April 12, 2021
If you want a taste of Poland without booking a flight, you don’t have to venture beyond metro Detroit, where pierogi and paczki are as ubiquitous as Faygo.
Polish culture has been steadily influencing life here since the first major wave of Polish immigrants arrived in the late 1800s, drawn by opportunities to secure jobs building railroads and roadways. By the 1900s, the growth of Detroit’s booming auto industry particularly the 1910 opening of a Dodge Brothers automobile plant in Hamtramck drew even more Poles to the region. By the 1920s, about 66 percent of Hamtramck residents were Polish-born. A second heavily populated Polish neighborhood, Poletown East, bordered Hamtramck.
The annual festival was shut down in 2020 by the COVID-19 pandemic. Author: Vanessa Croix Updated: 11:23 PM CDT April 10, 2021
POTEET, Texas One of the biggest strawberry bashes in the world is back on this weekend.
Hundreds of thousands of people are expected for the Poteet Strawberry Festival to enjoy the berries and some fun in the sun.
It’s a love for the strawberry that draws crowds to this small Texas town each year. But for Ruth Ann Schulze, the berries are in her blood.
“I want to make sure that they know that, if they come here on the grounds, we are going to have good strawberries for you, unique Poteet strawberries,” Schulze said. “They re not from California. They are grown right here on our Poteet soil.”
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Hurricane experts shared their predictions on April 8 for what is expected to be a well above average hurricane season this year.
Dr. Phil Klotzbach presented his team s research this morning at the National Tropical Weather Conference, where he announced a prediction of 17 named storms during the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season.
Klotzbach broke down the 17 named storms, which he considers a well above average hurricane season, predicting eight will become hurricanes and four will be classified as major hurricanes. A major hurricane is classified as at least a category 3, with wind speeds of at least 111 mph.
Klotzbach also explained factors that led to their prediction. One factor is due to the measurement of wind shear, a change in wind direction along with a change in height in the atmosphere, something Klotzbach says can basically tear apart hurricanes. According to Klotzbach, during a La Niña event, there less vertical shear presented in the atmosp
Fans of the Dogwood Festival will have to wait another year to celebrate
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Perry is known for the Georgia National Fairgrounds and Agricenter, but downtown has its own special charm. Author: 13WMAZ Staff Updated: 3:27 PM EDT April 8, 2021
PERRY, Ga. The city of Perry has canceled the Dogwood Festival, which was scheduled to happen this weekend at the Georgia National Fairgrounds.
They say it’s due to the threat of severe weather forecasted for this weekend. It also affects the Hops & Chops event that was supposed to be at Bodega Brew.
It s the second year in a row the event has been called off, though the 2020 edition was cancelled due to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.