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APRIL 17, 2025 • Vol. 37, No. 8 • candgnews.com
Trustees OK DPW addition contract BY DEAN VAGLIA dvaglia@candgnews.com
Record-Store-Day records. It’s fun to see what gems they have. I lean toward jam bands. This is the record store I go to the most.” Colohan, 26, was in search of Joey Valence & Brae. Even if he didn’t find it, “I’m just here to have fun,” the hiphop and jazz music fan said. “Coming out early is always fun to get the exclusives and all the new Record Store Day picks.” Record Store Day, launched internationally in 2007, gives employees and customers a day to celebrate the culture of the independent record store. Artists, even bands no
MACOMB TOWNSHIP — In board chambers coated with Easter decorations, the Macomb Township Board of Trustees voted on April 9 to award Quadrate Construction a $1.7 million contract to build an addition onto the Department of Public Works’ building. Nine companies applied for the contract to build out the addition to the DPW’s 51650 Card Road headquarters with Macomb Township-based Quadrate coming in with the lowest bid. The project involves building a 10,557-square-foot addition to the east side of the existing headquarters, including a 9,360-square-foot garage and nearly 1,200-square-foot masonry storage work area. Quadrate representatives also impressed township officials with the possibility of savings that could be found during construction. “They also provided some of what’s called ‘value engineering.’ They provided some potential cost saving opportunities for this project such as overhead door adjustments … so there may be some additional cost savings with this project we may see,” DPW Director Kevin Johnson said. The potential for cost savings on the project means it may be brought down to the original budgeted cost. The full contract cost of $1,785,801 is above the budgeted amount of $1.7 million, though the contract includes a $100,000 contingency fund that was not considered in the budgeted amount. Johnson believes work will begin in May and be completed by October.
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Blast in the Past in Roseville took part in Record Store Day on April 12.
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METRO DETROIT — Andrew Dore and Andy Colohan were ready to shop on Record Store Day April 12. The Madison Heights residents stood in line outside Solo Records in Royal Oak with about 40 other music collectors before the store opened, hoping to find a few titles to be released only on Record Store Day. “I’m looking for the Jerry Garcia Band re-release and the Prince record,” said Dore, 26. “They also put out non-
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