Friends Open Up Dickey’s Barbecue Pit in Ferndale (video) (Crystal A. Proxmire, July 23, 2014) After working together for 12 years in the mortgage underwriting business, Jason Irvine and Craig Southerland were hungry for something more fun. While they were grateful for their work at JP Morgan Chase, there were some days where the best…
Internet Connected but Not Loading? Try DNS Fix (Crystal A. Proxmire, July 22, 2014) NOTE: You can pull this article up on your phone and zoom in on the pictures while you make the changes to your computer. Or save the pictures to your computer so you can view them while not online. A frustrating…
Internet Connected but Not Loading? Try DNS Fix (Crystal A. Proxmire, July 22, 2014) NOTE: You can pull this article up on your phone and zoom in on the pictures while you make the changes to your computer. Or save the pictures to your computer so you can view them while not online. A frustrating…
Jason Dutra: Ferndale Recreation Volunteer Coach of the Year (Crystal A. Proxmire, July 22, 2014) Jason Dutra loves coaching baseball and the passion he has for mentoring kids and sharing the love of the game has led him to earn Ferndale Recreation’s 2014 Youth Baseball Volunteer Coach of the Year. Dutra started coaching in Ferndale…
M-Brew Brings Road Trip Favorites Home to Ferndale (Crystal A. Proxmire, July 21, 2014) Sitting in the sunshine and gentle breeze on the wrap around patio of the new M-Brew Café is a reminder of summer road trips past. Imagine those all-purpose country stores that still sometimes line the highways, stocked with thick delicious custard,…
M-Brew Brings Road Trip Favorites Home to Ferndale (Crystal A. Proxmire, July 21, 2014) Sitting in the sunshine and gentle breeze on the wrap around patio of the new M-Brew Café is a reminder of summer road trips past. Imagine those all-purpose country stores that still sometimes line the highways, stocked with thick delicious custard,…
2014 Pig & Whiskey Packs Downtown Ferndale (C. Proxmire, July 19, 2014) The annual Pig & Whiskey Festival continues through the weekend as thousands of people pack Downtown Ferndale for the event. The three-day celebration of booze, BBQ and bands brings people of all ages together. This year Heartless Bastards and Goober and the Peas…
2014 Pig & Whiskey Packs Downtown Ferndale (C. Proxmire, July 19, 2014) The annual Pig & Whiskey Festival continues through the weekend as thousands of people pack Downtown Ferndale for the event. The three-day celebration of booze, BBQ and bands brings people of all ages together. This year Heartless Bastards and Goober and the Peas…
Music in the Park Makes a Comeback at Kulick (C. Proxmire, July 19, 2014) It’s been over six years since free concerts regularly graced the parks of Ferndale. The effort was revived Friday by the Ferndale Arts and Cultural Commission, who presented Ryan Dillaha and the Miracle Men at the Kulick Center Park. Ferndalians of…
Music in the Park Makes a Comeback at Kulick (C. Proxmire, July 19, 2014) It’s been over six years since free concerts regularly graced the parks of Ferndale. The effort was revived Friday by the Ferndale Arts and Cultural Commission, who presented Ryan Dillaha and the Miracle Men at the Kulick Center Park. Ferndalians of…
Homes and a Business Get Ferndale Beautification Awards (Crystal A. Proxmire, July 16, 2014) The Ferndale Beautification Commission recognized four homes and one business for their June Beautification Awards, with property owners getting a lawn sign and recognition before City Council. M-Brew, the new “up north” style beer and pizza joint opening today, earned the…
Homes and a Business Get Ferndale Beautification Awards (Crystal A. Proxmire, July 16, 2014) The Ferndale Beautification Commission recognized four homes and one business for their June Beautification Awards, with property owners getting a lawn sign and recognition before City Council. M-Brew, the new “up north” style beer and pizza joint opening today, earned the…
Ferndale Library Picks with Board President Pat Dengate (Jeff Milo, FPL Circulation Specialist, July 15, 2014) Pat Dengate has been serving on our Board of Trustees for five years, with nearly two full years as President. Mr Dengate is also an esteemed local artist with talents in woodcut prints and illustration. Naturally, then, he also…
Ferndale Library Picks with Board President Pat Dengate (Jeff Milo, FPL Circulation Specialist, July 15, 2014) Pat Dengate has been serving on our Board of Trustees for five years, with nearly two full years as President. Mr Dengate is also an esteemed local artist with talents in woodcut prints and illustration. Naturally, then, he also…
38 Businesses Share 3-60 Project Concerns, Public Mtg. July 16 (Crystal A. Proxmire, July 12, 2014) The initial plans for construction of mixed use buildings in two city-owned parking lots has brought together 38 businesses who signed a letter expressing their concerns over the project in Downtown Ferndale, and the City is responding. Developers of…
38 Businesses Share 3-60 Project Concerns, Public Mtg. July 16 (Crystal A. Proxmire, July 12, 2014) The initial plans for construction of mixed use buildings in two city-owned parking lots has brought together 38 businesses who signed a letter expressing their concerns over the project in Downtown Ferndale, and the City is responding. Developers of…
Video: State Senate Candidates for 11th District Talk About Issues in LWV Forum (Crystal A. Proxmire, July 12, 2014) The League of Women Voters held a candidate’s forum on July 2 for the 11th State Senate District Candidates at the Southfield Public Library. Republican Candidate Boris Tuman was not at the present and did not…
Video: State Senate Candidates for 11th District Talk About Issues in LWV Forum (Crystal A. Proxmire, July 12, 2014) The League of Women Voters held a candidate’s forum on July 2 for the 11th State Senate District Candidates at the Southfield Public Library. Republican Candidate Boris Tuman was not at the present and did not…
i3Detroit Among Teams in Red Bull Creation Contest (video) (Crystal A. Proxmire, July 10, 2014) The creative minds at Ferndale-based i3Detroit are once again showing off the importance of innovation as they take part in the 72-hour Red Bull Creation contest. The competition was moved from Brooklyn, NY to Detroit this year and participants…
Killer of Ferndale Senior Citizen Pleas Down, Gets 40-60 Year Sentence (video) (Crystal A. Proxmire, July 10, 2014) Thirty-seven year old William Thomas Goad was sentenced to 40-60 years in prison for strangling and stabbing an elderly Ferndale man in January. He was originally charged with open murder in the case, but in May he…