Madison Heights: Powering up with Progress (Crystal A. Proxmire, Feb. 23, 2017) Madison Heights, MI – A year ago the “City of Progress” had a power problem. In 2015, 1,689 customers lost electrical services six times or more times during the year. The culprits were aging infrastructure and falling tree branches. It took a bit…
Journalist, Firefighter, and Father: Ron Savage Dies in Training Exercise (Crystal A. Proxmire, Feb. 25, 2017) Milford, MI – Fox 2 News journalist Ron Savage died today during a training exercise with the Milford Fire Department. Savage was an EMMY Award winning journalist, an on-call part time firefighter and a father. For more on his…
Royal Oak Musicale Brings Music to the People Each Month (Video) (Crystal A. Proxmire, Feb. 24, 2017) Royal Oak, MI – Before he began to perform Warren Benson’s Aeolian Song, saxophonist Christopher Sacco quoted the composer, saying “I am interested by the idea, that music doesn’t have to be beautiful, but rather humanely communicative in…
15 #BookFaceFriday Pictures from Blair Library in Clawson (Crystal A. Proxmire, Feb. 24, 2017) Clawson, MI – A social media trend that’s catching on among libraries is #BookFaceFridays. Staff and patrons find book covers with incomplete faces or bodies, then pose with the books to complete the picture. The Ferndale Area District Library, Blair Memorial…
15 #BookFaceFriday Pictures from Berkley Public Library (Crystal A. Proxmire, Feb. 24, 2017) Clawson, MI – A social media trend that’s catching on among libraries is #BookFaceFriday. Staff and patrons find book covers with incomplete faces or bodies, then pose with the books to complete the picture. The Ferndale Area District Library, Blair Memorial Library…
15 #BookFaceFriday Pictures from Ferndale Library (Crystal A. Proxmire, Feb. 24, 2017) Ferndale, MI – A social media trend that’s catching on among libraries is #BookFaceFriday . Staff and patrons find book covers with incomplete faces or bodies, then pose with the books to complete the picture. The Ferndale Area District Library, Blair Memorial Library…
U of M Students Help with Ferndale Parking Deck Communications (Crystal A. Proxmire, Feb. 23, 2017) Ferndale, MI – As planning moves forward on adding a parking deck to Downtown Ferndale, the City has enlisted the help of students from the University of Michigan Citizen Interaction Design Program in facilitating some of the information sharing…
Eileen the Opossum and Other Friends Visit Ferndale Library (Crystal A. Proxmire, Feb. 22, 2017) Ferndale, MI – Darcy the Porcupine was a favorite among the animals that visited the Ferndale Area District Library on Tuesday. “I liked her because she was big and spiky,” said Max Hobbs. His friend Luke Jarvis also liked the…
Former Troy Mayor Janice Daniels Speaks Against Mosque in Sterling Heights (video) (Crystal A. Proxmire, Feb. 22, 2017) Sterling Heights, MI – Former Troy Mayor Janice Daniels, who was recalled in 2012, made an appearance in Sterling Heights Tuesday for a City Council meeting to share her views about the Islamic faith. “If I heard…
Fire Safety Day Introduces North Oakland Kids to Firefighters & Cops (Crystal A. Proxmire, Feb. 22, 2017) Holly, MI – Donning plastic Fire Chief helmets, dozens of children from Holly and Rose Townships explored the North Oakland County Fire Authority station on Rose Center Road for Fire Safety Day. They got to see a fire…
Detroit Model Railroad in Holly Open House Feb 25 & 26 (EVENT page) Holly, MI – The Detroit Model Railroad Club (DMMRC) will be having an open house from noon-5pm on Feb. 25 and 26. Located in the old Holly Theatre building at 104 N. Saginaw Street, it is the largest O Scale railroad in…
Celebrate Mardi Gras with Clawson Chamber Feb. 28 (EVENT page) Clawson, MI – CELEBRATE MARDI GRAS WITH THE CHAMBER FEBRUARY 28th, 5:30pm-7:00pm, MONTAGE GRILL,28 S MAIN ST, CLAWSON $15.00 per person includes: appetizers, beads, prizes, famous King Cake flown in from New Orleans day of party (cash bar will be available) please join us for…
Birmingham: Baldwin Library Showing “13th” Feb. 26 (EVENT page) Birmingham, MI – BIRMINGHAM, MI (February 20, 2017) – The Baldwin Library is hosting a special screening of Ava DuVernay’s Oscar-nominated documentary 13th on Sunday, February 26 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The documentary explores the prison system in the United States and analyzes the…
What’s Being Built in Ferndale? Check Out These Developments (Crystal A. Proxmire, Feb. 16, 2017) Ferndale, MI – Ferndale is the hot spot for development these days, with several apartment buildings and other construction projects in the works. If all these projects are successful, there will be at least 428 apartments as well as an…
Contest to Name Owl-Shaped Little Free Library in Birmingham’s Barnum Park (City of Birmingham, Feb. 17, 2017) Birmingham, MI – The City of Birmingham’s first ‘Little Free Library’ debuted in Barnum Park last summer. The City invites Birmingham residents and students in the Birmingham School District to enter a contest to name the library, which…
Ferndale Pizza Palooza Fills Tummies, Raises Money to Fight Cancer (Crystal A. Proxmire, Feb. 16, 2017) Ferndale, MI – A dozen local restaurants donated pizza for an epic tasting event to benefit Ferndale Relay for Life for the American Cancer Society. Pizza Palooza took place Wednesday night at Ferndale High School. Nearly 100 people placed…
LuLaRoe Sale to Benefit Berkley Man with Brain Injury Feb. 26 (EVENT page) Berkley, MI – Scott Turner, 41 from Berkley, is an inspirational Special Education teacher at Oak Park High School. On Memorial Day last year, he fell off a ladder and suffered a severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). He was on life…
Oak Park Announces Bridge Design, Police Ice Cream Truck and More (Crystal A. Proxmire, Feb. 16, 2017) Oak Park, MI – Last year it was sunflowers that brightened the public spaces and roadways of Oak Park. This year it will be ice cream and a newly-decorated bridge. At the Oak Park State of the City…
Funding Approved for Ferndale Apartments, Design Changes Made (Crystal A. Proxmire, Feb. 16, 2017) Ferndale, MI – After criticism from the Planning Commission about the lack of ground level features, developer Wolf River has revised plans for the Ferndale Apartments and gotten approval for Brownfield Redevelopment Funding. The four-story apartment building will be constructed at…
Public Input Meeting on Wilson/UHS Development in Ferndale Feb. 28 (EVENT page) Ferndale, MI – The developer for the Wilson (formerly University High School – UHS) building has scheduled a public meeting on Tuesday, February 28th – 6:30 PM at City Hall (300 E. 9 Mile, Ferndale). The meeting is scheduled to provide an update…