Livonia News This Week

Madonna University's College of Nursing and Health launched an online Bachelor of Science in Allied Health this fall, for health careers outside direct clinical care. Paris, the massage therapist behind Paris Massage on Six Mile Road, told Livonia Thrive what clients bring in and why massage need not hurt. Wayne and Oakland county voters decide Nov. 3 on a 0.2-mill tax for three Detroit history museums. Comments are open below.

By the Numbers

• Nearly 300,000 — publicly owned artifacts the museum millage would help care for
• 12½ — years since Paris began a massage career, in Livonia
• 0.2 — mills sought for three Detroit history museums on the Nov. 3 ballot
• About $30 — yearly cost of that millage per $300,000 of taxable value

The Weather: Mild and Mostly Dry Until a Cooler Halloween

Highs reach 68° on Sunday, Oct. 25, Monday, Oct. 26, Wednesday, Oct. 28, and Thursday, Oct. 29. Sunday, Oct. 25, is forecast foggy, with a low of 42°; most other days are overcast. Tuesday, Oct. 27, has a high of 63°. Light drizzle is forecast Friday, Oct. 30, with a high of 63°, and Halloween, Saturday, Oct. 31, has the week's lowest high, 58°. Rain chances stay at 13% or lower every day.

The News

Madonna University launches online allied health degree

Madonna University's College of Nursing and Health launched an online Bachelor of Science in Allied Health this fall for students interested in health careers outside of direct clinical care, the university said. The program prepares students to work in community health, patient advocacy, health education, care coordination or digital health communication.

“Health care today happens everywhere, not just in hospitals,” said Dr. Denise Brothers, associate professor and chair of Population Health and Aging. “This program prepares students to improve health in communities, schools, nonprofit organizations, public health agencies, and online spaces where people access health information every day.”

Students choose an elective concentration; the university lists aging services, health education and coaching, behavioral and mental health, health care navigation and advocacy, and digital health communication. Major courses include Navigating the U.S. Health Care System, Population Health Promotion, Health Communication Strategies and Evidence-Based Scholarship Practice, and the degree ends with a capstone course applying the work to a real health challenge facing communities. The university says the major also suits students taking pre-professional coursework, such as pre-med.

Source: Madonna University, October 19, 2026

Six Mile massage therapist: massage need not hurt

Paris, the massage therapist behind Paris Massage, began a professional massage career 12 and a half years ago, and Livonia was the first area Paris worked in, Paris told Livonia Thrive. Paris lived in Redford at the time.

Each visit opens with a sit-down consultation covering health history, the level of pressure the client wants, previous experience with massage and levels of comfort. Clients in the Livonia area, Paris said, carry back and neck pain from desk jobs or from caring for children or elderly parents. The biggest misconception about massage, Paris said, is “no pain no gain.” “I can work toward fixing a problem without it being painful,” Paris said.

Paris goes over stretching with every client after every massage and recommends at least one stretch to do at home, along with drinking more water.

Paris Massage is at 39209 Six Mile Road, Suite 211, and works by appointment: Monday and Thursday, 4 to 8 p.m., and Saturday, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sessions run one hour ($85), 90 minutes ($120) and two hours ($170). Livonia Thrive is holding a drawing for 50% off a one-hour massage there ($42.50 value); entries close Monday, Oct. 26.

Source: Livonia Thrive, October 20, 2026

Metro Detroit

Wayne, Oakland voters decide Detroit museum millage Nov. 3

Voters in Wayne and Oakland counties will decide Nov. 3 on a 10-year millage for the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, the Detroit Historical Museum and the Dossin Great Lakes Museum, ClickOnDetroit/WDIV Local 4 reported. The Southeast Michigan Public Historical Museum Authority proposal, backed by the Yes to Our Story campaign, would levy 0.2 mills in both counties through 2035, about $30 a year per $300,000 of taxable property value.

According to the ballot proposal, the tax would raise about $12.2 million from Wayne County and $17.7 million from Oakland County in 2026. The money would pay for free admission for county residents, free tours and transportation for students and seniors, new curriculum for teachers and the care of nearly 300,000 publicly owned artifacts. The ballot language in both counties sends 15% of the revenue, after Authority administrative expenses, to other historical museums in Oakland and Wayne. The campaign says annual independent audits will show how the money is spent, and that the Wright and Detroit Historical museums have “survived by drawing down their reserves for years.”

Source: ClickOnDetroit / WDIV Local 4, October 22, 2026

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