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METRO DETROIT — Hundreds of schools across metro Detroit are closed Tuesday due to a winter storm that’s expected to bring snow, freezing rain and ice to the area.

All of southeastern Michigan is under a winter weather advisory through 4 p.m. Tuesday.

Here are the metro Detroit area schools (unless where noted) that are closed Tuesday:

Last updated: 12:32 a.m.

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Macomb County

4K Learning Center Southgate

Anchor Bay School District

Angel’s Corner Center

Armada Area Schools

Arts Acdmy in the Woods

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Assumption Center

Assumption Nursery

Austin Catholic High School

Bethlehem Lutheran Early Learning

Boys and Girls Club – Eastpointe

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CSDD New Haven

CSDD Shelby

CSDD Warren

Center Line Prep. Acdmy

Center Line Public Schools

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Chippewa Valley School District

Chiquitos Bilingual Montessori

Clintondale Community Schools

Creative Employment Clinton Twp.

Creative Employment Washington Twp.

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Cross of Glory Lutheran

Crown of Life Lutheran

DeLaSalle Collegiate High

Eastpointe Community Schools

Eaton Acdmy

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Faith Christian-Clinton Twp

First Friends Montessori

Fitzgerald Public Schools

Fraser Public Schools

Frontier International Academy(K-5)

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Great Lakes Child Dev Ctr. Warren

Great Oaks Acdmy-Warren

Harper Woods CCI Center

Huron Academy

Immanuel Lutheran-Macomb

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International Acdmy of Macomb

L’Anse Creuse Public Schools

Lake Shore Public Schools

Lakeview Public Schools (Macomb)

Life Skills New Haven

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Life Skills Roseville

Little Turtle Prschl

Lutheran High-North

Macomb Acdmy

Macomb Children’s Acdmy

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Macomb ISD-Edu Service Ctr

Macomb ISD-Special Ed Pgms

Macomb Life Skills

Macomb Montessori Acdmy

Merritt Acdmy

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Michigan Collegiate

Michigan Math and Science Academy

Michigan Montessori Childrens Acad

Montessori Childrens Acdmy-Clinton

Mt Clemens Community Schools

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Mt. Clemens Montessori Acdmy

New Dawn Academy

New Haven Community Schools

Noor International Acdmy

Parkway Christian

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Peace Lutheran-Shelby Twp

Prevail Acdmy

Reach Charter Acdmy

Regina High

Richmond Community Schools

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Rising Stars Acdmy

Romeo Community Schools

Roseville Community Schools

Spark’s Little Learners Acdmy

St. Anne Catholic

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St. Augustine Catholic

St. Clair Shores Senior Center

St. Germaine Catholic

St. Isaac Jogues Catholic (No PM Activities)

St. Joan of Arc Catholic

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St. John Lutheran-Fraser

St. Joseph’s Acdmy-RAY TWP

St. Lawrence Catholic School

St. Mary Catholic-Mt Clemens

St. Peter Lutheran-Eastpointe

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St. Peter Lutheran-Macomb

St. Peter’s Lutheran-Richmond

St. Thecla Catholic Elem

Trinity Lutheran-Clinton Twp

Trinity Lutheran-Utica

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Utica Community Schools

Van Dyke Public Schools

Warren Consolidated Schools

Warren Woods Christian

Warren Woods Public Schools

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Wee Love Day Care

Westfield Charter Academy

Oakland County

4K Learning Center Southgate

Academy of the Sacred Heart

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Archdiocese of Detroit

Aim High School

Alex-Marie Manoogian

Arts and Technology Acdmy

Avondale School District

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Babes in Toyland-Troy

Berkley School District

Bethany Christian

Beverly Hills Acdmy

Birmingham Public Schools

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Bishop Foley Catholic High

Bloomfield Hills Schools

Bloomfield Maples Montessori

Bradford Acdmy

Brookfield Acdmy-Troy

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Brookfield Acdmy-W Bloomfield

Brother Rice High

Clarenceville School District

Clawson Public Schools

Cook’s Acdmy

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Cranbrook – All Schools

Cranbrook Art Museum

Cranbrook Institute of Science

Creative Employment Pontiac

Crescent Acdmy (Building Closed-ONLINE classes still meet)

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Detroit Catholic Central High

Detroit Country Day-All

Eagle Creek Acdmy

Early Impressions

Eton Acdmy

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Farber Hebrew Day School

Farmington Public Schools

Faxon Academy

Ferndale Public Schools

Flex High School of Pontiac

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FlexTech High School-Novi

Foster’s Childcare and Learning Cen

Four Corners Montessori Acdmy

Frankel Jewish Acdmy

Great Lakes Academy

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Guardian Angels Catholic

Harper Woods CCI Center

Hillel Day

Holy Name Catholic

Hope Christian Academy

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Huron Valley Schools

Japhet School

Keys Grace Academy

Lahser Pre-Voctnl Ctr-Clarkston

Lakecrest Baptist

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Lakes Area Montessori

Lamphere Public Schools

Lutheran High NW

Madison Dist Public Schools-Oakland

Madison Heights C.E.O.

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Marian High

Marketti Acdmy of Cosmetology

Mercy High (Building Closed-ONLINE classes still meet)

Milford Montessori

Momentum Academy

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North Hills Child Care

Notre Dame Lower Division

Notre Dame Prep (Building Closed-ONLINE classes still meet )

Novi Christian Academy

Novi Community School District

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OLHSA/All Headstart Locations

Oak Park Schools

Oak Park Service Learning Academy

Oakdale Academy

Oakland Children’s Acdmy

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Oakland Family Services-CLC

Oakland Tech-SE Campus

Oakland Tech-SW Campus

Oakside Scholars Charter Acdmy

Our Lady Queen of Martyrs

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Our Lady of Refuge

Our Lady of Sorrows

Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic

Our Shepherd Lutheran Daycare

PACE Academy

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Pontiac Acdmy for Excellence

Pontiac School District

Premiere Preschool-Welch

Rochester Hills Christian

Rolston Hockey Academy

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Royal Oak School District

Saint Catherine of Siena Acdmy

Schoolhouse Montessori-Troy

Servicar-South Oakland

Shrine Catholic Grade

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Shrine Catholic High & Acdmy

South Lyon Community Schools

Southfield Christian

Southfield Public Schools

Spanish For Toddlers

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St. Fabian Catholic

St. Hugo of the Hills

St. Joseph Child Care Center

St. Mary Catholic-Royal Oak

St. Mary’s Preparatory

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St. Patrick Catholic -White Lake

St. Paul Lutheran-Royal Oak

St. William Catholic

Temple Israel Early Childhood Ctr.

Total Education Solutions – Therapy

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Troy School District

Walled Lake School District

Walton Charter Acdmy

Waterford Montessori Acdmy

Waterford School District

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West Bloomfield School District

West Highland Christian Acdmy

Westfield Charter Academy

Wixom Christian

Wayne County

2 days Child Learning Center

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4K Learning Center Southgate

ABT High

ASA Higher Learning Prep

Achieve Charter Acdmy

Advanced Technology Acdmy

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Al-Ikhlas Training Acdmy

Allen Park Public Schools

Am Montessori Academy Upper

Am Montessori Acdmy-Lower

American Intl Acdmy District

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Arc Dearborn

Barack Obama Leadership Academy

Barber Prepatory Academy

Beacon Elem

Boys and Girls Club – Dauch

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Boys and Girls Club – Highland Park

Boys and Girls Club – Lloyd H Diehl

Branch Line School

Bridge Acdmy East

Bridge Acdmy West

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Brookfield Acdmy-Livonia

Cabrini Elem & Middle

Cabrini High

Caniff Liberty Acdmy

Canton Charter Acdmy

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Canton Prep High School

Cesar Chavez High

Cesar Chavez Middle

Cesar Chavez-Martin

Cesar Chavez-Vernor

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Chandler Park Acdmy

Charlotte Mason Community

Christ Our Saviour Lutheran

Christ the King Lutheran-Southgate

Civic Park Senior Center

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Commonwealth Comm Dev Acdmy

Cornerstone Jefferson-Douglas

Covenant House Academy – Detroit

Creative Academics Learning Center

Creative Empowerment – Westland

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Creative Montessori Acdmy

Crescent Academy International

Crestwood School District

DK’s Childcare Academy

David Ellis Acdmy West-Redford

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David Ellis Acdmy-Detroit

Davis Preparatory Academy

Dearborn Christian Preschool

Dearborn Early Learning Ctr

Dearborn Heights School District #7

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Dearborn Public Schools

Detroit Acdmy of Arts and Sciences

Detroit Christian Schools

Detroit Community Schools (CHARTER)

Detroit Cristo Rey High

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Detroit Edison Public Acdmy

Detroit Enterprise Acdmy

Detroit Innovation Acdmy

Detroit Leadership Acdmy-Virgil

Detroit Leadership AcdmyHigh School

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Detroit Merit Charter Acdmy

Detroit Premier Acdmy

Detroit Prep

Detroit Public Safety Acdmy

Detroit Public Schools

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Detroit Service Learning Acdmy

Detroit Waldorf School

Discovery Creative Pathways H.W.

Discovery Creative Pathways Redford

Divine Child Elem

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Divine Child High

Dove Acdmy of Detroit

Early College of Excellence

Ecorse Public Schools

Emmanuel Lutheran

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Flagship Charter Acdmy (No PM Activities)

Flat Rock Community Schools

Focus HOPE Child Care Ctr

Focus Hope Training (Building Closed-ONLINE classes still meet )

Fostering Leadership Academy

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Gabriel Richard Catholic High

Garden City Public Schools

George Crockett Acdmy (No PM Activities)

George Washington Carver Acdmy

Gesu Elem

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Gibraltar School District

Global Heights Acdmy

Grand River Acdmy

Grosse Ile Township Schools

Grosse Pointe Acdmy

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Grosse Pointe Nursery

Grosse Pointe Public Schools

Guardian Lutheran

Guidance Ctr-Belleville Head Start

Guidance Ctr-Lincoln Prk Head Start

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Guidance Ctr-River Rouge Head Start

Guidance Ctr-Romulus Head Start

Guidance Ctr-Taylor Head Start

Hamtramck Acdmy

Hamtramck Public Schools

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Hanley International Acdmy

Harper Woods CCI Center

Harper Woods High School

Harper Woods Middle School

Harper Woods School District

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Henry Ford Acdmy-Dearborn

Holy Redeemer Elem

Hope Acdmy

Hope of Detroit Acdmy (No PM Activities)

Huron School District

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Inkster Preparatory Academy (No PM Activities)

Inter-City Baptist

Island Kiddie Kampus Mainland

Ivywood Classical Academy

Jalen Rose Leadership Acdmy

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Joy Prep Acdmy-Dexter

KIPP Detroit Imani Admy

Keystone Acdmy (No PM Activities)

LACC Childcare Acdmy

Legacy Charter Acdmy

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Lincoln Park Public Schools

Lincoln-King Acdmy

Livonia Public Schools

Loyola High

Lutheran High-Westland

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ML King Jr Edu Center

MacDowell Preparatory Academy

Madison-Carver Acdmy

Matrix Head Start

Melvindale-N Allen Park Schools

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Merrill Palmer Skillman Inst ECC

Metro Charter Acdmy

Metropolitan SDA Junior Acdmy

Mi Cookie Project

Michigan Barber School (Building Closed-ONLINE classes still meet)

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Montessori Acdmy Canton

Montessori Center of Our Lady

Montessori Center-Downriver

Montessori Child Development Center

Montessori Children’s-Allen Park

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Most Holy Trinity Elem

My Baby And Me

My First Schoolhouse

New Beginning Head Start

New Paradigm College Prep

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New St. Paul Head Start

Northville Christian

Northville Public School District

Oakland Int Acdmy-Elem

Oakland Intl Acdmy High

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Oakland Intl Acdmy Middle

Old Redford Academy Elem Detroit

Old Redford Academy High

Old Redford Academy Middle

Our Lady Star of the Sea

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Our Lady of Good Counsel Plym

Our Lady of Victory

P&A Scholars Beauty-Detroit

Pathways Academy

Peace Lutheran-Livonia

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Pembroke Academy

Plymouth Christian Acdmy

Plymouth Edu Center K-8 (No PM Activities)

Plymouth Scholars Charter Acdmy

Plymouth-Canton Community Schools

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Plymouth-Canton Montessori

Quality Learning Center

Quest Charter Acdmy

Redford Service Learning Acdmy

Redford Union School District

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Regent Park Scholars Acdmy

Renaissance Head Start

River Rouge School District

Riverside Acdmy East

Riverside Acdmy West

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Riverview School District

Romulus Community Schools

Rutherford Winans Academy

Sacred Heart-Dearborn

Schoolhouse Montessori Canton

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Seeds of Knowledge

Siena Literacy Center

South Canton Scholars Acdmy

South Redford School District

Southgate Community Schools

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Southgate Kiddie Kampus

St. Anselm Catholic

St. Clare of Montefalco

St. Edith Catholic School

St. John Paul II Classical Catholic (No PM Activities)

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St. John’s Evg Lutheran-New Boston

St. John’s Evg Lutheran-Westland

St. Joseph-Trenton

St. Linus Catholic

St. Mary Child Care Ctr

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St. Matthew Lutheran-Westland

St. Michael Catholic-Livonia

St. Michael Lutheran

St. Paul Christian Prschl – Trenton

St. Paul Lutheran – Northville

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St. Paul on the Lake Catholic

St. Pius Catholic-Southgate

St. Stephen Catholic-New Boston

St. Valentine Catholic

St. Vincent and Sarah Fisher Center

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Star Intl Academy – Canton

Star Intrnl Acdmy-George

Star Intrnl Acdmy-Hass

Starfish F.S Covenant House ECE Ctr

Starfish F.S. Cecil ECE Center

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Starfish F.S. Central Ave ECE Ctr.

Starfish F.S. Crestwood ECE Center

Starfish F.S. Fort St. ECE Center

Starfish F.S. Hiveley ECE Center

Starfish F.S. Livonia ECE Center

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Starfish F.S. Marygrove Head Start

Starfish F.S. Sal Army ECE Center

Starfish F.S. Thorne ECE Center

Starfish F.S. Westwood ECE Center

Starfish FS Plymouth/Canton ECE Ctr

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Starting Point Montessori

Summer Prschl ELC

Summit Acdmy North Elem

Summit Acdmy North High

Summit Acdmy North Middle

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Tawheed Center of Detroit

Taylor Exemplar Acdmy

Taylor Prep High

Taylor School District

The Boggs School

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The Dearborn Acdmy

Tipton Acdmy

Trenton Christian Preschool

Trenton Public Schools

Trillium Acdmy

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Trix Academy

Tyrone Elem

UM-Dearborn Early Childhood Edu Ctr

United Children Head Start

Unity Head Start

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Univ Learning Acdmy-Westland

Univ Prep Art and Design Dist UPAD

Univ Prep Science & Math-UPSM Dist.

Universal Acdmy-Detroit

University Liggett

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University Prep Acdmy – UPA Dist

University YES Acdmy

Van Buren Public Schools

Vista Meadows Acdmy

Voyageur Acdmy

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Voyageur College Prep

Warrendale Charter Acdmy

Washington-Parks Acdmy

Wayne County Meals on Wheels

Wayne Metro Art Space

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Wayne Metro Head Start – Dearborn S

Wayne Metro Head Start ACCESS

Wayne Metro Head Start Garden City

Wayne Metro Head Start St. Albert

Wayne Metro Head Start-Hamtramck

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Wayne Metro Head Start-Harper Woods

Wayne Metro Head Start-HighlandPark

Wayne Metro Head Start-Taylor

Wayne Metro Head Start-Westland

Wayne-Westland Community Schools

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Westfield Charter Academy

Westfield Prepatory High School

Westland Christian Acdmy

Weston Prep Acdmy

Westwood Community Schools (No PM Activities)

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Woodhaven-Brownstown Schools

Wyandotte Christian Academy

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First responders honored after rescuing 12 people from capsized sailboats near Belle Isle

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DETROIT – Detroit first responders and several private citizens are being credited with helping rescue a dozen people after multiple sailboats capsized in the Detroit River near Belle Isle during severe weather last week.

The incident occurred shortly after 7:30 p.m. on June 10 as a line of thunderstorms moved through southeast Michigan, bringing strong winds to the area.

According to the Detroit Fire Department, crews were dispatched to Belle Isle near the beach following reports of overturned boats and people in the water.

Firefighters, EMS personnel, Engine 27, and Fireboat 2, known as the Sivad Johnson, responded to the scene.

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When crews arrived, they found multiple small sailboats overturned in the river.

Officials said 20 people aboard seven sailboats were involved in the incident.

Twelve people were rescued from the water, while eight others safely returned aboard two boats that remained upright.

Fireboat 2 rescued four people from the water.

The Detroit Police Department Harbormaster rescued two more, while a private boater assisted three people. Another three were brought to safety by a nearby boat club vessel.

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The operator of the sailing group said as many as 26 people were on the water before the storm arrived, with six making it back to shore on their own before rescue efforts began.

Despite the dangerous conditions, no serious injuries were reported. Officials said all rescued individuals declined medical treatment.

Authorities praised the coordinated response among firefighters, police officers, boat club members, and private boaters who assisted during the emergency.

“Be aware of your surroundings,” said Detroit Fire Department Fireboat Operator Daniel Familant. “To be honest, we do make a lot of the saves by the private boaters out there that are fishing or just having a good time, and people were out there screaming, ‘Help, help,’ and there they go, so everyone helps out. It’s an all-hands effort.”

Emergency crews remained on scene until everyone involved was accounted for.

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Officials noted that one member of the Fireboat 2 crew was serving on the vessel for the first time during the rescue operation.

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Detroit archdiocese releases last proposed parish Mass stoppages. List hits 90

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The list of Catholic parishes targeted for the possible stoppage of weekend Masses has grown to about 90 parishes across southeast Michigan, according to the latest proposed models the Archdiocese of Detroit has released as part of its major restructuring process.

The archdiocese released on Thursday the models for potential parish groupings for the six remaining planning areas in the archdiocese, and 32 parishes wouldn’t have weekend Mass under at least one of the models. Previously released models showed that 58 other parishes could stop holding weekend Mass.

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The Archdiocese of Detroit recently completed listening sessions meant to garner feedback on the models, but parishioners can still share input through a survey that is open until July 31.

The archdiocese has been divided into 15 planning areas, or geographic areas, and three or four models are being proposed for each planning area, said the Rev. Mario Amore, executive director of parish renewal for the Archdiocese of Detroit.

The models have different proposed groupings of parishes ― called pastorates ― in which a grouping would share a pastor and potentially other priests. In some cases, selected churches in the grouping would no longer hold Saturday Vigil or Sunday Mass.

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The models released on Thursday are for planning areas 6, 7, 8, 11, 14 and 15, which include parts of Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties and parishes in St. Clair and Lapeer counties.

Sixteen of the parishes wouldn’t have weekend Mass under any of the models, including St. Alphonsus-Clement Parish in Dearborn, Our Lady of Loretto Parish in Redford Township and Our Lady of Hope Parish in St. Clair Shores.

The models are part of the archdiocese’s biggest restructuring plan in years. Announced last fall, Archbishop Edward Weisenburger said the archdiocese can’t maintain the roughly 200 existing parish buildings and is working to “right-size” the archdiocese, along with its personnel and financial resources. 

Holly Fournier, a spokesperson for the Archdiocese of Detroit, emphasized that the models are just draft proposals “intended to solicit feedback from parishioners.” She said no decisions have been made regarding pastorate groupings, weekend Mass schedules or any other aspect of the restructuring process.

The Rev. Mario Amore, executive director of parish renewal for the Archdiocese of Detroit, said in May that parishioners understand that the archdiocese “needs to do something” about its challenges. But when it becomes personal for people, it’s “very difficult,” he said.

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“And there’s a lot of human emotions, and … we need to honor that,” Amore said. “We need to be attentive to that, and no one’s saying that it’s an easy process, and it’s not a process that … we’re happy that we need to undertake, but it is one that we do need to undertake.”

What the latest Wayne County models show

Planning Area 6, which is in the southern section of Wayne County, excluding the Downriver area, includes 16 parishes. Eight of them would stop holding Saturday Vigil or Sunday Mass under at least one of the models for the planning area.

They include St. Mary, Cause of Our Joy in Westland, St. Richard in Westland, St. Aloysius in Romulus, St. Sabina in Dearborn Heights, St. Linus in Dearborn Heights, Divine Child in Dearborn, St. Alphonsus -St. Clement in Dearborn and St. Kateri Tekakwitha in Dearborn.

Planning Area 7, which includes the northwest portion of Wayne County, has 15 parishes, four of which wouldn’t hold weekend Mass under at least one model. They include Our Lady of Loretto in Redford Township, St. John XXIII in Redford Township, St. Priscilla in Livonia and Resurrection in Canton Township.

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What the latest Oakland and Macomb Co. models show

Planning Area 8, which is in southern Oakland County, has 13 parishes, six of which wouldn’t have weekend Mass under at least one of the models. They include St. William in Walled Lake, St. Gerald in Farmington, Prince of Peace in West Bloomfield, St. Joseph in South Lyon, Church of the Transfiguration in Southfield and Our Lady of Albanians in Southfield.

Planning Area 11, which includes the southeastern section of Macomb County, the Grosse Pointe communities and one parish in Detroit, has 14 parishes. Seven of them wouldn’t have weekend Mass under at least one model. They include Our Lady of Hope in St. Clair Shores, St. Lucy in St. Clair Shores, St. Basil the Great in Eastpointe, St. Margaret of Scotland in St. Clair Shores, Holy Innocents-St. Barnabas in Roseville, St. Matthew in Detroit and St. Clare of Montefalco in Grosse Pointe Park.

What the models in St. Clair, Lapeer counties show

Planning Area 14, which is in St. Clair County, has 12 parishes, five of which wouldn’t have Saturday Vigil or Sunday Mass in at least one model. They include Sacred Heart in Yale, St. Edward on the Lake in Lakeport, Holy Trinity in Port Huron, St. Christopher in Marysville and Immaculate Conception in Ira Township.

Planning Area 15, which is in Lapeer County and part of northern Macomb County, includes ten parishes. Two wouldn’t hold weekend Mass under at least one model. They include St. Mary Burnside in North Branch and St. Cornelius in Dryden.

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This Detroit steakhouse used to serve thousands a night in its heyday

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Carl’s Chop House, 3020 Grand River in Detroit, 1923-2008

It was one of the most prominent restaurants in Detroit throughout the 20th century. Carl’s Chop House served Detroit for decades, from the Great Depression through the new Millennium.

Founder Carl Rosenfield first opened as the Grand River Chophouse in the early 1920s and he moved the business across the street and renamed it Carl’s in the 1930s. The often-repeated story goes that he won the full ownership of a bar from his partner in a poker game and turned it into Carl’s Chop House.

Prior to his restaurant success, Rosenfield was a well-known tire merchant. At one point, Rosenfield also owned a lighthouse near Port Sanilac.

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As a restaurateur, Rosenfield persevered through many trials, including the Great Depression and a beef shortage during World War II, which left the steakhouse to serve chicken, lobster, sturgeon and “a lot of fish I never heard of,” he was quoted as saying.

A sirloin steak dinner was $1 when Carl’s Chop House opened.

By the 1960s, business was booming, and the restaurant was serving thousands of customers daily and had plans to expand the 850-seat dining room to 1,200. By then, steak dinners were up to $6.

They bounced up to $10 in the 1970s when longtime Detroit News restaurant reporter and critic Molly Abraham included Carl’s in a column, pointing out that even though the restaurant was a bit out of fashion — it had been open for more than 50 years by then — she describes the place as having “an infectiously festive, informal atmosphere.”

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Along with the steaks, convivial atmosphere and firm handshakes, Carl’s Chop House was known for always being open, even on Sundays. The only day of the year it was closed was Christmas Day, Dec. 25, which was also Rosenfield’s birthday.

Rosenfield, who would support local farmers by purchasing cattle and other livestock from the Michigan State Fair, was still working at the restaurant in the 1980s when he was in his 90s. He died in 1991 at age 95.

The new owners of Carl’s Chop House ushered it into the next century for another generation to enjoy.

It wasn’t the same without its namesake proprietor, who was known for an absolutely crushing handshake, however. In 2008, owner Frank Passalacqua filed an application with the state for a topless permit, hoping to turn the property, which was now a neighbor of MotorCity Casino, from a steakhouse to a strip club.

Passalacqua, who was more successful at Mario’s Italian restaurant in the Cass Corridor, said he was losing $1 million a year on Carl’s. The gentleman’s club idea never materialized. Carl’s closed in 2008 and the building was demolished in 2010.

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