Downtown Utica Restaurant Gets New Name, Riverwalk Festival is Coming

Miss the latest headlines in and around town? Here's a rundown of some of the top stories from this past week:

• Downtown Utica Restaurant to Get New Name: The Cass Bar and Grill in downtown Utica is now known as Hogs Hollow Smokehouse.
• Suspects in Shelby Township Speedway Break-in Return to Court: Two of the men also face charges in connection with the robbery of St. Therese Lisieux Roman Catholic Church were in court Tuesday.
• Should Schools Stop Requiring Foreign Language Classes? Readers of Shelby-Utica Patch react to a proposal in the Michigan State House of Representatives that would eliminate the foreign language requirement for graduation.
• Clinton River in Shelby Township and Utica to Become a Classroom: The Clinton River in Shelby Township and Utica will become a living classroom this spring through the Clinton River Watershed Council's Stream Leaders program.
• : The Utica Riverwalk Festival will be held June 12-16 in downtown Utica and will feature a carnival, multiple music stages, fireworks and the rubber piggy race.
• All UCS High Schools Named Among the Nation's Top High Schools: All four Utica Community Schools high schools were named among the country's top high schools by Newsweek Magazine.