March 06, 2026

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Steven Sheldon

Steve Sheldon primarily covers the performing arts for The Sun Times News, with additional focus on personal profile pieces and reporting in Saline Township. His writing highlights the people, creativity, and stories behind local arts organizations and community life, bringing depth and context to cultural coverage in the region.

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Articles written by Steven Sheldon

Saline Twp. Taking First Steps Toward Development Moratorium

Saline Twp. Taking First Steps Toward Development Moratorium

Saline Township officials are considering a temporary moratorium on certain development proposals as concerns grow about industrial projects affecting the township’s rural landscape. The township is considering this option in response to recent industrial developments that threaten the rural and farm-like landscape such as the rhe recent data center. Township planning consultant Mike Auerbach, from ...

SHS Drama Club Sings A Big “Hello Dolly”

SHS Drama Club Sings A Big “Hello Dolly”

The Saline High School Drama Club staged the smash Broadway hit “Hello Dolly” on Feb. 27 – Mar. 1st in the Ellen A. Ewing Performing Arts Center. Hello Dolly first premiered in 1963 at the Fisher Theatre in Detroit, with Carol Channing playing the lead role of Dolly Gallagher Levi. The musical moved to Broadway ...

Sheldon’s 2025 Croswell Sunny Award Selections

Sheldon’s 2025 Croswell Sunny Award Selections

Croswell Opera House Marquee in Adrian. Photo by Steve Sheldon. On Wednesday, the People’s Choice spoke loud and clear, Parade was their favorite 2025 Croswell production. Thursday, it’s my turn. One thing you can say about theatre is that it’s personal. We bring our collective experiences, hopes and dreams and our heroes and villains with ...

First Annual People’s Choice Awards For 2025 Croswell Season

First Annual People’s Choice Awards For 2025 Croswell Season

In recognition of the amazing local theatrical talent within our readership area, The Sun Times News developed the “Sunny Awards”. Today, the People’s Choice Awards are announced. Tomorrow, Sun Times Reviewer Steve Sheldon’s selections will be announced. Criteria for evaluating musical productions included three questions. The votes have been cast and tabulated and the winners ...

Steven Sheldon

Saline Township Joint Board/Planning Meeting Discusses Future

Saline Township Joint Board/Planning Meeting Discusses Future

There was a joint meeting of the Saline Township Board and Planning Commission on Feb. 19 to begin discussions of how the township will consider future growth within its boundaries.  The meeting included around two dozen citizens, with none speaking during the public comment portion of the meeting. Township consulting planner Mike Auerbach from Carlisle-Wortman, ...

Broadway Hits Encore Stage in Tribute Concert to Stephen Schwartz

Broadway Hits Encore Stage in Tribute Concert to Stephen Schwartz

Encore’s Tribute Concert honoring the words and music of Broadway composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz, runs through Sunday, Feb. 22nd. Schwartz’s Broadway credits include the blockbuster production Wicked, which has run in Broadway’s Gershwin Theatre for twenty-two years, grossing over $1,800,000,000. Other Broadway shows of Schwartz’s include Pippin, Godspell, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Queen ...

Steven Sheldon

Judge Owdzie Denies Civil Suit Brought By Township Resident Kathryn Haushalter

Judge Owdzie Denies Civil Suit Brought By Township Resident Kathryn Haushalter

Saline Township resident Kathryn Haushalter filed a civil suit against the township, pursuing a “Motion to Intervene” in the consent agreement that settled the lawsuit between Related Digital (RD)/property owners and Saline Township, which was heard Friday at 10 a.m. by Washtenaw County Judge Julia Owdzie. Haushalter’s motion to Intervene petition was required to be ...

Steven Sheldon

Saline Twp Board Addresses Data Center, Road Projects at Feb. 11 Meeting

Saline Twp Board Addresses Data Center, Road Projects at Feb. 11 Meeting

With tensions over the township’s data center project continuing to run high, and board members acknowledging they have received death threats in recent months, the Saline Township Board moved through a wide-ranging agenda Wednesday night that included road improvements, a proposed event barn ordinance, and updates on the controversial development. Much of the discussion and ...

Purple Rose’s “The Classic King” Is A Classic

Purple Rose’s “The Classic King” Is A Classic

The State of Michigan is noted by two names: “The Great Lakes State” and “The Automobile Capital of the World”.  Director Jeff Daniels took a script written Richard Johnson, the former editor of Crains Communication’s Automotive News, the leading newspaper of the global automotive industry and provided the audience with a look at cars, dealerships ...

Steven Sheldon

Saline Twp Rescinds Industrial Zoning, Ends Data Center Referendum Path

Saline Twp Rescinds Industrial Zoning, Ends Data Center Referendum Path

At an overflow special meeting Wednesday evening, the Saline Township Board voted unanimously to rescind its earlier decision to rezone property tied to a proposed superscale data center from A-1 Agricultural to I-1 Industrial. The decision followed remarks from David Landry, the attorney representing the township in litigation filed by Related Digital and property owners ...

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