Southfield City Council Passes Inclusive Human Rights Ordinance (video) (Crystal A. Proxmire, Jan. 26, 2015) Southfield can now be added to the list where people have legal protection against discrimination based on their sexual orientation or gender expression. City Council voted unanimously to amend their human rights ordinance on Monday, nearly a year after it…
2015 Ferndale Blues and Music Festival Starts off Strong (C. Proxmire, Photos: Larry Mills, Jan. 25, 2015) Note: Photo captions say Monica Mills, but they were actually taken by her husband – and awesome Blues and Music Festival volunteer Larry Mills. Photos will be updated later this week. The Ferndale Blues and Music Festival is…
Clothing Swap Night at Loving Touch in Ferndale Feb. 7 (Krista Johnston, Jan. 25, 2015) A clothing swap is a great way to liven up your wardrobe on the cheap, have a fun Girls Night Out and it all benefits local kids. The event will be held Saturday February 7th at The Loving Touch…
Mardi Bras Event Collecting Women’s Items for the Needy Feb. 17 (Press Release, Jan. 25, 2015) Tuesday Feb 17, 2015, Loving Touch 22634 Woodward Ave, Ferndale 6-9pm Help to provide women without homes and in shelters with the feminine products they need! Please bring donations of new bras, new underwear, tampons, pads, and wet wipes.…
Women Share Artwork in Gallery Opening in Huntington Woods (video) (Crystal A. Proxmire, Jan. 24, 2015) The Great Flood of 2104 devastated many in Huntington Woods as backed up sewers flooded basements, destroying property and memories for many of the residents. The flood also hit the local art community hard, as it ruined the Woods…
Ferndale Recreation Dept. and Schools Recognize Families in Youth Programs (Ferndale Schools, Jan. 23, 2015) Ferndale Public Schools and the Ferndale Recreational Center teamed up this past Tuesday to put on Community Night – a celebration of local families and their participation in Youth Recreational Programming. The event was held during the boys’ varsity basketball…
Confirmed Measles Case in Oakland County (Oakland County Health Dept, Jan. 23, 2015) Oakland County Health Division announced today that the Michigan Department of Community Health and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have confirmed a measles case in an adult Oakland County resident. This case may be associated with the recent Disneyland outbreak in…
Former Ferndale Housing Director Pleads No Contest to Home Invasion & Drug Possession (Crystal A. Proxmire, Jan. 22, 2015) Deborah Wilson has waived her right to a trial and pled no contest to felony home invasion in the second degree and a charge of possession of a controlled substance, Oxycontin, of less than 25 g.…
HUD Review Coming, Changes Happening at Ferndale Housing Commission (Crystal A. Proxmire, Jan. 21, 2015) On the eve of former Housing Director Deb Wilson’s pre-trial examination, the Ferndale Housing Commission looked at several of the issues that have come to public attention along with the obvious upheaval of her arrest and resignation. Among the issues…
Patterson’s 40 Under 40 Named, Online Voting Picks Winner (Oakland County Press Release, Jan. 22, 2015) Starting Tuesday at 9:00 a.m., the public can cast an online vote to choose the winner of the Oakland County Executive’s Elite 40 under 40 Class of 2015. Nearly 500 applications and nominations were reviewed by a panel of…
Keeping with King’s Dream, Royal Oak Twp. Asks What’s Going on? (video) (Crystal A. Proxmire, Jan. 20, 2015) For 25 years, Royal Oak Township has hosted a celebration in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, and while the event was a fitting tribute, the speakers also raised painful topics for the community to consider.…
Couple’s Night at the Warming Center Changes Lives, Particularly Their Own (View by Nan Kerr-Mueller and Chris Mueller, Jan. 20, 2015) Nan: Helping people fills my bucket, but for whatever reason the idea of volunteering at a warming center was intimidating to me. Last Friday, Chris and I thought we had plans to go out;…
Pleasant Ridge Celebrates 25th Birthday of I-696 (Cheryl Weiss, Photography by Thomas Treuter Photography, Jan. 18,2015) The Historical Society of Pleasant Ridge held a 25th birthday celebration for I-696 on Thursday, January 15, 2015 with approximately 80 residents and interested residents from neighboring communities. They gathered at the Pleasant Ridge Community Center to view a…
Michigan Students will get SAT Instead of ACT Starting in 2016 (Michigan Department of Education Press Release, Jan. 18, 2015) All Michigan high school juniors will begin taking the SAT as the state-administered college assessment exam beginning in 2016 after the College Board won the three-year competitively-bid contract, the Michigan Department of Education and Department…
Ferndale Library Kids Story Time with a Wild West Theme Feb. 9 (FADL Press Release, Jan. 17, 2015) The Kids Corner librarians have begun dreaming up special themed storytimes for the first Monday evening of each month. Giddy on down to the Library for a special Wild West Storytime on Monday, Feb 9 at…
What To Read Next from FADL: Kelly’s New Year Picks (Jeff Milo, FADL Circulation Specialist, Jan.17, 2015) This can be a slow and quiet time of year. It’s when a lot of awards for films and books from the previous year are handed out and we’re inundated with previews or sneak peeks of critics…
Pug Rescue Network & Midwest Boston Terrier Rescue Hosting Valentine-Themed Event Feb. 7 (Pug Rescue Network, Jan. 17, 2015) Pug Rescue Network and Midwest Boston Terrier Valentines event Renaissance Vineyard Church 1841 Pinecrest Drive Ferndale, Michigan 48220 Come and see Pug Rescue Network and our available pugs and Boston Terriers There will be games, raffles…
Fuzzgun and Mom Barley at Ferndale Library Feb. 7 (FADL Press Release, Jan. 17, 2015) Genuine live, loud rock music inside a library is no longer a novel concept thanks to Start HERE Saturdays, the Ferndale Area District Library’s popular monthly concert series. This month, proto punk quartet, Fuzzgun will bring the noise with their…
Supreme Court to Decide Gay Marriage by End of June (C. Proxmire, Jan. 16, 2015) The Supreme Court of the United States announced Friday they would hear four cases involving same-sex marriage, including the case brought by Hazel Park couple April DeBoer and Jayne Rowse. Cases will be heard from Michigan, Kentucky, Ohio and Tennessee,…
Edible Front Yard Gardening Presentation Feb. 12 (Ferndale Garden Club, Jan. 16, 2015) Ferndale Garden Club is hosting a presentation on “Edible Front Yard Gardening” by Lucas Harrison Zdenek on Thursday, February 12 at 7 p.m. at the Kulick Community Center, 1201 Livernois. For more information, call 248-541-6427. For more event listings go to https://oaklandcounty115.com/events/…