2018 Candidate Interviews and Issues – NOV 6 GENERAL ELECTION
2018 Candidate Interviews and Issues – NOV 6 GENERAL ELECTION Check back often for updates. To schedule an interview contact editor@oc115.com.
On the Ballot: City Transit System on the Ballot in Royal Oak
On the Ballot: City Transit System on the Ballot in Royal Oak (Crystal A. Proxmire, orig. June 26, 2018) Royal Oak, MI- Voters in Royal Oak will be able to decide in November if they want to fund a city-wide system that would increase SMART bus routes, hours and frequency within the City of Royal…
On the Ballot: Royal Oak Sidewalk Millage
On the Ballot: Royal Oak Sidewalk Millage Royal Oak, MI- Royal Oak voters will decide on a sidewalk millage. Here is info from the City of Royal Oak website: Sidewalk Millage Proposal The cost of sidewalk repair and replacement is currently assessed to the adjacent property owner. If approved, this proposal would end this practice…
2018 Candidate Interview: Paul Curtis for O.C.C. Board of Trustees
2018 Candidate Interview: Paul Curtis for O.C.C. Board of Trustees (Crystal A. Proxmire, Oct. 6, 2018) Oakland County, MI- Paul Curtis is running for Oakland Community College (O.C.C.) Board of Trustees. There are six people running for two seats. Candidates are Paul Curtis, Pamala M. Davis, Danarius Monroe Hemphill, Christine Marie O’Sullivan, Margaret E. Perry…
Commissioner Shares What People Should Know about the Roads
Commissioner Shares What People Should Know about the Roads (Crystal A. Proxmire, Oct. 3, 2018) Waterford, MI- What should people know when it comes to the roads? The Road Commissioner for Oakland County Ron Fowkes and RCOC Manager Dennis Kolar joined members of the Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce recently for breakfast and to share…
Nominations Open for Oakland County 40 Under 40 Awards
Nominations Open for Oakland County 40 Under 40 Awards (Oakland County Executive Office, Oct. 3, 2018) Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson‘s Elite 40 Under 40 initiative, now in its eighth year, celebrates Oakland County’s “Best and Brightest” between ages 18 and 39. If you know a young person who adds value to the community…
Reporter Food: Smoked Salmon Scramble from Cafe Muse
Reporter Food: Smoked Salmon Scramble from Cafe Muse (Crystal Proxmire, Sept. 16, 2018) Royal Oak, MI- On the menu at Cafe Muse there is a quote by Virginia Woolf: “One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.” The quaint and classy restaurant in Downtown Royal Oak seeks to make…
Reporter Food: White Castle’s New Vegetarian Impossible Burger Sliders
Reporter Food: White Castle’s New Vegetarian Impossible Burger Sliders (Crystal A. Proxmire, Sept. 13, 2018) Ferndale, Troy, Pontiac, Southfield, Royal Oak, Oak Park, Farmington Hills, MI – Yesterday White Castle rolled out their newest, and much-anticipated, creation – the Impossible Burger slider. This plant-based burger has a similar texture and taste to real beef, but…
Detroit Zoo Welcomes Five Flamingo Chicks
Detroit Zoo Welcomes Five Flamingo Chicks Royal Oak, MI – The Detroit Zoological Society (DZS) is tickled pink to announce the hatching of five flamingo chicks in recent weeks. The hatchlings – four greater flamingos and one Chilean flamingo – are being reared by their parents and foster parents in the Detroit Zoo’s African bird…
River Rouge Brewing Co. Opening Oak Park Location
River Rouge Brewing Co. Opening Oak Park Location OAK PARK, MI – Today, the City of Oak Park is proud to announce another exciting achievement in its economic development efforts to join a list of others. River Rouge Brewing Company, based in Royal Oak, is opening a second, larger location in Oak Park on Eleven…
Shuttle Running from Ferndale and Pleasant Ridge to Arts, Beats, & Eats
Shuttle Running from Ferndale and Pleasant Ridge to Arts, Beats, & Eats (City of Pleasant Ridge, Aug. 31, 2018) Ferndale, Pleasant Ridge, Royal Oak, MI – Pleasant Ridge has partnered with Ferndale to bring Chariot to our area. Chariot is an app-based Ford Mobility service that will soon operate a fixed-route microtransit service in Pleasant…
Organizers Cancel 2018 AIDS Walk Detroit, will Focus on 2019
Organizers Cancel 2018 AIDS Walk Detroit, will Focus on 2019 (AIDS Walk Detroit, Aug. 17, 2018) Royal Oak, MI- Organizers of the 2018 AIDS Walk Detroit, which had been scheduled for Sept. 16, 2018, in downtown Royal Oak, have decided to cancel this year’s event as a result of construction taking place in Royal Oak…
Trees Cut Down for Development, Royal Oak Mayor Responds
Trees Cut Down for Development, Royal Oak Mayor Responds (Crystal A. Proxmire, Aug. 14, 2018) Royal Oak, MI – A 186-unit development project approved four years ago has finally begun, leaving neighbors distressed over the loss of trees and the increase of residents who will be moving in. The former site of Mark Twain School…
Go Comedy’s Dream Cruise BINGO, 2018 Edition
Go Comedy’s Dream Cruise BINGO, 2018 Edition (Staff Report, Aug. 14, 2018) Ferndale, MI- As Dream Cruise weekend approaches, the folk at Go Comedy! Improv Theater are continuing with a tradition of their own – Dream Cruise BINGO! “Get out your lawn chairs, fire up those engines, and laugh it off a little,” says the…
Nominations Open for Royal Oak Community Awards
Nominations Open for Royal Oak Community Awards (Royal Oak Chamber of Commerce, Aug. 12, 2018) Royal Oak, MI – 71st Annual Royal Oak Community Awards are Tuesday, October 23, 2018 at 6pm, and you can nominate the individuals and businesses who will be honored! Nominations Due by: September 7, 2018 Nominations will be reviewed and…
Vandal Glues Keys on Public Art Piano, Royal Oak Police Seek Suspect
Vandal Glues Keys on Public Art Piano, Royal Oak Police Seek Suspect (Royal Oak Commission for the Arts, Aug. 6, 2018) Royal Oak, MI –On Wednesday August 1, a public piano placed in front of Gayle’s Chocolates was vandalized. The unknown assailant spread adhesive along the keys of the piano making them inoperable. The first…
Fatal Shooting in Royal Oak White Castle Drive Thru Deemed Justifiable
Fatal Shooting in Royal Oak White Castle Drive Thru Deemed Justifiable (Crystal A. Proxmire, Aug. 1, 2018) Royal Oak, MI- On April 10, 2018 a Royal Oak Police Officer fatally shot 28-year-old Antonio Gordon in the drive thu of White Castle Restaurant at 13 Mile and Coolidge Hwy near Woodward Avenue. The shooting was investigated…
2018 Candidate Interview: Wade Fleming for County Commissioner Dist. 16
2018 Candidate Interview: Wade Fleming for County Commissioner Dist. 16 (Crystal A. Proxmire, July 28, 2018) Clawson, Troy, and Royal Oak, MI – County Commissioner Wade Fleming is running unopposed for re-election in the Republican Primary which takes place Aug. 7, 2018. In the Democratic Primary Penny Luebs and Charles “Chuck” Salgat are running. The…
2018 Candidate Interview: Ellen Lipton for Congress, 9th District
2018 Candidate Interview: Ellen Lipton for Congress, 9th District (Crystal A. Proxmire, July 19, 2018) Berkley, Clawson, Centerline, Eastpointe, Ferndale, Fraser, Hazel Park, Huntington Woods, Madison Heights, Royal Oak, Roseville, St. Clair Shores, Sterling Heights, Beverly Hills, Bingham Farms, Franklin, Bloomfield Township, Clinton Township, Royal Oak Township and Southfield Township, MI –Ellen Lipton is running…
2018 Candidate Interview: Marty Knollenberg for State Senate District 13
2018 Candidate Interview: Marty Knollenberg for State Senate District 13 (Crystal A. Proxmire, July 19, 2018) Birmingham, Bloomfield Hills, Berkley, Clawson, Royal Oak, Rochester Hills, Rochester, Troy, MI – State Senator Marty Knollenberg is running for re-election to the 13th District. He is unopposed in the Republican Primary. In the Democratic Primary, Mallory McMorrow is unopposed.…