Art Opening Shares the Good Work of Paint a Miracle Program (Crystal A. Proxmire, Sept. 1, 2015 ed.) Keith Holder was a painter and a guitar player before a stroke in 2007 took away his ability to use his right hand and left him reliant upon a wheelchair to get around. The loss could have…
Local Magic Love: Success is a Journey, Not a Destination! (Jacki Smith, Coventry Creations and Candle Wick Shop, Sept. 1, 2015) What does success mean to you? Success, in financial terms, is such an American concept. It’s what our country was founded on – the right to come here, free of societal class restriction and…
Gay Marriage Meets the Revocation of Paternity Act (Attorney Lisa Schmidt, Schmidt Law Services LLC, Sept. 1, 2015) The public face of the marriage equality movement has always been about the dignity and respect due to gay and lesbian couples. Behind the scenes, though, there are thousands of state and federal laws that are affected…
Robbers Get Purse, Victim Gets Gun in Hotel Room Scuffle (Compiled, Aug. 31. 2015) The Daily Tribune tells a harrowing tale for a women staying at the Motorama Motel at the corner of 8 Mile and Woodward in Ferndale. The woman, who told police she was working in the room as a prostitute, answered the…
Introducing Hazel Park’s New Principal Dr. Carla Postell (video) (Crystal A. Proxmire, Sept. 1, 2015) The Hazel Park Vikings are heading strong into the 2015-16 school year with some new leaders at the helm, a new financial plan, and a resilient community of parents, teachers and students with them. In addition to the recent hiring…
Cynthia Sarris Art Opening at Level One in Ferndale Sept 11 (event listing) Friday, Sept. 11 from6-9 pm welcome the artwork of Cynthia Sarris at Level One Bank 22635 Woodward in Ferndale. Exhibit runs Sept.11- Oct. 23.
Hawk Freed From Ferndale Garage (video) (Crystal A. Proxmire, Aug. 27, 2015) A Cooper’s Hawk got trapped inside a Ferndale garage Thursday and was quickly set free once discovered. It’s unclear what time the hawk entered the garage, or how. Inside the garage remains of a smaller bird – blood, bone and feathers, left a…
Waterfowl Hunting Begins Sept 1, Including Experimental Teal Season (Michigan DNR Press Release, Aug 28, 2015) This year marks the second year of Michigan’s experimental early teal hunting season. The season runs Sept. 1-7. These small ducks, especially blue-winged teal, are some of the earliest duck species to migrate each fall. This statewide teal-only season…
Windows Smashed and ATMs Stolen in Hazel Park and Ferndale (compiled, Aug. 26, 2015) Thieves smashed in the windows of two businesses, wrapped a chain around the ATM, jerked them free, and carried them away according to an article in The Daily Tribune. Two men in hoodies picked up the machines . The first was…
2015: Best Year Yet for Hazel Park Art Fair (C. Proxmire, Aug. 24, 2015) This weekend was Lindsay Phillips first time ever having a booth at an art fair! With the branding of Orchid Originals, she sold a variety of baby items like crocheted owl baby hats and little pillows with a pouch so kids…
Suspected Burglar Picks Bad Spot to Leave Getaway Bicycle (Ferndale Police, Aug. 25, 2015) On 08/22/15 at about 6:30 a.m. Ferndale Police arrested Dangelo Montaris JORGENSEN for breaking into a home on the 900 Block of W. Oakridge, and for breaking into a car in the same area. A resident stated that he was backing…
Satanic Temple Joins in Planned Parenthood Demonstration, Sent Away by Police (Crystal A. Proxmire, Aug. 24, 2015) A video has surfaced from Saturday’s protests against Planned Parenthood showing a theatrical protest performance by Detroit Satanic Temple actors being broken up by Ferndale Police. The video was made by the organization. The Aug. 22 protest was…
For First Time Ever, Every Retailer Passed Tobacco Sales Tests (Oakland County Health Division Press Release, Aug. 24, 2015) For the first time ever, Oakland County retailers did not sell any tobacco products to youth during recent undercover inspections, County Executive L. Brooks Patterson announced today. The Oakland County Health Division conducted the annual inspection…
Protesters Meet Protesters at Planned Parenthood in Ferndale (C. Proxmire, photos: Deb Young, Aug. 22, 2015) The Planned Parenthood location on Woodward in Ferndale is no stranger to protests, but Saturday when a group of people stood in the median with signs against the reproductive healthcare provider, others showed up with signs of their own.…
Heritage Conference to Focus on Woodward’s Past and Future Sept. 18 (event listing) At Local Kitchen & Bar 344 W. Nine Mile Rd. Ferndale, MI 48220 Friday, September 18, 2015 from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM Join us as the Heritage Conference hits the road this year and in 2016, following the route of the…
Ferndale: Donations Sought for Blessings in a Backpack (Jim Pool, Aug. 17, 2015) Back to school is right around the corner. A great opportunity for our students to reconnect with learning and friends. Yet for hundreds of kids right here in Ferndale, it’ll be a challenge as they struggle to have adequate food on the…
Massive Tree Tumbles, Causes Fire and Power Outage in HP/Ferndale (C. Proxmire, Aug. 17, 2015) Sarah Verran and her neighbors used to call it the Poltergeist Tree. “It was twice as big as it is now. And the canopy used to cover all four of these houses. You could see it all the way from…
Art Gallery Owner Susanne Hilberry Dies at age 72 (Crystal A. Proxmire, Aug. 15, 2015) The memory of Susanne Hilberry will live on in the art community of Metro Detroit though she passed away Thursday from what the Detroit Free Press reports are complications from a brain tumor at the age of 72. The patron…
Townhall Explores Possibility of Redistricting Reform (Crystal A. Proxmire, Aug. 15, 2015) “When I was in junior high, there was this famous editorial cartoon in the textbook about Gerrymandering, and it had this oddly chopped up district that was shaped like a monster or a dragon. It was like this big joke that back in…
Dream Cruise 2015 Kicks Off (Mark Houston, various contributors) Dream Cruise 2015 has kicked off officially with The Mayor of Ferndale Dave Coulter standing alongside Butch Patrick, who is famous for his role as Eddie Munster on The Munsters, a television program of the 1960s, to cut the ribbon opening the event. The Ferndale Golden…