Affirmations names new Executive Director: Susan Erspamer (Affirmations Press Release, Nov. 20, 2015) Affirmations’ Board of Directors has announced that Susan Erspamer will join the organization as its next Executive Director. Erspamer is a Michigan native with 21 years of executive experience in the nonprofit and for-profit sectors. Before joining Affirmations, she was the vice…
Bicyclist Killed in Collision with Vehicle in Waterford (compiled, Nov. 20, 2015) Click on Detroit is reporting that a bicyclist was killed Friday near Elizabeth Lake Road and Summit Drive in Waterford when they were in a collision with a vehicle. Police are still investigating. The website has pictures of the mangled bicycle on the…
Madison Heights Police Searching for Person Spotted at Murder Scene (Crystal A. Proxmire, Nov. 19, 2015) Madison Heights police are still searching for this unknown man seen at a house fire November 1 in the 3000 block of Groveland that killed 59 year old Fernando Gonzales of Madison Heights. A sketch was released by the…
Victorian Homes or Mixed Use? Preservation Farmington Meets Nov. 24 (EVENT page) Public Meeting to Discuss Redevelopment, Heritage Homes Farmington’s historic downtown is key to the city’s identity. It’s part of what makes Farmington, Farmington. But new redevelopment plans stand to threaten a prominent row of hundred-year-old Queen Anne buildings on Grand River, permanently and…
A Celebration of the Passion, Power and Excitement of Opera Dec. 12 (EVENT page) The Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit’s Russian Jewish Life, together with the Verdi Opera Theatre of Michigan, will present “A Celebration of the Passion, Power and Excitement of Opera” at 7 p.m. Saturday, December 12, at The Berman Center…
County Executive Patterson Demands Pontiac Not Accept Syrian Refugees (C. Proxmire, Nov. 18, 2015) Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson wants to put an end to a development project in Pontiac specifically for Syrian refugees. According to The Oakland Press, developers have purchased 120 lots on 10 Pontiac city blocks west of Woodward near…
Hazel Park Man Recovering from Multiple Gunshots Shares Story (Crystal A. Proxmire, Nov. 17, 2015) Jason S. did not think he was being a hero when he tried to stop two armed robbers at the Starting Gate Sports Lounge in Hazel Park on Nov. 10. He was really only thinking of his mother and elderly…
2015 Chamber Awards Celebrate Ferndale Businesses (Crystal A. Proxmire, Nov. 17, 2015) The stars of Ferndale’s business community came out Thursday night as the Ferndale Area Chamber of Commerce held their annual Gala. The event is the group’s most elegant gathering each year, which includes a massive silent auction and awards. The festivities took place…
Video Shows Suspects in Stabbing Case, Police Seek Info. (video) (Oakland County Sheriff’s Dept, Nov. 17, 2015) UPDATE: 9:45pm – The suspects have been arrested and are in custody. UPDATE: Below is video tape link of the suspects at the Valero Gas Station/Party store located at 32 Mile and Rochester Rd. approximately 1 mile from…
Be Berkley. Logo and Branding Results Unveiled, Voters to Decide (Crystal A. Proxmire, Nov. 16, 2015) The potential new brand for Berkley was unveiled at Monday night’s council meeting, to a crowd full of mixed reactions. The concept is “Be. Berkley,” and the suggested logo has the word “BE” in large block letters with the…
Boys & Girls Club BeFit Program Encourages Kids to be Healthy & Active (Crystal A. Proxmire, Nov. 16, 2015) Last year over 150 kids from about age 7 to 18 trained twice a week for two months and successfully did at least a 5K run. These are kids who might not otherwise have had access…
Nessel Talks to Students about Supreme Court Win, Next Fight (video) (Crystal A. Proxmire, Nov. 16, 2015) When the case of DeBoer v. Snyder made it to the Supreme Court and found success among other cases securing the right of same-sex couples to marry, it happened because of many people coming together to argue, fund,…
Berkley Park & Rec. Community Engagement Mtg. Dec. 10 (EVENT page) Parks & Recreation Department to Hold Second Community Engagement Meeting Dec. 10 The City of Berkley is holding a second Parks and Recreation Community Engagement Meeting to receive input from the public regarding the City’s Parks and Recreation Plan. Join your neighbors and exchange…
Royal Oak: Volunteer at Welcome Inn, Training Nov. 21 (EVENT page) The Welcome Inn, operated by South Oakland Citizens for the Homeless, is the only daytime warming center for the homeless in all of South Oakland County. On any given day between70 to 90 guests use the facility located in Royal Oak’s Starr Presbyterian Church.…
Royal Oak: Black Lives Matter Presentation to Gray Panthers Nov. 21 (EVENT page) Nov 21 10 a.m. BLACK LIVES MATTER – BLACK LIBERATION IN THE 21ST CENTURY Dennis Black, an activist with the Coalition for Black Struggle, will speak on Black Lives Matter and much more at the monthly meeting of Gray Panthers of…
Historical Preservation Themed Planners Gathering, In a Calf Barn Setting Dec. 4 (EVENT page, via Oakland County Blog) As a 2015 Barn of the Year, designated as such by the Michigan Barn Preservation Network, the 1927 Calf Barn at the Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm offers much to consider for those with an…
Groups Collecting Clothes for Homeless Vets: Hazel Park, Ferndale, Royal Oak, Pontiac & Waterford November 13, 2015 This holiday season, the Ferndale Elks, Hazel Park Eagles, and Detroit Tough gym are partnering up to collect new or gently used clothing and blankets to be distributed among the nearly 2,000 homeless veterans in the Detroit area.…
Berkley Hometown Holidays Dec. 5 (EVENT page) The Berkley Downtown Development Authority invites the region to gather for our annual Hometown Holidays on Dec. 5 from 1:00pm. to 8:00 pm on the streets of Downtown Berkley. Step back in time with vintage trolley rides, carolers, a petting zoo, community art project, treats, and deals from…
FREE Ladies Night Out at Blumz in Ferndale Nov. 20 (EVENT page) Blumz by JRDesigns will once again be hosting their annual Fun, Festive, and FREE Ladies Night Out at their Ferndale store (503 E. Nine Mile Rd.) on November 20th, 2015. The event will feature over 20 local vendors selling their handmade items…
JCC Book Club: Judy Blume’s “In the Unlikely Event” Dec. 9 (EVENT page) The Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit’s Henry & Delia Meyers Library and Media Center will hold its next book club, focusing on Judy Blume’s “In the Unlikely Event,” at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, December 9. The book tells the story of a…