candgnews.com OCTOBER 30, 2024 Vol. 43, No. 23
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MADISON HEIGHTS FOOD PANTRY SEEKS DONATIONS, VOLUNTEERS BY ANDY KOZLOWSKI akozlowski@candgnews.com
MADISON HEIGHTS — Organizers with the Madison Heights Food Pantry say that donations have been decreasing while recipients have been increasing, putting the group in a difficult situation where if the trend holds, they will be forced to reduce aid. “There are so many families living paycheck to paycheck, and then when something goes wrong in their lives, they’re on the brink of being homeless,” said Kathy Trastevere, a retiree who volunteers with the pantry. “We want to make sure we get them through those hard times.” The pantry originally opened in the spring of 2020 as a direct response to the COVID pandemic and business shutdown. It currently operates out of borrowed space at Central Church, located at 1529 12 Mile Road in Madison Heights. The pantry usually distributes boxes of food on the first and third Saturdays of each month, from 10:30 a.m. to noon. Distribu-
During a distribution Oct. 19 at the Madison Heights Food Pantry, located inside borrowed space at Central Church, volunteer Kathy Trastevere places fresh strawberries into boxes.
WARREN MAN CREATES VIDEO GAME INSPIRED BY ANXIETY STRUGGLES INDIE TITLE ‘AHRO’ AVAILABLE NOW ON NINTENDO SWITCH AND STEAM BY ANDY KOZLOWSKI akozlowski@candgnews.com
Photo by Liz Carnegie
WARREN — Inspired by his own journey overcoming panic attacks, and wishing to help others do the same, a Warren resident has released a video game with no combat or “game over” screen. It’s a game where players guide a man on a contemplative journey seeking a cure for the darkness that ails him. The game is “Ahro,” available now on Nintendo Switch and the PC games platform Steam. Developed by Joel Vile, of Warren, and his company Oeh Interactive, the title is published by Nakana. io, an indie label focused on art house games. It launched Sept. 27. “Ahro” follows a man of the same name through a setting inspired by premodern Asia, with highly stylized land-
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