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Where did Livonia get its name?Four theories, and people around here are split on it. One of these is right.Drop your gu...
09/06/2026

Where did Livonia get its name?

Four theories, and people around here are split on it. One of these is right.

Drop your guess below. We'll post the answer — and the sourcing behind it — tomorrow.

Round 2. Tony's Brunch took the crown last time — now it defends.Vote here: https://livoniathrive.com/pollsSix new conte...
09/05/2026

Round 2. Tony's Brunch took the crown last time — now it defends.

Vote here: https://livoniathrive.com/polls

Six new contenders are on the board, and only one gets to face the champ. Drop your number in the comments:
1️⃣ Thomas's Family Dining
2️⃣ Prime Grill Restaurant & Coney
3️⃣ Livonia Breakfast Club
4️⃣ Livonia Town Grill
5️⃣ Brunch Cafe
6️⃣ Leda's Coney Island

Tell us what you order there, too. "Leda's, corned beef hash" hits different than just a vote.

Livonia Churchill went into its first Lakes Valley Conference game as the only Livonia school with a win. It came out wi...
09/05/2026

Livonia Churchill went into its first Lakes Valley Conference game as the only Livonia school with a win. It came out with a 49-14 loss at South Lyon on Thursday night.

The Chargers had opened the season Aug. 27 with a 27-8 home win over Canton in their Hall of Fame game. Thursday was their first league game since leaving the Kensington Lakes Activities Association, and it did not go their way. Churchill is 1-1 overall and 0-1 in conference play.

South Lyon moves to 1-1 after dropping its own opener to Clarkston.

Churchill wasn't alone. Franklin lost 58-7 at Walled Lake Western and Stevenson lost 38-3 at home to South Lyon East, so all three Livonia schools dropped their first LVC game on the same night.

Up next: Churchill hosts Lakeland on Friday, Sept. 11. The Eagles are 0-2.

Livonia Stevenson's first game as a Lakes Valley Conference member produced almost no offense. South Lyon East won 38-3 ...
09/05/2026

Livonia Stevenson's first game as a Lakes Valley Conference member produced almost no offense. South Lyon East won 38-3 at Stevenson on Thursday night.

The Spartans' only points came on a second-quarter field goal. They finished with 106 total yards — 64 passing and 42 rushing — and never reached the end zone. Jacob Fornash and Nolan Whittstock each recorded eight tackles.

Stevenson falls to 0-2 after a 26-14 loss at Westland John Glenn to open the season. South Lyon East improves to 2-0.

Stevenson wasn't alone. Churchill lost 49-14 at South Lyon and Franklin lost 58-7 at Walled Lake Western, so all three Livonia schools dropped their first LVC game on the same night.

Up next: Stevenson hosts Walled Lake Central on Thursday, Sept. 10. The Vikings are also winless.

Livonia Franklin's first game as a Lakes Valley Conference member ended in a 58-7 loss at Walled Lake Western on Thursda...
09/05/2026

Livonia Franklin's first game as a Lakes Valley Conference member ended in a 58-7 loss at Walled Lake Western on Thursday night.

The Warriors scored 19 points in the first quarter and 19 more in the second, and led 38-0 at the half. Franklin's only points came on a 64-yard touchdown run by Brody Gross in the third quarter.
The Patriots are now 1-1 overall and 0-1 in the conference. They opened the season a week earlier with a 42-0 shutout of Berkley at home.

Franklin wasn't alone. Churchill lost 49-14 at South Lyon and Stevenson lost 38-3 to South Lyon East — all three Livonia schools dropped their first LVC game on the same night.
Up next: Farmington at Franklin. Full recap at the link in our bio.

Storms leave scattered damage across Livonia — the city is running a one-time DPW sweep to collect storm-damaged limbs a...
09/05/2026

Storms leave scattered damage across Livonia — the city is running a one-time DPW sweep to collect storm-damaged limbs and brush starting early next week.

The City of Livonia is also warning residents about scammers posing as city departments and employees — verify any call or message against Livonia.gov/Directory before responding.

Regionally: an EF2 tornado tore through Detroit's east side Thursday and storms left hundreds of thousands without power across Southeast Michigan.

On the field: Stevenson plays football Thursday, Churchill and Clarenceville play Friday, and Franklin closes the week Saturday, alongside a full schedule of soccer and volleyball.

Full week inside.

Livonia City Council study meeting, Aug. 31 — 32 minutes, 12 items, no votes.That last part is by design. A study meetin...
09/05/2026

Livonia City Council study meeting, Aug. 31 — 32 minutes, 12 items, no votes.

That last part is by design. A study meeting is a working session: the council hears each item, asks questions, and decides what goes on the next voting agenda. All 12 items went to the consent agenda for the Sept. 14 regular meeting.

Two of them carry an extra instruction. Councilmember Martha Ptashnik asked that both development extension requests go to the Committee of the Whole for a full briefing first.

Wonderland Flats: a 2023 federal consent judgment gave the developer three years to apply for permits, until Dec. 20, 2026. It's asking for five, to Dec. 20, 2028. Councilmember Brandon McCullough asked whether the car wash bundled into the same settlement had already been built. It has. The apartments have not broken ground.

Seven Mile and Farmington: Schostak Brothers wants the building permit deadline moved to Aug. 1, 2027 and construction start to Dec. 31, 2027, citing rents and financing costs. Ptashnik, who praised the new Meijer next door, called the construction fencing on the adjacent parcel an eyesore.

Everything else moved without objection:

$146,690 — life and AD&D insurance renewal, a $36,673 annual savings
$60,800 — 19 rugged police laptops on state contract pricing
$58,000 — engineering design for phase two of the water system SCADA upgrades
$17,568 — employee assistance program, per year, rate held three years
$15,000 — Wayne County's share of a new 900-foot sidewalk on Wayne Road

Also on the list: a Clover Self Storage expansion, three block parties, and the Clarenceville High School homecoming parade on Oct. 9.

Three residents spoke. One raised what he sees as expediency winning out over accountability. One asked the council to formally request that the Law Department withdraw its defense of the gas station zoning appeal. One asked why a new police building would be glass rather than brick, two stories rather than one, and a deck rather than a lot. President Kayleigh Reid replied that the contracts for the earlier police station plans have all been severed and no meeting on a new station is scheduled.

Nothing was denied. Councilmember Eileen McDonnell was absent.

Full report at the link in bio.

Livonia City Council, Aug. 31 — the meeting ran a little over 70 minutes, and roughly a third of it went to a single con...
09/05/2026

Livonia City Council, Aug. 31 — the meeting ran a little over 70 minutes, and roughly a third of it went to a single contract.

The council voted 5–1 to award a $152,596 boiler replacement at the Robert and Janet Bennett Civic Center Library to Guardian Environmental Services of Livonia, the low bidder of five. Councilmember Brandon McCullough voted no, saying the job went out with a seven-day turnaround and a mandatory pre-bid meeting the day before the July 4 holiday. Seven residents also asked the council to send it back out to bid.

The five members who voted yes pointed to a written Law Department opinion that the bid was valid, and to the roughly $47,300 gap between the low bid and the next one.

Everything else passed 6–0, most of it without discussion:

$379,655 — library elevator modernization
$549,710 — Wayne County reimbursement for Newburgh Road signals and paving
$337,000 — sale of a city-owned home on Auburndale; proceeds fund accessible library restrooms
$204,387 — city share of Middle Belt Road resurfacing
$72,063 — security cameras at the Kirksey Rec Center, Botsford Pool and Clements Circle Pool
$23,169 — roof replacement design for all three city golf courses

Nothing on the agenda was denied. Councilmember Eileen McDonnell was absent.

Coming up: the Public Safety and Health Committee takes up Flock cameras Oct. 1, and the Law and Education Committee report — car washes, data centers, gas station buffers — moves to the Sept. 14 regular meeting.

Full report, with every vote, every dollar figure and the complete public comment timeline, at the link in bio.

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