Celebrate Royal Oak Food/Beer/Wine Tasting Feb. 9 Royal Oak, MI – Tickets are on sale now for the Royal Oak Schools Foundation 7th Annual Celebrate Royal Oak Wine and Beer Tasting Event at Mirepoix from 7 – 10 pm, Friday, February 9. The price is only $65 per person in advance, $75 day of event.…
Celebrate Royal Oak Food/Beer/Wine Tasting Feb. 9 Royal Oak, MI – Tickets are on sale now for the Royal Oak Schools Foundation 7th Annual Celebrate Royal Oak Wine and Beer Tasting Event at Mirepoix from 7 – 10 pm, Friday, February 9. The price is only $65 per person in advance, $75 day of event.…
Royal Oak Historical Society Presents: Smoke Signals to the Smart Phone Feb. 4 Royal Oak, MI – The Royal Oak Historical Society Museum present’s its latest exhibit, “A Journey to the Smart Phone…smoke signals to the smart phone” on Sunday Feb. 4, 2018. from 2 till 4 pm. The Sunday opening is a Preview…
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,…
Royal Oak Library Presentation on Trees Feb 1 Royal Oak, MI – Learn how trees improve the quality of life in Royal Oak and what you can do the help keep our trees – and all of us as a result – healthy and thriving. Led by Bill Lawrence, president of ReLeaf Michigan and retired…
Free Class for Older Adults on Mobility and Staying Active Feb. 15 Royal Oak, MI – The Area Agency on Aging 1B is hosting a Free Matter of Balance class begining in Royal Oak February 15. Learn how to stay on your feet with Matter of Balance classes designed for people 60+. These classes include…
Presentation on Humane Rat Control Feb. 10 in Royal Oak Royal Oak, MI – Royal Oak RATS (Residents Are The Solution) is presenting a free family friendly community workshop on how to humanely prevent and control rats. The presentation is Saturday, Feb. 10 from noon to 3pm at the Senior Community Center 3500 Marais Avenue…
DDA Chairperson Dunstan Discusses Parking Issues in Royal Oak (Crystal A. Proxmire, Jan. 7, 2018) Royal Oak, MI – As the Royal Oak City Commission faces a vote on raising rates for monthly permits in the parking decks and surface lots, Oakland County Times interviewed Downtown Development Authority (DDA) Chairperson Jay Dunstan to help explain…
Royal Oak to Consider Raising Parking Rates (Crystal A. Proxmire, Jan. 5, 2018) Royal Oak, MI – Royal Oak City Commissioners will be considering parking rate increases recommended by the Downtown Development Authority at their Monday, Jan. 8 meeting. According to documents in the agenda packet, the following rates are recommended: Parking Rate Recommendations 12-05-2017…
Detroit Zoo Welcomes One-Winged Bald Eagle Named Mr. America Royal Oak, MI – A male bald eagle from southern Indiana is in his permanent habitat at the Detroit Zoo after recovering from an injury that prevented him from being released back into the wild. One of the bird’s wings was severely damaged, presumably after he…
Royal Oak Library Closed Due to Minor Flooding (City of Royal Oak, Dec. 27, 2017) Royal Oak, MI – The City of Royal Oak sent out an alert Wednesday announcing temporary closure of the library. “LIBRARY CLOSED: A sprinkler head was damaged while other work was being done in the Royal Oak Oak Public Library…
Reporter Food: Pronto! Pasta (Crystal A. Proxmire, Dec. 23, 2017) Royal Oak, MI – If you read “Reporter Food” often, you know that I am a big fan of mac and cheese. Pronto has two great mac and cheese options, and during a recent meeting I got to try their Pronto! Pasta. This dish has…
Boys & Girls Club Prepares Boxes of Food for Needy Families (Crystal A. Proxmire, Dec. 18, 2017) Royal Oak, MI – Over 40 volunteers at the Boys and Girls Club of Oakland and Macomb Counties came together Sunday to box up care packages for local families and senior citizens. Youth in the program gathered food…
Diaper Drive in Berkley to Support Judson Center (City of Berkley, Dec. 5, 2017) Berkley, MI – This time last year, the Berkley Public Safety Department joined forces with the MOMS Club of Berkley for a Diaper Drive to support children and families in need in southeastern Michigan. Eleven thousand diapers were collected for distribution…
Firefighters Put Out Blaze on Hazelhurst in Ferndale (Crystal A. Proxmire, Dec. 4, 2017) Ferndale, MI – Firefighters from Ferndale, Royal Oak, Hazel Park and Madison Heights teamed up to extinguish a house fire in the 500 block of W. Hazelhurst in Ferndale Monday morning. At about 11:30 am smoke was seen coming from the…
Abbey Lovelace Surprised as Boys & Girls Club Youth of the Year (video) (Crystal A. Proxmire, Nov. 26, 2017) Royal Oak, MI – Abbey Lovelace was just six years old when she became a Club Kid. At the Boys and Girls Clubs of Oakland and Macomb Counties’ Royal Oak location, she grew up with an…
Whiskey, BBQ, Comedy & Brews: SBA Tours Royal Oak to Learn about Entrepreneurship (Drew Saunders, Nov 25, 2017) Royal Oak, MI – Royal Oak’s locally owned businesses were put on display by the Downtown Development Authority, Tuesday morning. Downtown Manager Sean Kammer took local government officials to four businesses, some of which were helped set…
Six Cities to Shop Small in this Saturday (Crystal A. Proxmire, Nov. 24, 2017) Ferndale, Holly, Berkley, Birmingham, Royal Oak and Rochester, MI – The Saturday after Thanksgiving is a day where consumers are urged to think about their locally owned businesses and “shop small” for their holiday gifts. And in Oakland County the movement…
Royal Oak Election Results 2017 (Crystal A. Proxmire, Nov. 7, 2017) Royal Oak, MI – The unofficial election results are in for Royal Oak. Incumbent Mayor Michael Fournier got 59% of the vote (7,101), topping challenger Mike Skinner’s 40.79% (4,909). For City Commissioner, the winners are Melanie Macey with 7,269 votes, Sharlan Douglas with 5,715…
Royal Oak Candidate Interviews 2017 Royal Oak, MI – Oakland County Times has invited all local candidates seeking office on the Nov. 7, 2017 ballot to do a video interview. Below are the ones who accepted. Click on the picture to view. In the Royal Oak Mayor’s race, incumbent Michael Fournier faces challenger Mike D.…