Holiday Shows at Go Comedy! in Ferndale (FERNDALE MI) This season, Go Comedy! is turning the holidays upside down with its 8th annual holiday revue, Manger Things and featuring a new installment of its “best-of” holiday sketch comedy revue Naughty Or Nice. Tickets for all Go Comedy! shows ($5-$18) are available now online at www.gocomedy.net and…
Ferndale Breakfast with Santa Dec. 3 (EVENT page) Ferndale, MI – Bring your little ones out to the Kulick Community Center to enjoy a hot breakfast and meet with the big guy in the red suit. $8 kids up to age 12, $4 adults and teens. Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 from 8am to 10am. Kulick…
Ferndale Holiday Showplace Dec. 3 (EVENT page) Ferndale, MI – The Ferndale Holiday Showplace Arts and Crafts Fair is Saturday, Dec. 3 from 9am to 3pm at the Gerry Kulick Community Center at 1201 Livernois. Admission is $1. For information on renting exhibit space call (248) 544-6767 ****** For more event listings go to https://oaklandcounty115.com/events/…
Sabra Hummus Recalled (FDA, Nov. 20, 2016) Colonial Heights, VA – Sabra Dipping Co., LLC is voluntarily recalling certain hummus products made prior to November 8, 2016 due to concerns over Listeria monocytogenes, which was identified at the manufacturing facility but not in tested finished product. The recall includes the products listed below; these…
Ferndale Council Approves Demolishing E. Hazelhurst Home (Crystal A. Proxmire, Nov. 20, 2016) Ferndale, MI – “I think this is the beginning house of many,” said Ferndale Mayor Pro Tem Melanie Piana as City Council discussed the fate of 465 E. Hazelhurst. Officials approved a $50,842.00 bid Monday night to tear down the home and…
Southfield Welcomes 37 New US Citizens with Naturalization Ceremony (video) (Crystal A. Proxmire, Nov. 19, 2016) Southfield, MI – Southfield City Council President Myron Frasier stood before 37 people about to take the oath to become US Citizens Friday, and welcomed them. “One of Southfield’s key messages is ‘a place for everyone.’ It is this…
Birmingham Tree Lighting in Shain Park Nov. 23 (EVENT page) Birmingham, MI – Get in the Christmas spirit as we light up the town at the Birmingham Tree Lighting event on Wednesday, November 23 at 6 p.m. in Shain Park. On the eve of Thanksgiving, the community will come together with Santa and Birmingham’s Mayor…
Rochester Hometown Christmas Parade Dec. 4 (EVENT page) Rochester, MI – Rochester Hometown Christmas Parade Dec. 4 at 2pm More info: http://www.rrc-mi.com/pages/RochesterHometownChristmasParade ****** For more event listings go to https://oaklandcounty115.com/events/ Want to be on our email list? Go to http://eepurl.com/bv-2vr. Want to see the oc115 do more stories in your community? Help us grow by…
Holiday Extravaganza Parade and Festival in Pontiac Dec 3 (EVENT page) Pontiac, MI – There will be over 100 of your favorite costume characters handing out FREE hugs, beautiful professional floats from The Parade Company, professional balloons, marching bands, fire trucks and choreographed dancers all joining together to bring you a memorable parade. The parade…
Wild Lights at Detroit Zoo Nov.18- Dec. 31 (EVENT page) Royal Oak, MI – Wild Lights at the Detroit Zoo runs November 18-20, 25-27; December 1-4, 8-11, 15-23, 26-31 5:30 to 9 p.m. $10 in advance – $13 at the gate Purchase Tickets 29 nights beginning November 18, 2016 The Detroit Zoo will light up…
Berkley Hometown Holidays Dec. 3 (EVENT page) Berkley, MI – The Berkley Downtown Development Authority invites the region to gather for our annual Hometown Holidays on Dec. 3 from 12:30 pm to 8:00 pm on the streets of Downtown Berkley. Enjoy vintage trolley rides, carolers, a petting zoo, treats, and deals from the unique restaurants…
Ferndale Chamber Gives 2016 Awards (Crystal A. Proxmire, Nov. 18, 2016) Ferndale, MI – Set in the beautiful gathering space inside Rust Belt Market, the Ferndale Area Chamber of Commerce gave out their 2016 awards last week. Pops for Italian, the newest creation by Kramer Restaurant Group, won for the New Business of the Year.…
Warming Station in Ferndale to Raise Money for Ovation Winterguard Nov. 26 (EVENT page) Ferndale, MI – To kick start Ovations second ever season we are excited to be running a warming station in the Candle Wick Shop in Ferndale to keep all of Ferndale’s shoppers toasty when they go out and support our local…
Communities Share Ideas for Surviving Infrastructure Projects (Crystal A. Proxmire, Nov. 17, 2016) Waterford, MI – Sometimes communities put a lot of planning into projects – like parking decks and road improvements – but forget that as these projects start, there are needs of the residents and businesses in the area that are impacted by…
Author Brenda Hasse Book Signing Nov. 26 (EVENT page) Please join us for a book signing with Author Brenda Hasse! If you are in town for the Dickens Festival, please stop by Past Tense Books & meet the veteran author, Brenda Hasse! She has written several children’s and young adult books. https://www.facebook.com/BrendaHasseBooks Nov. 26 at…
Ferndale Pauses on Marijuana Facility Applications while Reviewing State Law (Crystal A. Proxmire, Nov. 16, 2016) Ferndale, MI – Ferndale officials put a pause on accepting applications for medical marijuana facilities, but want it to be clear they don’t oppose them. They just want to do things right. Ferndale City Council voted Monday to suspend…
Two People Shot in Altercation in Holly -UPDATED (Crystal A. Proxmire, Nov. 15, 2016) Holly, MI – An argument in a parking lot at Oakland Street just south of S. Sagniaw Street led to two people injured by gunfire. According Village Manager Jerry Walker, the incident happened around 8:45 Monday night. “An altercation occurred between…
SheHive in Ferndale Offers Women-Centered Events and Classes (SheHive, Nov. 15, 2016) Ferndale, MI– The SheHive, an intentional community where women who want to live to the fullest expression of their authentic selves gather to connect and grow, announced its first office is officially open and hosting events. The SheHive is located at 1840 Hilton…
Small Business Saturday Shoppers Can Win up to $5,000 Nov. 26 Oakland County is proud to support Small Business Saturday, a national celebration that’s held each year on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. We encourage our citizens to shop small on November 26th to keep spending dollars in the local economy. While that’s reason enough, we’ve…
Pleasant Ridge Presentation on Endangered Coasts Photographs Nov. 21 (EVENT page) Pleasant Ridge, MI – Long-time resident of Pleasant Ridge and professor of photography at the College for Creative Studies, John Ganis, will present his thought provoking photographic book surveying areas of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts threatened by rising sea levels as a consequence…