Shirley MacFarland’s weekly community column featuring news and notes from Brecksville, Broadview Heights, North Royalton and Strongsville.

When was the last time you thanked a squirrel? On National Squirrel Appreciation Day, the nine different species of squirrels in Michigan are accepting praise from their cozy winter nests.

As Inauguration Day festivities continue, civil rights activists filed into the Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church in Northwest D.C. for a rally in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr ...

President Biden vowed to stick around in public life following his departure from the White House, telling a South Carolina church congregation on Sunday, "I'm not going anywhere." On his last ...

We must always keep the faith in a better day ... his appreciation for the contributions of Black Americans. He was visibly moved during sermons about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at a church ...

It is a day about reflection, discussion and community. The Greater Bennington Peace and Justice Center will be hosting its annual celebration of MLK at the Bennington Theater featuring Bennington ...

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President Joe Biden will worship with a Lowcountry congregation and visit the International African American Museum in Charleston during his final day in office ... will worship at Royal Missionary ...

Jordan Davis, the singer-songwriter with seven No. 1 country hits, will be the headliner for The Player Championship's Military Appreciation Day Concert on March 11 at the 17th hole of the Players ...

Oluwatimileyin Ajayi, purported to be a gospel musician ... a church service on Sunday. The incident reportedly occurred during a thanksgiving service marking the end of a seven-day fast ...

Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist II proclaimed Jan. 9 as Law Enforcement Appreciation Day in Michigan, celebrating the service and sacrifice of the more than ...

After all, he pioneered fusing the avant-garde with popular music, was one of the first transgressives in ... In September 2010, Boyle was to perform Reed’s Transformer classic ‘Perfect Day’ on ...