Spend a delightful day in Macomb County, Michigan this weekend at the Shelby Township 24th Annual Art Fair. From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, August 11-12, the Shelby Township Municipal Grounds will be transformed into a feast for the eyes with more than 100 booths featuring a dazzling array of fine arts and quality crafts.

Announcing an exciting new category here at the Macomb County Voice: Home Remodeling. Yes, the Detroit metro area real estate market is slumped, however; that doesn't mean you can't enjoy the home you are already in! Pull out your shoestring budget and with these tips and a little bit of elbow grease, you can give your home a fresh new look. Here at the Macomb County Voice, we plan on giving you great information without spending a fortune.

I know we all have a place here on this forum for our profile as we post, but the Macomb County Voice has requested that the contributors each write a bio with picture (or cartoon or something) and post it here at the Macomb County Voice. We have a fabulous group here from all fields of work, home and lifestyle in the Macomb County and Detroit Metro area that share their thoughts and words with us.

Written by your 24/7 Realtor: Jeannie Sample

Buyers searching for a home in Macomb County have a mounting inventory of homes to view. As good as that is in variety, it can be a daunting task. I know this, as an active, full-time REALTOR, I'm on every street of Macomb County showing buyers their options. 

So how do you find the real deals? In the myriad of vacant and foreclosed homes that are trashed and abandoned, where are the cream puffs? The answer lies in the calibre of REALTOR you hire to represent you.

Many Buyers in Macomb County are struggling to find a home that is affordable. In addition, it's tough to come up with a big down payment for the mortgage.  Well, Macomb County real estate and the current market conditions have brought an old concept back onto the front burner: lease/option to buy homes.  

May 5th is coming up as a celebration for our Mexican culture here in the Metro Detroit area and

County. In Spanish, it is called Cinco de Mayo.  It is  not Mexican Independence Day, but it should be! Mexico declared its independence from mother

Spain on midnight, the 15th of September, 1810. It took 11 years before the first Spanish soldiers were told and forced to leave

In Macomb County and all over the Metro Detroit area, those cute little wiggly nosed bunnies are in your flowers again.  They sniff out yummy morsels and chomp away all night long.  But there is a way to keep them only eating grass.  Try deodorant soap shavings or dried blood meal sprinkled in your garden. According to the Farmer's Almanac, this is a sure fire way to keep bunnies from your precious flowers!