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Ronnie McCabe, from Sterling Heights, is aboard his new electric bike, which he got as a result of winning a bike path naming contest for the upcoming Lakeside City Center. Photo by Patricia O’Blenes
BY ERIC CZARNIK eczarnik@candgnews.com
For Mayor Michael Taylor, presenting the Sterling Heights State of the City address was a labor of love. During the Sept. 27 speech, held at the Sterling Heights Community Center, Taylor centered his annual address around the theme of “The Five Love Languages,” popularized by author Gary Chapman. Those love languages, in the context of human relationships, are words of affirmation, quality time, physical touch, acts of service, and gifts. Taylor, who described his own experience buying a house in Sterling Heights in 2008, used the love language framework to discuss how residents love the city and vice versa. “Certainly this applies in our relationships, but I think it applies beyond just relationships with people,” Taylor said. “I think it can and should apply to our rela-
FUTURE LAKESIDE BIKE PATH NAMED STERLING MAN SUBMITS WINNING ENTRY
BY ERIC CZARNIK eczarnik@candgnews.com
Like many people in metro Detroit, Ronnie McCabe has fond memories of being at Lakeside Mall while growing up, whether it was buying CDs or stuff for school. “I went there for school shopping with my late
grandmother. That was my last memory I had with her before she passed,” McCabe said. Although the mall closed July 1, now McCabe has made his own lasting contribution to the Lakeside area’s history. As part of Lakeside’s plans for transitioning into a mixed-use hub full of residences, shops, green space and See BIKE PATH on page 22A
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