Farmington Voice

At the close of Monday's Martin Luther King Day discussion, panelists discussed the challenge of creating civil discussions around the ideas of race, religion, and immigration.

Dawud Walid, Executive Director, MI Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR); Diane Baird, Program Director, Lutheran Social Services of Michigan; and Raquel Garcia-Anderson, Director of Partnership and Community Outreach, Global Detroit, answer audience questions during a Martin Luther King Jr Day panel discussion at the Farmington Community Library Main Library in Farmington Hills.

Dawud Walid, Executive Director, MI Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR); Diane Baird, Program Director, Lutheran Social Services of Michigan; and Raquel Garcia-Anderson, Director of Partnership and Community Outreach, Global Detroit, share the work of their organizations during a Martin Luther King Jr Day panel discussion at the Farmington Community Library Main Library in Farmington Hills.

In October of 2015, Farmington resident JoAnne McShane completed her 26th and final term as a city council member. In this recording, she shares some of her favorite memories and words of advice for local residents.

Farmington Voice editor Joni Hubred-Golden interviews Jess McClary, co-owner of McClary Bros. Old Timey Drinking Vinegar. She appears on the September 25 premiere of ABC-TV's "Shark Tank".

In 2013, sisters Mary Lou Stropoli and Kathy Willoughby turned their mother's 50-year-old toffee recipe into a home-based business. Today, Mother Mary's Toffee is sold more than 40 stores from Ann Arbor to Grosse Pointe, and is poised to make a huge leap as the company celebrates its second anniversary on September 1.

We have one last chat with Farmington Hills city manager Steve Brock before his July 17 retirement.

Departing Farmington city manager Vince Pastue took some time during his last few days before departing for Mount Dora, FL, to talk about his time in Farmington and some of the accomplishments of which he is most proud.