Bridging 8 Mile Program Dec 5 (EVENT page) Bridging 8 Mile Program Hosting Day-Long Program Dec 5 Dec. 5 Community Challenge Day scheduled in Detroit DETROIT – The Association for Youth Empowerment, a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing transformational programs to schools and communities in southeast Michigan, will host a Community Challenge Day from 9 a.m.…
Ferndale: How to Select the Right Dog for You Dec. 9 (EVENT page) Ferndale, MI – Wed. Dec. 9, 2015, 6:30pm Ferndale Area District Library 222 E. 9 Mile Road, Ferndale, MI 48220. It’s a tough choice when you want to find the right four-legged best friend. The Ferndale Library has partnered with Fido Personal…
Toys from Steve Toy Drive Party at Tony’s Bar in Ferndale Dec. 4 (EVENT page) Toys from Steve v16 Toy Drive Party Friday, December 4, 2015 6:30 – 9:30 At Tony’s Sports Bar, Ferndale Raffle Drawing/50-50 Drawings Please help us fulfill the dreams of these children, and donate a brand new toy! A small effort…
Downtown Ferndale Small Saturday Deals Nov. 28 (EVENT page) Downtown Ferndale is your one-stop shop for creative gift buying this holiday season The movement to support local communities by shopping local has taken hold across the country, but few places are more committed to this effort than here in the metro-Detroit area. Downtown Ferndale…
Ferndale Holiday Ice Festival Dec. 12 (EVENT page) The Annual Holiday Ice Festival December 12th! It’s the most wonderful time of the year, which means it’s time again for Downtown Ferndale’s annual Holiday Ice Festival, Saturday, December 12th from 10am to 6pm! Come for plenty of traditional holiday-time activities for the whole family to enjoy, as…
Metalliclaus to Light Ferndale’s Tree Nov. 28 (EVENT page) UPDATE: Tree lighting time has been changed to 6pm per Metalliclaus. Here is the event page on Facebook for the latest – https://www.facebook.com/events/596328780505894/. Saturday, Nov. 28 6pm in the median of 9 Mile and Woodward Ave. in Downtown Ferndale. To kick off the holiday season and…
Build a Gingerbread House at Ferndale Library Dec. 19 (EVENT page) Ferndale Library 222 E. 9 Mile, Ferndale, MI 48220 Dec. 19, 2015 from 12:30-2pm. Come to the library to sip hot cocoa and build your very own gingerbread house. All materials will be provided. Registration is REQUIRED. Younger children will need adult supervision…
Ferndale Breakfast With Santa Dec. 5 (EVENT page) Dec 5, 2015 Sat. 8am to 10am Location: Gerry Kulick Community Center Facility: The Dales Fee for up to 12 years old: $8.00 Fee for 13 or more years old: $4.00 Bring your little ones out to the Kulick Community Center to enjoy a hot breakfast and…
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…