Новости за 17.12.2017

The incoming Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz administration is inviting the public to a weekend-long inauguration celebration set for Jan. 20-21.

Longtime readers of The Blade may remember that long before this paper had an ombudsman, the late Bill Day, assistant to the publisher, occasionally addressed reader concerns in a column called “Got a beef about The Blade?”

BOWLING GREEN – Bowling Green State University punter Joseph Davidson has just completed a busy week filled with honors.

I’m not following this talk about a “glaring omission” of a ballroom at the SeaGate Convention Centre (Dec. 12, “Time to update SeaGate Centre”).

If we needed yet another example of the far-reaching connectivity of ecosystems, habitat and the species that dwell on this planet, the snowy owl comes through for us.

There are a few decorations that are worth all of the scratched knuckles, sharp needle pokes, and frozen fingers. It is all for that moment when you step back to look at the front of your house and you see that perfect circle of green hanging from your front door to greet your guests as they arrive for the holidays.

ANN ARBOR — The Square, writer-director Ruben Östlund’s highly praised satire about the nature of art and our current culture, won the coveted top film prize at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.

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Becky A. Breier, a trust officer and bank executive who brought precision and empathy to her profession and her volunteer pursuits, died Wednesday in her Oregon home. She was 62.

Several area organizations will be offering hot, hearty holiday meals to those in need on Dec. 25:

On the subject of holiday stress, Christmas cards come close to the top of the list.

With Jan. 1 just around the corner, seemingly everyone will make the New Year’s resolution of living a healthier lifestyle. And then February will come and we’ll all forget about that little promise we made one month earlier, as jobs and life get in the way. Here are 10 fitness-related items that will help keep you in shape for all 12 months of 2018.

’TIS the season to party party party.

The Walleye rediscovered their quick-strike offense and rolled with the momentum on Saturday night to get back on the winning side of the ledger at the Huntington Center.

ANN ARBOR — Katelynn Flaherty had 21 points, Hallie Thome scored 18, and No. 23 Michigan cruised to its sixth-straight win, 77-45 against Fort Wayne on Saturday.

CLEVELAND — There’s no easy road to the AFC playoffs. However, the Baltimore Ravens might be on one.

Ohio’s minimum wage, a frequent hot topic for politicians and lobbying groups, will increase on Jan. 1 by 15 cents — a nearly 2 percent increase that raises the state’s wage floor to $8.30 an hour.

The University of Toledo men’s basketball team put together a disjointed performance in a 77-69 loss to Wright State at Savage Arena Saturday.