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January 9th 2015
Basketball Jones Visits Angell School in Berkley (BPS Press Release, Jan. 9, 2015) Jim ‘Basketball’ Jones visited Angell at an assembly that encouraged kindness, “patient listening,” manners and good choices. Students listened intently as they repeated back nearly everything Jim ‘Basketball’ Jones said including, “I love myself” and “I am the best,” and, “I am […]
January 9th 2015
Panel Discussion on Legal, Social & Moral Implications of Ferguson Jan. 21 (WSU Press Release, Jan. 9, 2015) Experts will discuss the legal, social, moral and practical implications of events in Ferguson, Mo., and New York City during a presentation Wednesday, Jan. 21, at Wayne State University Law School. Wayne Law’s Damon J. Keith Center […]
January 9th 2015
Ferndale Adding STEM Program in Middle School (FPS Press Release, Jan. 9, 2015) The Ferndale Board of Education recently approved a new STEM program for 7th and 8th grade students at Ferndale Middle School (FMS) starting next school year.s STEM which stands for science, technology, engineering and math, is an interdisciplinary and applied approach […]
January 9th 2015
Transition Ferndale Meeting Shares Info on Freecycling and TimeBank Jan.21 (Art Myatt, Transition Ferndale, Jan. 9, 2015) Transition Ferndale regular meeting, 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 21, at the Ferndale Public Library, 222 E. 9 Mile, Ferndale, MI. Ferndale Freecyclers and Ferndale Time Bank members will tell how you can benefit from and join the online […]
January 8th 2015
Meditate to Gongs and Money Goes to FernCare Jan. 7- Feb. 20 (FernCare Press Release, Jan. 8, 2015) Sacred Wave Gong Immersions will donate 25% of all fees taken in from January 7 through February 20. The sessions are $25.00 per person. The meditation space is at 301 W. Fourth St., Suite 490, Royal Oak, […]
January 8th 2015
Two Men Injured, Two Animals Dead in Royal Oak House Fire (C. Proxmire, Jan. 8, 2015) A fire on Mace Street (near 11 Mile and Stephenson) destroyed a home and forced two men in the upstairs to jump from a window to escape. The men, a father and son, were injured from the jump. According […]
January 8th 2015
Defending Snow Day Choice: Bloomfield Hills Gives Facts, Novi Gives Laughs (Crystal A. Proxmire, Jan. 8, 2015) Posts of speculation, jubilation and disappointment speckled social media Wednesday night and Thursday morning as students from area schools learned whether their district would be calling for a snow day. More specifically, a weather day, since it was […]
January 8th 2015
Woman w/Loaded Gun Leads Police on Chase, Trooper Injured in Berkley (Michigan State Police, Jan. 8, 2015) Activity: Vehicle Pursuit/Driving on Suspended License/Carry a Concealed Weapon Incident Date: January 7, 2015 Location: Southbound Woodward Avenue at Coolidge Ave, City of Royal Oak Summary: Metro Post Troopers while on patrol observed a 2001 White in […]
January 8th 2015
Our Auntie Rosa Book Signing and Panel at Southfield Library Jan. 22 (SPL Press Release, Jan. 19, 2015) Nieces and nephews of civil rights legend Rosa Parks will publicly share their personal memories for the first time at a launch of their new book, Our Auntie Rosa: The Family of Rosa Parks Remembers Her Life […]
January 7th 2015
Birmingham City Manager Gives an Update on Parking (Joseph A. Valentine, Birmingham City Manager, originally published at http://www.bhamgov.org, republished here Jan. 7, 2015) As City Manager, one of the most common questions I hear is “What’s happening with…?”. With so much happening in Birmingham, you can fill in this blank with numerous projects, programs and […]