Ferndale Comes Together to Spruce up City (Crystal A. Proxmire, May 22, 2018) Ferndale, MI – Over 70 volunteers spent Saturday morning working on clean-up projects throughout the City of Ferndale. They started with sign in at City Hall then made their way to parks and other areas of the city to clean up debris,…
Ferndale Comes Together to Spruce up City (Crystal A. Proxmire, May 22, 2018) Ferndale, MI – Over 70 volunteers spent Saturday morning working on clean-up projects throughout the City of Ferndale. They started with sign in at City Hall then made their way to parks and other areas of the city to clean up debris,…
With 1200 Patients Helped, FernCare Continues with Community Support (Crystal A. Proxmire, May 19, 2018) Ferndale, MI – The FernCare free health clinic began ten years ago with a pop-up doctor’s office in a community center in Ferndale. And now it’s an organization with over 110 volunteers seeing hundreds of patients each year. Since it…
Ferndale Hires Outside Experts to Review Police Department (Crystal A. Proxmire, May 16, 2018) Ferndale, MI- Ferndale is following through with the promise to dig deep into the Police Department following the early retirement of Chief Collins and several unsavory news stories about the department. At Monday’s City Council there was a unanimous decision to…
Drayton Ave. Presbyterian Could Become 32 Unit Housing Development (Crystal A Proxmire, May 14, 2018) Ferndale, MI – The Ferndale Planning Commission will hear about potential plans to turn the former Drayton Avenue Presbyterian Church at 2241 Drayton into multi-family housing. Designhaus Architecture would like to turn the site into 32 apartment units and add…
Drayton Ave. Presbyterian Could Become 32 Unit Housing Development (Crystal A Proxmire, May 14, 2018) Ferndale, MI – The Ferndale Planning Commission will hear about potential plans to turn the former Drayton Avenue Presbyterian Church at 2241 Drayton into multi-family housing. Designhaus Architecture would like to turn the site into 32 apartment units and add…
Superhero Mom by Anne Drakos Ferndale, MI – My mom naturally delivered twins (my brother and I) and that alone is a feat that I believe makes her a super hero. But aside from that, my mom is a super hero for a multitude of reasons. My twin brother has Asperger’s and also suffers from…
Superhero Mom by Anne Drakos Ferndale, MI – My mom naturally delivered twins (my brother and I) and that alone is a feat that I believe makes her a super hero. But aside from that, my mom is a super hero for a multitude of reasons. My twin brother has Asperger’s and also suffers from…
Superhero Mom by Breanna Miele Ferndale, MI – I’ve always thought my mom had superpowers, but I’ve finally discovered which ones. To start, my mom must have energy-sourcing abilities, because how else would she be able to draw the power she needs to get everything done? Maybe she has duplication or omnipresence powers which allow…
Superhero Mom by Breanna Miele Ferndale, MI – I’ve always thought my mom had superpowers, but I’ve finally discovered which ones. To start, my mom must have energy-sourcing abilities, because how else would she be able to draw the power she needs to get everything done? Maybe she has duplication or omnipresence powers which allow…
Oakland County Celebrates Main Street Success Stories (Crystal A. Proxmire, May 12, 2018) Pontiac, MI – The superheroes of downtowns throughout Oakland County gathered at the Strand Theater in Pontiac Thursday evening for the annual “Main Event,” recognizing accomplishments of communities in the Main Street Oakland County program. The program provides planning, resources and sharing…
Oakland County Celebrates Main Street Success Stories (Crystal A. Proxmire, May 12, 2018) Pontiac, MI – The superheroes of downtowns throughout Oakland County gathered at the Strand Theater in Pontiac Thursday evening for the annual “Main Event,” recognizing accomplishments of communities in the Main Street Oakland County program. The program provides planning, resources and sharing…
Ferndale to Vote Monday on Medical Marijuana Facilities (Crystal A. Proxmire, May 10, 2018) Ferndale, MI- Ferndale City Council is expected to vote Monday evening on whether to allow medical marijuana businesses in the city. Two options are being presented for consideration for the application approval process. According to a Memo by City Planner Justin…
White Castle Donation Helps towards Ferndale Literacy Project (Crystal A. Proxmire, May 6, 2018) Ferndale, MI – “When I was a kid, a group of us boys would take the bus up from Highland Park just to get sliders for twelve cents. We’d come get sliders and take the bus back home. This White Castle…
White Castle Donation Helps towards Ferndale Literacy Project (Crystal A. Proxmire, May 6, 2018) Ferndale, MI – “When I was a kid, a group of us boys would take the bus up from Highland Park just to get sliders for twelve cents. We’d come get sliders and take the bus back home. This White Castle…
Unique Pinecrest Circle Home on the Market in Ferndale (Crystal A. Proxmire, May 6, 2018) Ferndale, MI – Along Pinecrest just south of 9 Mile is a strange little block where six special houses sit on a crescent with what could almost be considered a garden separating their more secluded “Pinecrest Circle” from the regular…
Roosevelt Sign Stolen from Ferndale Historical Museum (Crystal A. Proxmire, April 30, 2018) Ferndale, MI – Members of the Ferndale Historical Society are asking that a sign be returned to the museum, with no questions asked. On April 27 the news was announced on Facebook. “Sometime over the last 48 hours an elementary school artifact…
Ways the Ferndale Library Saves the Day (Ferndale Area District Library, April 30, 2018) FERNDALE, MI – Statistics aren’t stimulating. They’re just dry, dense, and maybe abstract. So it’s no wonder that public libraries can have a tough time proving their impact. Because while local businesses can point to something more apparent like “sales,” the…
Ways the Ferndale Library Saves the Day (Ferndale Area District Library, April 30, 2018) FERNDALE, MI – Statistics aren’t stimulating. They’re just dry, dense, and maybe abstract. So it’s no wonder that public libraries can have a tough time proving their impact. Because while local businesses can point to something more apparent like “sales,” the…
Man Robbed in Ferndale Foods Parking Lot by Teens with Realistic BB Gun (Ferndale Police, April 25, 2018) Ferndale, MI- On April 23, 2018 at approximately 9:00 pm Ferndale Police dispatch received a 911 call reporting a street robbery of a lone male victim who was walking through the Ferndale Foods parking lot at 600…