8/20/25 Eastsider

Evidence presented against suspect charged with murder in disappearance of Ashley Elkins

BY BRIAN WELLS bwells@candgnews.com

ROSEVILLE — Prosecutors began presenting evidence in the 39th District Court Aug. 6 against the suspect charged with murder in the dis-

appearance of a Warren mother whose body has not been located.

Deandre Booker, the ex-boyfriend of Ashley Elkins, appeared in court for a preliminary exam hearing.

Booker, 32, of Roseville, is facing

BY MARIA ALLARD allard@candgnews.com

ROSEVILLE — Name any township or city in Michigan, and chances are Scott

has been there.

For the past 10 years, the Roseville resident has traveled around the state on a quest to visit every big city, mid-size community and small town in the Great Lakes State. Krasnik’s first venture came about when

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Roseville council moves forward toward sale, upgrade of troubled apartments

BY BRIAN WELLS bwells@candgnews.com

ROSEVILLE — The Roseville City Council is considering a program that would allow a California firm to purchase and rehab an apartment complex on the northeast end of the city.

At its July 22 meeting, Roseville administrative services specialist Jim Gammicchia presented the City Council with details of California-based Standard Communities’ offer and plans to purchase The Meadows on Nardelli Lane, near Interstate 94. The Meadows has 124 units.

If the sale goes through, the new owners

would perform various upgrades to the buildings, including increased security; improvements to the electrical, plumbing and heating, ventilating and cooling systems; full kitchen and bathroom remodels, updated lighting; interior and exterior painting; upgrades to common areas; and on-site property management.

However, the purchase will depend on whether or not the city approves a PILOT program for the first time.

The PILOT program — which stands for payment in lieu of taxes — is aimed at incentivizing developers to occupy and revitalize properties

Fundraising efforts underway for monument tank at museum

BY MARIA ALLARD allard@candgnews.com

EASTPOINTE — The Michigan Military Technical & Historical Society, strictly run by volunteers, has been a staple in the community since it opened Nov. 11, 2011.

The museum has hosted presentations, exhibits, reenactments and artifacts that preserve the stories of Michigan residents who served in wartime, from World War I to the present.

The MIMTHS, located at 16600 Stephens Road, is now in the process of raising funds to purchase a tank for its front lawn. Volunteers need to raise $10,000 for the M8 Armored Gun System.

An MIMTHS press release states that the M8 Armored Gun System was an American light tank concept meant to replace the M551 Sheridan.

“Initially developed in the 1980s, the tank has close ties to the proto-

Eastpointe City Council looks to replace troubled water main

BY BRIAN WELLS bwells@candgnews.com

EASTPOINTE — A troubled water main might be replaced in conjunction with a planned road construction project.

At its Aug. 5 meeting, the Eastpointe City Council voted to begin the process of replacing the existing water main under Lexington Avenue between Nine Mile and Stephens roads prior to the planned reconstruction of the road in 2026.

Eastpointe Assistant City Manager Kim Homan said the plan is to install the water main as the replacement of Lexington Avenue between Nine Mile and Semrau Road is done next year, with the next blocks of Lexington to be replaced after that.

The water main, which was constructed in 1954, has been experiencing breaks in the last several months.

“It’s not the oldest in the city, but in the last three months we’ve had five water main

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that are in need by closing a funding gap. Instead of paying property taxes twice a year, the developer would apply for a PILOT program that would allow the company to pay for municipal services – including police and fire – in one lump sum. This would be Roseville’s first use of a payment in lieu of taxes.

City Attorney Tim Tomlinson said that if the program is approved, the taxes being collected on the property now would be about equal to what Standard Communities would be paying through the program.

“Why it’s important for them to have the PILOT is then it makes them eligible for funding from (the Michigan State Housing Development Authority) and from (the Department of Housing and Urban Development),” he said. “So that’s why there’s the push and request for the PILOT instead of just continuing paying the taxes.”

However, Tomlinson acknowledged that he’s not a fan of PILOT programs. He added that residents of The Meadows often cause problems for city services.

“This particular development, The Meadows, as we all know, it’s subsidized housing,” Tomlinson said. “The clientele often causes problems for our city services. Police and fire are frequently called there.”

But, Tomlinson said, he’s interested in

breaks,” Eastpointe Department of Public Works Director Darin Paolucci. said. “We don’t want to put a new road over an old water main.”

The project would be paid for through a Community Development Block Grant that the city is expecting to receive to assist with the reconstruction of Lexington Avenue between Nine Mile Road and Semrau Avenue in the 2026 construction season.

In the end, City Council voted unanimously to let Anderson, Eckstein and Westrick Inc. prepare plans and provide inspections for the replacement. The estimated cost of the water main replacement is $1.175 million.

The replacement of the water main would include relocating it from the street to underneath the sidewalk on the west side of the road.

“It’s less expensive to replace sidewalk,” Paolucci said.

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the upgrades, hoping they will allow for a more robust screening process for residents who qualify for subsidized housing.

“I think that would be helpful in assisting us in eliminating some of the concerns,” he said. “A complete, updated security system, which would permit direct access to the Police Department to be able to see what is going on, and obviously, you’re taking an asset and putting some good, significant dollars in it for purposes of upgrading the facility in our community.”

Gammicchia, who added the agenda item at the last minute, said the new vetting process would begin as current tenants move out, so none of the residents who currently live there would be removed. As renovations begin, tenants would be relocated elsewhere in the building for several weeks, until renovations were completed.

“It’s going to displace them for a little bit, but it’s well worth it, I’m sure, to get a whole new apartment out of the deal,” he said.

After some discussion about what City Council’s next steps would be in the process, Gammicchia said the PILOT program would be drafted as an ordinance. Once it has been drafted, there will be a public hearing, he said.

City Council voted unanimously to pass a motion to draft the ordinance.

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MDOT hosts open houses to discuss pedestrian bridge study for tri-county area

DETROIT/ROSEVILLE — The Michigan Department of Transportation is holding two open houses for the public to provide their input on how they use pedestrian bridges in their community.

The first open house will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Aug. 20 at the Adams Butzel Complex, 10500 Lyndon St. in Detroit. The second open house will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Sept. 10 at the Recreation Authority of Roseville and Eastpointe at 18185 Sycamore St. in Roseville. Both presentations begin at 5:45 p.m.

Attendees will be able to view posters, take a survey, and view a presentation outlining MDOT’s efforts to better understand the usage of state-owned pedestrian bridges in the region. The study team will collect data on current conditions and travel patterns, perform on-site observations, and engage with people across the region to identify priorities and better understand community needs.

For comments or questions regarding the study, email MDOT-Metro-Communications@Michigan.gov. Attendees who require mobility, visual, hearing, written or other assistance for effective participation should contact Orlando Curry at (517) 241-7462 or CurryO@Michigan.gov, preferably at least five business days prior to the scheduled meeting. Forms are located on the Title VI webpage, michigan.gov/mdot/programs/title-vi. Requests made after this time frame will be evaluated and honored to the extent possible.

ROSEVILLE STUDENT WINNER IN TICKET TO TUITION GIVEAWAY

DETROIT — Lamya Robinson, left, of Roseville, recently received $10,000 toward her college education as a winner in the state’s Ticket to Tuition giveaway. She was one of 50 Michigan students recognized July 31 at Wayne State University alongside Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist II, center; and Beverly Walker-Griffea, director of the Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential, right.

The Ticket to Tuition giveaway was launched by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and then joined MiLEAP in partnership with the Michigan College Access Network. The initiative awarded 40 $10,000 prizes and 10 $50,000 prizes to first-time Free Application for Federal Student Aid filers through a Michigan Education Savings Program account.

Time to ‘sparkle’

METRO DETROIT — The Sparkle Network will again hold its Dress into a Dream homecoming dress sale for high school students. The nonprofit organization will provide new and gently used homecoming dresses for $10 each.

There are dresses of all sizes and lengths for homecoming dances and special occasions. For the first time this year, the organization will have separate pants, tops and skirts in limited sizes for $5 each. All proceeds will be going to replenish items for Prom Closet Project Tour 2026, which provides prom dresses to local high school students.

The following Dress into a Dream dates and locations have been confirmed.

• Aug. 22-23 at American House East 1, 17255 Common Road in Roseville. Time: 3-7 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.

• Aug. 24 at Front Door Housekeeping, 11255 Hall Road Unit #104 in Utica. Time: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

• Aug. 29 Meadowbrook Center for Learning Differences, 811 Oakwood Drive, Suite 303, in Rochester. Time 3-7 p.m.

• Aug. 30-31 T-Tech Solutions, 1172 E. Big Beaver Road in Troy. Time: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m Saturday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.

• Sept. 3 at Romeo High School, 62300 Jewell Road in Romeo. Time: 4-8 p.m. Students do not have to go to Romeo to participate.

Everyone who signs up for a dress must fill out an application ahead of time by logging onto sparklenetwork.org and click on the Dress into a Dream icon.

RARE building closed until Sept. 1

ROSEVILLE — The Recreation Authority of Roseville and Eastpointe will be conducting its yearly shutdown until Sept. 1. There are no programs or rentals available during this time. The main office, however, will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday to assist guests. From Aug. 25 to 29, the office will be open by appointment only. Appointments can be made by emailing ahughes@rare-mi.org.

Hearing

a first-degree murder charge, as well as several other charges, following the disappearance of Elkins, a mother of two and Warren hairstylist who has been missing since Jan. 2.

The charges came after police investigated Booker’s apartment, located near Frazho Road and Gratiot Avenue in Roseville, and found “what was believed to be a large crime scene with a substantial amount of blood in the bathroom,” Roseville Police Detective Sgt. Anthony Coraci said at Booker’s arraignment in January.

The exam is scheduled to continue Friday, Aug. 22.

Mother, police officer testify

The first witness to take the stand was Monika Elkins, Ashley Elkins’ mother.

While testifying, she said that she and her daughter were “very close.” Shortly after midnight Jan. 1, Ashley Elkins FaceTimed her mother from a Detroit casino. Later that day, she sent her mother a video of her cooking.

When her daughter stopped responding to text messages, Monika Elkins said, she knew something was strange.

“Sometimes she’ll text me right back, sometimes it’s 15 minutes, sometimes a half hour, depending on what she’s doing,” Monika Elkins said. “But she would never not text me a whole day without talking.”

Monika Elkins also described how the family entered Booker’s apartment without his permission in an attempt to search for their daughter. They also set up a tip hotline, which generated a tip that she was being held on Eileen Street in Detroit on Jan. 4.

“I was looking for my daughter,” she said. “I wasn’t getting any help, so I looked for myself.”

Booker stood across the courtroom from Monika Elkins in the jury box while she testified, which Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Carmen DeFranco objected to.

“Judge, I just want to place on the record an objection to the defendant’s posture in this manner,” he said. “(It is) an attempt, in my opinion, to intimidate witnesses that are going to be testifying against him today.”

Following Monika Elkins was Roseville police officer Shane Nabozny. Nabozny responded to Booker’s apartment after the department received a call to investigate.

As he was investigating, Nabozny found several pieces of evidence, including bottles of bleach in the bathroom. Additionally, he noticed the cover of the drain for the bathtub had been removed and was sitting in the middle of the tub, which drew his attention.

“I approached the bathtub to check out why the drain was there. … I did notice on the north end of the tub there were two drips of blood,” he said.

Nabozny also said he found multiple drops of blood or smears at several other locations throughout the apartment. One wall of the bathroom appeared to be “wiped down,” he said, based on what looked like fresh swirl marks on the wall.

Police describe scene, events around disappearance

When the hearing continued Aug. 8, Booker was described as being “very disruptive” by his attorney, Robbie Lang. Additionally, Booker refused to get dressed in the appropriate prison garb used for court hearings.

“Based upon what I’ve been told by the jail officers and what I saw personally when I went back there, it’s my understanding that he was uncooperative in getting dressed into the jail uniform. … The only thing that they have for him covering some of his body looks like some kind of a blanket, so they don’t think he’s in any appropriate state of dress to be in the courtroom,” Lang said.

When the court attempted to connect to Booker in the holding cell via an iPad and Zoom, he refused to show himself and could be heard shouting.

An attempt from 39th District Court Judge Joseph Boedeker to ask if Booker was waiving his appearance was met with obscenities and other indecipherable statements, leading to the judge ruling that the hearing would continue without him present as long as he was able to watch and listen to the hearing from his cell.

The second day of the hearing — which was scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m. and continued until after 4 p.m. — consisted of DeFranco and Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Carrie Seward presenting evidence.

Roseville police officer Sal Munafo testified that he accompanied a plumber to Booker’s apartment Jan. 7. The goal was to check for debris or other evidence in the bathtub drain pipe.

The search returned a clump of hair, an earring and what Munafo said appeared to be a bullet fragment from a 9 mm handgun.

Lang questioned the age of the bullet fragment, as it appeared to be corroded.

“If that bullet had been fired from a gun and went into that drain, within a month it wouldn’t look like that,” he said.

Munafo replied that it looked like any other piece of metal that had been sitting in water. Munafo also stated that he couldn’t tell if the hair was from a man, woman, human or animal.

Following Munafo was Roseville Police Detective Chris Moran, who testified that in the days surrounding Ashley Elkins’ disappearance, Booker made several Google searches on his iPhone, including searches for a 9 mm silencer in Roseville, shooting a gun through a pillow, whether or not a

phone can be tracked when it is off, what happens to trash, and “telling God I want to kill someone.”

During cross-examination, Lang asked what happened when Moran investigated the search about “telling God.”

Moran said it appeared to be something on a podcast. He contacted the preacher who mentioned it in the podcast, and he was told it was a joke.

“It was not serious,” Moran said.

Searching dumpsters and watching surveillance video

While at the apartment complex, Moran said, he began searching the dumpsters in the area.

“The person was missing. There was reason to believe it could be a result of criminal activity, some kind of violent assault. This person was absolutely unknown at that point where they may be, so we attempted to locate them in a dumpster,” he said.

Moran added that the dumpster could be a “plausible place” to dispose of a body.

While searching the dumpsters in a nearby shopping plaza, Moran said, he was told to stop his investigation and instead search a dumpster seen on security footage that showed a person pushing a shopping cart and disposing of something that appeared to be heavy several days prior.

“There appeared to be something in the cart that was covered with a white sheet and possibly something that may have been an arm,” Moran said.

Moran said security footage showed the individual pushing the cart through the apartment complex and into another complex to the north, where he stopped at a dumpster and there was “a lot of movement,” he said.

“It was clear to me that the person putting whatever it was in that dumpster was struggling, which anyone who has experience with any person, it is difficult when they’re limp to move them around,” he said.

On Jan. 7, when Moran investigated the dumpster, it had already been emptied since the person was seen on the security footage dumping something in it. However, Moran still found what he suspected to be blood in the bottom of the dumpster.

While Roseville Police Detective Patrick Taylor testified, prosecutors showed security footage taken from throughout the apartment complex of an individual believed to be Booker pushing the shopping cart.

One clip shown was taken from a Ring doorbell camera. When Taylor questioned the owner of the camera, she said it’s not uncommon for people to take shopping carts

from nearby shopping centers and push them through the complex.

“It’s common,” he said. “I even asked the lady with the Ring camera if that’s common, and she said yes.”

Taylor testified that police later learned trash emptied from that particular dumpster would be taken to a transfer station on Goesbeck Highway in Roseville, where it would then be loaded into another truck and taken to a landfill in Lenox Township.

Taylor also said police learned Booker was staying at a residence in Flint. Police secured a warrant and went to the house. They found Booker there, though he wasn’t arrested at the time.

Police also found clothes that matched the clothes the individual was wearing in the video, including a jacket that had what appeared to be blood on it, Taylor said, in addition to a sales receipt for a 9 mm handgun.

Prosecutors are attempting to convict Booker despite Elkins’ body not being located.

Trash bags, bleach and blood spots

When testimony resumed Aug. 15, Roseville Police Detective Matthew Lesperance testified that, despite what Booker had told him regarding when he left the apartment to go to Flint, detectives disproved it through a search of his phone.

Booker said he was picked up by an Uber driver at approximately 5:17 a.m. Jan. 3, but reportedly his phone showed that he was picked up at 1 or 2 a.m.

Detectives found that Booker ordered heavy-duty trash bags and four bottles of bleach via his phone through DoorDash at 11:46 p.m. Jan. 2, according to the testimony.

Also obtained through the cellphone search was the last-known location of Ashley Elkins’ phone, at a beauty supply store. Booker’s phone pinged the same location at the same time, Lesperance said.

“Ashley’s phone was pinging all the way up to the beauty store,” he said. “Then the phone was either turned off or destroyed in some manner.”

However, after viewing the security footage at the beauty supply store, Lesperance said, police determined Booker had been there with another female, and that Ashley Elkins had never gone to the store.

During cross examination, Lang asked Lesperance how accurate are the location of phone pings. While he agreed they show a general location, he couldn’t speak any more about the accuracy of them.

Booker also told Lesperance over the phone that he had gone to an address in Detroit, according to the testimony. However, security footage obtained from Booker’s apartment reportedly showed he never left.

CRIME WATCH

Missing gun

EASTPOINTE — According to Eastpointe police, officers were dispatched to the 22000 block of Beechwood Avenue, which is south of Nine Mile Road and west of Gratiot Avenue, at around 8 a.m. Aug. 11 to investigate a report of a missing handgun.

The victim stated he left his 9 mm semiautomatic handgun in the center console of his car, and it appears the culprit entered the vehicle via unknown means and stole the weapon.

Vehicle stolen

EASTPOINTE — According to Eastpointe police, at around 9 p.m. Aug. 9, officers were dispatched to a Marathon gas station located on Kelly Road north of Eight Mile Road to investigate an auto theft incident.

The victim told police that he had parked his vehicle at the pumps and gone inside the store to make a purchase, leaving it running and unlocked. While standing in line at the cash register, the victim heard tires squealing, and he observed his vehicle

exiting the parking lot. The vehicle was last seen fleeing eastbound on Ego Avenue. It is a black 2014 Chevy Impala.

“Please do not leave your vehicle running at any time, even if they are locked,” Eastpointe Police Lt. Alexander Holish said in an email. “It is very easy for suspects to break the window and drive away with the car. We do understand that it is hot outside, and many drivers want to keep the car cool. Many suspects expect people to leave their cars running, and they wait at places like gas stations, convenience stores or fast food places to commit their crimes.”

AC unit taken

EASTPOINTE — According to Eastpointe police, officers were dispatched to the 16000 block of Stricker Avenue, which is north of Eight Mile Road and east of Gratiot Avenue, at around 12:30 p.m. Aug. 11 to investigate a larceny complaint.

The property manager told them that an unknown person had stolen an air conditioning unit from the backyard. The last time the unit had been seen intact was around noon Aug. 8.

If you know more about these crimes or others, call Eastpointe police at (586) 4455100.

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HUMAN ELEMENT CONSIDERED A BENEFIT AT LOCAL SHOPPING PLAZAS

BY SARAH WRIGHT swright@candgnews.com

For those who have active roles in various business spaces in the metro Detroit area, shopping plazas can provide some benefits for in-person shopping as opposed to buying online.

A survey conducted by the International Council of Shopping Centers notes that there are around 115,000 shopping centers in the U.S. with nearly 90% being small, neighborhood and convenience store centers. Also, about 83% of Americans visit a shopping center at least once a week and 20% go to a shopping center more than 10 times a week.

According to statistics compiled by CapitalOne Shopping, American consumers spent

$5.927 trillion in retail stores and $1.337 trillion online in 2024, though this value does not account for seasonal adjustments.

The Birmingham-Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce works with major retail centers around the Maple Road/Telegraph Road, Telegraph Road/Square Lake Road, and 13 Mile Road/Southfield Road intersections, around both east and west ends, as well as the Adams Square Shopping Center. The plazas feature a combination of local retail stores, restaurants and chain stores.

Chamber President Joe Bauman says the personal service of in-person shopping may be more appealing than the convenience of online shopping.

“There is a much greater chance you are go-

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business manages the Tech Plaza at 12 Mile Road and Van Dyke Avenue in Warren as well as other centers in Detroit and Dearborn, among other locations. ABOVE: The Birmingham-Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce works with major retail centers in its area, including the Adams Square Shopping Center on South Adams Road, south of Maple Road and east of Woodward Avenue. The plaza features a combination of local retail stores, restaurants and chain stores.

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At this point, on Jan. 8, the day after speaking with Booker in Flint, Lesperance stated they were able to arrest him for lying to a police officer during a violent investigation.

Lesperance said the blood spots found in Booker’s apartment, on the clothing they obtained from him when they confronted him in Flint, and the blood found in the dumpster was sent to Michigan State Police to be tested. DNA was also collected from Booker, Ashley Elkins’ relatives and her toothbrush.

The analysis of each blood spot — including the blood found in the dumpster — concluded that it was much more likely that the blood belonged to Ashley Elkins than another individual.

A lab report also said it was inconclusive as to whether the bullet found in the bathtub drain was fired from the handgun found in Booker’s apartment, Lesperance said.

During cross-examination, Lang asked Lesperance to look at a second report regarding the gun and the bullet, showing whether particles recovered from the pistol could be compared to the bullet.

When a gun is fired, particles shoot out as well, Lang stated. The report he presented stated that the particles found inside the pistol did not originate from the bullet due to

being made of different materials.

However, when asked if the report would be stating if the bullet came from Booker’s gun, Lesperance stated he didn’t have any formal training or experience in extracting bullets or fragments or how to identify them.

Lang ended his cross-examination by asking Lesperance, as the lead detective on the case, if there was any definitive evidence Ashley Elkins was dead.

“So you have no proof or evidence of what may have caused her death, if she is dead?” Lang asked.

Lesperance said Lang’s statement was true.

Seward asked what happened after the dumpster was taken and dropped off at the landfill. Lesperance said an extensive search of the landfill did not yield a body.

Seward ended her examination by asking what evidence led them to charge Booker with homicide.

“His multiple inconsistencies while speaking to me on a recorded line just did not add up,” Lesperance said. “His timeline for everything was very inconsistent. The sure fact that something violent happened inside of that apartment, specifically the bathroom, and then him being observed on CCTV footage with the shopping cart.”

Additionally, the blood evidence and the lack of proof that Ashley Elkins had ever left the apartment led to the charges, according to the testimony.

Plazas

ing to be satisfied with your purchase when you can see and feel it before you buy it,” Bauman said in an email. “And if a problem does occur, it is much more likely to be resolved if you have established a relationship with the local retailer.”

“There is no denying the level of competition being brought by these massive, online retailers. But there are still plenty of people who want to deal with another human rather than a computer screen,” Bauman added.

At Petzold Enterprises, Tom Petzold and members of his family manage a portfolio of neighborhood shopping centers. The business manages the Tech Plaza at 12 Mile Road and Van Dyke Avenue in Warren as well as other centers in Detroit and Dearborn, among other locations. His grandfather started the business in the 1960s.

“We try to focus on being in ... central(ly) located, convenient locations,” Petzold said.

“We are a small family business, and we have shopping centers that we lease out to a combination of tenants, some of whom are small family businesses like us and others are more corporate,” he added.

In terms of the comparison of in-person shopping versus online shopping, Petzold says the positivity of the staff and the environment are really important to the consumer experience.

“When you think about when you’re creating a shopping center, one thing I’ve

learned is that one of the constituencies that you’re competing for is the staff that work inside the stores and when I say that I mean you want to make your shopping center attractive, safe, inviting and even a place that someone could be proud to go to work,” Petzold said. “Like, it’s clean and you attract better personnel that work in the stores when you build a better shopping center and that ultimately benefits the customer to have the best people in the stores.”

Scott Marcus owns two locations of a franchise called Restore Hyper Wellness, one of which is located in a strip area at 643 S. Adams Road in Birmingham. The other is located in Northville. The business offers wellness services like intravenous fluids, cryotherapy, compression therapy, red light therapy and a hyperbaric chamber.

Marcus has had the locations for about four years. He says the Birmingham location is the busiest but that both spots are fairly busy.

“For us it feels like the parking is excellent, so that’s definitely great for us because people come in and out and want ease of access,” Marcus said. “So for us it’s a great spot.”

Because the business offers health services, there is not a huge concern about online business affecting them. The products have to be delivered in person.

“Because most of what we do is therapytype services, so not something you can do online,” Marcus said. “You know, if someone wants to do cryotherapy for instance, that’s a cold chamber for three minutes. They’re not going to be able to buy something on Amazon to do that.”

The Golden Fig Gallery of Fine Arts

and Antiques is located in the Adams Square Shopping Plaza in Birmingham, at 725 S Adams Road, No. 170. It is an art gallery that offers a wide variety of artworks and antiquities that has been in business for over 30 years.

“I did shows for contemporary artists, but I didn’t find that was working as a business model for me, so I moved into just vintage art and pretty much everything in the gallery is old and most of the artists have passed away,” owner Ron Povlich said.

Povlich works with a wide variety of older and younger customers. He previously did online sales before but, due to the cost

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Getting it right

type Stingray light tank developed by Cadillac Gage here in Warren,” the press release states.

Organizers are halfway to reaching their goal. At press time, almost $5,000 had been raised.

“A tank is more than metal and machinery — it’s a rolling piece of history. Bringing one to the museum means preserving the legacy of those who served and educating future generations with a tangible link to the past,” MIMTHS President Chris Causley said in a prepared statement. “Besides, it looks really cool. When we put the bomb on the front lawn, the museum visitation jumped. Imagine how many more will stop when we have a 20-ton tank out there.”

The tank also will need a 25-by-10-

foot concrete pad that will safely support the heavy vehicle. Museum volunteers will be responsible for transporting the tank and the costs associated with demilitarizing the vehicle. The M8 Armored Gun System will need a paint job.

Donations for the vehicle are being accepted on the museum’s website at mimths. org. For more information, call (586) 8722581. The email address is mimths@mimths. org. Check the website for admission fees and hours. Currently, summer hours are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturdays and by appointment. Admission costs $3 for seniors, military and students with identification; $5 for ages 16 and older; and $7 for families of two adults and children younger than 16.

Since opening 14 years ago, more than 32,000 guests have visited the museum from 36 Michigan counties, 28 U.S. states and 22 countries.

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of shipping and other sales factors, he found that it was not profitable.

“This is a very funny market,” Povlich said. “You can’t tell online if something is real. I mean, it can look like a painting but in fact when you get it, it’s either a print, a very good lithograph print laid onto a canvas, embellished with clear paint strokes to make it look like a real painting, whereas people who come in here, they really want to put their hands on it and see it and know what they’re getting.”

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CITY OF ROSEVILLE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS

Notice is hereby given that the City of Roseville Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, September 16, 2025 at 6:30 PM, or thereafter, at the City of Roseville, Council Chambers, 29777 Gratiot, Roseville MI 48066. The Public Hearing will consider:

Variance #1625 – PP# 08-14-08-202-031, 17972 E 13 Mile Rd, wall signage exceeding 15% of building facade.

Variance #1725 – PP# 08-14-09-379-012, 19620 Georgia, permission to install an egress window in the side yard setback.

Variance #1825- PP# 08-14-18-452-041, 27111 Grandmont, permission to install a privacy fence less than 2 feet from a chain link fence at the rear of the property without a waiver.

Variance #1925- PP# 08-14-17-231-026, 28631 Gratiot, wall signage exceeding 15% of building facade.

Variance applications can be reviewed and written comments received prior to the meeting at the City of Roseville, Building Department, 29777 Gratiot Roseville MI 48066, Attention: James Osterhout. The public may appear at the Public Hearing in person or by Counsel.

Respectfully submitted,

Jennifer A. Zelmanski

Roseville City Clerk

Michigan

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he was living in downtown Detroit. He decided to get in his car and cruise along Van Dyke Avenue to see where it ended.

“I basically hopped on from Gratiot (Avenue) and Van Dyke, and I went all the way out to Port Austin. I passed through all these charming little towns,” the traveler said. “I love old architecture. I fell in love with some of these little towns along the way. It was like, OK, let’s see what the next town has to offer. From there, it just kind of blossomed.”

Krasnik’s journey began in the thumb area, and in the last 10 years he has been through the Lower Peninsula and Upper Peninsula many times. Roadside attractions, parades and lighthouses are a large part of his experience. Always looking for an adventure, he even bundles up to camp in the wintertime.

Krasnik, 54, has collected all the “map dots” in the official state map from the Michigan Department of Transportation. He sent a letter about his travels and one map to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, which she signed over Lake Michigan. He buys a new Michigan map every year to begin another expedition.

The map dots represent “small little towns a lot of people have never even heard of. Some of them were easy to find. Some of them aren’t,” Krasnik said. “Some of them are on GPS. Some of them aren’t, so you have to pull out a paper map and navi-

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gate your way through a lot of these towns. Some towns don’t have any buildings left in them. Some do. Some are basically the way they were back in the 1900s, and some have changed drastically.”

In the beginning, Krasnik completed day trips. But after working with a group of guys who liked the outdoors, they suggested he spend the night and camp when possible. So he added a cab to his Ford Ranger. During his first camping trip, Krasnik went to Ocqueoc Falls near Alpena. One of his favorite spots is Lake of the Clouds in the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park.

“It’s absolutely beautiful,” he said. “You park up at the top, walk a quarter mile and you’re on a platform that overlooks the lake.”

On one trip he wanted to find Peters, Michigan, near Casco Township. He flagged down a police officer to help him, who reportedly told him, “It’s just a church and a cemetery.” Copper Peak in the Upper Peninsula was another highlight. Although he doesn’t ski, the ski jump there was impressive.

‘I am always looking to see where he is going to go next’

Coopersville, Selkirk, Goodells, Bancroft, Ruth, Walhalla, Adair, Adamsville, Agnew, Moorepark, Temperance and Montrose are among the many spots he’s driven. During these trips, he’s come across forgotten sawmills, dive bars, bridges, ghost towns, historic landmarks, running waterfalls, thick forests and more. Grand Rapids was the last big town on his itinerary. He keeps a log of where he has been.

“I saw a bear once in Elo, Michigan,”

he said. “I’ve seen deer, plenty of deer. I haven’t seen any elk, and then you see tons of turkeys. Last year, I saw a bunch of bald eagles. It was the most I’ve ever seen in my life. Those were towards the Cadillac area.”

Although he travels by himself, Krasnik is never alone.

“I talk to people everywhere I go. I like to talk to farmers about the area and the history. They’re really great people once you get talking to them,” Krasnik said. “It’s very cool. Some of these towns, it’s like time has stood still.”

Krasnik photographs the majority of the towns, too. His snapshots include city limit signs, small-town parades, post offices, state parks and DNR campsites. His city limit sign photos can be viewed on YouTube by typing in “Michigan Town Sign Movie.” His traveling memorabilia collection includes labels from apple cider jugs he’s bought at different cider mills, and unique-looking maple syrup bottles he’s picked up along the way.

According to the state of Michigan website at michigan.gov, there are 83 counties, 1,240 townships, 275 cities, 258 villages, 14 planning and development regions, and over 300 special districts and authorities in the state. The website also states there are 552 school districts, and 57 intermediate school districts in Michigan.

Krasnik decided to share his travels with others, so he created a Facebook page called “Scott’s Michigan Adventures.” Dearborn Heights resident Fadia Jacobs heard about the Facebook page from a local news channel and decided to check it out.

“He is an adventurous guy, and I love his page. I love that he covers so much of Michigan. I always want to see where he’s been. He shows me towns that I have never heard of in Michigan, and I have lived here

RIGHT: Scott Krasnik has collected all the “map dots” in the official state map from the Michigan Department of Transportation. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed one of his maps over Lake Michigan.

ABOVE: Although not a skier, Copper Peak in the Upper Peninsula is a favorite site for Krasnik.

all my life,” she said. “I have a list of places that I learned about from him that I want to visit. One that caught my eye was the Thumb Octagon Barn, planning on seeing that one in the fall along with a few other places from Scott’s adventures. I am always looking to see where he is going to go next. If I didn’t have to work, I would ask him if I could come along.”

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Center Line Public Schools is a Ford Next Generation Learning Community-1 of only 3 school districts in Michigan to earn this designation!

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Connections with local and nationally recognized businesses help prepare our students for life after high school, providing students with hands-on, real-world experiences. CLPS students can graduate with college credits and/or industry certifications in high demand jobs, increasing graduates’ chances of finding future employment while filling a need in the community for skilled trade workers. CLPS participates in the Early College of Macomb and Dual Enrollment programs, where students can earn college credits at no cost while still in high school.

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