Oak Park Offering Facade Improvement Grants for Businesses

Oak Park Offering Facade Improvement Grants for Businesses (City of Oak Park Press Release, Oct. 3, 2015) Do You Qualify for the Facade Improvement Program? Making our storefronts more appealing is part of the City’s overall economic development strategy. Thank you to Robert Mirek, owner of LM Studio located on West 9 Mile Road, for being the first…

Ferndale Schools Auctioning Items Online Oct. 6

Ferndale Schools Auctioning Items Online Oct. 6 (EVENT page) Ferndale Schools has contracted with Biddergy.com to sell surplus assets on Tuesday October 6th! The auction will consist of school furniture, computers, electronics, sporting goods, maintenance items, supplies, and much more! This is a great opportunity to bid on gently used items especially the early childcare…

October Business Classes from Oakland County

October Business Classes from Oakland County The Oakland County’s One Stop Shop Business Center is getting ready for another business month with their October workshops. Start-up entrepreneurs and business professionals can succeed with help from other professionals and experts. Register today for one, or all, of the  workshops and get your business on the right track.…

Oak Park Congregation T’chiyah Hosting Coming Out Day Event Oct. 9

Oak Park Congregation T’chiyah Hosting Coming Out Day Event Oct. 9 (Event Listings Page – submitted by Peter Cooper) Congregation T’chiyah (Jewish Reconstructionist, of Oak Park) will host a special Shabbat service commemorating National Coming Out Day and the historic Supreme court ruling on Marriage Equality. Friday, October 9, 2015, beginning a 6:30 PM. A…

Michigan Laws Pertaining to Bicyclists

Michigan Laws Pertaining to Bicyclists (John Lindenmayer, Executive Director League of Michigan Bicyclists, Oct 1, 2015) The following is a summary of the Michigan Compiled Law (MCL), Motor Vehicle Code (MVC) and Administrative Rules pertaining to bicyclists. Local ordinances may not supersede the MVC, MCL or Administrative Rules unless explicitly specified in statute. For more…

Ferndale Homecoming Parade, Game & Tailgate Oct. 9

Ferndale Homecoming Parade, Game & Tailgate Oct. 9 (event listing) Ferndale High School Homecoming will take place on Friday, October 9th! The annual homecoming parade will kick off at the corner of Planavon and 9 Mile Road starting at 5pm. This year’s route will travel down 9 Mile, beginning at Planavon, and continue west to…

Oak Park: Embezzlement Charges Filed Against Sumner and Husband

Oak Park: Embezzlement Charges Filed Against Sumner and Husband (Crystal A. Proxmire, Sept. 25, 2015) Oak Park, MI – After months of investigation the Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office has filed embezzlement charges against former Oak Park Deputy Clerk and Director of Elections Stephanie Sumner and her husband Michael Sumner. The couple is accused of stealing…

Berkley: Angell Elementary Gets Little Free Library

Berkley: Angell Elementary Gets Little Free Library (Berkley Schools Beat, Sept. 25, 2015) Berkley, MI – Angell 5th grade teacher Danielle Ozanich started a Donor’s Choose initiative to fund a Little Free Library for Angell. Donor’s Choose funds projects within schools through online donations, and thanks to the generosity of many donors, Angell’s Little Library…

Police Report: Suspicious Vehicle Follows Ferndale Student

Police Report: Suspicious Vehicle Follows Ferndale Student (Lt. William Wilson, Ferndale Police, Sept. 25, 2015) On 09/24/15, Ferndale police investigated a report from a 13 year old girl walking home from school that she was followed by vehicle. The girl reported that she was in the area of Burdette and Mapledale when she noticed a…

…2014 vehicle-deer crashes in Southeast Michigan

SEMCOG releases statistics on 2014 vehicle-deer crashes in Southeast Michigan (SEMCOG Press Release, Sept. 21, 2015) There were 5,557 vehicle-deer crashes in Southeast Michigan in 2014, according to figures released by SEMCOG, the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments, based on crash data received from the Michigan Department of State Police, Criminal Justice Information Center. “For…

Former Oak Park Employee Investigated Over Missing Funds

Former Oak Park Employee Investigated Over Missing Funds (Crystal A. Proxmire, Sept. 14, 2015) A former Oak Park employee is under investigation for possibly embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars from the city over the course of about two years. The investigation by the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department is ongoing, so the employee’s name and…