Saturday, May 25, 2013
Here are this week's most interesting stories from nearby towns.
Every Saturday, Patch will help you catch up with the big news happening in nearby towns, bringing you stories from Patch sites along Woodward Avenue and beyond. Here's what's been happening nearby this week: FERNDALE: Gran Fondo Aims to be 'Dream Cruise for Bikes' Participants in the June 30 bike rally along the Woodward Avenue corridor from Detroit to Pontiac and back will have the opportunity to win raffle prizes, including a Shinola bicycle valued at $3,000. TROY: Troy and MJR Digital Cinemas Announce $16 Million Deal The new project at the southeast corner of Maple and Livernois is expected to open in spring of 2014. BERKLEY: Foodtruck Cafe to Open in Former Coffee Beanery Space in Berkley "We've taken the food trucks and brought them…
Saturday, May 18, 2013
Here are some of this week's big stories from nearby towns.
Every Saturday, Patch will help you catch up with the big news happening in nearby towns, bringing you stories from Patch sites along Woodward Avenue and beyond. Here's what's been happening nearby this week: BIRMINGHAM: Woman Trying to Push Car Killed in Birmingham Parking Lot A Roseville woman was pinned between two vehicles after her vehicle stalled in the North Old Woodward Parking Lot. FERNDALE: Ferndale High School Student Makes 'Brightest and Best' List Celeste Goedert was among more than 250 recipients of WXYZ-TV's annual honor. BERKLEY: Crashed Car Reminds Berkley Students to be Safe During Prom Week The totaled Ford Focus outside Berkley High School warns juniors and seniors, who celebrate prom Thursday at the Lafayette Grande …
Saturday, May 11, 2013
Here are some of this week's big stories from nearby towns.
Every Saturday, Patch will help you catch up with the big news happening in nearby towns, bringing you stories from Patch sites along Woodward Avenue and beyond. Here's what's been happening nearby this week: ROCHESTER: Mark's Coney Island Ravaged by Tuesday Afternoon Fire Fire officials investigating cause of blaze; Auburn and Adams roads are now re-opened. ROYAL OAK: City OKs Investigation into Mayor Pro-Tem's Alleged 'Bullying' at Royal Oak Animal Shelter Royal Oak City Commissioners want an outside investigator to determine whether Patricia Capello has violated the City Charter or any ethics ordinances. CLAWSON: Mary Liz Curtin of Leon & Lulu in Clawson Shares Tales from the Road Blair Memorial Library hosted the shopkeeper for an …
Saturday, May 4, 2013
Here are this week's most interesting stories from nearby towns.
Every Saturday, Patch will help you catch up with the big news happening in nearby towns, bringing you stories from Patch sites along Woodward Avenue and beyond. Here's what's been happening nearby this week: ROYAL OAK: Woman's Search for Biological Mother Leads To Royal Oak A decades-long search leads to police records, heartbreak and a loving cousin in Royal Oak. ROCHESTER HILLS: Rochester Hills Boy, 7, Advocates for Cure to Type 1 Diabetes Baldwin Elementary second-grader Andrew Navetta to bring his story to Detroit this week to raise awareness, find a cure. FERNDALE: Ferndale Kicks Off 'How the West was One' Road Reconstruction Project A ceremonial groundbreaking was held Wednesday evening; major work on West Nine Mile Road is not …
Saturday, April 27, 2013
Here are this week's most interesting stories from nearby towns.
Every Saturday, Patch will help you catch up with the big news happening in nearby towns, bringing you stories from Patch sites along Woodward Avenue and beyond. Here's what's been happening nearby this week: ROCHESTER: Stoney Creek Grad Eric Fisher Drafted No. 1 in 2013 NFL Draft Fisher goes to Kansas City Chiefs with top pick in draft. BLOOMFIELD HILLS: Bloomfield's International Academy Ranks No. 1 in Michigan The school was rated the 18th best public high school in the nation in rankings released Tuesday by U.S. News & World Report. FERNDALE: John F. Kennedy School in Ferndale Named Top Green School in Oakland County The award was bestowed during a ceremony Wednesday at the Oakland Schools campus in Waterford; Roosevelt Primary School…
Saturday, April 20, 2013
Here are some of this week's big stories from nearby towns.
Every Saturday, Patch will help you catch up with the big news happening in nearby towns, bringing you stories from Patch sites along Woodward Avenue and beyond. Here's what's been happening nearby this week: ROCHESTER HILLS: 4 Dogs Die in Sunday House Fire in Rochester Hills House bulldozed after blaze at 2400 block of W. Auburn Road. FERNDALE: 2013 Blowout Music Festival Schedule Released The High Strung, Dutch Pink, Duende, Audra Kubat, The Hounds Below, Deastro, Jeecy and the Jungle, Wall Clocks and Jessica Hernandez and the Deltas are among the performers scheduled to play in Ferndale. ROYAL OAK: Local 212 Opens on Fifth Avenue The new downtown restaurant features an eclectic craft cocktail list and steak among its extensive menu. …
Saturday, April 13, 2013
Here are this week's most interesting stories from nearby towns.
Every Saturday, Patch will help you catch up with the big news happening in nearby towns, bringing you stories from Patch sites along Woodward Avenue and beyond. Here's what's been happening nearby this week: ROYAL OAK: 'Serial Bank Robber' Suspect in Custody A man suspected of robbing banks in Royal Oak, Birmingham and Berkley was arrested Wednesday during an attempted bank robbery at TCF Bank on 12 Mile Road. FERNDALE: Ferndale Bike Rack to Make Woodward Avenue History The May installation of a bright yellow, 12-bike rack in a former car parking space will be a victory for Complete Streets advocates and the first of its kind along the historic roadway. TROY: Troy City Council Stops Solar Panel System Proposal The DTE Energy project, …
Sunday, March 31, 2013
News happening around the area over the past week.
You know what's happening in your neck of the woods, but how about the news nearby? Every week, Patch will bring you the big stories from Patch sites along Woodward Avenue and beyond. Here's what's been happening nearby this week: Baldwin Library Board on Guns in Libraries: "We Can't Let the Issue Die" The Library Board will start looking for ways to advocate for House Bills 4104 and 4105, which would ban concealed and openly-carried guns in Michigan libraries. Bloomfield Township Man on Lawmower Arrested for OWI Police stopped the 47-year-old Bloomfield Township resident after he tried to leave the Rite Aid parking lot on a lawnmower. Police Detain Intruders at Eagle Elementary School The West Bloomfield Police Department is investigating…
Saturday, March 30, 2013
Also happening nearby this week: the former mayor of Troy endorses a candidate in the city's special election while police arrest intruders at West Bloomfield's Eagle Elementary.
You know what's happening in your neck of the woods, but how about the news nearby? Every Saturday, Patch will bring you the big (and interesting) stories from Patch sites along Woodward Avenue and beyond. Here's what's been happening nearby this week: Baldwin Library Board on Guns in Libraries: "We Can't Let the Issue Die" The Library Board will start looking for ways to advocate for House Bills 4104 and 4105, which would ban concealed and openly-carried guns in Michigan libraries. Bloomfield Township Man on Lawmower Arrested for OWI Police stopped the 47-year-old Bloomfield Township resident after he tried to leave the Rite Aid parking lot on a lawnmower. Police Detain Intruders at Eagle Elementary School The West Bloomfield Police …
Sunday, March 24, 2013
News happening around the area this week.
You know what's happening in your neck of the woods, but how about the news nearby? Every Saturday, Patch will bring you the big tories from Patch sites along Woodward Avenue and beyond. Here's what's been happening nearby this week: Sandra Layne Found Guilty of 2nd Degree Murder in Death of Grandson Jurors determine that the West Bloomfield grandmother gunned down her 17-year-old grandson, Jonathan Hoffman. Birmingham Baby Dies After Mother Falls Asleep Breastfeeding The Oakland County Medical Examiner's Office said the death, which happened last Wednesday, was an accident. Bloomfield Township Police Chief Bowden Announces Retirement Kirk Bowden, who has worked in Bloomfield Township since 1977, announced this week that he'll be stepping…
R Jeppostol
4:52 pm on Saturday, April 13, 2013
Honestly, in this day and age, how can anyone think they're going to outrun the cops. I'm sure there was a news chopper somewhere up in the sky too. Moron... more ›