Taft Students Arrested for Home Invasion
Three men were arrested for breaking into a Ferndale home on Farmdale yesterday afternoon at about 2:45 p.m. …(read more)
Police Report: Oct. 4, 2010
Daily calls for service from The Ferndale Police Department
Police Report: Oct. 3, 2010
The following were Ferndale Police Department calls for service Oct. 3, 2010. The Police Report is brought to you by Dino’s Lounge….(read more)
Alejandro Escovedo & The Sensitive Boys
…Alejandro Escovedo is one with his muse and his music. Over a lifetime spent traversing the bridge between words and melody, he has ranged over an emotional depth that embraces all forms of genre and presentation, a resolute voice that weathers the emotional terrain of our lives, its celebrations and despairs, landmines and blindsides and upheavals and beckoning distractions, in search for ultimate release and the healing truth of honesty. Sometimes it takes the form of barely contained rage, the rock of punk amid kneeled feedback; sometimes it caresses and soothes, a whispery harmony riding the air of a nightclub room, removed from amplification, within the audience….(read more)
Save Money and Stay Warm this Winter
…The Ferndale Environmental Sustainability Commission’s Green Tuesday Seminar Series is aimed at providing local residents with the information they need to become better stewards of the environment. The seminars are held the second Tuesday of the month at the Kulick Community Center in Ferndale (1201 Livernois) from 6:30pm-8:00pm. The seminars are FREE and open to public (you need not be a Ferndale resident to attend)….(read more)
Commercial Property Showcase Attracts Potential New Businesses to Ferndale
The Ferndale Area Chamber of Commerce hosted the Fourth Annual Ferndale Commercial Property Showcase on Wednesday, September 22, 2010 in the pedestrian alley behind Dino’s (22740 Woodward) to introduce potential buyers or renters to spaces that are available in the City….(read more)
In Celebration of Jack Whitehead
…Now the work has returned to Michigan as O’Neil and other friends have come up with the perfect outlet for the paintings – a benefit showcasing of the work in the Pittman-Puckett Gallery inside Affirmations (290 W. 9 Mile). Many of Whitehead’s paintings will be available for sale at a low cost, with the money being used to help support the LGBT community center…(read more)
City opts out of May School Board Election, County to take over at extra cost
The School Board, which is an independent governing body, has not moved the election to November, so City Council has turned over responsibility for administering the election to the County – which is expected double the cost to the District, but eliminate the cost to the City.
Police Report:Grow House Busted, CVS Has CD Stolen
Police Report: Marijuana Grow House Busted, CVS Has CD Stolen… (read more)
Financial Planning Committee tries to tackle budget problems
…We want to hear your ideas for how the City should cover the $3 million deficit left by declines in property values and state revenue sharing. We will be collecting ideas from readers and if we get enough good ones (ie, suggestions that are practically applicable to decreasing the deficit), we’ll present them to the committee – and to other readers – to consider. …(read more)
Trading Time with Ferndale TimeBank
The Ferndale TimeBank has been busy signing up new members and banking hours that can be traded for some exciting new offers for services! Monthly meetings continue, and a Lunch and Learn session is planned for November 20th. (read more)
Dream Cruise Founder Nelson House Remembered by the City
Dream Cruise Founder Nelson House lost a battle with Cancer, which took his life on Thursday August 12, 2010 at 11:05 am. House was a longtime, active member of the Ferndale community who will be most remembered for originating the Dream Cruise…(read more)
Hollywood Dreams for Vogue Vintage
Vogue Vintage owner Steve Humphreys never had stars in his eyes or Hollywood dreams, but over the past several weeks the world of the rich and the famous has opened up for him. At least a little bit. Humphreys has been working with set designers from major motion pictures, and renting them items from his resale store to be used in the films.