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Oakland Mall Offers An Interactive Choco Town Experience

Choco Town: An Immersive Journey Into Sweet Town, is a new attraction coming March 16th, to the Oakland Mall located at 412 W. 14 Mile Road. Troy, MI. 

Choco Town will allow guests to journey through an old-world town where you can taste a variety of chocolates and other candy treats. The village will feature neighborhoods such as Town Square, Bon Bon Boulevard, and Candy Carnival. 

Some of the things you can experience and do at Choco Town include: an interactive chocolate village, unique picture opportunities with creative backdrops, as well as discovering your own chocolate personality.  

Tickets go on sale today at 9 a.m. and will start at $18. Hours of operation are Thursdays and Sundays from 11 a.m. – 8 p.m. and Fridays and Saturdays from 11 a.m. – 8:30 p.m.

For more details and information, visit: fever.com.

Reporting for WGRT – Choze Powell

Find Out A Local Port Huron Business’s Connection To Murder And Mystery

Have you ever been watching your favorite true crime television shows, or following a particular court case and felt like you could solve the case in no time? Well now you can put your detective skills to the test at an upcoming event set to grace the Blue Water Area. 

On Friday, January 13th, City Flats Hotel in partnership with The Hallway Entertainment, will be hosting their Ballroom Murder Mystery event. Guests will have to find fingerprints, weapons, and DNA evidence to unravel the murder mystery. 

Tickets will include a buffet dinner at the City Flats Ballroom, one hour murder mystery game and one free drink, with a cash bar available at the end. Guests who book a room at City Flats hotel during the event will receive 20% off of their stay for the night. 

Tickets are $49 with doors opening at 5:30 p.m. – 10 p.m.

For tickets, visit: bookeo.com/hallway.

Reporting for WGRT – Choze Powell

Opportunity For Local Artists To Enter New Port Huron Museums Exhibit

The Port Huron Museums will have a new art exhibit coming March 31st, and local artists are welcome and encouraged to submit their work.

The new exhibit titled, “Portraits of Port Huron” will feature a combination of art from the Port Huron Museums collections as well as newly submitted art with the focus of showing off the people of Port Huron.  

A variety of mediums will be on display, from traditional oil and watercolor paintings, to ink drawing, and photography. There will also be some interactive elements as well for the guests to experience. The goal of the new exhibit will be to highlight the evolution of portraiture.

Artists of all experience levels are invited to submit their work, with the option of offering it for sale to the public. The deadline for submissions is February 28th, after which, those who have been selected will be notified of their inclusion to the new exhibit. 

For more information, visit: phmuseum.org/portrait.

Reporting for WGRT – Choze Powell

Recall On Gas Ranges Sold At Popular Retail Stores

We all probably have an electric or gas range and oven in our homes for cooking and preparing meals for our families. Could your gas range be a potential health hazard for your home? Due to a recall, it may be a very real risk to you and your loved ones.

There has been a recall of approximately 28,000 ZLINE gas ranges, due to the oven emitting dangerous levels of carbon monoxide while in use. Carbon monoxide is an odorless gas that displaces oxygen in the blood and deprives the heart, brain, and other vital organs of oxygen, resulting in death within minutes.

 The ZLINE gas ranges were sold at Best Buy, Lowe’s, Home Depot, and The Range Hood stores nationwide and online. The ranges were sold from February 2019 through December 2022.

The recall affects model numbers: RG30, RGS-30, RGB-30, RG36, RGS-36, and RGB-36.

For more details and information, visit: cpsc.gov.

Reporting for WGRT – Choze Powell

Lakeview Hills Country Club Plan New Renovations For 2023

A substantial investment dedicated to improving the Lakeview Hills Country Club & Resort located in Lexington, has been agreed upon by the President and CEO Tom Fabrri, along with his siblings, Sue Willis, and Dennis and Rick Fabbri.

Formerly Lakeview Hills Golf Resort, the facility will see improvements and renovations to several areas, one of which will be a fine dining restaurant that will be named Emilio’s Prime Steakhouse. The restaurant will be great for special occasions and will feature specialty steaks and fresh seafood. 

In addition to the restaurant, there will be a new outdoor wedding ceremony location, a modernized large ballroom, total renovations to the 29 on-site guest rooms, plus an addition of four junior suites. The final renovation will feature a bridal suite and fun groom suite, both of which will have views of the golf course and wedding area.

Reporting for WGRT – Choze Powell

MDHHS Seeks Proposals To Help Human Trafficking Victims

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services are seeking proposals to expand services to victims of human trafficking. 

In 2021 the human trafficking hotline reported over 400 calls from Michigan. These numbers do not reflect the severity of human trafficking or how many individuals are actual victims. 

From May through September 30th, organizations with limited experience in helping human trafficking victims will receive funding to better assist them in this area. In future award periods the grants would be used to support a wide range of services to survivors.

The proposal requests are open to nonprofits, which include churches, that have at least one year of experience in delivering human trafficking victim services or working with human trafficking organizations in their communities. MDHHS is looking to fund up to 10 organizations with a maximum of $100,000. 

Applications for the Human Trafficking Victims Services Expansion Programming RFP must be submitted electronically by 3 p.m., February 28th.

For more information, visit: Egrams website. 

Reporting for WGRT – Choze Powell