Ferndale Pizza Palooza Fills Tummies, Raises Money to Fight Cancer

Ferndale Pizza Palooza Fills Tummies, Raises Money to Fight Cancer (Crystal A. Proxmire, Feb. 16, 2017) Ferndale, MI –  A dozen local restaurants donated pizza for an epic tasting event to benefit Ferndale Relay for Life for the American Cancer Society.  Pizza Palooza took place Wednesday night at Ferndale High School.  Nearly 100 people placed…

Funding Approved for Ferndale Apartments, Design Changes Made

Funding Approved for Ferndale Apartments, Design Changes Made (Crystal A. Proxmire, Feb. 16, 2017) Ferndale, MI – After criticism from the Planning Commission about the lack of ground level features, developer Wolf River has revised plans for the Ferndale Apartments and gotten approval for Brownfield Redevelopment Funding. The four-story apartment building will be constructed at…

Downtown Ferndale Stores Host Indoor Sidewalk Sale Feb 17-19

Downtown Ferndale Stores Host Indoor Sidewalk Sale Feb 17-19 (EVENT page) Ferndale, MI -The movement to support local communities by shopping local has taken hold across the country in the form of programs such as “Small Business Saturday”, held annually on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. Building on this concept, and recognizing that showing support of…

Public Invited to Meeting About Ferndale Parking Deck Feb. 22

Public Invited to Meeting About Ferndale Parking Deck Feb. 22 (EVENT page) Ferndale, MI – Students from University of Michigan’s Citizen Interaction Design program will be hosting a meeting about Ferndale’s Parking Deck Development.  The purpose is to “Provide feedback on the information tool Provide feedback on the information tool we are designing to connect…

Royal Oak and Ferndale Officials to Vote on Immigration Stances – UPDATED

Royal Oak and Ferndale Officials to Vote on Immigration Stances (Crystal A. Proxmire, Feb. 12, 2017) UPDATE – Both Royal Oak and Ferndale approved their respective proposals at their Monday night meetings. Royal Oak and Ferndale, MI – Officials in Royal Oak and Ferndale are expected to vote Monday evening on measures that show support…

Suspects Arrested After 7-Eleven Robberies in Ferndale, Oak Park & Madison Heights

Suspects Arrested After 7-Eleven Robberies in Ferndale, Oak Park & Madison Heights (Crystal A. Proxmire, Feb. 7, 2017) Ferndale, Oak Park, and Madison Heights, MI – According to Ferndale Police St. Baron Brown there were four 7-Eleven robberies on Tuesday, that ended with the arrest of two suspects in Madison Heights. According to St. Brown…

Ferndale School Board Secretary Twomey Shares View on Advocacy Conference

Ferndale School Board Secretary Twomey Shares View on Advocacy Conference (Karen Twomey, Feb. 5, 2017) Ferndale School Board Secretary Karen Twomey traveled to Washington, D.C., on Jan. 28-31 for the National School Board Association Advocacy Conference. Here is her account from the trip. When our district sends me to a conference I always feel this…