In Memory of Donald Reid of Royal Oak (Brett Tillander, April 11, 2016) Today, we lost a great man, Donald Reid. He dedicated himself to making this world a better place. He was a man of great faith. He was a pillar in the Boys & Girls Club movement. He was like a father to…
MML #3: Cities Want their Share, Tool Shows Funding Loss by Community (Crystal A. Proxmire, March 26, 2016) Lansing, MI – Only four states have reduced the amount of tax dollars going to municipal governments, and of those Michigan has decreased funding the most. Robert Kleine of Great Lakes Economic Consulting spoke about the subject…
RO: ‘Car Show in the Park’ Accepting Applications, Event Aug. 19-20 (EVENT page) Royal Oak, MI – Car Show in the Park, presented by the City of Royal Oak, is now accepting applications for this Aug. 19-20 Woodward Dream Cruise event. A printable application can be found here. Please take some time to read it…
Suspect in Hookah Joe Shooting Arrested (Compiled, March 23, 2016) Royal Oak, MI – A suspect has been arrested in the Sunday morning shooting of a Hookha Joe employee according to a report in The Daily Tribune. The employee received a minor injury to the head after there was a disagreement at the smoking lounge…
DRIVE Group Advocates at County Commission Meeting for Public Transit (Crystal A. Proxmire, March 21, 2016) Pontiac, MI – Members of an interfaith group called DRIVE (Detroit Regional Interfaith Voice for Equity) spoke Thursday to the County Commission about the upcoming ballot measure to fund regional public transit through Metro Detroit. Ballot language is not…
Shooter Hits Employee at Hookah Joe’s in Royal Oak (Compiled, March 20, 2016) Royal Oak, MI – A shooting happened at around 3:30am at Hookah Joe in Downtown Royal Oak. According to various reports police say that three patrons had been escorted out of the building by security for arguing. “The initial investigation has determined…
College-Bound Seniors in Oakland County Can Apply for Robert A. Schuele Scholarship (Compiled, March 16, 2016) Royal Oak, MI – High School Seniors throughout Oakland, Wayne, and Macomb Counties are invited to apply for the Robert A. Schuele Scholarship through Boys and Girls Club of Oakland and Macomb Counties. The scholarship provides one recipient with…
Royal Oak Clerk’s Office Moving Due to Flooding (Judy Davids, City of Royal Oak, March 14, 2016) Royal Oak, MI – The Royal Oak City Clerk’s office will be closed on Monday, Mar. 14, as it prepares to relocate to the police building following a burst heating pipe on Mar. 8 that caused major water…
Pictures from the 2016 St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Royal Oak (Crystal A. Proxmire, March 12, 2016) Royal Oak, MI – The spirit of St. Patrick’s Day filled Royal Oak Saturday as the city hosted the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Check out oc115’s pictures from the event: …
Man Dead After Being Struck By Train in Royal Oak (Crystal A. Proxmire, Feb. 27, 2016) Royal Oak, MI – A 26 year old Florida man is dead after being struck by an AMTRAK train early Saturday morning in Downtown Royal Oak. Police say the man attempted to cross the tracks at S. Main and…
Stuff to Know When it Snows (C. Proxmire, Feb. 2, 2015) Did you wake up to find your neighborhood covered over with a layer of sparkly white frozen precipitation and a Facebook feed full of various warnings, advisories, and complaints? Though it can be disconcerting, don’t worry. It’s called snow, and it’s something we’ve dealt…
Two Royal Oak High Seniors Named National Merit Finalists (Royal Oak Schools Press Release, Feb. 24, 2016) ROYAL OAK, MI. – Congratulations to Royal Oak High School’s 2016 National Merit Finalists Sean Tarr and Alexander Woznicki. Sean’s parents are Pat and Bill Tarr. At ROHS Sean participates in Model United Nations, Chess Club, National Honor…
Great Futures Honored at the 2016 Boys and Girls Clubs Dinner (Crystal A. Proxmire, Feb. 21, 2016) Royal Oak, MI – Rashemia Powell stood before the crowd at the 2016 Celebrating the Future Dinner for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Oakland and Macomb Counties, accepting the award as one of two Youths of the…
High Winds, Scattered Power Outages Reported (Crystal A. Proxmire, Feb. 19, 2016) Waterford, MI – Wind storms with some lightning blew though Oakland County Friday night, sometimes reaching in the 30-40 mph range. Pockets of power outages happened through the area according to the DTE website. As of 11pm, Waterford, Clarkston and Ortonville had the…
Royal Oak Unveils Glenn Frey Drive (Ron Arnold, Crystal A. Proxmire, Feb. 18, 016) Royal Oak, MI – Royal Oak paid tribute to a rockin’ former resident Thursday as the community came together to unveil Glenn Frey Drive. The street was formerly called Willis Avenue, and extends from N. Washington to N. West, adjacent to…
Royal Oak Approves 25ft Statue for 13 and Woodward (Crystal A. Proxmire, Feb. 9, 2016) Royal Oak, MI – On August 15, 1945 news of Japan’s surrender spread around the world, prompting mass celebrations of the end of war. In the heat of celebration an intoxicated sailor began randomly grabbing strangers in Times Square and…
“Controversy May Actually Work” As Royal Oak Considers Giant Kiss Statue (Crystal A. Proxmire, Feb. 7, 2016) Royal Oak, MI – The City of Royal Oak is weighing out the possibility of having a 25-foot-sculpture placed at 13 Mile and Woodward depicting a famous scene of a sailor grabbing an unsuspecting woman on the street…
Royal Oak: Spaghetti Dinner to Fund St. Patrick’s Day Parade Feb 11 (EVENT page) Royal Oak, MI – The O’Brien Hibernians are hosting a spaghetti dinner fundraiser on Thursday, Feb. 11 from 5 – 8 p.m. at the VFW Post 1669, located at 214 E 4th St. to help fund the St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Donation…
Girlfriend of Royal Oak Murder Suspect Testifies About Shooting (Compiled, Feb. 1, 2016) Royal Oak, MI – What happened on Oct. 26, 2015 in the house on Fern Street in Royal Oak where 28-year-old Kenith Tyran Walter was fatally shot? One version of events came out Thursday when the suspect’s girlfriend testified. Misty Williams, who…
Royal Oak Mayor Jim Ellison Announces Candidacy for State Rep Seat (Press Release, Jan. 28, 2016) Royal Oak, MI – Today, surrounded by family and supporters at the Boys and Girls Club of Oakland and Macomb Counties, Royal Oak Mayor Jim Ellison announced his plan to seek the Democratic Party’s nomination for State Representative in…