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Yesterday at 6:34 AM  A 20-year-old man accused of firebombing of the suburban Detroit home of an heir to the Art Van Furniture business has appeared in court.

Monday, February 25, 2013  Updated with video: Undeclared horse meat found in Swedish meat balls for Ikea stores in Czech Republic

Wednesday, January 23, 2013  For more than 40 years it's served as a wedding and prom venue for thousands in the Great Lakes Bay Region.  The Sky Room and the old MBS airport terminal will be no more, once it's demolished, but not before one last piece of business.

Wednesday, March 16, 2011  This week volunteers began painting, cleaning, and installing smoke detectors in a Flint home. While they worked they thought of five year old Kadric Johnson, a little boy killed in a Flint Township house fire last summer.

Friday, February 18, 2011  Those facing financial hardship get a lending hand

Monday, January 17, 2011  Find out the advantages of shopping at a family owned business versus one of the big box stores.

Wednesday, January 12, 2011  Company is giving away thousands of dollars in prizes

Wednesday, January 12, 2011  April 18, 1906, 14 year old George Skaff landed at Ellis Island alone and unable to speak English. Five years later, he was selling rugs from a cart in the streets of Flint

Tuesday, January 04, 2011  The owner of a suburban Detroit furniture store destroyed in a suspected natural gas explosion that killed two of his employees has been upgraded from critical to serious condition.

Thursday, December 30, 2010  The owner of a suburban Detroit furniture store who was pulled from a burning building after a natural gas explosion destroyed his business, killed two people and injured two others remains in critical condition.

Wednesday, December 29, 2010  A fire official in Michigan says searchers have found the body of a woman in the rubble left by an explosion that leveled a furniture store.

Wednesday, December 29, 2010  At least three people are believed to be trapped inside the wreckage of a burning furniture store in Michigan.

Tuesday, August 03, 2010  The economy has put a financial strain on many Michigan charities, and Art Van Furniture is leading the way to help with its 2010 “Million Dollar Charity Challenge.”

Thursday, May 27, 2010  Owosso company prides itself in those standards, making high-end outdoor furniture in demand all over the country.

Monday, April 12, 2010  More than 30 chairs have been decorated with a lively sense of individuality and creativity by local artists.