
Jean Joseph
2:50 am on Tuesday, July 10, 2012
God bless you Husain you are some one to be proud of a job well done. Keep up the good work. more ›