BY AMANDA WILCZAK OU News Bureau The popularity of outlet malls is on the rise. This year, seven outlet malls are planned in the United States and another nine in 2015, according to the 2012 State of the Outlet Industry. That follows 17 in the U.S. and Canada during the past few years. The Great [...]
BY STEVIE THIEDA OU News Bureau People are connected more than ever because of advancements in technology, social networking, the Internet and travel. While communication with people around the world is easier, there is an important area that still needs improvement —learning a foreign language. More than 90 percent of children in Europe begin learning [...]
BY MEGAN HODDER OU News Bureau SOUTHFIELD —Thousands of parents and children gathered Friday at Catalpa Oaks County Park and looked up. Tumbling down from the sky were 15,000 marshmallows from a helicopter as part of an Easter event called The Great Marshmallow Drop. “It’s a great alternative to an Easter egg hunt,” Kate Pinnick [...]
BY STEPHANIE SOKOL OU News Bureau People sometimes feel like they are being watched. That very well could be the case because Gary Kaye can make anything into a nanny cam. “I tell people, ‘Bring in an object, give me an hour, let me take it apart and see what I can do,’ ” said [...]
BY AMANDA WILCZAK OU News Bureau Facebook, originally designed for college students to broaden their social network, is attracting older generations. By far the largest social networking site, Facebook counts more than 1 billion users and has spread to older generations: baby boomers, generation X and generation Y, who are also called millennials. Facebook users [...]
BY AUSTIN BROOKS OU News Bureau Among the many stores lining downtown Rochester’s Main Street, one shop stands out with its red brick front and bright orange sign that reads “Arizona Saddlery.” Opened in 1939, it is Michigan’s oldest Western and English apparel store, according to its website. It carries primarily Western products, including saddles, [...]
BY STEPHANIE SOKOL OU News Bureau Ice sculpting, family events and food enticed a record crowd estimated at 30,000 to the Rochester Fire & Ice Festival last weekend. The turnout was the most in the festival’s six years, according to Stephanie Hellebuyck, Rochester Downtown Development Association events coordinator. “Fire and Ice is a great family [...]
BY AMANDA HORWITZ OU News Bureau In another time, parents warned teen drivers about opening a can of pop. Today, there’s a much more deadly distraction: the cell phone. Every day, more than 15 people are killed and more than 1,200 people are injured in crashes that were reported to involve a distracted driver, [...]
BY CASEY JOHNSON OU News Bureau December is a month dedicated to illumination. From the variety of colors decorating many homes to the anticipation of the winter solstice on Dec. 21, light is a central focus and hope of many. Driving through Southfield, one is likely to encounter glowing lights neither upon the roofs nor [...]
BY ALEC BRZEZINSKI OU News Bureau When it comes to choosing a pet, there’s one main question: dog or cat? Dogs and cats are popular because they make great family pets. Dogs are protective and sometimes aggressive if they believe their owners are threatened. Dogs are also great companions because they can sense when a [...]