Suit Depot, Captain Jay’s and Life Skills Village Open in Oak Park (City of Oak Park, March 27, 2016) Oak Park, MI – We are excited to welcome three new businesses to our City in one week, Suit Depot, Captain Jay’s, and Life Skills Village. The Suit Depot Suit Depot located in Lincoln Center on Greenfield…
MML #3: Cities Want their Share, Tool Shows Funding Loss by Community (Crystal A. Proxmire, March 26, 2016) Lansing, MI – Only four states have reduced the amount of tax dollars going to municipal governments, and of those Michigan has decreased funding the most. Robert Kleine of Great Lakes Economic Consulting spoke about the subject…
Nominate a Student or Group for Ferndale Youth Assistance Award (FYA, March 27, 2016) Ferndale, MI – Ferndale Youth Assistance will be holding their Jack and Annette Aronson 2016 Youth Recognition Ceremony on Wednesday, April 20, 2016. We are looking for nominations for students to receive these awards! Please read over the attached criteria and…
Suspect Arrested in Burglary of Puff Factory in Ferndale (Ferndale Police, March 24, 2016) Ferndale, MI – On 01/18/16 at about 12:45 a.m. Ferndale Police responded to a burglary alarm at 750 W. 9 Mile Rd. The business is “Puff Factory”. When officers arrived, they found the rear alley door opened. Nobody was in the…
Ferndale Library Picks Station Eleven for Community-Wide Reading Event (Ferndale Area District Library press release, March 17,2016) FERNDALE, MI – It’s that time of year again! Ferndale Library announces Station Eleven as its book for the community-wide reading event, Ferndale Reads. Free copies of the acclaimed dystopian novel by Emily St. John Mandel will be…
High Methane Levels Found at Ferndale DPW Yard (City of Ferndale, March 17, 2016) During the coming weeks, residents may notice some new activity at the City of Ferndale’s Southwest Storage Yard, located at Central and W. Marshall Streets. While looking at opportunities for better utilization of our storage yard property, we discovered elevated methane…
Ferndale Cat Shelter Launches Furever Fosters Program (Ferndale Cat Shelter Press Release, March 16, 2016) FERNDALE, Mich. – Ferndale Cat Shelter (FCS) is offering a new program, Furever Fosters!, to place homeless cats with people who would like the companionship but may not be able to afford the cost, according to Deanne Iovan, FCS executive…
College-Bound Seniors in Oakland County Can Apply for Robert A. Schuele Scholarship (Compiled, March 16, 2016) Royal Oak, MI – High School Seniors throughout Oakland, Wayne, and Macomb Counties are invited to apply for the Robert A. Schuele Scholarship through Boys and Girls Club of Oakland and Macomb Counties. The scholarship provides one recipient with…
Save-A-Lot Spot Soon to be Lofts in Downtown Ferndale (Crystal A. Proxmire, March 16, 2016) Ferndale, MI – The former location of Save-A-Lot at 430 W. 9 Mile Road will soon be turned into lofts with office space. According to Crain’s Detroit Business, the four-story $15 million project will have 90 apartments ranging in size…
Ferndale Requires Marijuana Facilities to Provide Addiction Resource Info. (Crystal A. Proxmire, March 15, 2016) Ferndale, MI – Ferndale City Council voted Monday to add a regulation for businesses that sell medical marijuana to include information about addiction resources. The addition to the ordinance regulating such facilities calls for marijuana dispensaries to provide information to…
Ferndale Denies Business License Renewal to 8 Wood Motel (Crystal A. Proxmire, March 14, 2016) Ferndale, MI – Ferndale City Council voted Monday night to deny the operating license renewal for the 8 Wood Motel on 8 Mile just west of Woodward. The 8 Wood is located just up the street from the Motorama, which…
Blumz Designer Wins Michigan Floral Association Florist of the Year (Blumz Press Release, March 14, 2016) Ferndale, MI – Robbin Yelverton, AAF, AIFD, CF, PFCI, Blumz…by JR Designs, Detroit/Ferndale, Michigan, has been named the Certified Florist Member of the Year. He was honored at the MFA Great Lakes Floral Expo in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Yelverton…
Art Show Helps Fund FernCare Free Clinic (Crystal A. Proxmire, March 13, 2016) Ferndale, MI – Art and good health go hand in hand, especially when it’s an art gallery fund raiser for a free health clinic for people without health insurance. Level One Bank hosted an exhibition opening on March 11, featuring the work…
Ferndale Housing Commission Hires New Executive Director (Crystal A. Proxmire, March 11, 2016) Ferndale, MI – A new era is set to begin for the Ferndale Housing Commission as the New Executive Director starts Monday. Heather Van Poucker comes to the FHC from the Michigan Municipal League where she worked as Director, Information & Policy…
Suspect Leads Police on Chase Through Hazel Park and Ferndale (Lt. William Wilson, Ferndale Police, March 9, 2016) Hazel Park, MI – On 03/08/16 at about 8:30 a.m., Hazel Park Police had a person driving a Kia (PICKENS) flee during a traffic stop. Police chased the vehicle through neighborhoods bordering Ferndale, and it eventually escaped.…
Election Maps: Ferndale Edition (Guest Analysis by Kevin Deegan-Krause, March 9, 2016, orig. Pozorblog) Ferndale, MI – I learn visually and so to learn about my own community, I graph how people vote. Just a few quick thoughts here about what the 2016 presidential primary tell us about my part of southeastern Oakland county. First,…
Ribbon Cut for Daily Dinette in Ferndale (Crystal A. Proxmire, March 3, 3016) Ferndale, MI – The Daily Dinette is now officially open. With a Tuesday night ribbon cutting, owner Brian Kramer along with family and staff welcomed the public to Ferndale’s 24 hour dining option. The Ferndale Area Chamber of Commerce and the Downtown…
Ferndale Council Members’ Minds Unchanged After Motorama Appeal (Crystal A. Proxmire, March 1, 2016) Ferndale, MI – Ferndale City Council upheld their prior decision not to renew the operating license of Motorama Motel at an appeal hearing Tuesday evening. The decision, originally made on Feb. 8, was based on a recommendation from the Police Chief…
Snowflake Dance a Joy for Ferndale Early Childhood Families (Nan Kerr-Mueller Photography, March 1, 2016) The Parent Teacher Organization of Ferndale Early Childhood Center hosted the annual Snowflake Dance on Friday. Kids and parents got to don their dressy-best and feel like royalty on this fun evening out. Over 240 people attended the event, and…
Guest Blog: Life-Changing Experience of Hosting an Exchange Student (Paul Johnson, March 1, 2016) Ferndale, MI – Major life changes happen in a lot of different ways, buying your first house, marriage, having kids, mine happened when I decided to host a high school exchange student from Spain for a year. Single gay men don’t…