OC Restaurant Quest: The Holly Cafe
Crystal Proxmire is on a quest to try every restaurant in Oakland County.
Birmingham Student’s Essay about Grandmother Takes Third in National Alzheimer’s Awareness Contest
If it had not been for my familial connections to neurological disorders and diseases, I would not be in the same spot I find myself in today. I implore everyone with the desire to know about how something affects others to go ahead and research it.”
Royal Oak Township Hosting Food for Thought! Essay Contest and Zoom Panel Discussion
Improvements to school food are a key strategy to support every child’s health.
Reporter Food: The Holly Cafe
I couldn’t resist sharing what is one of my favorite healthy meals – Beet and Goat Cheese Salad.
Reporter Food: A Taste of Europe Crepes
Some of the more inspired savory crepes include the beefy cheese, the spicy pulled pork, the gyro, the cordon blue, and the crepizza
Applicants Needed for Oakland Community Health Network Board
The BOC is seeking applications to fill two general public seats, one primary consumer seat (someone receiving mental health services) and one secondary consumer seat (a family member of someone receiving mental health services).
Reporter Food: Jagged Fork
There are a lot of interesting choices on the menu at The Jagged Fork, a local chain with locations in in Lathrup Village, Rochester Hills, West Bloomfield, Grosse Pointe Farms, and Ann Arbor.
Reporter Food: Blissful Smoothie and Go South Wrap at GreenSpace & Go
Reporter Food: Blissful Smoothie and Go South Wrap at GreenSpace & Go (Crystal A. Proxmire, July 9, 2018) Royal Oak, MI- Eating healthy on the go can be a challenge, especially if you seek out vegetarian and vegan options. But GreenSpace & Go at 32867 Woodward Ave Royal Oak MI 48073 (near 14 Mile) is…
Health and Wellness Festival Spotlights Resources in the Holly Area
Health and Wellness Festival Spotlights Resources in the Holly Area (Drew Saunders, April 24, 2018 Holly’s third annual Health and Wellness Festival packed the cafeteria of the Karl Richter Community Center, on the afternoon of April 21. Saturday’s information drive is the third annual effort by the Holly Area Community Coalition, a local substance abuse…
Health and Wellness Festival Spotlights Resources in the Holly Area
Health and Wellness Festival Spotlights Resources in the Holly Area (Drew Saunders, April 24, 2018 Holly’s third annual Health and Wellness Festival packed the cafeteria of the Karl Richter Community Center, on the afternoon of April 21. Saturday’s information drive is the third annual effort by the Holly Area Community Coalition, a local substance abuse…
Healthy Kids Day at the YMCA Full of Educational Fun
Healthy Kids Day at the YMCA Full of Educational Fun (MARK H. STOWERS, Nov. 23, 2017) Royal Oak, MI – The South Oakland YMCA was a bit busier than a normal Saturday. The celebration of Healthy Kids Day brought up more than 50 children and their families to participate in the Y’s back parking lot.…
Resources for Good Health Shared at Holly Health Fair
Resources for Good Health Shared at Holly Health Fair (Crystal A. Proxmire, March 27, 2017) Holly, MI – There are many ways to be healthy, and the second annual Holly Health and Wellness Fair demonstrated over two dozen of them. ZUMBA INSTRUCTOR STACEY STACKLEY Among the tables of that vendors at Saturday’s event was Zumba…
Pontiac Library Offers 6 Week Course in Heartfulness Meditation
Pontiac Library Offers 6 Week Course in Heartfulness Meditation (EVENT page) Pontiac, MI – The Heartfulness Meditation program offers a simple set of relaxation and meditation exercises, taught over a free six week course on Tuesdays from 6-7:30pm at the Pontiac Public Library 60 E. Pike Street beginning March 14. More info: http://www.pontiac.lib.mi.us/eventscalendar.html ****** For…
Reporter Food: Rocky Mountain Way Smoothie at Jacq & Diane’s
Reporter Food: Rocky Mountain Way Smoothie at Jacq & Diane’s Juice Box (Crystal A. Proxmire, Dec. 23, 2016) Holly, MI – A chocolate smoothie that is good for you. That’s how Jacq & Diane’s Juice Box co-owner Diane describes her newest creation the “Rocky Mountain Way Smoothie.” This yummy blend of bananas, pecans, dates, cacao…
Reporter Food: Upside Down Smoothie from Jacq n’ Diane’s
Reporter Food: Upside Down Smoothie from Jacq n’ Diane’s (Crystal A. Proxmire, Nov. 6, 2016) Holly, MI – My favorite treat when I go to Holly is actually something healthy that makes me feel great. Jacq n’ Diane’s Juice Box makes smoothies out of fresh fruits and veggies, and I love them. The past couple…
Reporter Food: “Purple Rain” at Jacq n Diane’s Juice Box in Holly
Reporter Food: “Purple Rain” at Jacq n Diane’s Juice Bar in Holly (Crystal A. Proxmire, Aug. 8, 2016) Holly, MI – After a busy evening of photographing the little (and grown up) pirates at Downtown Holly’s Pirate Day, my body was ready for something refreshing and healthy. I went to Jacq n Diane’s Juice Bar…
Ferndale Green Cruise is Aug. 13
Ferndale Green Cruise is Aug. 13 (Event Page) Ferndale, MI – The 2016 Annual Sierra Club Green Cruise will occur this year on Saturday August 13 with bike rides, a street fair, and the grand parade of walkers, skaters, bicyclists, and others using non-motorized transportation. Begun in 2006 as a green reaction and counter event…
Hazel Park Growers and Makers Market, Sundays Through Sept 4
Hazel Park Growers and Makers Market, Sundays Through Sept 4 (Leigh McLaughlin, July 10, 2016) Hazel Park, MI – About a year ago Hazel Park resident Jennifer Jackson got a bunch of folks together who wanted to build a Farmers Market for Hazel Park. Working with city manager Ed Klobucher and assistant city manager Jeffrey…
The Grand Opening of Green Space
The Grand Opening of Green Space (Crystal A. Proxmire, some photos courtesy of Ann Warner, Dec. 2, 2015) Healthy food. Plant-based diet. These are not labels that necessarily makes the average diner’s mouth water, but cardiologist Dr. Joel Kahn and his son Daniel are making that happen with the grand opening of Green Space Café…
A Tribute to School Food
The food revolution is on in Ferndale Schools. When Coolidge and JFK Schools got slushees in the cafeteria last week, few knew that the ever-changing sweet treat is really made from 100% fruit. Other changes have been made over the past few months which have been subtly introducing more and more healthy food into the breakfast and lunch of students in the district.