Royal Oak City Hall Closed Jan. 20 Due to Water Pipe Break (City of Royal Oak, Jan. 20, 2016) UPDATE: Royal Oak City Hall re-opened after pipe break – Jan. 21, 2016 UPDATE: Necessary repairs to City Hall’s heating system are complete. Building hours are Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m; Friday…
Planet Fitness Opening Oak Park Location (Crystal A. Proxmire, Jan. 19, 2016) Oak Park, MI – A long vacant grocery store property at 10 Mile and Coolidge is slated for a face-lift and a new business. A franchise owner came to Oak Park City Council on Tuesday to announce their purchase of the building and…
Bloomfield Hills: Hogan’s Restaurant Announces Closing (Compiled, Jan. 19, 2016) Bloomfield Hills, MI – Hogan’s Restaurant, which has been at 6450 Telegraph Road (at Maple Road) for 40 years will be closing at the end of the month. According to Crain’s Detroit Business, the owner, Richard Bochenek Jr. made the decision to sell rather than…
Troy: Man Accused of Stabbing Fellow Church Member at Christ the King Syriac (Troy Police, Jan. 19, 2016) Troy, MI – On Sunday, January 17 at 12:08 PM, Troy Police received a 911 call reporting a stabbing at Christ the King Syriac Catholic Church, 2300 John R. Suspect Brian Boulus, a 21 year old from…
Pontiac Community Honors Martin Luther King Jr (video) (Crystal A. Proxmire, Jan. 18, 2016) Pontiac, MI – “I pray today that everybody who stands here today doesn’t just take this as another day off of work, but as a day to truly reflect and look back, and say ‘what can I do this year to…
From Ferndale to Flint: Places to Drop Off Water Donations (Liz Lamoste, Jan. 18, 2016) Ferndale, MI – The residents of Flint, Michigan have been subject to a horrific water crisis. They are struggling not only for access to clean water in the short term, but for justice and sustainable solutions going forward. A group…
Rochester Community Schools Honor Martin Luther King Jr. (video) (Crystal A. Proxmire, Jan. 18, 2016) Rochester, MI – Students from all grades came together Thursday to pay homage to fallen civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. “He taught so many of us about peace, equality, respect and love,” said Kasthuri Molakaluri of Brewster Elementary…
Protesters Urge Word of Faith Church Not to Drill in Southfield (video) (Crystal A. Proxmire, Jan. 17, 2016) Southfield, MI – As hundreds of parishioners flocked to the Word of Faith Church at 9 Mile and Evergreen they drove past groups of protesters huddling in the cold, urging them not to move forward with plans…
Ferndale Master Land Use Public Meeting Feb. 6 (EVENT page) Ferndale, MI – Please “Save the Date” for an open house focused on Ferndale’s Master Land Use Plan on Saturday, February 6th at Rust Belt Market from 11am-3pm. The event will be an open house format to give easy feedback with short presentations at 11:30am…
Lathrup Village Lions Club Pancake Breakfast Saturday Feb 20 (EVENT page) Lathrup Village Lions Club Pancake Breakfast Saturday Feb 20 Mark your calendar for the Lions Club annual Pancake Breakfast for Penrickton Center for Blind Children! Breakfast served 9:00 am – 11:00 am. Tickets on sale at the city offices. $5 for adults if purchased…
President Declares Emergency in Flint, FEMA to Coordinate Efforts (FEMA Press Release, Jan. 16, 2016) Flint, MI – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that federal emergency aid has been made available to the State of Michigan to supplement state and local response efforts in the area affected by…
Michael Sumner Sentenced for Oak Park Embezzlement, Wife Awaiting Pretrial (Crystal A. Proxmire, Jan. 16, 2016) Oak Park, MI – Michael Sumner of Waterford has pled no contest to embezzlement and was sentenced to 334 days in jail after being charged with stealing money from the City of Oak Park. Sumner is the husband of…
Baby Treated for Skull Fracture, Burned Hands & Other Injuries, Child Abuse Suspected (Oakland County Sheriff’s Department, Jan. 16, 2016) Royal Oak, MI – INCIDENT: 17:43 hrs. – City of Pontiac –Child Abuse Investigation #16-7234 SUMMARY: Deputies responded to Royal Oak Beaumont to meet with Child Protective Services regarding a possible child abuse complaint. A…
Paris-themed Daddy Daughter Dance in Novi Feb. 4 (EVENT page) Novi, MI- The City of Novi Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department will host the annual Daddy Daughter Dances on Friday, February 5 from 7-9pm and Saturday, February 6 from 2-4pm and 7pm-9pm at the Novi Civic Center. An Evening in Paris is this year’s…
Pontiac Businesses Collecting Water for Flint (Crystal A. Proxmire, Jan. 16, 2016) Over the next two weeks a massive effort is taking place to collect bottled water to be distributed to people in Flint. The community continues to struggle without adequate water supply, even as evidence emerges of increased lead poisoning and Legionnaires disease cases…
Hazel Park and Madison Heights Host State of the Cities Feb. 24 (EVENT page) Hazel Park, MI – Hazel Park and Madison Heights Host State of the Cities Feb. 24 Hazel Park Rec. Center 620 Woodward Heights, Hazel Park, MI 48030 8am to 10am $15 includes full breakfast RSVP to mhhpchamber@wowway.com For more event listings…
Men Fail at Attempts to Steal Carts full of Merchandise at Stores in Rochester Hills (Oakland County Sheriff’s Department, Jan. 16, 2016) Rochester Hills, MI – INCIDENT: 16:43 hrs. – Jan. 13, 2016 -City of Rochester Hills – Organized Retail Crime / Possession of Stolen Vehicle # 16-7171 SUMMARY: Deputies responded to the Meijer store in…
FBI Task Force Agent Shot in Southfield, Suspect Dead (Crystal A. Proxmire, Jan. 15, 2016) Southfield, MI – Yellow tape blocked off the parking lot of the Marriott hotel on Northwestern Highway Friday night as police say an undercover FBI task force agent and a suspect had been shot. According to investigators on the scene,…
Woodpile BBQ Shack Opens in Clawson (video) (Sam Gurwin, Jan. 15, 2016) Clawon, MI – The owners of the Woodpile BBQ Shack in Clawson are fired up and ready to go after their official ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday. The modestly-sized diner has the goal of being “a destination for food and atmosphere that is…
Law Column: Do Married Same-Sex Couples Need Adoption? (Lisa Schmidt, Lisa Schmidt Law, Jan 15, 2016) The case is over! Marriage Equality advocates won! But that doesn’t mean that LGBT couples don’t still need to protect themselves and their families. If you are a gay or lesbian couple in Michigan you may still need an…