Last Chance: Tell Us How You'd Spend $100 in Wyandotte and You Might Get to Do Just That

Upload a photo and let us know how you'd spend $100 as you 'Patch the Town.' You have till 5 p.m. today to enter.

Vote: Where Is the Best Place for Mexican Food in Wyandotte?

It's a close three-way battle, with Solero Cafe currently in the lead. You have till 9 a.m. today to vote in this week's Readers' Choice poll.

These Moms are Winners to Their Families Every Day

Proud kids nominate their 'bestest' and supportive mothers from Wyandotte. Share your photo and stories of mom today, too.

We asked you to tell us why your mom (or grandma or mother figure) is so special in anticipation of Mother's Day and you shared stories and photos that made us laugh and cry. Congratulations to our three winners (chosen at random): Maureen Krasner of Grosse Pointe Farms: Kranser was nominated by her husband, Charles, who said: "Whether we're hiking, biking, picking blueberries, playing in the sand or relaxing at home, Maureen (Mo, Mom) is happy wherever we are as a family. A phenomenal mother, wife and friend, she's always ready to dig in for fun and adventure." Krasner wins dinner at The Root Restaurant & Bar in White Lake. The Rev. Dona Gilsdorf of Birmingham: Gilsdorf, pastor at Unity Church of Rochester, was nominated by Danielle Boes…

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Enter to Win a Ticket to the Coney Bus Tour Saturday

We have some seats on the tour of Metro Detroit Coney Island Restaurants to give away. The contest closes at noon Friday, May 11, so enter now!

What's your favorite coney island restaurant? Tell us below in comments and you could win a ticket to a coney island bus tour Saturday, May 12. You can join authors of the new book Coney Detroit — Joe Grimm of Bloomfield Township and Katherine Yung of Brighton — on a bus tour by D:Hive Detroit of Metro Detroit for a tasting of their favorite coney island hot dogs. Patch is also sponsoring the tour. The tour runs 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday and includes samplings of coneys at the restaurants where the bus stops. The tour will visit some coney local treasures – including a stop at Dearborn restaurant Joe's Top Dog Coney Island – home of the Jim Padilla Special, named for the former Ford Motor Co. president. Also included is a stop at a Greek …

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Screen-Free Week: Tips for Cutting Back on Screentime

This week is Screen-Free Week – an opportunity for families to cut back on their screen time on TV and computers. Metro Parent magazine offers these tips.

Experts have been cautioning parents for decades to limit the time children  spend in front of a screen. Yet here we are, in the middle of Screen-Free Week (April 30-May 6), and screentime is higher than ever. Children ages 6 to 11 watch an average of 28 hours a week of TV, according to a Metro Parent Magazine special report, "The Great Screen Debate." And according to a 2009 study by The Nielsen Company, children ages 2-5 are consuming an average of more than 32 hours weekly "boob tube" time. Every year since 1996, Screen-Free Week – organized by The Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood – helps families cut back on the amount of time they spend in front of the various screens that captivate us. Here are three tips from metroparent.com…

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14 Things to Know About Wyandotte Patch

Here are some quick answers to frequently asked questions about the site.

We've grown a lot over the last seven months since we first published this primer. We get emails all the time from readers wanting to know how they can get their events posted on the site or how they can sign up for our daily e-newsletters. So we thought it was a good time to republish this piece and remind you, our loyal readers, why we're here and what this site is all about. We've built Patch so that you can be fully engaged in everything Wyandotte. With our site, you have plenty of opportunities to comment on stories, share your opinions, post photos and announcements and add events to the community calendar. We hope that our site will strengthen the community. To do that, we need your involvement. Here are some tips to using the site…

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A Letter to the Editor: Women Must Get Out and Vote

American Association of University Women is spearheading 'It’s My Vote: I Will Be Heard' campaign.

As Co-Communication Directors for the state of Michigan AAUW (American Association of University Women), we believe it is vital for everyone to vote. AAUW is quite proud to launch their seriousness in getting out the women’s vote for the 2012 November election. It is through the “It’s My Vote: I Will Be Heard” campaign. We will work to educate women across our country about the rights and privileges they need to protect. We propose to support the power, direction and notability of women’s voices and to commit ourselves to getting women to the polls in unprecedented numbers. AAUW is trying to mobilize women with a definitive focus on young women. In 30 states, legislators are trying to turn back to the 19th century at which time (only) …

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Peter

2:03 pm on Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Sue, Not sure how I came across there but it was apparently not the way I intended. I'm not saying anything about keeping people from making their voices heard, supporting/fighting for those issues they hold dear, or that women and minorities should not be allowed to vote. I am saying I do believe that people should have proper documentation proving US citizenship at the voting booth. Simple …   more ›

Earth Hour: Will You Turn Off Your Lights?

At 8:30 p.m. local time in more than 80 countries, an estimated 1 billion people will turn off their lights. Will you be one of them?

Earth hour is almost upon us. Will you be going dark at 8:30 p.m.? Earth Hour is a global World Wildlife Fund initiative that began in Sydney, Aulstralia in 2007, when 2 million people switched off their lights. In 2008, more than 50 million people all over the world took part in the action, according to Earth Hour's website. In 2009 almost 1 billion people worldwide switched off their lights. By 2011, Earth Hour involved 135 countries with more than 1.8 billion people participating. In countries and on continents where the hour has already occurred, hundreds of world landmarks from Berlin's Brandenburg Gate to the Great Wall of China went dark earlier today. Earth Hour is held on the last Saturday of March every year, and began as a …

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