Detroit Unplugged Featuring Her Dark Host, Ferndale Nov. 30 (EVENT page) Last month Hip In Detroit kicked off their new series of events called Detroit Unplugged. This endeavor features some of Detroit’s best bands playing completely unplugged. No amps, no reverb, no electronics. Just a band, their instruments, and a room full of people. The…
New Way Bar Holiday Jazz Night Dec. 8 (EVENT page) Tuesday December 8 we have Jazz Night at the New Way Bar: Holiday Edition! featuring the Nighthawks Jazz Orchestra Celebrate the season with swinging renditions of the holiday classics. Musicians, bring your instruments and sit in with band. It’s a 10 piece Jazz band playing…
Search is on for New Ferndale Housing Director, Wilson Settlement Reduced (Crystal A. Proxmire, Nov. 21, 2015) It’s been one year since the first rays of sunshine began to hit the shrouded operations of the Ferndale Housing Commission. Subsequent months of media and HUD investigations brought to light a system of mistreatment, theft and oppression…
Holiday Inspiration at Blumz’s Ladies Night Out (Crystal A. Proxmire, Nov. 21, 2015) A festive time was had by all as scores of women (and some men too) flocked to Blumz by JR Designs in Ferndale for the annual Ladies Night Out celebration. The event is the kickoff to the holiday season for the floral,…
Affirmations names new Executive Director: Susan Erspamer (Affirmations Press Release, Nov. 20, 2015) Affirmations’ Board of Directors has announced that Susan Erspamer will join the organization as its next Executive Director. Erspamer is a Michigan native with 21 years of executive experience in the nonprofit and for-profit sectors. Before joining Affirmations, she was the vice…
2015 Chamber Awards Celebrate Ferndale Businesses (Crystal A. Proxmire, Nov. 17, 2015) The stars of Ferndale’s business community came out Thursday night as the Ferndale Area Chamber of Commerce held their annual Gala. The event is the group’s most elegant gathering each year, which includes a massive silent auction and awards. The festivities took place…
Groups Collecting Clothes for Homeless Vets: Hazel Park, Ferndale, Royal Oak, Pontiac & Waterford November 13, 2015 This holiday season, the Ferndale Elks, Hazel Park Eagles, and Detroit Tough gym are partnering up to collect new or gently used clothing and blankets to be distributed among the nearly 2,000 homeless veterans in the Detroit area.…
FREE Ladies Night Out at Blumz in Ferndale Nov. 20 (EVENT page) Blumz by JRDesigns will once again be hosting their annual Fun, Festive, and FREE Ladies Night Out at their Ferndale store (503 E. Nine Mile Rd.) on November 20th, 2015. The event will feature over 20 local vendors selling their handmade items…
Something Fishy in Ferndale: Coy Koi and Rescued Goldfish (Crystal A. Proxmire, Nov. 15, 2015) It isn’t just puppies and kitties that get love in Ferndale, people care for the fishes too. A rescue effort is under way to save a group of fish that have called the pond in the Ferndale High School courtyard…
Local Music Love: Analog Lights Illuminated Ferndale (Catlistening, Nov. 15, 2015) During my bike ride home after his show, under the stars in the stiff northwesterly wind, the prelude to a coming winter, I was awakened to the connection between the cool spectrum of the weather and the music I had just heard coming out…
Things Most People Get Wrong About Trees (Crystal A. Proxmire, Nov. 15, 2015) Trees. Everyone has them or lives near them. Yet there are many mistakes people make in their care. Pleasant Ridge residents were recently treated to a seminar on trees that can help people in any community understand the nature of these beautiful,…
Ferndale Past & Present Talk by Kurt Metzger Dec. 9 (EVENT page) Ferndale Past & Present Talk by Kurt Metzger Dec. 9 Ferndale City Hall Wed., Dec. 9 from 6:45pm to 9pm. Join us for a fascinating look at Ferndale’s racial roots. Renowned demographer and Mayor of Pleasant Ridge Kurt Metzger leads us through…
End of Prohibition Party at Ferndale Bars to Raise Money for Goodfellows Dec. 5 (EVENT page) Saturday, December 5, 7:00pm – 2:00am Dress as a 1930’s flapper, rum runner or gangster IF you’d like to join the staff at the venues celebrate legal libation. Badged Volunteers will pass the moonshine jug raising donations for…
Ferndale Elks Honor City Employees and Citizen of the Year (Crystal A. Proxmire, Photos: Kara Sokol, City of Ferndale, Nov. 12, 2015) There are many people who make a community great, including the men and women who work for the City itself. Each year the Ferndale Elks Club hosts an event to honor those…
Honor and Sacrifice: Veterans Day in Madison Heights and Ferndale (Crystal A. Proxmire, Nov. 11, 2015) On a day to honor those who have served in the military, events in Madison Heights and Ferndale demonstrated that Veterans Day is more than just a day of patriotism. It is an opportunity to understand what service and…
Ferndale Students to Perform Exit the Body Nov. 12-15 (EVENT page) Ferndale Students to Perform Exit the Body Nov. 12-15 Student Enterprise Theatre (SET) at Ferndale High School invites the community to come see the Fall production of “Exit the Body”, a mystery/comedy by Fred Carmichael, published by Samuel French. The play opens with a…
Pontiac: Brother and Sister Assaulted, Robbed, Left Tied in Kitchen (Oakland County Sheriff’s Department, Nov. 8, 2015) FROM DAY SHIFT: 11-07-2015, 07:00 hrs. THROUGH MIDNIGHT SHIFT: 11-08-2015, 07:00 hrs. INCIDENT: 1545 hrs. City of Pontiac-Robbery// UDAA 15-182486 SUMMARY: Deputies were dispatched to the 60 block of W. Colgate for a report of a robbery. Upon…
Ferndale Marching Band Takes First in State Competition (C. Proxmire, Nov. 7, 2015) Ferndale’s Marching Band carried on their tradition of excellence Saturday by taking first place in the fourth flight of the State Marching Band Competition. Under the leadership of Elon Jamison, they scored 93.15. Prior to the competition, Jamison shared his sentiments on…
Clerk Launches Alert System for Property Owners to Help Prevent Fraud (Oakland County Clerk Press Release, Nov. 7, 2015) Oakland County has launched its new Property Record Notification system to enhance its Super Index, simplifying property record searches and allowing activity notifications for residents, professionals and law enforcement. “We’ve taken our Super Index, a property…
Be a Kid for a Kid: Blessings in a Backpack Fundraiser Dec. 3 (EVENT page) Be a Kid for a Kid: Blessings in a Backpack Fundraiser Dec. 3 Dino’s Lounge 22740 Woodward, Ferndale 6pm BE A KID FOR A KID!! Kick off the season of Giving!! How often do you just want to be a…