Broad Street Downtown Market will host Michigan-based rock and punk bands 8 Foot Grimiss, Fathom City, Smart Alecs, and Stereo City on March 4 at 8 p.m. 8 Foot Grimiss, a local blues rock band headlining the event, just began recording its first album since returning from a one-year hiatus. “Think of an 8 Foot...
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College ACS and Davis Middle School team up for Science Extravaganza
Davis Middle School’s fourth annual Science Extravaganza on Feb. 11 came early this year, but the event still brought an explosion of energy from its more than 200 attendees. To make up for a slow February, the middle school’s administrators moved the Science Extravaganza a couple months earlier, avoiding conflict with events that occur during...
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Hillsdale business owner charged with criminal sexual conduct
David Fayez Gadelkarim, 54, owner of two businesses in Hillsdale, was arrested at Burger King on Feb. 18 on suspicion of unlawful imprisonment and 4th degree criminal sexual conduct. Gadelkarim, an Egyptian-American who owns both the Shell Gas Station and Hillsdale Smoke Shop on Carleton Road, allegedly lured an employee to a back room of...
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Former Hillsdale student a victim in Kalamazoo shootings
A former Hillsdale College student was among the six victims murdered in a shooting spree in Kalamazoo on Saturday night. Dorothy “Judy” Brown, 74, of Battle Creek attended the college from the fall of 1959 to the winter of 1962. Jason Dalton, 45, allegedly shot and killed Brown, 74, of Battle Creek, along with five...
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HHS student honored by Rotary Club
Hillsdale High School Senior Josef Philipp, son of Al and Diane Philipp, received recognition as Rotary Club Student of the Month in December 2015. Philipp was one of six members who attended the first meeting and now serves as treasurer. He balances his remaining free time between several sports and other volunteer activities. “I’d like...