Friday, December 25, 2015 On Christmas Eve 1968 astronauts Col. Frank Borman, Capt. James A. Lovell, Jr., and Major William A. Anders orbited the moon in Apollo 8. They were the first humans...

Thursday, December 24, 2015 The first artificial Christmas trees were made in Germany during the 1800s because the tradition of cutting live Christmas trees had seriously depleted the region’s evergreen forests. Germans fashioned artificial trees...

Wednesday, December 23, 2015 Troy’s 9th mayor, Janice Daniels, was elected in November, 2011, in an election in which 26% of Troy voters cast a ballot. If the low turnout indicated that the residents of...

  Tuesday, December 22, 2015 City Council was never a position Ellen Hodorek expected to pursue, but with an opportunity to step up and help restore harmony in Troy in 2010 she found herself giving...

    Monday, December 21, 2015 Philosopher George Santayana once said that those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it. But while history can be instructive, it also has the capacity...

Sunday, December 20, 2015 It was chocolate and cookies that first stirred Kamal Shouhayib’s interest in America. He was 10 years old when a major earthquake hit his native Lebanon. In the care packages sent...

Saturday, December 19, 2015 Clarence J. Sanger (1880- 1946) was the spokesman for the group of investors who developed White Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery and challenged the traditional view of cemeteries. Rather than a somber...

Friday, December 18, 2015 Coney Island restaurants are sprinkled like chopped onions all over southeast Michigan, but have you ever wondered how their signature item got its name? Katherine Yung and Joe Grimm, authors of...

Thursday, December 17, 2015 In November, 1978 Troy’s Adult and Community Education Department sponsored a new Troy All City Choir comprised of adults from Troy and surrounding communities. The group performed Handel’s “Messiah” at their inaugural...

Wednesday, December 16, 2015 This 365 Story was contributed by intern Michael Niemiec Smartphones have existed since the early 1990s, though the general public would not have recognized them by that name and their use...

  Tuesday, December 15, 2015 This 2-part 365 story was written by Ward Randol, who chairs the board lake committee of the Lake Charnwood Property Owners Association, with the invaluable help of Kurt Bovensiep, Public...

Monday, December 14, 2015 This 2-part 365 story was written by Ward Randol, who chairs the board lake committee of the Lake Charnwood Property Owners Association, with the invaluable help of Kurt Bovensiep, Public Works...

Sunday, December 13, 2015 The sentiments expressed by residents who lived in Troy before and during the period of rapid development varied. Some people expressed longing for the lost rural environment; others embraced the change...

Saturday, December 12, 2015 December 12, 1955 was an overcast day in southeast Michigan with light snow showers between noon and 4 pm. The temperature hovered around 28 degrees all day with 8-10 mile/hour winds...

Friday, December 11, 2015 There is no mystery about why Mary Kerwin was named Troy’s Distinguished Citizen in 2012 – her community activities and professional achievements unquestionably merit this award. During more than 29 years...