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March 31 – Veteran’s Resource Fair in Novi

All Stories, Northville, Novi, UncategorizedBy Crystal Proxmire, Editor and Publisher March 25, 2022

Representatives will be onsite to serve all veterans, active duty, guard and reserves, and their families…

March 29 – Orion Chamber Off-Site at Lava Mountain Coffee

All Stories, Lake Orion/Orion Twp, UncategorizedBy Crystal Proxmire, Editor and Publisher March 25, 2022

Stop by to learn more about what the Chamber does, ask questions, get help with your membership, drop off items for Welcome Bags, or just catch up on chamber news!

Tony Roko Exhibits at Southfield Library Gallery Through May 1

All Stories, Southfield, UncategorizedBy Crystal Proxmire, Editor and Publisher March 25, 2022

“We are delighted to have Tony Roko’s fine work in our gallery because it highlights working people, those that are just beginning to gain footing after two upending years of pandemic,” said Kelly Ireland Rembert

Reporter Food: Whistle Stop Diner in Pleasant Ridge

All Stories, Pleasant RidgeBy Crystal Proxmire, Editor and Publisher March 25, 2022

Located at 24060 Woodward Ave, this quaint restaurant with bright decor and beautiful windows that show the buzz of the traffic outside, offers up breakfast and lunch possibilities.

June 11 – Clean the Ferndale Up!

All Stories, FerndaleBy Crystal Proxmire, Editor and Publisher March 25, 2022

The annual “Clean the Ferndale Up” is the City’s annual spring spruce-up event, where community members join staff and elected officials to rake, garden, repair, and beautify areas of our fair city.

June 11 – Gravity Art Fair and Skate Contest in Ferndale

All Stories, Events, Ferndale, Slide, UncategorizedBy Crystal Proxmire, Editor and Publisher March 25, 2022

Gravity Art Fair and Skate Contest is designed to inspire and foster meaningful, memorable and safe connections for all ages.

Census Estimates Show Population Losses Across State and Country

All Stories, Clarkston/Independence Twp., Clawson, Commerce Twp., Lake Angelus, Lathrup Village, Madison Hts., Troy, Walled Lake, Waterford, White Lake TownshipBy Crystal Proxmire, Editor and Publisher March 24, 2022

Today, March 24, the Census Bureau released the first set of population estimates since last year’s release of the 2020 Census results.

Right Down the Street: eSports Star Jon Schneck

All Stories, Rochester/Rochester HillsBy Crystal Proxmire, Editor and Publisher March 24, 2022

Out of the 180 million League of Legends players worldwide, Schneck (itsjon) is currently ranked in the top 0.01%.

Ferndale Superintendent Dr. Bazzi Accepts West Bloomfield Superintendent Position

All Stories, Bloomfield Area Communities, Ferndale, Hazel Park, Oak Park, Royal Oak TownshipBy Crystal Proxmire, Editor and Publisher March 23, 2022

During Dr. Bazzi’s tenure as Superintendent, Ferndale Schools has become a nationally recognized school district for the collective work she has led in concert with our community and Board of Education.

Hazel Park Decriminalizes Magic Mushrooms and Other Entheogenic Plants

All Stories, Ferndale, Hazel ParkBy Crystal Proxmire, Editor and Publisher March 23, 2022

Hazel Park City Council unanimously passed a resolution Tuesday that decriminalizes what’s commonly known as “entheogenic plants,” or the full spectrum of “plants, fungi, and natural materials that can benefit psychological and physical wellness, support and enhance religious and spiritual practices and can reestablish human’s inalienable and direct relationship to nature.”

Oak Park Gets Grant Funding for Police Body Cams

All Stories, Oak Park, UncategorizedBy Crystal Proxmire, Editor and Publisher March 21, 2022

The City of Oak Park will receive $560,000 in federal funding for body worn/in-car cameras through funds Congresswoman Brenda Lawrence earmarked as part of the 2022 appropriations bill.

Picking Up Trash Part of Pack 291’s Visit to Orion’s Camp Agawam

All Stories, Lake Orion/Orion TwpBy Crystal Proxmire, Editor and Publisher March 20, 2022

Dunlap added that scouting “teaches them life skills they wouldn’t learn anywhere else,” and that making time to come to Camp Agawam to clean “teaches them how to be selfless.”

Candlelight Vigil at Ferndale City Hall Shares Support for Ukraine, and Each Other

All Stories, Ferndale, Hazel ParkBy Crystal Proxmire, Editor and Publisher March 19, 2022

What brought the people of Ferndale together Friday evening was a feeling. And that feeling was not the same for everyone – or even the same…

Reporter Food: Mason Jar BBQ in Holly

All Stories, Fenton, Holly, Rose Township, Springfield Twp/DavisburgBy Crystal Proxmire, Editor and Publisher March 19, 2022

Mason Jar BBQ is located at 3064 Grange Hall Road in Holly.

Support Our 2022 Local Journalism GoFundMe Drive

All Stories, Auburn Hills, Berkley, Beverly Hills, Bingham Farms, Birmingham, Bloomfield Area Communities, Farmington/Farmington Hills, Ferndale, Groveland Twp., Hazel Park, Huntington Woods, Keego Harbor, Lake Angelus, Lake Orion/Orion Twp, Madison Hts., Troy, Waterford, Wolverine LakeBy Crystal Proxmire, Editor and Publisher March 19, 2022

We’re raising money to fund local journalism in 2022, with resources going to help with paying reporters, technology needs, and basic expenses. We are also working on getting a new website, and your support will help make that possible.

Addison Twp / Lakeville / Leonard, All Stories, Auburn Hills, Berkley, Beverly Hills, Bingham Farms, Birmingham, Bloomfield Area Communities, Brandon Twp / Ortonville, Clarkston/Independence Twp., Clawson, Commerce Twp., Farmington/Farmington Hills, Fenton, Ferndale, Franklin, Groveland Twp., Hazel Park, Highland Twp., Holly, Huntington Woods, Keego Harbor, Lake Angelus, Lake Orion/Orion Twp, Lathrup Village, Lyon Twp / South Lyon, Madison Hts., Milford, Northville, Novi, Oak Park, Oakland Township, Orchard Lake, Oxford, Pleasant Ridge, Pontiac, Rochester/Rochester Hills, Rose Township, Royal Oak, Royal Oak Township, Southfield, Springfield Twp/Davisburg, Sylvan Lake, Troy, Uncategorized, Walled Lake, Waterford, White Lake Township, Wixom, Wolverine LakeBy Crystal Proxmire, Editor and Publisher March 17, 2022

In a room full of folks from around Oakland County and from both sides of the aisle, County Executive Dave Coulter gave his annual State of the County Address at M-1 Concourse in Pontiac.