APRIL 17, 2025 • Vol. 22, No. 8
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‘There’s nothing else like it in the country’ Plan approved for ‘largest investment in youth aging out of foster care in the country’ BY KATHRYN PENTIUK kpentiuk@candgnews.com
SOUTHFIELD — At a March 24 meeting, Southfield City Council members unanimously approved a request to re-
zone the parcel at 16400 JL Hudson Drive from regional shopping zoning to an overlay development district to permit the renovation and reuse of the former Plaza Hotel for mixed-use apartments and support services for the New Foster Care. The reuse is also set to include office and commercial spaces. Council approved the site plan for the proposal and created a master development plan and agreement. See FOSTER CARE on page 7A
Photo by Patricia O’Blenes
A fire broke out in the early hours of April 8 at Plum Hollow Market.
Fire engulfs Southfield’s Plum Hollow Market BY KATHRYN PENTIUK kpentiuk@candgnews.com
See FIRE on page 13A
The City of Southfield is seeking submissions for the 9th Annual Southfield Photo Prize competition and public art exhibition. Send your 3 best photos taken in Southfield by May 30 to: photocontest@cityofsouthfield.com
Finalist photos will be enlarged and displayed on the P&R Building for public viewing and on-line voting from June 16 - August 28, 2025. Visit www.cityofsouthfield.com for contest rules and more information or call (248) 796-5130
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Photo by Patricia O’Blenes
Southfield City Council members approved a request to rezone the former Plaza Hotel, which has sat vacant for over a decade, into mixed-use apartments for young adults transitioning out of foster care.
SOUTHFIELD — Southfield Fire Department firefighters responded to a commercial structure fire in the early hours of April 8 at Plum Hollow Market, located at 21999 W. Nine Mile Road. Plum Hollow Market is a neighborhood grocery store that has served the community for over 50 years. According to a press release issued by the city of Southfield, on the morning of April 8, firefighters ar-
rived at the scene promptly at 1:09 a.m., three minutes after they were dispatched. Upon arrival, they saw heavy smoke and fire coming out of the front of the structure. Fire personnel initially attempted an interior attack but had to back out due to the heavy fire conditions. The Southfield Fire Department received mutual aid from Bloomfield Township, Royal Oak, Birmingham, Ferndale, Madison Heights and West Bloomfield, as well as from Star EMS and a Salvation Army mobile canteen truck.