Ferndale Daddy Daughter Dance Feb. 10 Ferndale, MI- “EVERY GIRL IS A WONDER WOMAN” When: Saturday, February 10, 6–8:00 p.m. Doors open at 5:45 p.m. where: Ferndale High School | 881 Pinecrest featuring: A live visit from Wonder Woman; DJ; printed couples photo; fl ower, goodie bag, and light refreshments details: Girls ages 2–13 |…
Ferndale Daddy Daughter Dance Feb. 10 Ferndale, MI- “EVERY GIRL IS A WONDER WOMAN” When: Saturday, February 10, 6–8:00 p.m. Doors open at 5:45 p.m. where: Ferndale High School | 881 Pinecrest featuring: A live visit from Wonder Woman; DJ; printed couples photo; fl ower, goodie bag, and light refreshments details: Girls ages 2–13 |…
Blues Festival Wraps up with Party at Rosie’s Feb. 3 Ferndale, MI – On the last day of the Candle Wick Shoppe’s Ferndale Blues & Music Festival Rosie O’Grady’s will be hosting a free wrap up party. Starting at 10am the event will feature The Little Rascals feat. Greg Jaqua: A Tribute to Elvis Presley,…
Blues Festival Wraps up with Party at Rosie’s Feb. 3 Ferndale, MI – On the last day of the Candle Wick Shoppe’s Ferndale Blues & Music Festival Rosie O’Grady’s will be hosting a free wrap up party. Starting at 10am the event will feature The Little Rascals feat. Greg Jaqua: A Tribute to Elvis Presley,…
Blues Festival Wraps up with Party at Rosie’s Feb. 3 Ferndale, MI – On the last day of the Candle Wick Shoppe’s Ferndale Blues & Music Festival Rosie O’Grady’s will be hosting a free wrap up party. Starting at 10am the event will feature The Little Rascals feat. Greg Jaqua: A Tribute to Elvis Presley,…
State Rep. Wittenberg Sounds Horn on 1949 Law for Motorists, Introduces Repeal (Rep. Robert Wittenberg, Jan. 30, 2018) Huntington Woods, MI – House Bill 5504, introduced today by state Rep. Robert Wittenberg (D-Huntington Woods), heralds a change to an archaic 1949 law encouraging drivers to toot a horn or give another audible sign when they…
Ferndale Michigan Works Office Closure Announced (Oakland County, Jan. 26, 2018) Ferndale, MI -A $12.7 million reduction in federal and state funding in the past five years – coupled with projected future budget reductions – prompted the Oakland County Michigan Works! Agency to consolidate two of its eight service centers. The decision to close the…
White Castle Taking Reservations for Valentine’s Day Dinner Ferndale, Royal Oak, Pontiac, Oak Park, Troy, MI – White Castle will accept reservations starting January 4 for its 25th annual Valentine’s Day dinner Sunday, February 14, from 4 – 9 p.m. The special experience, complete with hostess seating, tableside service and a decadent cuisine of Sliders,…
Ferndale Library Early Learning Fair Feb 17 FERNDALE, MI – Parents to be and families with small children should mark their calendars for the Early Learning Fair at the Ferndale Library on Sat., Feb 17. Youth Librarians will host an open-house style information fair that features several local family/youth organizations presenting an all-encompassing view…
Nikki Holland & the Dirty Elizabeths Prepare for Ferndale Blues Festival (Sam Gurwin, Jan. 2, 2018) Ferndale, MI – One always wants a fun night at concert or local bar- some bands shine brighter than others. Nikki Holland & the Dirty Elizabeths is one such Band. The original songs, audience participation, community charity fund raising…
Knitting Circle Combines Crafting, Learning & Funding Feminist Causes (Leslie Ellis, Jan. 21, 2018) Ferndale, MI – Members of the Ladies Knitting Circle and Resistance League kept their eyes on their needles and their ears on their guest speaker during their most recent knitting night. Re-energized by the country’s current political climate and ready to…
Knitting Circle Combines Crafting, Learning & Funding Feminist Causes (Leslie Ellis, Jan. 21, 2018) Ferndale, MI – Members of the Ladies Knitting Circle and Resistance League kept their eyes on their needles and their ears on their guest speaker during their most recent knitting night. Re-energized by the country’s current political climate and ready to…
Reporter Food: Brisket from RE BBQ (Crystal A. Proxmire, Jan. 18, 2018) Ferndale, MI – Would you stand in a line out in the cold for some brisket from a food truck at 3 in the afternoon? I do once in a while, and plenty of others do as well. Rogue Estate, aka RE BBQ,…
Churches Share the Love with Weeks of Food and Shelter (Rebecca Hammond, Jan. 15, 2018) Ferndale, MI – There are times when a church goes beyond being a house of worship and becomes a community project with multiple layers of service, need, and reward. The South Oakland Warming Center, which is an overnight shelter for…
Ferndale Cat Shelter’s Year of Success, Moments of Sadness (Crystal A. Proxmire, Jan 14, 2018) Ferndale, MI – The love outweighed the heartache in 2017 for the Ferndale Cat Shelter and their network of volunteers and supporters. Though there was a mix of both. Director of The Ferndale Cat Shelter Deanne Iovan talked about the…
Reporter Food – Filthy Animal from Otus Supply (Crystal A. Proxmire, Jan. 13, 2018) Ferndale, MI – A night out with friends turned into a gluttonous feast of greasy pig jawl served on disgustingly good pizza deserving of the name “Filthy Animal.” We did not know what “guanciale” was so we decided to order it…
Special Sendoff for Retiring Ferndale Mail Carrier (Cheryl Weiss, Jan. 9, 2018) Ferndale, MI – Brightly colored signs with congratulatory messages along with pictures of mail trucks and mailboxes dotted West Drayton Avenue and other nearby streets in Ferndale throughout December in a special sendoff to retiring mail carrier Sharisse Jones. After nearly 32 years…
Ferndale Officials Discuss Possible Changes to Event Policies (Crystal A. Proxmire, Jan 9, 2018) Ferndale, MI – As the frequency of festivals in Downtown Ferndale increases, so do discussions about how best to manage them. The City held a Work Session Monday to discuss proposed recommendations by staff. The meeting was just an initial discussion…
Axle Brewery Founder Warms Library Guests with Humor, History and Beer (Rebecca Hammond, Jan. 8, 2018) Ferndale, MI – If you live in Ferndale you already know this is a cool city, but when your local library invites one of the city’s newest microbreweries in for an evening of sharing its history AND samples of…
Como’s Property Listed for Sale, Owners Asking $4 Million (Crystal A. Proxmire, Jan. 3, 2018) Ferndale, MI – 22812 Woodward, aka Como’s Restaurant, is now up for sale according to a listing on loopnet.com. The listing has an asking price of $4 million. Como’s closed in September after having their Health Division license revoked due…