ST. CLAIR SHORES An agreement with ReLeaf Michigan will set the city on a path to reestablish the arboretum in Brys Park with the planting of 20 new trees.
Photo by Deb Jacques
Students, local volunteers come together to create therapy garden
Sophomore Bella Elzerman holds a potted plant.
Photo by Deb Jacques
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ST. CLAIR SHORES Inspired by a grotto at the Solanus Casey Center in Detroit, a therapy garden is growing outside of the new home of Maggie’s Wigs 4 Kids of Michigan with help from local students and members of the Lions Club.
Maggie Varney, founder and CEO of Maggie’s Wigs 4 Kids of Michigan, said she had wanted to find a way to honor children who had participated in Wigs 4 Kids programs who had passed away she calls them her angels while giving current participants a space they could use, as well. She thought of incorporating the remembrance into a therapy garden when she visited the grotto at the Solanus Casey Center in Detroit. She wanted to create a similarly beautiful space outside the Wigs 4 Kids’ new home at 30130 Harper Ave.
Photo by Kristyne E. Demske
Changes approved to help St. Clair Shores restaurants
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ST. CLAIR SHORES As restaurants continue to be subject to shutdowns of in-person dining, they’re adapting with changes to better serve their customers, now and in the future.
Dozens of restaurants took advantage of a streamlined permitting process for temporary patios this summer, and now at least two local spots have been granted approval to make them a permanent fixture.
Detroit’s Finest Coney Island, 25801 Jefferson Ave., constructed an outdoor patio area in response to the COVID-19 pandemic this summer, when the city allowed any bar or restaurant to do so on a temporary basis as a way to accommodate customers during the pandemic. But owner Gjelosh Marjakaj came before City Council Nov. 16 to make the 1,450-square foot patio permanently available for customers.