August 25th, 20230DEARBORN – Mayor Abdullah H. Hammoud led Dearborn area elected officials and business leaders on Tuesday, Aug. 22, to break ground at the site of the first of three state-of-the-art pocket parks constructed under the Park Equity and Access for Civil Engagement (PEACE) Project. The downtown West Dearborn PEACE Park is the first of three...
July 29th, 20230DEARBORN – The city of Dearborn announced a settlement in a lawsuit filed against Pro-V Enterprises, LLC. The city had notified the Southend trucking company numerous times to abate and find solutions to its output of fugitive dust, particulate matter (PM) suspended in the air and linked to serious respiratory problems.
“Residents...
June 9th, 20230DEARBORN — Dearborn Mayor Abdullah H. Hammoud has been selected by a bipartisan group of mayors across the U.S. to serve on the Advisory Board of the United States Conference of Mayors (USCM), the official non-partisan organization of American cities with a population of 30,000 or larger. The USCM represents more than 1,400 cities...
May 19th, 20230DEARBORN – On Monday, May 15, Insight held an official ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house for its medical facility located at 5111 Auto Club Drive in Dearborn. The multi-specialty facility opened during the COVID-19 pandemic and was precluded from having a public ceremony celebrating the opening of the facility.
The...
May 1st, 20230DEARBORN — Mayor Abdullah Hammoud hosted the first Eid al-Fitr breakfast for community members celebrating the end of the holy month of Ramadan.
The breakfast took place at the Ford Performing and Community Arts Center in Dearborn on Saturday, April 22 and roughly 1,000 people attended. The brunch was free and all of the food...
April 21st, 20230DEARBORN — As the holy month of Ramadan comes to an end, the Ramadan Suhoor Festival and the Downtown Dearborn Ramadan Nights conclude this month with high attendance turnouts throughout all nights of operation.
This was the first year of the Downtown Dearborn Ramadan Nights held on West Village Drive in the heart of Downtown...
April 21st, 20231Dearborn is making history as Mayor Abdullah Hammoud has made the Islamic holiday of Eid a paid holiday for the city's employees. The Eid marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan.
Muslims all over the world celebrate the Eid with their loved ones, commemorating the completion of their month of prayer, fasting and...
March 25th, 20230DEARBORN — On Wednesday March 16, Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud announced a transformative $30 million investment in the city’s public parks and green infrastructure. Hammoud was joined by Wayne County and state officials and he said the project is intended to create lasting multigenerational impact for the people of...
March 24th, 20230DEARBORN — A celebratory dinner took place last Thursday, March 16 at La Pita in Dearborn to honor Assad Turfe and his recent promotion to deputy county executive of Wayne County.
Wayne County Executive Warren C. Evans promoted Turfe to the position last September, following his 20 years of service for Wayne County.
He began his...
March 4th, 20230DEARBORN — Mayor Abdullah Hammoud announced on February 22 the launch of Dearborn's collaboration with Google Cloud to transform the city’s IT and data capabilities and help position Dearborn as a workforce and talent hub in the region.
Hammoud hosted a special event held at the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation, where...
