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Fish Fry Fridays officially kick off in metro Detroit; where you can head this season

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1 year ago

March 7, 2025

Fish Fry Fridays officially kick off in metro Detroit; where you can head this season

TROY, Mich. (WXYZ) — Local churches and organizations have been preparing for Fish Fry Fridays for weeks, and the funds raised from these meals typically go to help area nonprofits, schools and other groups.

St. Andrew’s Society of Detroit kicked off their annual fish fry event at the Kilgour Scottish Centre in Troy and saw record amounts of people.

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St. Andrew’s Society of Detroit hosting their fish fry in Troy

“We open at 4:30 (p.m.) and we’ve had a line out the door the whole time,” St. Andrew’s Society of Detroit President Chris Mackenzie said. “We ran out of fish very early.”

For the local Christian and Catholic communities, it’s the start of Lent. However, it’s also a time for anyone in the community to enjoy spending time with family and friends at the dozens of locations in our area offering fish dinners.

All the money raised from the fish dinners at the Kilgour Scottish Centre goes to local charities. All the staff filling bellies are unpaid volunteers. They say they wouldn’t have it any other way.

Over at St. Anne Catholic Grade School and Church in Warren, parent and teacher volunteers run a well-oiled machine, offering both your typical sit-down dinners and drive-thru dinners as well.

St. Anne Catholic Grade School and Church Friday Fish Fry

“Tonight has been very busy. We have not stopped since we got here. Four o’clock (in the afternoon) we start getting everything ready and orders came in at 4:30 (p.m.), and it has been steady,” St. Anne Catholic Grade School and Church parent volunteer Brandy Rokicki said.

With students helping and the St. Anne Men’s Club spearheading the event, the church and school sold over 1,000 dinners on Friday alone, with the funds going right back to the school.

“It goes back to the Men’s Club, which helps fund projects for the school, making the school the best as it can possibly be for our kids,” Rokicki said.

Fish Fry Fridays will continue until Good Friday, which is right before Easter.

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Teen on moped hit by car after cruising through stop sign in Detroit

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July 9, 2026

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Teen on moped hit by car after cruising through stop sign in Detroit

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Photos by FOX 2 Photog Scott Federspiel

DETROIT (FOX 2) – A 16-year-old moped driver was hospitalized after a crash on Detroit’s west side on Wednesday night.

The backstory:

Detroit police say the teen disregarded a stop sign while going east on Vassar when he collided with a vehicle turning south on Outer Drive at about 9:30 p.m.

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The boy was taken to a nearby hospital where he is listed in critical condition. The driver of the car, a woman in her 30s, was not injured.

The Source: Information for this report is from Detroit police.

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Chickens, geese found at vacant home after nonprofit reports them stolen

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19 hours ago

July 9, 2026

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Chickens, geese found at vacant home after nonprofit reports them stolen

Chickens and geese that went missing from a local nonprofit’s Detroit site were found in the backyard of a nearby home, the director of operations said Wednesday.

The Full Circle Foundation, a Grosse Point Park-based nonprofit, said more than a dozen chickens and geese were believed stolen from a chicken coop on Detroit’s east side that also features the Full Circle Edible Garden.

The nonprofit provides training and job opportunities for young people with special needs.

Neighbors who learned from news reports about the missing flock found the “chickens were being held in the backyard of a vacant home not far from the Full Circle Edible Garden,” said Stephanie DiVirgil, director of operations. She said Ribbon Farm 4-H owns the flock.

“The homeowner was contacted, and she reached out to Full Circle to confirm,” said DiVirgil. “We were able to retrieve all of the chickens and geese that were found on the property, 19 in total.”

The foundation and Ribbon Farms 4-H are working to secure the site, including cameras, fencing and lights.

“We will likely start a fundraising campaign to have these items installed,” DiVirgil said. “We’ve gotten amazing support from the community, including offers to help pay for these additional security measures.”

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