Authorities ID body found in Pine Lake as Southfield man
BY GENA JOHNSON gjohnson@candgnews.com
WEST BLOOMFIELD — Au-
Friday’s mother had filed a missing person report with Southfield police Aug. 13.
The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office is leading the investigation and requested several of Friday’s personal effects from his mother.
son had taken all his things with him. Investigators later found some items, including a bottle of lotion they used to extract a DNA sample.
Forensic laboratory analysts at OCSO determined Friday’s identity Aug. 21.
thorities have identified the remains of a man discovered in Pine Lake July 29 as Alfonce Capone Friday, 30, a Southfield resident who had gone missing.
Southfield close to choosing architect for pool and aquatic center
BY MIKE KOURY mkoury@candgnews.com
SOUTHFIELD — Southfield will take an important step in the development of a new pool and aquatic center this month.
The city of Southfield’s pool has been closed for over three years due to its aging infrastructure. In that time, Southfield has partnered with Oak Park for residents to use its pool during the summers.
“Our municipal swimming pool dates back to the early 1970s, and it got to the point where we just couldn’t fix it anymore,” Southfield Mayor Ken Siver said. “We had been Band-Aiding it for a number of years.”
Deputy City Administrator John MichriSee POOL on page 7A
Reportedly, she told police that her
“The manner and cause of the death are pending a toxicology report,” said Tyler Sweers, an officer with OCSO. Officers with the West Bloomfield Police Department were dispatched to the 3200 block of Pine Lake Road when an unidentified man was found dead in Pine Lake July 29.
Friday See MISSING on page 15A
Southfield will look to hire an architectural firm to design a new pool and aquatic center for the city, years after the municipal pool closed due to a number of issues.
Photo by Patricia O’Blenes
Stunt show replaces Shrine Circus at 2025 Michigan State Fair
BY CHARITY MEIER cmeier@candgnews.com
NOVI — Adrenaline junkies attending the Michigan State Fair were treated to something new this year — the air stunt antics of Dialed Action, a bicycle motocross and freestyle motocross team.
The BMX/FMX stunt team replaced the Shrine Circus, which had attracted guests to the fair for more than a decade, as the fair’s main attraction.
The performance featured two bicycle motocross performers and two freestyle motocross performers in high-flying stunts across several ramps. Each performance included audience participation, with two attendees sitting at the top of a ramp as the stunt performers jumped over them.
“The opportunity to ride in the state fair is awesome, because I don’t actually get to do a whole lot of things close to home,” said BMX rider Tyler Hill, 30, of Dowagiac.
Hill has been involved in BMX for 15 years but has only been performing full-time for the last six years. He said that he was able to make a career out of his passion for BMX by entering competitions and getting spotted by representatives for companies such as Dialed Action Sports, which is based in New Jersey.
At 48, Scott Murray has been performing professionally for 23 years and said he is the second-oldest freestyle motocross performer in the world. Murray, of Helps, a
small town near Escanaba, said it is always good to perform in his home state.
“Crowd participation is always awesome, and when the crowd gets louder, it makes you want to do better and bigger tricks and make them even more exciting, you know,” said Murray, “but freestyle motocross is all about adrenaline. We are all kind of adrenaline junkies in the extreme sports side of things, and we’re always looking for our fix, so to speak. It’s our drug, we want to improve ourselves and really push that edge and really dial in to something that makes people go, ‘Oh, wow.”
Murray said many athletes in the sport come to his home in the Upper Peninsula to train at his facility. He said he would advise people interested in the sport to just start with small jumps and work their way up, always wear a helmet and pads, and to just “take your time.”
“Start small and pad yourself up because you’re going to make mistakes,” Murray said.
Hill advises others interested in the sport to just get involved.
“Just ride bikes and have fun,” he said. “The tricks and things will come eventually. As long as you are having fun, then it will always be good weather.”
Murray’s son Eli, 15, is a second-generation FMX performer and one of the youngest in the sport. However, he does not yet do 75-foot jumps and therefore stood on the sidelines to watch his dad perform. Scott Murray said he loves traveling with his son
Photo by Erin Sanchez
Fairgoers come and go on Aug. 29.
Artist uses natural materials to capture beauty
BY MARY GENSON mgenson@candgnews.com
SOUTHFIELD/TROY — Artist Keven Bahoora uses natural materials in his art, which is being displayed indefinitely at the Italcasa showroom in the Michigan Design Center, 1700 Stutz Drive, Suite 25, in Troy. Bahoora grew up in Southfield and now lives in Las Vegas.
One of the works of art at the showroom is a life-size piece made of sand. The subject is a “metaphorical Adam type figure,” depicted, “knowing what we know now,” he said.
Bahoora said he was inspired to do this after being hired to draw the Sistine Chapel ceiling, “Creation of Adam,” in the 1990s.
This piece, titled “man,” shows a Black man sitting in East Africa at the “junction between drought and storm,” Bahoora said.
While creating this project, he set constraints for himself to follow, including the involvement of light in the piece, and the use of sand and dirt.
Through the process of creating this 8-foot piece, Bahoora said, it was the first time he decided to “marry image with medium.”
This piece inspired him to begin the process of creating an Eve piece, depicting Eve in a bed of leaves — which will be
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Venardos ‘Broadway-style’ Circus to make first Michigan appearance in Novi
BY CHARITY MEIER cmeier@candgnews.com
NOVI — Venardos Circus, a Broadway-style circus, will make its Michigan debut Sept. 4-14 at Twelve Mile Crossing at Fountain Walk in Novi.
“I mean, everybody has a story. It’s my story making the circus or at least finding the great people,” said Kevin Venardos, show founder and producer. “Maybe that’s my magic is finding people, identifying them, and seeing magic in them, perhaps even before they see it in themselves, and somehow convincing them to come along with me on a wild adventure.”
LadyBeast, an artist who specializes in old-world circus acts, is one of the many acts that Venardos has incorporated into his show. Ladybeast not only walks on bottles, a “dust bowl Americana” circus act, but is an escape artist capable of performing seven of Houdini’s top 10 feats, including the famous straitjacket escape while hanging from her ankles.
“He found me because he was looking for unique danger acts, and he found me because I’m the first woman to escape from a straitjacket hanging from a hot air balloon,” said LadyBeast, a native of Philadelphia who now calls New Orleans home.
She said she went to school for fine arts, particularly mixed media and painting, and later got into performance art. However, she said she is also an athlete who was into running and would compete in marathons.
Photo provided by Keven Bahoora Keven Bahoora’s “Red Rose” was made out of real rose petals.
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Photo provided by Venardos Circus LadyBeast walks on bottles during a past performance.
NEWS & NOTES
Lincoln Drive bridge to close over I-696
SOUTHFIELD — The Lincoln Drive bridge over Interstate 696 closed Aug. 26 for maintenance as part of the ongoing I-696 construction, but it was reopened to allow residents and schools to better prepare for the closure. The Michigan Department of Transportation has now set Sept. 8 as the closure date and estimates that the bridge will be closed for three to four weeks.
Rescheduled concert to take place Sept. 12
SOUTHFIELD — The rescheduled final Summer in the City concert will feature Alise King from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Sept. 12 on the front lawn at the Southfield Municipal Campus, 26000 Evergreen Road. Admission is free. King originally was to perform July 11, but bad weather delayed the show.
In a press release, the city said King is known “for her powerful vocals and dynamic stage presence.”
The event will include food trucks. Attendees should bring lawn chairs or blankets.
— David Wallace
ZOO FUNDRAISER RUN ROUTE
HUNTINGTON WOODS — The Run Wild for the Detroit Zoo will take place throughout Huntington Woods this upcoming weekend. The event, which helps raise funds to support veterinary care for the animals at the Detroit Zoo, will be held on Sunday, Sept. 7, with the starting point in the 10 Mile Road parking lot by the zoo. The route recently was released, and the roads where the route will take place will be closed from 7:30 to 9 a.m. Runners can choose to participate in a 5K run/walk for $50, a fun walk for $45 and a virtual 5K run/walk for $45. For more information on the event, visit runsignup.com/ runwildforthedetroitzoo.
— Mike Koury
2026 Association of Pickleball Players Detroit Open dates announced
NOVI — The Association of Pickleball Players has announced that the association’s 2026 Detroit Open event will be held at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi.
The APP launched in 2019 and has organized top-end pickleball events all over the world.
According to a report by the APP, there was a 35% increase in the number of adults that had played pickleball in the previous 12 months from August of 2022 to the previous 12 months from March of 2023. Marty Dobek, the Detroit Sports Commission’s executive director, said in a press release that the commission has strategically targeted pickleball events in the Detroit area.
According to the APP, the group chose the Suburban Collection Showplace due to its facilities, management and location. Oakland County reportedly is a pickleball hot spot, and the event is hopeful to capture that excitement.
For more information visit theapp.global.
DETROIT METRO FOOTBALL CLUB FALL SEASON TO START SEPT. 13
BRIGHTON — Detroit Metro Football Club has announced that the team’s home opener for the 2025 fall season will be at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 13 at Legacy Center, 9299 Goble Drive in Brighton.
The game will be against Duka Football Club, which plays out of Milford. The match will also mark the beginning of the club’s second season in its inaugural year.
DMFC finished its first season this spring with a 4-1-5 record, which was good enough for 13 points and a fifth-place finish in the eight-team UPSL Midwest East Division.
The club’s goal is to climb up the standings and impact the community. Head coach Alex Lubyansky and almost the same spring roster will return for the fall in what the team hopes is another building block that adds excitement to the metro Detroit area.
A full schedule is set to be finalized before the home opener. For ticket information and more, visit detroitmetrofc.com and visit detroit.metro.fc on Instagram.
Photo provided by Detroit Metro Football Club
the spring season. Home games are played
— Scott Bentley
Map provided by Huntington Woods
Week 2 football matchups to watch
BY SCOTT BENTLEY sbentley@candgnews.com
METRO DETROIT — The 2025 high school football season is officially underway as last weekend teams all over Michigan played their first game of the year.
Week 2 looks like it will provide the early season big-name matchups that the state has waited all offseason for.
Premier
matchup of the week
Port Huron Northern at Madison Heights Lamphere
7 p.m. Sept. 5
This matchup features two MAC division winners from 2024 and is a rematch of a game played last season. Lamphere won the MAC-Gold with an 8-1 record last year and beat Northern 21-13. Despite the loss, Port Huron Northern finished with a 7-2 record and a MAC-Blue title. Both teams have high hopes for this season and will look to get a big win before division play starts.
Matchups to watch
Harper Woods at Clarkston
7 p.m. Sept. 5
An OAA crossover matchup between two fixtures in the MHSAA postseason. Last season, Harper Woods made it to the state semifinals before losing to eventual state champion Goodrich. Clarkston is a blue-blood program that wins playoff games seemingly every year and is coming off of a big week 1 matchup against Belleville in the Amazon Prep Kickoff Classic. The game is
also “Community Night” and kids ages 12 and younger will get in for free.
Rochester at Rochester Adams
7 p.m. Sept. 5
This cross-town rivalry is a matchup played every season, outside of 2011. Amazingly, and despite its annual setup, Rochester hasn’t defeated Adams since a 1996 game that had a score of 20-14. It will be a tall task, however, as Rochester went 4-5 a year ago while Adams put up a 10-3 record and made the state semifinals.
Warren De La Salle Collegiate at Davison
7 p.m. Sept. 5
De La Salle went 8-3 last year with a pair of playoff wins. This year, the team looks to make a run at the Catholic High School League Central Division championship. Davison lost to De La Salle on opening night in 2024 by a score of 21-3, but the team recovered nicely and finished the season 7-3.
Pontiac Notre Dame Prep at Jackson Lumen Christi
7 p.m. Sept. 5
This is not only one of the most anticipated matchups of the week, but it’s one of the biggest games of the entire season. 2024 Division 5 state champion Pontiac Notre Dame Prep is going to Jackson to face 2024 Division 6 state champion Lumen Christi. The teams went a combined 25-2 last season and look to be two of the best teams in Michigan again this fall.
File photo by Patricia O’Blenes
The Harper Woods football team celebrates in 2023 with the MHSAA Division 4 trophy.
Circus
“I found my way into the circus because it’s the intersection of being an artist and an athlete,” LadyBeast said. “As a circus artist, you are an entertainer and you perform, and you also have to be in peak physical shape as an athlete.”
She said the circus is a form of performance art. She said that the performers create a spectacle on stage for people to see.
“The way that I see it in terms of fine art is that I’m moving pictures on stage, I’m creating vignettes for the audience to see that is visually captivating for them, just as though a painter would work or a visual artist would work,” she said.
Venardos did not grow up in a circus family, but he did grow up on the Jersey Shore with a passion for Broadway theater. Venardos went to school for musical theater and at the age of 22 was auditioning for anything and everything when the opportunity to be the ringmaster for the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus came along.
“I landed that job somehow; I don’t know. Probably because I was a similar height and build to the gentleman who was doing it just prior to me and they would not have to get a new costume,” he joked. “I’m sure that’s part of it, and not to downsell myself, but how do these things happen? It’s luck and opportunity somehow finding each other, and it began an extraordinary adventure.”
In 2014, he started Venardos Circus with six people as a little event at a fair in Los Angeles.
With the help of a composer, Venardos wrote all of the music to bring a modern spin to the traditional circus, with a singing ringmaster.
The show has grown tremendously over the years. By 2018 the show made five stops over a 10-week period; the next year, the circus performed for 45 weeks at 22 locations. In 2020, it stayed alive with virtual performances and caught the attention of Google, which had it customise the circus through the pandemic. Since 2021, Venardos Circus continued to tour for 45 weeks, and this year it added a second touring circus.
Named after his two daughters, the Andi unit, Decade of Dreams, is the original and currently tours the West Coast, while the Billie unit, Far Beyond, named after his younger daughter, will be coming to more stops across the Midwest, including Novi.
“To think that in 2014 for three months I was literally homeless, sitting in my pickup truck, and today I share the success of this circus with this extraordinary community of people,” Venardos said.
“I think looking to the past to find inspiration for now is really important,” LadyBeast said. “So, I was just really inspired by the history of the circus. So, I just decided to look to the past in terms of inspiration for acts.”
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Kevin Venardos, founder and producer of Venardos Circus, entertains a crowd.
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na said that the pool’s filtration system failed and it had infrastructure issues on its sides.
“There were a lot of expensive repairs that would have been included,” he said. “Also the way (the pool) was configured was very inefficient to operate because it required an unusual amount of lifeguards. And of course, being an outside pool, the usability in Michigan is not that great.”
“We’ve known for years and years that the pool was reaching the end of its life, and it just got to the point where it’d be more expensive to do a repair,” he continued.
Over the past year, Southfield has made efforts to build a new aquatic center. As part of this fiscal year’s budget, the city has set aside $22.5 million to construct a pool and center with whatever amenities a design can hold.
According to city officials, they received more than 20 proposals from architectural firms to make a design for the project. Those bids now have been whittled down to three, and a formal recommendation of a firm to design the pool will be presented to City Council at its Sept. 15 meeting, which will start at 6 p.m. at City Hall, 26000 Evergreen Road. The names of the finalists have yet to be released.
“This is an exciting process,” Michrina said. “It started with our elected and some of our appointed officials touring several different community pools and getting ideas about things they wanted. And these are what we’re going to be talking with our architect about to make sure that the things that are goals for our elected officials are included in our project.”
Depending on what the architect and the engineers determine, the pool will be located either at its current location, where the existing pool will be demolished, or nearby the ice arena.
Some of the items on the city’s wish list for the project, Siver said, include a lazy river and a children’s splash pad.
“Like with any project, you can give the architect a wish list, and then you may have to pare your wish list down depending on what the costs come in at,” he said. “I know it’d be super expensive, but this is going to be a year-round pool because it’s too much money to build a pool and then only use it for 10-12 weeks of
as well as its overall design.
the year. So consequently, it’d be great if it had a dome that retracted. I know that would be terribly expensive, but none of us know at
this point what $22.5 million will buy.” Call Staff Writer Mike Koury at (586) 498-1077.
Photo by Patricia O’Blenes
“It was a great time — just everything, just the whole experience. No drama, just a very good time,” said Mo Willis, of Detroit.
and seeing his face when he does a trick that he hasn’t done in a while.
“He’s been around it his whole life, so he’s kind of numb to it, so if I can get him to react, it’s great,” Scott Murray said.
“I really think it’s awesome that my dad’s doing shows right now,” Eli Murray said. “It’s an awesome time to be here. State fairs are always fun to go on rides, eat awesome food and play some games, but especially when there’s an FMX or BMX show, you should definitely come and watch it. Honestly, it’s the thrill of seeing if they’re going to be safe or not going to be safe. It’s the excitement of how high they are in the air and doing tricks and what they can do.”
The fair also offered a sea lion show and the traditional fanfare of food, numerous vendors, livestock shows and competitions, live pumpkin carving, and much more.
“I came for the food,” Pat Thomas, of Detroit, said. Thomas is Willis’ mother.
Thomas said she really enjoyed the street corn and the elephant ears.
Willis said that time restraints this year put a slight damper on the event, as the fair closed early this year at 8 p.m. each night, and they were not able to use all the ride tickets they purchased. She said the lines were also cut off 15 minutes before the fair closed.
Zakhari Willis, 17, of Detroit, said she loved the food and that she really enjoyed the rides, especially one that was similar to the Demon Drop at Cedar Point. Mo Willis is her mother.
Dave and Nikki Kozak, of Algonac, said they came to the fair with high expectations, as they hadn’t been to the Michigan State Fair since it moved to Novi. They said they decided to come for the Friday Night Flights
Photo by Erin Sanchez
BMX rider Tyler Hill, of Dowagiac, performs a stunt during the Dialed Action show at the Michigan State Fair Aug. 29.
Circus
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She said she found an image of a woman walking on bottles and was like, “That’s me.” She trained under Vaughn Avery, who was the escape artist with the former Royal Lichtenstein Circus. Avery taught her to perform Houdini’s famous escapes, including handcuffs, chains, the milkcan, water escape, straightjacket escape, box escape and the bag escape.
“I’m excited to see new faces in the crowd that I have not experienced and I hope that it becomes a tradition for the area when we come to town,” LadyBeast said.
She said it is wonderful when fans say they come back to see her act or one of the others. She said many attendees tend to find a special connection to one of the acts.
“Once we get people into our tent and they see what we’re about, we have an extraordinary track record of getting them to come back the next year,” Venardos said. “I am very hopeful that we are going to be able to convince people to give this ancient and magical art form a try. Something that’s actually alive in 2025. Something that is made with rough hands and a lot of love poured into what we do. I think it is really good medicine. I really believe that it is. You have to believe. If you are going to do great things, you have to truly believe that what you are doing is great.”
The theme of the show is to “live your circus dream.” However, Venardos said that doesn’t mean to necessarily be in the circus, but rather to chase after your wildest dreams.
“The world needs you as much as you need the world,” Venardos said.
The show is performed in a traditional circus tent that seats 500 people. Along with LadyBeast, there are acrobats, aerialists, jugglers, lots of comedy, daredevil stunts and much more.
General admission costs $30.52 for adults and $18.52 for children ages 3-12. Tickets are available at venardoscircus.com.
Call Staff Writer Charity Meier at (586) 498-1092.
Houdini’s straitjacket escape.
LOOKING TO BUY-SELL-INVEST?
Photo provided by Venardos Circus LadyBeast performs Harry
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beer tasting event, and that while they enjoyed the event, they were disappointed in the fair itself.
“I didn’t like it,” Nikki Kozak said of the fair. “It’s just very different. It’s not a fair atmosphere to me.”
“Before, they had stands that were more authentic and authentic food, and now it’s just pop-up stands,” said Dave Kozak.
“It feels more commercialized to me,” Nikki Kozak said. “If you were a person who saw the fair atmosphere back in the day, it’s completely different. It’s changed.”
They said that they did not like having the animals and the food and vendors in the same building and recalled that at the old State Fair grounds, there were separate buildings for everything.
“Animals should be outdoors,” she said. “You can’t have the stink of the animals in with your cheesecake. That’s gross,” she said. “It was a very big surprise to me. Definitely
different from the fairs that we normally go to.”
Kozak said that she liked that no minors were allowed to be at the fair without a parent. Both measures were a direct result of the shooting that took place last year.
However, she said she would like to see the fair stay open a little later. She said 8 p.m. is pretty early to close down the fair. She said that with people working especially on Thursday and Friday, later hours would be appreciated.
Marsalis Crenshaw, 24, of Royal Oak, said he enjoyed the fair but thought that it could have been better organized as far as where things were located. He said that although they were given a map, it could have been more detailed.
“The map showed where stuff was, but some things, like I wanted to do, like the sea lions, I thought, ‘Oh that’s inside,’ because all the animals were inside,” he said, “The BMX, I didn’t know where that was at all, because it wasn’t on the map.”
He said that he did get to see the sea lion show, but it was located outside with the
carnival rides and not inside with the other animals.
“But I’m not going to lie, I had an amazing time. I rode a lot of rides and I saw a lot of stuff, and the sea lions was outside and that was amazing as well, and for a guy from Royal Oak, this was an amazing experience,” Crenshaw said.
“I want to enjoy all of it, but they just need to organize it,” he said.
Liberty Justice, 23, of Troy, said that she would have liked to have been able to see
more of the animals, but she really enjoyed the fair, especially the rides.
She said that she liked that they had a lot of big rides, as the rides during Troy Days are a lot smaller and the event is not as big. She said she likes that they have so much to do at the fair.
“I would say this is a good experience, and people should at least come once,” said Justice.
Call Staff Writer Charity Meier at (586) 498-1092.
PUBLISHED LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS & SITE PLAN REVIEWS PLANNING COMMISSION CITY OF SOUTHFIELD
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 24, 2025, at 6:30 P.M., Local Time, in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Building, 26000 Evergreen Road, Southfeld, Michigan, at which time and place the Southfeld Planning Commission will consider the following requests pursuant to Title V, Zoning and Planning, Chapter 45, Zoning, of the Code of the City of Southfeld, to wit:
PZR24-0013 (REZONING) is a request of Deborah and Ron Eagle, Eagle Landscaping and Supply Co., to rezone the parcel at 22108 W 8 Mile Road, Southfeld, Michigan (Parcel 24-33-476-060) from B-3 General Business and I-L Light Industrial to I-1 Industrial.
PSLU24-0021 (SPECIAL USE) is a request of Deborah and Ron Eagle, Eagle Landscaping and Supply Co., to expand the operations Eagle Landscaping and Supply Co. located at 20779 Lahser, onto the abutting property at 22108 W 8 Mile Road, Southfeld, Michigan (Parcels 24-33-476-060).
PSP25-0006 (SITE PLAN REVIEW) is a request of Brady Sullivan Properties, to renovate the existing 27200 and 27300 W 11 Mile Southfeld, MI offce buildings for multiple family residential use with other potential commercial or accessory uses on the lower foors, the 27100 W 11 Mile building is to remain in commercial/offce usage (Parcels 24-18-351-016, -017 & -018).
PTZA25-0005 (ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT) – is a Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment to amend Title V, Zoning and Planning, Chapter 45, Zoning, of the Code of the City of Southfeld by amending Article 4 – Section 5.37-1 Fence Regulations to add a defnition and regulations related to publicly installed and maintained fencing along public road rights-of-way. Written comments may be mailed to the Planning Department, 26000 Evergreen Road, P.O. Box 2055, Southfeld, MI 480372055, prior to the meeting.
Questions regarding this matter should be directed to the Planning Department at (248) 796-4150 or tpaison@cityofsouthfeld.com
JANET JACKSON – CITY CLERK
Individuals with special needs who plan to attend this meeting should contact the City Clerk’s Offce at 248-796-5150 (voice) or 248-354-4831 (TDD). If auxiliary aids or services are needed, reasonable advance notice is required.
Published: Southfeld Sun 09/04/2025
Johnnie Martinez, of Birch Run, carves a fist out of a 661-pound pumpkin to show “Detroit Grit.”
Photos by Erin Sanchez
Murray, of Helps, performs
SPOTLIGHT ON BUSINESS
Standing in front of his produce and previous awards,
David Kutchey holds the historical marker for Kutchey Family Market.
by Patricia O’Blenes
FAMILY MARKETS, GARDEN CENTERS ROOTED IN HOMETOWNS
BY MIKE KOURY mkoury@candgnews.com
Creating a lasting business in a community can be quite difficult. Growing that business can be even more stressful.
Some of the longest lasting businesses in metro Detroit are its family markets and garden centers, founded decades ago. Many still can be visited at their original locations.
Impressively, there might not be many other businesses that have lasted longer than Kutchey Family Market. It has been part of the fabric of the city of Warren since the early 1800s. The original farm and store were located at 3202 East 10 Mile Road.
It was eight years ago when David Kutchey decided to sell that land and open a market at 27825 Ryan Road to sell produce and an expanded inventory of flowers and gardening supplies. The land was formerly home to Young’s Garden Mart & Christmas Fantasy, another longtime family farm business in Warren.
Kutchey said they always wanted to stay in Warren when looking for a new spot, as the community has always supported the business. They want to support the community, too.
“We just obviously enjoy the community and we’re so well known in the community,” he said. “People know us from being here for the original farm on 10 Mile. Being there for over 170 years, it’s just been a staple in the community … I don’t want to start all over. We have an excellent reputation and people know us and they trust us, and they know they can get good quality produce when it’s in season. So it was the right thing to do to stay here.”
Over in Troy, Uncle Luke’s Feed Store found its home in the city around 100 years ago in the 1920s selling their products to locals in one form or another, originally as Stiles Feed Store. The market operated out of a shed next to the current location as a farm outlet and hardware store.
The market eventually found its current home at 6691 Livernois Road in 1946, open-
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Cruz Hearing Aid Service: Turning Up Life’s Volume
For more than three decades, Cruz Hearing Aid Service has helped people improve their hearing and quality of life.
e family practice is owned by Felix Cruz along with his wife, Kathryn, and son Joshua. His son Austin and daughter-in-law Sarah also work in the business.
Felix said that while technology continues to change, the core of his work has remained the same.
“Hearing aids are getting better and smaller, but the end result depends on the human factor,” he said. “ ese are hearing aids, not hearing cures. Everyone wants their hearing back to the way it was when they were young, but age, health and medications can limit how well they perform. My job is to educate people about what they can expect.”
people from seeking help. “Even though the instruments are small and sophisticated, some still think, ‘I’m too young for a hearing aid,’” he said. “ e risks of untreated hearing loss include depression, dementia, balance problems and tinnitus.”
When patients come in for an appointment, Felix said the rst step is comfort.
“Number one, they don’t want to be here,” he said. “So we explain what hearing loss is. Sometimes it’s just wax buildup, which we can remove painlessly. From there we test their hearing, explain the results and t them with hearing aids programmed to their needs. We let them give it a test drive for a couple of weeks and see what they think—with no deposit and no contract.”
Denial remains one of the biggest hurdles. “People can often still hear, but they don’t realize they are missing critical words,” Felix said. “ e TV gets louder, or they smile and say yes without understanding what’s being said. Family members notice it rst, not the person with hearing loss. at’s why I call it the invisible disability.”
Felix noted that stigma also keeps many
“If you’re just looking to buy a hearing aid, we’re probably not for you,” Felix said. “We’re looking for relationships, not one and done. We treat our clients like family.”
Cruz Hearing Aid Service has three locations: Farmington Hills (248) 6716310, Taylor (734) 245-2361 and Waterford Township (248) 243-4830. Visit cruzhearing.com
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Bringing Women Together for Faith, Worship and Connection
Come gather with women of all ages at Christian Tabernacle Church’s Bloom Conference Sept. 18-21, 2025, and experience four days of powerful worship, inspiring speakers and fellowship.
This faith-filled gathering was born from a desire to give women a space where they feel “heard, seen and valued,” said co-host Pastor Loretta Forbes, who is leading the event alongside her mother, Loretta Morman. “My mom has always made sure women have a place to connect with God and with one another,” Forbes explained. “We want women to know they aren’t alone, that this is a safe space to be their truest selves and leave as better versions of themselves.”
The conference will feature worship led by psalmists Casey J and Naomi Raine, along with messages from global speaker Charlotte Gambill, author and tech innovator Nona Jones, faith leader Dr. Dee Dee Freeman, Pastor Michelle Ferguson and influencer Brelyn Bowman.
Sessions will include topics such as blooming in identity, purpose, wellness, womanhood and motherhood. Workshops and panels will address mental, spiritual, social and physical health.
“The wellness panel will include a medical doctor, nutritionist and marital therapist,” Forbes noted. “We’re targeting the whole woman—not just one part of her life—because we women tend to juggle so many things.”
Sisterhood is at the heart of Bloom. “We’re being intentional about every vendor, speaker and activity,” she added. “We even have sisterhood activation
stations so women can come together to connect, chat over cofee, share a photo and combat the false idea that women can’t get along.”
The event will also feature live Q&A sessions to encourage candid discussions. “Every speaker is going to keep it honest, open and transparent,” Forbes emphasized. “We want that deeper engagement between the women in the audience and the women on stage.”
Attendees can expect special surprises, including giveaways and the Bloom Boutique, a marketplace for self-care items, wellness products and clothing.
Forbes hopes every woman leaves with confidence, freedom and a strengthened sense of community. “I want participants to walk away knowing they have sisters around them—women who understand what they’re going through—and that they can do this journey together.”
Christian Tabernacle Church is located 26555 Franklin Rd. in Southfield. Learn more and register at ctabchurch.org/events.
Identity, purpose, wellness, womanhood and motherhood
ing as “Uncle Luke’s Print Shop.” It has been there in Troy ever since.
Longtime employee Gil Tufts said their longevity in Troy has been due to their loyal customers.
“That’s the secret to our business,” he said. “I’ve got one lady that travels from Petoskey down here, and probably some further. … If you don’t have a loyal customer base and you don’t treat your customers right, you’re not going to be in business and that’s something we always strive to do here.”
Troy also is home to Telly’s Greenhouse & Garden Center at 3301 John R Road, where it was founded in 1978.
Telly’s Greenhouse kind of fell into the family’s lap, according to owner George Papadelis, as they had been neighbors next to an old woman with a greenhouse who then died in 1976. Papadelis’ father, Gust, bought that land in 1977.
Papadelis said the business got its start when, as a kid, it was suggested he and his brother grow plants in the greenhouse and sell them to make money for a family trip to Greece. They then painted a sign and sold
flowers from the side of the road, making $1,000.
The business eventually grew and became what it is today, where it took on the name Telly’s, which was the name of Gust Papadelis’ Greek restaurant.
Since its beginnings, Telly’s has grown to include multiple locations in Michigan but currently has its base of operations at its Troy location and in Shelby Township, where they bought several acres of land 15 years ago to grow their flowers and plants. That’s where they do more than 90% of their growing.
That being said, Papadelis said they plan to stay at their Troy home.
“We’re staying here at the Troy location because it’s an excellent location and we’ve developed a property well to accommodate the store and, quite frankly, I feel like we’ve done a lot to promote gardening in the area and sort of get people to appreciate it more and enjoy it more,” he said.
Papadelis said the city of Troy has grown around them, as has the need for plants from a reputable and family-owned garden center.
“We just grew along with that need,” he said. “As the market changed, we adapted to it because the same person that was growing the plants was selling the plants, which is me. So things have changed an awful lot
since, of course, we started almost 50 years ago, but we’re still all about plants that we grow, and we love doing that and we’re good at it and we’re very service-oriented. Customers expect to see me here and they expect to get their questions answered accurately and, in most cases, passionately.”
In the case of Kutchey Family Market, the business has made such an impact in Warren that it was designated with a historical marker.
Kutchey said the designation was something that made him proud that he could
continue his family’s legacy in Warren.
“It makes me very proud that I can continue on the family legacy that my great grandfather and my grandfather and my father and all them, that when they settled on 10 Mile and that was the original property, and then they started farming, that I can continue that and bring people good quality fruit and vegetables … and continue the legacy and keep supporting the community that supports us,” he said.
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Step Into The Spotlight At LiT Podcast Studios
When Derrick “3D” Davis talks about LiT Podcast Studios, it’s clear he isn’t slowing down anytime soon. After more than 35 years as a broadcast engineer in Detroit—from morning show engineer at WXYZ Channel 7 to transmitter maintenance supervisor at TV 62—Davis is retiring from the 9-to-5 grind. But retirement, in his own words, just means doing it on his own terms.
“I’ve been in this industry my whole life,” Davis said. “I can’t just sit still. LiT gives me the chance create, to give back and to help the next generation nd their place in media.”
Davis grew up in South eld surrounded by music and creativity—his father was a trumpet player with Motown’s legendary Funk Brothers. Cameras and storytelling were his early obsessions, and his six years in the Navy sharpened his skills in communications and electronics. That passion has now found a home at LiT Podcast Studios, where he’s built not only a production space, but a hub for learning, collaboration and innovation.
The name “LiT” started with an event rental company, but Davis reimagined the space into a full-blown studio. LiT also stands for “Living in Truth,” a philosophy that fuels his mission to help creators tell authentic stories.
What sets LiT apart is its cutting-edge technology. The studio features a 10-by-6-foot LED virtual set, giving podcasters the freedom to design their own backdrops. Wireless microphones replace the usual bulky tabletop setups and create a talk-show feel that works seamlessly for video podcasting—the fastest-growing trend in the industry.
“Podcasting isn’t just audio anymore,” Davis explained. “Video podcasts are where it’s at. With YouTube and streaming platforms, people want to see the conversation, not just hear it.”
From editing suites to social media management partnerships, LiT has every tool creators need, whether they’re seasoned hosts or rst-timers with just an idea and a story to share.
For Davis, the studio isn’t just about technology—it’s about people. He plans to offer courses on scripting, livestreaming and podcast production to help beginners gain con dence. Partnerships with Specs@LTU Lawrence Tech aim to bring interns into the fold and prepare young talent for careers in media.
LiT is already making waves. Its rst inhouse production, a lifestyle show with Detroit stylist Jennifer McCray, is set to debut this fall.
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14A/ SOUTHFIELD SUN • SEPTEMBER 4, 2025
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Community Wellness Expo: Free all-ages event includes interactive health and wellness stations and resources, Narcan training, kids corner and food truck rally, 4-8 p.m., Royal Oak Farmers Market, 316 E. 11 Mile Road, (248) 221-7101, alliancemi.org
SEPT. 11
Eat to the Beat: Lunchtime concert series with performers and food trucks, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Southfield Municipal Campus, 26000 Evergreen Road, (248) 796-4620, cityofsouthfield.com
SEPT.
13
Lathrup Village Music Festival: Hear Alise King, Cast Iron Cornbread, Roots Vibration, Groove Fellowship, Boddum Line, Anamaria & Roscoe, GNO, StEven Gulian and Avetrey, also food trucks, vendors and family fun area, plus free admission and parking, noon-9 p.m., Lathrup Village Municipal Park, 27400 Southfield Road, rain date Sept. 14, (248) 563-4461, facebook. com/lvmf2023
SEPT. 13-14
Birmingham Street Art Fair: Presented by Common Ground and The Guild of Artists & Artisans, includes 100 juried artists, art activities for all ages and street food vendors, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sept. 13 and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 14, S. Old Woodward between Maple Road and Brown Street in downtown Birmingham, www. birminghamstreetartfair.com
SEPT. 17
Community health fair: Free screenings, resources and information, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m., World Medical Relief, 21725 Melrose Ave. in Southfield, also held Oct. 15, (313) 866-5333, info@worldmedicalrelief.org
SEPT. 18-21
Bloom conference: Worship, speakers, musical performances and fellowship for women of all ages, also giveaways and boutique, 7 p.m. Sept. 18, 6 p.m. (luncheon at noon) Sept. 19 and 10 a.m. Sept. 20-21, Christian Tabernacle Church, 26555 Franklin Road in Southfield, bloom-conference.pages.dev
SEPT. 19-21
Funky Ferndale Art Fair: Features 140-plus juried artists and authors, 5-9 p.m. Sept. 19, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Sept. 20 and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 21, held on Nine Mile Road west of Woodward Avenue, also performers, musicians, area to make own art and more on nearby streets, funkyferndaleartfair.com
SEPT. 19-21
DIY Street Fair: Features art, live music, food and more, 6-11 p.m. Sept. 19, 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Sept. 20 and 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Sept. 21, held between Nine Mile Road and Troy Street east of Woodward Avenue in Ferndale, ferndalediy.com
SEPT. 28
No Balls Comedy Ball: Fundraiser hosted by Jay Tow-
ers from Fox 2 Detroit and WNIC and featuring Grosse Pointe comedian Matt Conn, also cash bar, buffet, desserts, raffles, silent and live auctions, and adoptable puppies, proceeds benefit Michigan Animal Adoption Network and Canine Companions Rescue Center, 1-4:30 p.m., Mark Ridley’s Comedy Castle, 310 S. Troy St. in Royal Oak, nbcb.weebly.com
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‘Tuck Everlasting’: Performance by Stagecrafters Main Stage, musical about girl who helps protect family’s secret of eternal life, 7:30 p.m. ThursdaysSaturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays Sept. 12-28, The Baldwin Theatre, 415 S. Lafayette in Royal Oak, (248) 541-6430, info@stagecrafters.org, stagecrafters.org
Optimist Club of Southfield-Lathrup Village: Meets 6:30 p.m. every second Tuesday, Mars Corporate Center, 2500 Telegraph Road in Southfield, and every fourth Tuesday virtually, slvoptimist@gmail.com, southfield-lathrupvillageoptimists.org
Real estate exam study group: Free classes held 6-8 p.m. Thursdays, Southfield Public Library, 26300 Evergreen Road, (734) 644-3947
Jazzy Mondays: Ballroom and hustle lessons, dinner buffet, bid whist and spades, 50-50, and more, 5-9 p.m. Mondays (except holidays), Bell Events Studio, 24624 W. 10 Mile Road in Southfield, (313) 3785825, belleventsstudiollc@gmail, belleventsstudio. com
Free community lunches: Noon-1 p.m. Thursdays, Salvation Army Farmington Hills Corps Community Center, 27500 Shiawassee Road in Farmington Hills, centralusa.salvationarmy.org/farmingtonhills
Oak Park Farmers Market: 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Thursdays until Oct. 9, Oak Park Community Center, 14300 Oak Park Blvd., facebook.com/opfarmersmarket, (248) 691-7555
Pulse Patrol: Free blood pressure checks from 9:3011:30 a.m. Thursdays, Oak Park Community Center, 14300 Oak Park Blvd., (248) 691-7555, facebook. com/cityofoakpark
Eat Smart, Move More, Weigh Less: Virtual 15-week program presented by AgeWays Nonprofit Senior Services and led by registered dietitian nutritionist, free for first-time participants ages 60 and older, register at (833) 262-2200 or wellnessprograms@ageways. org, tinyurl.com/agewaysworkshops
Health workshops: Hosted by Corewell Health, free and virtual, corewellhealth.org/classes-events/ southeast-michigan
ADHD meetings: Hosted by CHADD of Eastern Oakland County, for adults and parents, 7:30-8:30 p.m., Zoom, see schedule on chadd.net/chapterevents/527
CLASS REUNIONS
SEPT. 10
Mount Clemens High School — Class of 1960: 65th reunion, includes cash food/refreshments, no ticket required, noon-4 p.m., Rec Bowl, 40 Crocker Blvd. in Mount Clemens, contact lozenmchs@gmail.com with questions
SEPT. 12-13
Mount Clemens High School — all alumni: Includes DJ and cash food/refreshments, no ticket required, 5 p.m. Sept. 12, Rec Bowl, 40 Crocker Blvd. in Mount Clemens, also MCHS tour at 9 a.m., tailgate and car show at 11 a.m., and football game at 1 p.m. Sept. 13, contact (586) 463-6386 or drron82@yahoo.com with questions
SEPT. 27
South Lake High School — Class of 1975: 50th reunion, includes appetizers and soft drinks, plus cash bar, 6-10 p.m., Fishbones Rhythm Kitchen Cafe, 23722 Jefferson Ave. in St. Clair Shores, purchase ticket at eventbrite.com
Ferndale High School — Class of 2005: 20th reunion, 6-10 p.m., Fifth Avenue Royal Oak, 215 W. Fifth St., purchase ticket at eventbrite.com
OCT. 4
Seaholm High School — Class of 1995: 30th reunion, includes live music by Lain Hanna, DJ Coop (Kevin Childs) and DJ Second Nature (Brett Belcastro), also light food and drinks, 7-11 p.m., ZANA, 210 S. Old Woodward Ave. in Birmingham, purchase ticket at eventbrite.com
OCT. 11
Warren Cousino High School — Class of 1980: 45th reunion, includes appetizers, buffet dinner, open bar, DJ playing ’70s music, photo booth, prizes and surprises, 6-10 p.m., Vintage House, 31816 Utica Road in Fraser, purchase ticket at warrencousinoclassof1980@gmail.com
Henry Ford II High School — Class of 1975: 50th reunion for first graduating class, includes open bar and professional photographer from 6-11 p.m., strolling hors d’oeuvres and desserts from 6-8 p.m., and pizza buffet at 9:30 p.m., Fern Hill Golf Club, 17600 Clinton River Road in Clinton Township, purchase ticket at myevent.com/henryford2classof1975reunion
Seaholm High School — Class of 1975: 50th reunion, includes food stations, drink ticket, music and other activities, also cash bar, 6 p.m., The Kingsley Bloomfield Hills — A Doubletree by Hilton, 39475 Woodward Ave., purchase ticket at seaholm1975@gmail.com or (248) 217-0990, make optional hotel reservation at (248) 644-1400
PUBLISHED LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS CITY COUNCIL CITY OF SOUTHFIELD
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a meeting will be held on Monday, September 29, 2025, at 6:00 P.M., Local Time, in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Building, 26000 Evergreen Road, Southfeld, Michigan, at which time and place the Southfeld City Council will consider the following requests pursuant to Title V, Zoning and Planning, Chapter 45, Zoning, of the Code of the City of Southfeld, to wit:
PSLU25-0006 (SPECIAL LAND USE) is a request of Allegra Marketing-Print-Mail to operate a reproduction and duplicating facility, with other complementary offce services at 24471 W 10 Mile Rd, Southfeld, Michigan (Parcel 24-29-201-006).
PTZA25-0004 (ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT) – is a Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment to amend Title V, Zoning and Planning, Chapter 45, Zoning, of the Code of the City of Southfeld by amending Article 2 – Section 5.3, Article 5 – Section 5.62A, Article 7 – Section 5.84, Article 8 – Section 5.94, Article 9 – Section 5.103, Article 14 - Section 5.133, Article 15 –Sections 5.139 & 5.140, Article 17 – Section 5.158, Article 18 – Section 5.168 to provide a defnition for Adult Day Services and add the use to the use lists for the RM, RMM, RMU, O-S, RS, RC, B-2 and B-3 Zoning Districts.
Written comments may be mailed to the City Clerk’s Offce, 26000 Evergreen Road, P.O. Box 2055, Southfeld, MI 48037-2055, prior to the meeting.
Questions regarding this matter should be directed to the Planning Department at (248) 796-4150 or tpaison@cityofsouthfeld.com
JANET JACKSON – CITY CLERK
Individuals with special needs who plan to attend this meeting should contact the City Clerk’s Offce at 248-796-5150 (voice) or 248-354-4831 (TDD). If auxiliary aids or services are needed, reasonable advance notice is required.
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made out of leaves — with her skin, hair and body made of rose petals. This piece is still in progress.
“When I was doing it, I got stuck. I could not figure out how to preserve color, particularly pinks and reds — and that was going to be part of this Eve piece I was doing,” Bahoora said. “So I stopped, and I said, ‘OK, let’s learn how to preserve organic material in a way that we could retain its color and not have it change.’”
Bahoora said this process took 15 years, which eventually inspired him to make a rose out of rose petals — one of the pieces on display at the Italcasa showroom in the Michigan Design Center, “Red Rose.”
This 7-foot rose was made out of rose petals on wood. No paints or pigments were used. In addition to these two major pieces, several other pieces by Bahoora are at the Italcasa showroom.
Nair (Mike) Bahoora, of the Michigan Design Center, is Kevin Bahoora’s cousin and encouraged him to show his work in their Art Walk.
“He’s got it displayed throughout our store, and it complements our furniture perfectly.”
Bahoora’s artistic journey
Kevin Bahoora is a self-taught artist, and he said that when he was first learning how to draw, he was using charcoal to learn values, shades and shapes. He said this technique transferred easily to working with sand.
“I actually became a chiropractic physician so that I could be an artist. The rationale behind it being that I know they didn’t teach this stuff in art school. It was going to take a lot of years and a lot of money to learn how
“Man: First Reflection,” by Keven Bahoora, shows a man staring at his own reflection and is made of sand and dirt.
to make it, because there’s going to be a lot of failures with preserving organic material,” Bahoora said.
Once he figured out how to preserve the color, he became a full-time artist.
While Bahoora was working on the rose piece, his wife became ill. He brought their bed into his studio so that he could take care of her.
“She is my reason for doing everything. All of this — she’s my inspiration for everything.”
The pieces are on display at the Italcasa showroom in the Michigan Design Center. For more information on the showroom, visit michigandesign.com. There are limited edition giclée prints available for all pieces and the artist does commissioned work.
Call Staff Writer Mary Genson at (586) 498-1095.
The county’s Special Investigations Unit arrived at the scene for a search and rescue operation that night, joining police officers from West Bloomfield Township, who determined that the individual was deceased.
No identification was found on Friday’s
body. At the time, Friday was described as standing 6 feet tall and weighing about 140 pounds. He was wearing a white T-shirt, black jogging pants and black Adidas athletic shoes.
Anyone who may have seen Friday alive from July 27 through July 29 is asked to call OCSO at (248) 858-4940.
Call Staff Writer Gena Johnson at (586) 498-1069. Missing from page 1A Getting it right
Photo provided by Keven Bahoora
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Thank you, Oakland County, MI for raising a scout.
Scout Motors salutes the towns, cities and neighborhoods that shaped our earliest employees—the places that taught them to lead with grit, to go first and go further. To roll up their sleeves. To get their hands dirty. To break new ground and never forget where they came from. Because of them, we’re well on our way developing the Scout ® Traveler ™ and Scout ® Terra,™ and building a factory in South Carolina that aims to hire 4,000 more bold trailblazers. Because of them, we’re building something that lasts.
So here’s to Neil Sitron , our 20th employee, and Kevin Daniels , our 103rd employee, and to you, for helping them get here.
