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Clark Park celebrates 25 years of keeping the park in Southwest Detroit open to the community at its 6th Annual Winter Carnival and Outdoor Hockey Classic on Saturday, February 25, from noon to 4 p.m.Families are invited to ice skate, enjoy animals in a petting zoo,

ride through the city streets in a horse-drawn carriage, explore the DIA Away's traveling art exhibit and explore a Detroit Fire Department Truck. Roast marshmallows, savor s'mores and warm up inside while having your face painted. Attendees can also participate in a special interactive demonstration presented by the Detroit Science Museum.At 6:30 p.m., cheer on the players at the Clark Park Outdoor

Winter Classic charity hockey game. "We expect 1,000 people to come out and enjoy the day," said Executive Director Anthony Benavides. "This is the third year we've included the Winter Classic hockey game with the Carnival," added Clark Park Business Manager Kate Brennan.The day's activities are free of charge and spectators are always

welcome. Food and refreshments will be available during the hockey game. There will be a skills demonstration by kids in the hockey program and an opportunity for spectators to win prizes by participating in "chuck-a-puck".For more information call (313) 842-8534, or visit

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Art History, Wayne State University, presents Fluid Impressions: 2017 MFA Thesis Exhibition, featur-ing works by Dominique Chastenet de Géry and Courtney Richardson at the Art Department Gal-lery, February 17 through March 17. The opening reception will be held on Friday, February 17, from 5 – 8 p.m. Dominique Chastenet de Géry received her MFA

degree in painting from Wayne State University in December, 2016. Her undergraduate work was done in the seventies at UC Santa Cruz and at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Dominique was a recipient of the 2016 Detroit Artists Market Scholarship. Her work is currently on display in the Kresge Foundation’s offices, Troy, MI. Her recent exhibitions include the following: a two- -person exhibition, Detroit: Submergé(e), LA Artcore, Los Angeles, CA; Things Feel Heavy, The Carr Center, Detroit, MI; and Emergence- -15, Ford Gallery, East-ern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI. Courtney Richardson is completing her MFA de-

gree in graphic design at Wayne State University (May, 2017). She received a BFA from Kendall Col-lege of Art and Design, Grand Rapids, MI, 2006. Fol-lowing her undergraduate studies, she worked as a front-end developer and designer for an internet services firm in Troy, MI. She later worked as an inhouse designer for a dental publication for almost four years, Ann Arbor, MI, which was concurrent with her position as a freelance designer. In 2016, her work was featured in Just My Type at Whitdel Arts, Detroit, MI. For more information, call the James Pearson Duffy Department of Art and Art History at

(313) 577- 2423. This exhibit is in the Art Department Gallery, the 150 Art Building, located at 5400 Reuther Mall, on Wayne’s campus in Detroit’s Midtown. The gallery’s open Tues-days through Thursdays, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. and Fridays, 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.

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Festival came to a thunder-ing conclusion last weekend. The final stretch featured some of Mozart’s late sym-phonic masterpieces, cul-minating with the tower-ing ‘Jupiter.’ His works for solo wind instruments and orchestra were featured in these events, and the final such work was the unusual combination of flute and harp, performed by DSO flutist Sharon Sparrow and visiting harpist of interna-tional reputation Yolanda Kondonassis. The classical harp repertoire is rather limited, and Mozart’s work is among the most shin-ing stars featuring that in-strument. Maestro Slatkin, who conducted during this festival, spiced it up with some witty introductory comments, including some humorous scolding of those who were late getting to their seats following the in-termission. Towards the fi-nal ovation, he appeared on stage wearing a Mozart wig. The DSO Mozart Festival

was supplemented with other non-DSO events. The crowning such event was Sunday’s performance of Mozart’s Requiem by the Detroit Symphony Youth Orchestra and The Uni-versity of Michigan Choir, which turned out to be a stellar performance. This was preceded by some short selections by lesser known composers – Jake Runestad, Randall Thompson and Car-los Simon. While not having reached Mozart’s fame and stature, those pieces were impressive as well.For us, life continues even

after Mozart. This Friday, Kerrytown Concert House is presenting Peter Soave (pictured), playing the ban-doneon, with the Detroit Chamber Winds and Strings. The program will include music ranging from Piaz-

zolla to Bach, John Williams to Prokofiev. It will begin at 8 p.m. For further infor-mation, check Kerrytown-House.org. I have heard Soave on several occasions over many years. He is a re-nowned expert on this rare instrument – which is a type of accordion, with buttons instead of a keyboard. It is a popular instrument in Ar-gentina and Uruguay.On Saturday, Chamber

Music Society of Detroit is presenting the Danish String Quartet performing Beethoven’s second Razu-movsky Quartet, a selection of Nordic folk tunes ar-ranged for strings by mem-bers of the quartet, and Swans Kissing by Norwe-gian composer Rolf Wallin. The concert takes place at Seligman Performing Arts Center, located at 22305 West 13 Mile Road in Bev-erly Hills. Tickets, priced at $32 - $64 for adults and $16 - $32 for students, may be purchased by phone at (313) 246-4250. A pre-concert talk takes place at 6:45 p.m. For those preferring a

lighter venue, the Rackham Choir fundraiser is featur-ing the Marion Hayden Trio,

the Detroit Circus and Rack-ham Choir Ensemble on Sat-urday, February 11 at 6:30 p.m. For information, check RackhamChoir.org. On the following week,

Wednesday, at 7:30 p.m., the Cranbrook Music Guild is presenting the Morgenstern Trio at Christ Church Cran-brook, 470 Church Road, in Bloomfield Hills, (248) 853-5170. Their program in-cludes Haydn’s (1732-1809) piano trio Hoboken XV: 24 in D major, Frank Bridge (1879-1941) Phantasie in C minor H.79 (1907), and Mendelssohn’s (1809-1847) Piano Trio op. 66 in C Mi-nor (1845). I have listened to some of the recordings of the Morgenstern Trio and they are impressive. On Friday, February 17 at

10:45 a.m. and Saturday, February 18 at 8 p.m., pia-nist Sara Davis Buechner will be appearing with the DSO and conductor Mi-chelle Merrill in a Gersh-win program. Buechner ap-peared here in a Promusica program a while back and I am waiting to hear her indi-vidualistic interpretations of this music. For informa-tion, check www.DSO.org.

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It would be virtually impossible to mention Black History Month without including black church-es. The church has a long history as the center of strength in the black community, which has made them a powerful force in our daily struggles. Detroit has a wealth of African-American churches of all denominations, all of which have an important role in this community.

Churches have long been the back-bone of African-American com-munities, serving as school sites in the early years after the Civil War, taking up social welfare functions, such as providing for the indigent, and going on to establish schools, orphanages and prison ministries.

As a result, black churches have fostered strong community organi-zations and provided spiritual and political leadership, especially dur-ing the civil rights movement.

Detroit Unity Temple (pictured, at right) is just one such church, hav-ing celebrated 100 years of serving Detroit this past October.

“100 years of giving to the com-munity and sharing with the com-munity our spiritual truth,” said Rev. Gregory Guice, present Pastor of Detroit Unity Temple.

Founded in 1916, Detroit Unity Temple was originally located at the Detroit Institute of Arts before moving to their present location in Palmer Park under the leadership of Rev. Eric Butterworth.

“Rev. Butterworth was a great leader, and also a well-known lo-cal author, said Rev. Guice. Butter-worth’s book is entitled, Discover Power Within You.

People think of us as New Age, we’re not, we’re Christian. We teach strength of the power within ourselves. It’s the greatness inside of you."

Rev. Guice was excited about the many activities that will take place during Black History Month at De-troit Unity Temple.

Here are some of the events: Sun-day, February 12, The Black Quilters will take over the entire sanctuary. Some quilts date back to the 1860's and carried messages during the Civil War. There will also be a Quil-ter’s Workshop, and a 30 ft. long

community quilt that covers the entire sanctuary.

Les Brown will be the keynote speaker on February 19.

On February 26 Ellis Liddell of ELE Wealth Management will be the speaker.

The public is invited to any of these events. For more information call (313) 345-4848 or visit detroi-tunity.com. Detroit Unity Temple is located at 17505 2nd Ave., in De-troit.

Perhaps, when Carter G. Wood-son started Black History Week it wasn’t his intent for it to evolve into Black History Month or even continue into the 21st century. But the purpose is still the same — to create awareness and to learn more about African American history. African Americans are making his-tory every day, but there are still lots of significant historical contri-butions that we either didn’t know or have forgotten.

African Americans have carved significant pathways in Michigan’s history; Cornelius Langston Hen-derson Sr. (1888-1976) designed the Canadian approaches to the Ambassador Bridge and portions of the Detroit Windsor Tunnel. He

also designed the General Electric Building in Toronto and the Detroit Memorial Park. Henderson was only the second African American to receive an engineering degree from the University of Michigan.

Frederick Pelham, designed the skewed-arch Railroad Bridge in Dexter, Michigan in 1886 and de-signed 18 major railroad bridges.

Ed Welburn became only the sixth Design Chief in General Motors his-tory, and the first African American to head the design studio for any automaker when he was appointed Vice President of Design in 2003.

This is just a small sampling of the many areas on which African Americans have left their imprint on Michigan’s history. I’m sure you can add many more to this list.

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By Paul Arlon

Hidden Figures: NASA's Real 'Stars'

This is a terrific movie to see as Black History Month con-tinues on through February. Based on real people and true events, Hidden Figures con-fronts the insidious practice of segregation as it occurred in the early 1960’s southern states, and especially as it was instituted in the fledg-ling US space program, cen-tered at the Langley, Virginia headquarters of NASA.

As our country found itself outpaced by the Russians in the uncharted field of higher mathematics for manned space experiments, NASA, traditionally staffed with all white-bread engineers, was faced with a profound real-ization – the best math minds weren’t always embodied in Caucasian skin. Seems like it would only make sense for science to be color-blind, but in 1960 Virginia, a state seg-

regated by law, pure science was corrupted by politics. Enter the black, or as the sig-nage that appears throughout the film calls them, ‘colored,’ women of ‘Hidden Figures.’

Taraji P. Henson portrays Katherine Goble Johnson, a mathematics prodigy from early childhood; Octavia Spencer as Dorothy Vaughan, one of the first black women to work with the original IBM computers; and Janelle Mo-nae, as Mary Jackson, the first black woman NASA engineer. All three of these women, in real-life, had more than just segregation to overcome. The fact that they were women, in itself, was a substantial hurdle, and in many ways al-most as difficult an obstacle to their success in life as was their race. The male domi-nated field of NASA space science, then, as now, part of the Pentagon, didn’t allow for women’s voice, let alone ‘col-ored’ women.

But, science is science, or, at least, it should have been, (and still should be) and no tethers or constraints should be put on a human mind, no matter in whose body it re-sides. And, that’s the story here: through sheer ability, and with a few champions along the way with bigger vi-sion than the politics of the day, merit wins out.

Under the supervision of Al Harrison (played by Kevin Costner), the genius of Kath-erine Goble Johnson, first as-signed to the original space program as a lowly so-called

human ‘computer,’ or num-ber-cruncher, is observed and noted. When she calculates intricate probabilities be-yond what even her heralded colleagues can do, especially the program’s lead mathema-tician Paul Stafford, played by Jim Parsons (a good role for The Big Bang’s Sheldon Cooper, eh?), Katherine final-ly gets some acceptance. And, when the first space capsule containing John Glenn (Glen Powell) is sent into space, she plays an even more impor-tant role.

But, each of the three wom-

en has their own heroic story, and it’s a movie worth seeing. The beauty of the story, for me, written by Allison Schro-eder and Theodore Melfi, and directed by Melfi, is that each of these women worked with-in (and around) the system in which they were born, and rose to the top due to merit.

They were given a small chance, they envisioned big-ger opportunities ahead and embraced them, they thirst-ed for knowledge and they didn’t hold back.

Katherine Goble Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson, surmounted every gender, race, and professional obstacle. Because they were smart, they worked hard and they didn’t allow the en-trenched cultural norms of their time to dictate their sta-tion in life.

Hidden Figures is terrific story of how an indomitable human spirit can soar above the constructs of a feeble-minded society.

convoluted. The suspense could have been ramped up more and Nathaniel's actions were bizarre and didn't make sense until the last ten minutes of the movie. Gardner seems to be about the only one that aged in the 16 years since he was born. Also it doesn’t particularly help that the script, written by Allan Loeb (the writer of last year’s critically-panned Col-lateral Beauty), imagines almost every single one of the film’s characters as un-likable people. The only times when The

Space Between Us feels the most genuine is when it takes a break from the ba-sic plot to let Gardner and Tulsa actually enjoy life for a little bit. Some of the plot and low

gravity scenes were a bit cheesy, but overall it was a fun story of two people try-ing to beat the odds.

mitted to visit Earth. We soon learn that Gardner's Martian body isn't compat-ible to Earth, though. In-stead of waiting in quaran-tine for a cure that doesn't exist, Gardner uses his skills to escape and pursue Tulsa. At first she doesn't believe anything he says but soon begins to help this strange person on his adventure to find his father while being chased across the country by police and NASA. Gardner gets to experience

the wonders of the planet and Tulsa as they head west. As they race against time there are plot twists as to who his father is. There are some funny bits as Gardner reacts to new ex-periences on Earth. Asa is very intelligent as

he was in Ender's Game, but now he is a lot more vulner-able. The Space Between Us tries to come across as dra-ma but was unnecessarily

demands that Gardner's ex-istence remain a secret. When Gardner reaches the

age of 16 he is finally per-

iel Shepherd played by Gary Oldman (who looks very much like an ‘old man!’), is the mission director who

The Space Between Us is an interplanetary love story. It begins in the near future when a young astronaut finds herself pregnant on the flight to colonize Mars. Sarah Elliot (Janet Mont-gomery) plays the unsus-pecting mother who is also the mission commander. Unfortunately, she dies during childbirth and no one knows who the father is. Years later, we see Asa Butterfield as Sarah’s child, Gardner Elliot, now a teen-ager.Raised by scientists and

his guardian/foster moth-er Kendra (Carla Gugino), Gardner searches for an-swers about his father and Earth. During this process he befriends a moody lon-er on Earth named Tulsa (Britt Robertson). Nathan-

By Don Campbell

Plot's All Over the Place in Off-Base 'Space'

Britt Robertson & Asa Butterfield

L to R: Janelle Monae, Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer


DOWNTOWN MONITOR

CLASSIFIEDS CALL 248-439-1863MINIMUM RATE:

20 Words For $18.00

CHURCH OF THE MESSIAH HOUSING CORP.NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS

For 3 bedrm, 1 1/2 bath townhomes. Leasing from $744 to $800 month. Units include stove, fridge, D/W & W/D hook ups. Off-street parking. Just 3 miles east of Downtown Detroit. Near Belle Isle Park.For more info or to make an appointment: CHURCH OF THE MESSIAH HOUSING Ask for Kierra Stafford, (313) 515-9277

Rentals

313-859-9650

EAST SIDE

- Homes -

2 Bedroom (From $500.00)

3 Bedroom (From $675.00)

-Apartments -

1 Bedroom (From $350)

Detroit/Eastside.Safe, Clean & Near Busline.

All Utilities Included.MATURE Males Preferred.

$120 Per Week.(248) 730-0174

Seniors

Palmer Court Townhomes5721 St. Antoine Street • Detroit, MI 48202 • 313-871-4621• [email protected]

City Living at its Best!Palmer Court Townhomes is an upscale, yet affordable rental community located just minutes away from the cultural center of Detroit. Enjoy a Tigers baseball game at Comerica Park, a show at the Fox Theatre, or a performance at the Detroit Opera House. No matter what you love to do there is something for you. If you love to spend time at home you will enjoy the amenities of your new townhome. With our spacious 2 bedroom townhomes you will always be as comfortable as possible. Palmer Court Townhomes is within walking distance to Wayne State University and the Detroit Medical Center. Give us a call to speak with our friendly staff.

YOUNG MANORSpacious Apartments

• IMMEDIATE OCCUPANCY• All Utilities, except electric

• Wall-to-wall carpeting• Central air conditioning• Fully-equipped kitchen

• Laundry facilities•Community Room•24-hour emergency

maintenanceLOW INCOMEWAITING LIST

NOW OPEN

YOUNG MANORis located at:

2500 W. Grand Blvd.Detroit, MI 48208

(Btw. Lodge & Grand River Ave.)(313) 894-1810

IN HISTORICWEST VILLAGE

2-3 Bedroom Flats$650 - $1200 monthtenant pays utilities(313) 995-5534(313) 822-0057(313) 506-6184

NORTHWEST DETROITSection 8 ok. 3 br. bricks on Fielding & Ferguson, from

$695, both plus deposits. All in nice area. Fenced in yard & imm. occupancy. No pets.

(313) 753-2245.

**Exceptions Apply

• premier senior Living!• Free Utilities!!• spectacular Views• Balconies in every apartment• Abundant Closet space• Emergency pull cords• Individually controlled air & heat• Laundry facilities on site• Elevators• walking trail• senior activities• Community room with large tV• Close to shopping• 24 hour emergency maintenance

1401 Chene Detroit 48207313.567.7999

Open Mon-Fri 9am-5pm

Loft Apartments $538 1 Bedroom Apartments starting at $620

Parkview Place Apartments

AcceptingApplications

Professionally Managed by Continental Management

JEFFERSONMEADOWS13101 FREUD (at Dickerson)Detroit 48215Ditch the rest and come live with the best…For ages 55 and better1 & 2 Bedroomsstarting at $372 month.• Laundry room • community room • stove • refrigerator, dishwasher • air conditioning. Heat Included.

313-824-1881

Rooms for Rent

FURNISHEDEastside — Safe, clean, laundry, utilities includ-ed. No smoking or drink-ing. Must work. Men pre-ferred. $400 monthly.

(313) 443-0576.

Step into a home that inviteseasy living in a friendly environment

Our residents love their homes – Let us show you why!

• Free Utilities• Air conditioning• Refrigerator/stove/Microwave• Spacious closets• Emergency pull cords• storage space• Balconies on select units

• Community Room• Fitness room• Beauty & Barber shop• Laundry facilities• private park with walking path• Controlled access• 24-hour emergency maintenance

Community located in Royal oak township. Designed for individuals 55 and better allowing for comfortable independent living. this beautiful community offers 1 & 2 bedroom apartments, walking distance to shopping. No Application Fee; 1 Bdrm starting at $619 & 2 bdrm starting at $672.

Royal Oak

Towers20800 wyoming

Ferndale, MI 48220(248) 542-0881

[email protected]

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Seniors

U Spacious 1 bedroom U Appliances includedU secured and gated parking

U shopping, bus lines, restaurants U Service Coordinator on site U Laundry room on each floor

X (313)366-161620000 Dequindre • Detroit

www.mortonmanordetroit.com

Uwheelchair accessible units

Equal Housing OpportunityEqual Opportunity

Employer

MORTON MANORSENIOR APARTMENTS

(AGE 62 AND OVER – SUBSIDIZED AND SECTION 8)

Rooms for Rent


CASH

23013 Gratiot • Eastpointe

DRIVERS: CO & O/OP's. Earn great money running dedicated! Great benefits. Home weekly. Monthly bonuses. Drive newer equipment! (855) 582-2265.

Records Wanted

RECORDS WANTED45s & LPs • Best Prices Paid

PEOPLES RECORDS1464 Gratiot Ave., DetroitAcross from Eastern Market

313-831-0864 2nd Location at:20140 Livernois,

2 Blocks South of 8 Milepeoplesdetroit.com

Avon

Drivers Wanted

Buy or Sell Avon— Shop @County Line flea market free gift w/purchase, lots of deals, discounts and baskets! Call Nicole 313-414-AVON(2866)

Seniors

SENIOR APARTMENTSYou Can Afford A Breathtaking View!

Come see our fabulous views of the Detroit River, Canada and Downtown. We are certain you’ll enjoy the many conveniences that River Towers Apartments has to offer you.Rental rates as low as $599 for water front living. You must be 55 to apply, all utilities are included. We are located at 7800 East Jefferson, Detroit, MI 48214. Space is limited so call today! Section 8 Waitlist is currently open.

7800 East Jefferson • Detroit MI 48214 • Office 313.824.2244 • TTY 313.649.3777Equal Housing Opportunity

55 and Over Featuring Spacious

1 & 2 Bedroom Apartments Homes

IMMEDIATE OCCUPANCYspectacular Detroit Landmark building located on the Detroit River.• Controlled Entry • Cable Ready • Individually controlled Heat /Air • Emergency pull Cords • All appliances with washer/dryer in each apartment • Elevators • Community room with tV• Evening Courtesy Attendant• 24 Hour Maintenance • Gated parking

please Call (313) 822-93778:30 am – 5:30 pm Mon – Fri

WHITTIER MANOR SENIOR

APARTMENTSWHITTIER MANOR SENIOR APARTMENTSGabrielle Senior

Apartments14201 2nd Ave.

• Highland Park, MI 48203(313) 865-4550

TTY (800) 649-3777Age 62 or Better

•Appliances Included •Emergency Pull Cords•Free Heat & Air Conditioning•Balconies on Selected Units •24 Hour Emergency Maintenance •Entrance Control

•Community Room•Service Coordinators•Fitness Center •Billiards Room•Beautiful Library•Medical Office Onsite

X(313) 865-4550

IMMEDIATE OCCUPANCYFOR 1 & 2 BEDROOMS

Conveniently located close to shopping, banking and public transportation, all within walking distance. All rents are based on income.

DRIVERS & O/O's. $3,000 Sign-On. HOME DAILY! Great Benefits. CDL-A. Also hiring CDL School Grads.

(888) 300-9935.

Legal Services

Michigan Drivers License res-toration and DOT-SAP return to duty evals. Mid-town, expert evaluator. Free Consultation.

(313) 673-9073.

Bella Vista Glen Apartments369 Glendale

Highland Park, MI 48203(313) 883-5020

Accepting Applications for our newly renovated 2 bedroom Senior/Disabled Apartments. Rent is based on income.

Mon-Fri 8am-5pmTTY1-800-567-5857

BISHOP MOORE APARTMENTS

99 MANCHESTER PARKWAYHIGHLAND PARK, MI 48203Accepting applications for our newly renovat-ed 1 bedroom Senior/Disabled Apartments. Rent is based on income.

(313) 865-1552Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

Help Wanted

Part TimeOn occasion Grill cook need-ed. Friday nite/Saturday nite hours. Call 313 864 5659

Drivers: Local & Regional, No-Touch Openings! $3000 Sign-on Bonus! Excellent Pay, Comprehensive Benefits & More! 2 yrs. CDL-A Exp. Ap-ply: www.gopenske.com/ca-reers. Job # 1700980. Penske Logistics (855) 582-4441.

Travel Agent

If you are interested in Humanitar-ian Travel please contact me. I have a great 7 day cruise for peo-ple, who want to make difference. In the Dominican Republic. I also have two great trips planned, for 2017: Martha's Vineyard, 7 days and Savannah, Georgia, 7 days May, 2017.

Please contact me at (313) 566-2464 or

[email protected].


Seniors

Movers

Immediate OccupancyAll Utilities Included

Stop In For A Tour & Lunch

ComfortAble livinG at reStorAtion towerS

A worry-free Community for SeniorS 62 And up.

Our everyday Mission is to provide our family of residents with a friendly, safe and worry- free community that encourages their independent well-being.

Rent 30% Of Income

•ResidentControlledEntry•EmergencyCallSystem•ComputerLearningw/Classes•Award-winningBuilding•ServiceCoordinatorAvailableDailytoAssistwithHealthService&CareManagement•Delicious Lunch Served in

our Dining Room, Monday-Friday•AFullCalendarofSocialProgrammingandLifeEnrichmentActivities•On-SiteTransportation

RESTORATION TOWERS

16651 Lahser Road Detroit, MI 48219

313-538-0360Professionally Managed by Paragon Management, Inc.

COTS ON THE BLVDTwo and Three Bedroom Apartment Homes

available in our Historical Building located at 1887 W. Grand Blvd, Detroit 48208

Office Hours are Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.Two and Three Bedrooms available.ALL UTILITIES are included in the rent

HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHERS are accepted

To fill out an application and to view the community

Call (313) 361-1300 or (313) 935-9363

Tel: 313.833.0175

BECAUSE “YOUR” SPECIAL — $99 SECURITY DEPOSIT and NO APPLICATION FEE!

1 BR Suites available immediately. Income restrictions , vouchers

welcome. Rent $680 mo. Includes heat and hot water!

Call for details and schedule your appointment today. Office hours M-F 9-5 Professionally Managed by

Millennia Housing Management, Ltd.

CHRYSTAL J. EDWARDSTraveling Bonded Notary Public

(meet you Almost anywhere) Oakland & Wayne [email protected], or call (313) 310-3587

“I can’t believe what you say because I see what you do.” James Baldwin

Vintage Wanted

WE ARE LOOKING FOR VINTAGE/UNUSUAL/ETHNIC CLOTHES...ALL ERAS 1900's-70's.

CASH PAID For: All Concert T-Shirts/Peacock Rattan Chairs/Leather Coach Purses/Hippie Dresses/70's Plat-form Shoes/70's and older High School/College Varsity Clothes/70's and earlier Motorcycle Jackets/Estate Buyouts.

The Boodle FactoryCall (313) 212-4584

OAKWOOD MANOR SENIOR LIVING 14825 NEHLS AVE, EASTPOINTE, MI Eastpointe's finest place for Seniors 55 and older

● Two bedroom apartments available

● Beautiful neighborhood setting

● Community rm. ● Library w/Big Screen TV ● Fitness rm. ● Laundry facility.

2 Bedrooms rent for $705. Income restrictions apply.

(586) 359-2805

Music Lessons

NEW STUDENTS WANTEDSaxophone, clarinet, flute &

piano lessons in your own home. CALL KEITH GAMBLE MUSIC

(313) [email protected]

Jafra

JAFRABuy or Sell. Start today, make money tomorrow.

Biz kits < $100Call Veronica (313) 864 5659

Visit www.myjafra.com/vdavis1to order online.

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Seniors

The Board of Christian Social Concerns of Second Baptist Church of Detroit

invites you to participate in their annual Entrepreneurs Marketplace

Sunday, February 26, from 12:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.Please contact Muriel Smith, President,

for vendor booth information at (313) 689-8631. Vendor fee of $30 must be paid by February 18th.

Marketplace

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