Woman Found Dead Inside Madison Heights Home (Compiled, April 20, 2016) Madison Heights, MI – WXYZ news is reporting that a 56 year old woman was found dead in her Madison Heights home Wednesday morning. Police told WXYZ that the woman’s husband found the woman after coming home from being away a few days. Sources…
Berkley City Council Appoints Colleen Graveline to Fill Vacant Seat (City of Berkley, April 19, 2016) Berkley, MI – The Berkley City Council selected Colleen Graveline to fill the vacant Council seat at the April 18, 2016 meeting. Graveline, a resident of Berkley for 7 years, was selected from a pool of three applicants for…
After 41 Years of Volunteering, Ferndale Wresting Coach John Olson Retiring (Crystal A. Proxmire, April 19, 2016) Ferndale, MI – After four decades of helping young people develop the strength and discipline of wresting, Ferndale Wrestling Coach John Olson is retiring. Olson started in Hazel Park, a city with a strong wrestling heritage. Olson’s brother…
Royal Oak Community Hears Plans for New City Hall, Park & Police Station (Crystal A. Proxmire, April 19, 2016) Royal Oak, MI – City Hall reached capacity and filled up over-flow space for a special meeting to learn about the proposed City Hall development that is currently being negotiated. The public-private partnership would help create…
Old Well in Southfield Leaking Brine (Michigan DEQ, April 19, 2016 Southfield, MI – The Department of Environmental Quality recently discovered a brine seep in Southfield, Mich., at the site of an old oil and gas well drilled in 1939. Although the seep is unrelated to the recent application for a permit to drill the…
Pontiac Gets Expert Advice on Developing Downtown (Crystal A. Proxmire, April 18, 2016) Pontiac, MI – In advance of the upcoming Congress of the New Urbanism Conference in Detroit June 8-11, 2016, CNU hosted development charrettes in Pontiac and Hazel Park to build examples of how thoughtful planning can help revitalize communities. In Pontiac that…
Nice! Brand Fruits, at Walgreen’s, Recalled for Potential Glass (Crystal A. Proxmire, April 18, 2016) Royal Oak, MI – Nice! Brand peach slices in light syrup and Nice! Brand mixed fruit in light syrup have been recalled and should be removed from the shelves of Walgreens stores. The voluntary recall is “out of an abundance…
Officers from 13 Communities Get Narcan Training (OCCMHA, April 17, 2016) Pontiac, MI – Approximately 30 police officers from 13 Oakland County communities attended a free training to become Naloxone trainers during an event hosted by Oakland County Community Mental Health Authority (OCCMHA) on Friday, April 15, 2016 at the Resource and Crisis Center. Naloxone,…
Hazel Park Residents Come Together for John R. Design Charrette (Matt Bach, Michigan Municipal League, April 16, 2016) Hazel Park, MI – Hazel Park residents, city leaders and business owners got good news from an urban planner during a special design charrette kick-off meeting Tuesday. The news – Hazel Park has a tremendous market potential…
U-M Program Partners with Ferndale to Identify Challenges, Create Solutions (City of Ferndale, April 16, 2016) Ferndale, MI – Ferndale will be the next city to partner with graduate students from the University of Michigan School of Information’s Citizen Interaction Design (CID) program. Now entering its fourth year, the program connects municipal governments with student…
Ferndale School Board to Vote on LGBTQ-Supportive Resolutions (Ferndale Public Schools, April 17, 2016) Ferndale, MI – On Monday, April 18th, 2016, the Ferndale Schools Board of Education will vote on two resolutions in support of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) rights. The first resolution will be in support of the State of…
Reporter Food: Breakfast at Dino’s in Ferndale (Crystal A. Proxmire, April 16, 2016) Ferndale, MI – Breakfast is awesome and all through April Dino’s Lounge at 22740 Woodward Ave in Ferndale is serving breakfast all day. Their full breakfast menu is available, plus there is a special menu on top of it. Some of the…
Man Dead After Striking Pole in Holly Township (Michigan State Police, April 15, 2016) Holly Twp, MI – At approximately 11:20am, Troopers were dispatched to the area of S. Holly Road and Hickory Ridge Road in the Township of Holly, County of Oakland, for a vehicle in the ditch. While Troopers were responding, Dispatch updated…
Ferndale Library Book of Patron Art Still Has Pages to Be Filled (Crystal A. Proxmire, April 15, 2016) Ferndale, MI – Wearing a Hello Kittyesque tunic, Emile Zola on wheels holds a dotted book open, tangled in the swirls of his lengthy beard. On another page a woman pushes a cake full of mopey friends…
Poem: A Friend Doesn’t Need to be A Work of Art (Emily Kim, April 15, 2016) Introduction by Cherie Rolfe: My student, Emily Kim of Rochester Hills is a fifth grade student at Brewster Elementary School. We did a poetry unit together and she has continued to write. In the “Emily Dickinson tradition,” we titled…
Oakland County 115 News Recognized with Society of Professional Journalists Award (oc115, April 14, 2016) Troy, MI – The Society of Professional Journalists Detroit Chapter held their annual awards dinner Tuesday night, and the Oakland County 115 News Hub (oc115) was among those recognized with an Excellence in Journalism Award. Editor and Publisher Crystal Proxmire…
Royal Oak Bans Travel to NC in Wake of Anti-LGBTQ Legislation (Crystal A. Proxmire, April 12, 2016) ROYAL OAK, MI – Across the country municipalities and corporations have been making pledges not to travel to the state of North Carolina, and the City of Royal Oak is among them. On Monday the City Commission unanimously…
Changes Coming to 13 Mile and Woodward (compiled, April 11, 2016) Royal Oak, MI – Crain’s Detroit Business reports that Beaumont Health is finalizing plans to tear down the Northwood Shopping Center at 13 Mile and Woodward in Royal Oak. The center most notably houses Kroger, Office Depot and Party City, as well as a…
Red Wings’ Tomas Tatar Gets Help from Royal Oak Firefighters (compiled, April 11, 2016) Detroit Red Wings forward Tomas Tatar was so grateful for the help of Royal Oak firefighters that he gave them an autographed jersey. Tatar contacted the department after being locked out of his Royal Oak home, according to the Royal Oak…
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…