Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Tim and Jan Debacker own Debacker Lawn Care in Trenton and a recent fatal crash left them with a soon-to-be demolished building.
A local business owner said a fatal car crash that took place early Wednesday morning would lead to the demolition of a large building on his property on Fort Street. "I woke up to the bang," Trenton business owner Tim Debacker said. A 50-year-old Taylor man died after he attempted to elude police and crashed his car into one of Debacker's buildings at a high rate of speed. Tim and Jan Debacker have owned Debacker Lawn Care for nearly 25 years and have operated out of their current location, 2501 Fort Street, for 17 years. The two said the building has been hit before. In 2009, a drunken driver crashed into the building causing slightly less damage. There was no structure damage found at that time. After Wednesday's crash, Debacker said a …
42.144811
-83.18764
Debacker Lawn Care
2501 Fort St, Trenton, MI
/articles/trenton-business-owner-s-building-to-be-demolished-after-fatal-crash
1535985
/locations/7034013
Upload a photo and let us know how you'd spend $100 as you 'Patch the Town.'
If you read the headline, you're probably reading this story. It's hard to pass up $100, right? Here at Patch, we know that our local businesses are at the core of a vibrant community. We also know that our readers are good people who deserve a night out. So we figured we'd combine the two and offer you a chance to "Patch the Town." Here's how: Upload a photo of yourself and let us know how you'd spend $100 in Trenton. Maybe a nice dinner and a visit to your favorite store? Perhaps a night at your favorite watering hole? Or maybe you want to catch a show, go bowling or take in a local band? Whatever you do, you must do it in Trenton and you have to do it with a smile because you deserve it. You've got till 5 p.m. Friday to enter. We'll …
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Residents who sign up for a Sam's Club membership at Trenton City Hall receive a $10 gift card.
Employees of Sam's Club have set up shop in a conference room on the first floor of Trenton City Hall to encourage residents to sign up for memberships. Lorene Rome and Dolores Palacio said they are signing residents up for memberships from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesday and Wednesday. "Anyone in the city of Trenton that comes in today (and tomorrow) gets a $10 gift card when they sign up," Rome said.
42.13999
-83.17959
City of Trenton City Hall
2800 3rd St, Trenton, MI
/articles/city-hall-sam-s-club-sign-up-offers-free-10-gift-card
1836020
/locations/7016398
Monday, May 14, 2012
Patch wants to know the best place for ice cream in Trenton.
This week, we're talking about the best place for ice cream Trenton. Vote for your favorite place to to get the frosty, sweet treat in the comments below by 9 a.m. Friday, tell what it is about your favorite place you like best and leave a review on our site. We'll post a story later that day declaring the winner. If we missed your favorite place in Trenton, let us know in the comments to nominate your choice. Click through to the profile pages of these local places and leave your review (reviews will also count toward votes in the poll): Visit Patch Places to find all kinds of places to go around town. Do you own or manage one of these businesses? Be sure to claim your page — it's free! Because this poll is not scientific, it is not the …
42.141253
-83.193342
Trenton Ice Cream Shoppe
2081 West Rd, Trenton, MI
/articles/where-s-the-best-place-for-ice-cream-in-trenton
1535966
/locations/7002916
42.141336
-83.18771
Dairy Queen
1614 West Rd, Trenton, MI
/articles/where-s-the-best-place-for-ice-cream-in-trenton
1536443
/locations/7002917
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Authors Joe Grimm and Katherine Yung guided a bus tour Saturday across Metro Detroit, visiting Coney Island restaurants in conjunction with their new book 'Coney Detroit.'
A steady diet of hot dogs and history was served up Saturday afternoon as a group of about a dozen people embarked on the first Patch Coney Detroit Bus Tour. Tour participants had a chance to travel across Metropolitan Detroit tasting coney dogs and learning how the region has become the world’s coney capital. Led by Joe Grimm and Katherine Yung, authors of the book Coney Detroit, the tour bus left from downtown Detroit and along the way stopped at Joe’s Top Dog Coney Island in Dearborn, Athens Coney Island in Royal Oak and Western Coney Island in Eastpointe. At each spot, members of the tour received samples of coney dogs and had a chance to hear from each of the establishment’s owners about the history of their businesses. Appropriately…
Friday, May 11, 2012
The Herb Garden Cafe was the Readers' Choice pick for best restaurant to take mom on Mother's Day.
What's the best restaurant in Trenton to take mom on Mother's Day? The Herb Garden Cafe. At least that's what Trenton Patch readers have determined after a two weeklong Readers' Choice quest for the best restaurant to treat mom on Mother's Day. The Herb Garden Cafe received two votes and one review in the poll. The winner was determined by the Patch editor, based on poll results and reviews on Trenton Patch Places. Check out all of our Readers' Choice winners. Do you have something to say about The Herb Garden Cafe? Visit their free business listing and leave a review. You can also add reviews for the hundreds of other businesses in Patch Places. Do you own a business in Trenton? Learn how to claim your Patch business listing here. Come …
42.155791
-83.192121
The Herb Garden Cafe
1943 King Rd, Trenton, MI
/articles/herb-garden-cafe-named-best-place-to-take-mom-for-mother-s-day
1535958
/locations/6992505
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Patch wants to know where's the best place to take mom on Mother's Day?
Ted Smith, owner of Michigan Authentic Treasures in Trenton, said he began buying old stuff for himself and, eventually, decided to make a business out of it.
What do plant-loving moms really want for Mother's Day? Patio flowers with exotic fragrances, trendy vertical gardens, a 'greens' garden, and ... a great big pile of mulch with all hands on deck.
If you’re one of the countless people who buy flowers for Mom on Mother’s Day, good for you … and great for Mom! There’s nothing like a big bouquet to brighten the day. Area gardening experts suggest taking Mom’s love of flowers a few steps further by picking up a plant for her that she can enjoy, perhaps as a centerpiece on Mother’s Day but then on her patio or deck as an added adornment this summer. And while plants in pots are great, so are blooms that brim from the new vertical, wall trays. Consider giving Mom gardening tools or even a big pile of mulch. Seriously, some mothers have reported that one of their best gifts ever was a pile of mulch and some extra hands for spreading it! Here, some plant- and garden-enthusiast gift ideas …
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
This spring and summer, Patch is going all out coney. In addition to stories and contests, we'll be featuring great events around Metro Detroit, including a bus tour May 12 of some of the area's best coney island restaurants.
Kelly Grignon
3:18 pm on Wednesday, May 16, 2012
bummer. Glad he seems to be keeping a positive attitude about it and moving it farther back from Fort St. is definitely for the best. more ›