Mike Householder
mikehouseholder.bsky.social
Mike Householder
@mikehouseholder.bsky.social
Detroit-based video journalist/writer and occasional book reviewer for @AP | @newsmediaguild || Past: @UofMaryland | @WoosterEdu |@BeaverAreaSD
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Spooky season is here. 🎃

My colleague, the great @mikehouseholder.bsky.social, visited a Michigan haunted house to check out Scare School, where actors learn all the trucks of the trade to provide the most horrifying visitor experience.
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Scary season: Performers at Michigan haunted house learn tricks of the terrifying trade
A suburban Detroit haunted house prepares its scare actors for the Halloween season by sending them to school. Scare School, that is.
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October 8, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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Researchers at a Michigan State University facility dedicated to protecting honey bees are enlisting a four-legged ally to sniff out danger to the prized pollinators.
Former K-9 Maple is busy as a bee sniffing out threats to Michigan State University colonies
Researchers at a Michigan State University facility dedicated to protecting honey bees are enlisting a four-legged ally to sniff out danger to the prized pollinators.
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August 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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As a fan, Shaun Horne is all about Detroit’s professional sports teams. But when it comes to playing, the high school junior only has his eyes set on golf.
Organizations and companies are partnering to introduce Black students in Detroit to golf
As a fan, Shaun Horne is all about Detroit’s professional sports teams. But when it comes to playing, the high school junior only has his eyes set on golf.
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May 24, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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BREAKING: The Pacific Palisades fire is now the most destructive in Los Angeles city history, with an estimated 1,000 structures destroyed.

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Live updates: Pacific Palisades wildfire is most destructive in LA history with at least 1,000 structures burned
The Palisades fire, Pasadena's Eaton fire and Hurst fire in the San Fernando Valley are raging in the Los Angeles area, fueled by powerful Santa Ana winds. At least two people are dead and over 1,000 ...
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January 8, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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“Mayor Pete — Secretary Pete, I apologize,” one auto worker yelled from the crowd. “Now that you’re a Michigander, who do the Lions play Sunday?”

Caught off guard, the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, couldn’t provide an answer.

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Michigan Democrats look toward a future that some hope includes Pete Buttigieg
Michigan Democrats are charting their path forward after significant setbacks in the 2024 election. Come January, they will lose control of the state House, and their leading contender to succeed Gov.
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December 10, 2024 at 9:55 PM