Sails Up, Lakers! Detroit Lakes students design multiple sailboats for public art project
When the 150 Sails Up in DL public art project was unveiled for the first time this past Friday, April 30, more than a half-dozen of them were revealed to have been created by past and present students of Detroit Lakes Public Schools. Six of the sailboat sculptures will be installed at the school district s four academic buildings, administration building and Lincoln Education Center, while another is going to the DLHS football field, Mollberg Field.
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Detroit Lakes High School art students Piper Thorson, left, and Alecia Akers work on painting the final strokes on a customized, 4-foot sailboat sculpture that will be displayed next to Mollberg Field on the school s campus. The sailboat is being sponsored by the Mollberg family in memory of Del and Muriel Mollberg, both teachers in Detroit Lakes for many years. (Vicki Gerdes / Tribune)
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Duo s renovation of Detroit Land Bank homes in Bargain Block debuts on HGTV
By Amy Lange and David Komer online producer
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DETROIT (FOX 2) - A year-and-a-half ago, two Detroiters rehabbed abandoned homes in their neighborhood - like something you would see on HGTV.
Now, that s actually happening. They re rehabbing homes and it s on HGTV with a new show Bargain Block that premieres Wednesday night.
Bargain Block on HGTV shows effort to remodel Detroit homes in disrepair
A year-and-a-half ago, two Detroiters rehabbed abandoned homes in their neighborhood - like something you would see on HGTV. Now, that s actually happening. They re rehabbing homes and it s actually on HGTV with a new show.
Doctors caution against vaccine fear, accusations of racism at Somerset, five-car crash on I-94
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Detroit pivots on vaccines, pleading with community to keep getting shots
News of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine might dampen supply, but the real harm from the U.S. s pause on administering more shots is mistrust of the treatment. It s safe and effective at stopping COVID-19, despite having rare blood clotting side effects reported in six cases.
It s only a precaution, members of the Food and Drug Administration say, and that the vaccine should be offered again in a matter of days.
While the vaccine supply might take a hit, it s the mistrust of the Johnson & Johnson treatment stemming from the pause that might create bigger issues in the country s effort to inoculate enough citizens.