![Detroit riding high as Tigers push for playoffs, Lions get set for Monday night [Video]](https://smallbizsage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/mp_315746_0_90.jpg)
For Detroit sports fans, this may be the first time in a very long time that baseball and football fans are riding high.
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![Several books taken from free little library in Grand Rapids [Video]](https://smallbizsage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/mp_315724_0_d30f6222842745a08f5a253eba4530931140x641jpg.jpg)
Alexis Emelander says the free little library started as a project to help people read more and she’s upset after many books were taken and none left in return.
![Local leaders address “leadership crisis” at MPS [Video]](https://smallbizsage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/mp_315715_0_https3A2F2Fdo0bihdskp9dycloudfrontnet2F092720242Fte723932a10ad4686b9567ff97067ceeanamefile1280x7202000v31jpg.jpg)
Today a coalition led by the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce called on the state to once again take over operation of the MPS.
![Housing Canada: Starts up in six biggest cities [Video]](https://smallbizsage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/mp_315706_0_realestateincanada170528981727362315630jpg.jpg)
The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says construction of new homes in Canada’s six largest cities rose four per cent year-over-year during the first half of 2024, but housing starts were still not enough to meet growing demand.
![Floridians prepare for severe flooding and Hurricane Helene impact [Video]](https://smallbizsage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/mp_315637_0_MEQI2MWGIVGVRNSVGFGDO3DUUAjpg.jpg)
On Thursday, we heard from people currently in Florida, one from western mass, as Helene races their way.
![LGBTQ+ community members worry about impact of proposed 76 Place on Gayborhood in Philadelphia [Video]](https://smallbizsage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/mp_315604_0_15360444092624wpvigayborhood76place4pmvideovidjpg.jpg)
The proposed 76 Place, which would be the new home to the 76ers, now has a new set of opponents: members of the LGBTQ+ community in Philadelphia.
![Mass. Sen. Warrens new bill bans private landlords from using NDAs in military housing Boston 25 News [Video]](https://smallbizsage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/mp_315519_0_2LSHZBA6YNAQFLKAR6RIPGK2WEjpg.jpg)
There is a new push in Congress to stop private housing companies from requiring military families to sign non-disclosure agreements in connection with their housing.
![Todd Nelson with Old Colony Company Of Huntington [Video]](https://smallbizsage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/mp_315498_0_https3A2F2Fdo0bihdskp9dycloudfrontnet2F092620242Ft5f7635a3d55749ff97a6987f57bab61enamefile1280x7202000v31jpg.jpg)
Todd Nelson with Old Colony Company Of Huntington
![Grand Designs couple set out to transform ‘ugly’ coastguard’s cottage into their dream home – but project overruns by five years thanks to its ‘Jenga-like’ plans [Video]](https://smallbizsage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/mp_315122_0_901045270imagea641727301105398jpg.jpg)
Zahid and Ferzana hoped to transform their ‘ugly, ghastly carbuncle’ of an old coastguard’s cottage on the East Yorkshire coast into a three-bedroom family home.
![She had open heart surgery and now, she’s a familiar face at the farmer’s market [Video]](https://smallbizsage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/mp_315330_0_90.png)
A little more than a year ago, a Smith County baby was born with a heart condition. Jocelyn Scalzo would need open heart surgery.
![Spanish property sales soared by 19.4% in July to reach their best level since 2007 [Video]](https://smallbizsage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/mp_315290_0_UKPropertyBuyersDesperatelyNeededbyEstateAgentsinCostaBlancaandCostadelSolareasofSpainjpg.jpg)
SALES in Spain’s housing market jumped by an impressive 19.4% in July to reach levels not seen since the property boom that preceded the Great Recession.
![Passengers arrive in Chicago from Florida ahead of Hurricane Helene [Video]](https://smallbizsage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/mp_315239_0_1f4e4e5a1be265f849a5055177a40933.jpg)
Hurricane Helene is strengthening as it moves toward Florida, where it is expected to make landfall on Thursday. Some mandatory evacuations are in place in coastal areas leaving residents and vacationers seeking refuge.