Reporter Food: White Castle’s New Vegetarian Impossible Burger Sliders (Crystal A. Proxmire, Sept. 13, 2018) Ferndale, Troy, Pontiac, Southfield, Royal Oak, Oak Park, Farmington Hills, MI – Yesterday White Castle rolled out their newest, and much-anticipated, creation – the Impossible Burger slider. This plant-based burger has a similar texture and taste to real beef, but…
Ferndalians Can Now Keep Up to Six Backyard Chickens Ferndale, MI- Ferndale City Council voted Monday night to increase the number of chickens permitted by residents from three to six. The item was passed on Monday night’s consent agenda. Ferndale first approved backyard chickens in 2012, with a limit of three. The ordinance retains requirements…
Mixed-Use Parking Deck Negotiations Moving Forward in Ferndale (Crystal A. Proxmire, Sept. 10, 2018) Ferndale, MI – Ferndale City Council is expected to vote Monday on entering into a 150-day Exclusive Negotiation Rights Agreement (ENRA) with a developer for the “dot,” a five-level mixed-used structure to be built at Troy and Allen in Downtown Ferndale.…
Ferndale Garden Club Mum Sale Fundraiser Sept. 15 Ferndale, MI – The Ferndale Garden Club will host their annual mum sale to raise money for a Blue Star Memorial. The sale will be held on Saturday, September 15, from noon to 4 p.m. at two Ferndale locations: Kulick Community Center (1201 Livernois) and the Ferndale…
PatchWork Collective Celebrates Grand Opening (Crystal A. Proxmire, Sept. 7, 2018) Ferndale, MI- PatchWork collective creators Benjamin Long and Lisa Schmidt were joined by members of the local business community for a grand opening celebration and ribbon cutting on Aug. 29. The membership-based co-working space is located at 22007 Woodward Ave. in Ferndale at the…
Zeke’s Rock n Roll BBQ in Ferndale Announces Closure (Crystal A. Proxmire, Sept. 7, 2018) Ferndale, MI – Zeke’s Rock n Roll BBQ announced Thursday night on Facebook that they would be closing their doors. “It is with a heavy heart that we announce Zeke’s will be closed permanently beginning September 13th, 2018. These past…
Video Shows Man Sought by Police After Taping Anti-Semitic Fliers to Church Doors (Crystal A. Proxmire, Sept. 4, 2018) Ferndale, MI- Leaders at Ferndale United Methodist Church were shocked to find anti-Semitic fliers taped to the doors of the church before Sunday morning service. The fliers showed an image of conspiracy-theorist Alex Jones of Info…
Shuttle Running from Ferndale and Pleasant Ridge to Arts, Beats, & Eats (City of Pleasant Ridge, Aug. 31, 2018) Ferndale, Pleasant Ridge, Royal Oak, MI – Pleasant Ridge has partnered with Ferndale to bring Chariot to our area. Chariot is an app-based Ford Mobility service that will soon operate a fixed-route microtransit service in Pleasant…
Reporter Food: Pinconning Pizza from M Brew in Ferndale (Crystal A. Proxmire, Aug. 31, 2018) Ferndale, MI – If you like the kind of pizza that is thick, cheesy, and full of flavor, the Pinconning Pizza from M Brew is a must try. The Detroit-style dough and gourmet blend of cheeses that includes Pinconning cheddar…
“Accidental” Sunflower Grows Over 20 Feet Tall in Ferndale Front Yard (Crystal A. Proxmire, Aug. 30, 2018) Ferndale, MI – With a stalk that is too big for one hand, and a height estimated at over 20 feet, the mammoth sunflower in the front of Michael Purdy’s home on Academy Street in Ferndale has been…
Campbell Soup to Sell Garden Fresh, Local Workers Waiting for Answers Ferndale, MI – Campbell Soup announced they are selling Garden Fresh and Bolthouse Farms according to several national news sources. Ferndale-based Garden Fresh was family owned from 1998-2015 when the company was sold to Campbell’s for $231 Million. According to USA Today, CEO Denise…
Poison Dart Frogs Part of Rust Belt Charm (Crystal A. Proxmire, Aug. 29, 2018) Ferndale, MI – Big box stores have greeters that say hello as shoppers enter. But Rust Belt Market in Downtown Ferndale does things differently. Here guests are welcomed by a pack of poison dart frogs and their beautiful chirping song. The…
Ferndale Promotes Palazzolo to Police Chief Ferndale, MI – Ferndale City Council voted Monday to approve the promotion of interim Police Chief Vincent Palazzolo to Chief. Palazzolo has been Interim Chief since the early retirement of Chief Timothy Collens in April. City Manager April Lynch presented the recommendation, stating “He is a 23 year veteran…
Loss and Reclamation: A 275 Year Old Tree Comes Down in Ferndale (Crystal A. Proxmire, Aug. 26, 2018) Ferndale, MI – When a 12-inch wide limb came crashing into John Fielder’s back yard in Ferndale, he knew it was a sign of trouble. Further investigation proved it, the 78 foot tall white oak tree with…
Reporter Food: Cherry Rainbow Smoothie at Detroit Bubble Tea (Crystal A. Proxmire, Aug. 22, 2018) Ferndale, MI – Bubble Tea is fun. And Detroit Bubble Tea at 22821 Woodward Avenue does it very well. Bubble Tea is a sweet flavored drink that comes with little flavored bubbles in the bottom. There are three steps that…
Reporter Food: Buttermilk Fried Chicken Sliders at Detroit Fleat (Crystal A. Proxmire, Aug. 19, 2018) Ferndale, MI – I’m combining a couple visits together for this Reporter Food column, because really the noteworthy thing about Detroit Fleat in Ferndale is the mix of food choices. That’s because Fleat is actually a restaurant with a food…
Ferndale Moves Forward with Skate Park, But May Change Location (Crystal A. Proxmire, Aug. 14, 2018) Ferndale, MI- Ferndale City Council voted Monday to accept a $250,000 grant from the Tony Hawk Foundation and to fund a matching investment for the creation of a skate park. When the news was announced Aug. 2, social media…
Go Comedy’s Dream Cruise BINGO, 2018 Edition (Staff Report, Aug. 14, 2018) Ferndale, MI- As Dream Cruise weekend approaches, the folk at Go Comedy! Improv Theater are continuing with a tradition of their own – Dream Cruise BINGO! “Get out your lawn chairs, fire up those engines, and laugh it off a little,” says the…
Commercial Vehicles and Trailers Banned on Woodward During Dream Cruise (Oakland County Sheriff’s Office, Aug. 13, 2018) Ferndale, Pleasant Ridge, Huntington Woods, Royal Oak, Berkley, Birmingham, Bloomfield Twp, Pontiac, MI – The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office is advising local residents and those attending the Woodward Dream Cruise of a temporary traffic control order, which will…
Special Delivery: Baby Born in Car with Help from Ferndale Police Ferndale, MI – Demi Meyers got an unusual welcome to the word Saturday, being born into the arms of a waiting police officer from the passenger seat of car at 8 Mile and Livernois. The mother, Dyona Alexander, had been planning a water birth…