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About Dearborn
Dearborn is Henry Ford’s hometown and still the world headquarters of Ford Motor Company. The Henry Ford, which pairs the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation with Greenfield Village, draws visitors from around the world. The city of about 110,000 has one of the largest Arab American communities in the country, and Warren Avenue and west Dearborn are known for their bakeries, restaurants and shops. The University of Michigan-Dearborn and Henry Ford College are both in town. Our Dearborn coverage follows city council and school news, high school sports from Fordson, Dearborn and Edsel Ford, and things to do on both sides of town.
Top things to do in Dearborn
- Spend a day at the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation and Greenfield Village.
- Take the Ford Rouge Factory Tour, which leaves from The Henry Ford.
- Visit the Arab American National Museum on Michigan Avenue.
- Eat your way along Warren Avenue’s Middle Eastern bakeries and restaurants.
- Walk the trails at the University of Michigan-Dearborn’s Environmental Interpretive Center.
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Latest from Dearborn
News · October 21, 2026
No charges for Dearborn woman with a concealed pistol license who shot a man during a fight inside a shoe store
Prosecutors say the evidence can’t disprove self-defense. The man shot is in critical condition, and police say the people who started the fight could be charged.
Election 2026 · October 20, 2026
Dearborn Public Schools asks voters for a $1.51 billion bond. Here is what it would do to your tax bill
The 3.14-mill levy would build six new preK-8 schools over 20 years. The district says Dearborn homeowners would see no net change, but businesses, landlords and Dearborn Heights homeowners would pay more.
News · October 20, 2026
Capri Italian Bakery on Greenfield Road will close Oct. 31 after 53 years as its owners retire
John and Ronda Errigo opened the shop in 1973. Regulars have about a week and a half left for pepperoni rolls, subs, pizza and cannoli.
News · October 20, 2026
Dearborn council takes up a $4 million federal grant to hire 12 firefighters and plans for up to $70 million in sewer bonds
Tuesday's agenda also includes an $8.85 million road engineering contract, 15 Tasers, a final vote on e-bike and scooter rules, and two art pieces for the Wanderlights winter event.
News · October 20, 2026
Dearborn's mayor wants narrower, slower main roads and is asking residents to weigh in before plans are drawn
Industrial, Maple, Outer Drive, Military, Monroe and Michigan Avenue are on the list. The city's first roundabout, at Chase and Ruby, is under construction, and Warren Avenue plans are due around early 2027.
News · October 20, 2026
Dearborn police drone spots home invasion suspect hiding in bushes before dawn; parolee now charged
Police say the man broke into two occupied homes near McMillan and Oak around 4 a.m. Oct. 7. He was on parole for earlier home invasions and faces a habitual offender charge.
News · October 20, 2026
Dearborn tests a three-hour parking limit in West Downtown lots after business owners asked for turnover
The limit covers Lots D, E and H and the first floor of the Wagner Place deck, 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. every day. Police are enforcing it, and the city's parking commission will decide whether it stays.
Michigan Travel · October 20, 2026
Arab American National Museum's November calendar: a free film night, a talk with Omar Offendum and a genealogy workshop
The Dearborn museum hosts a Nov. 2 film screening, a Nov. 12 conversation with the Syrian American rapper and poet, and a Nov. 14 workshop on tracing family roots.
Michigan Travel · October 20, 2026
Henry Ford Museum opens a LEGO space exhibit where kids build moon rovers and Mars habitats, through Jan. 3
Artemis Adventure with LEGO Bricks has large brick models of the Apollo 11 lunar module, Orion, the International Space Station and NASA's SLS rocket, plus hands-on build-and-test stations.
Michigan Travel · October 20, 2026
Dearborn Halloween guide: downtown trick-or-treating, a Fall Bazaar and the last nights of Hallowe'en in Greenfield Village
Downtown Dearborn hands out candy Saturday, Oct. 24, from 1 to 3 p.m., followed by a Fall Bazaar at Peace Park East. Greenfield Village's Halloween nights end Oct. 25, but general admission is sold out.
Michigan Travel · October 20, 2026
Holiday Nights in Greenfield Village 2026: member tickets go on sale Oct. 28, public tickets Nov. 4
The after-dark holiday walk runs 18 nights in December. Tickets sell out most years, and buyers can join an online waiting room at 8:30 a.m. on each sale day.