Features

Published August 19, 2018

Mustangs galore highlight Ferndale Dream Cruise

FERNDALE — Cars, trucks and vehicles of all shapes, sizes and years descended upon Woodward Avenue once again for the annual Dream Cruise.

Published August 18, 2018

Royal Oak Review

Yellow, mahogany and pink classics draw attention at the Dream Cruise

METRO DETROIT — The Woodward Dream Cruise offers a lot for the senses. While driving to the event, one can tell that the cruise is getting closer because of the abundance of unique cars that spill over into normal traffic.

Published August 18, 2018

Woodward Talk

Residents, visitors celebrate Berkley Cruisefest Classic Car Parade

BERKLEY — Classic car after classic car traveled down 12 Mile Road as thousands of people watched during the Berkley Cruisefest Classic Car Parade Aug. 17.

Published August 17, 2018

C&G Newspapers

Swing downtown for great jazz over Labor Day weekend

DETROIT — Audiences from all over the world will again converge on downtown Detroit to enjoy legendary jazz artists performing free concerts during the 39th annual Detroit Jazz Festival over Labor Day weekend.

FIERCE founder and CEO Arielle Johnson stands with some of the girls who have taken part in FIERCE programs. She will be hosting the Girls Boot Camp program on Saturday, Aug. 25, to help girls prepare for their futures.

Published August 17, 2018

Advertiser Times

‘Boot Camp’ to teach girls about leadership, professional development

DETROIT — Detroit-area girls will get a chance to prepare for their futures with a new Girls Boot Camp program hosted by FIERCE Aug. 25.

Published August 17, 2018

Advertiser Times

Aid group helps those with legal needs

WAYNE COUNTY — Those facing legal matters who don’t have the resources to properly confront them may have an ally they were unaware of: Lakeshore Legal Aid.

Provisions Culinary Outfitters offers an assortment of cheeses.

Published August 17, 2018

West Bloomfield Beacon

Ferndale-based cheese, chocolate shop to visit West Bloomfield library

WEST BLOOMFIELD — Do chocolates taste different depending on where in the world they came from?

What can be learned about the cheese revolution happening in America?

Published August 17, 2018

Sterling Heights Sentry

Slovak Festival to fete church’s century in Detroit area

STERLING HEIGHTS — A century of Slovak Catholic worship in the Detroit area is just one of the things that Ss. Cyril and Methodius Slovak Catholic Church will be celebrating when it holds its 28th annual Slovak Festival Aug. 24-26.

Published August 17, 2018

Sterling Heights Sentry

Artistic flowers bloom from new M-53 underpass mural

STERLING HEIGHTS — Much like the flowers she paints, Detroit-based mural artist Louise Jones, aka Ouizi, has flourished since the time she painted a mural in Los Angeles several years ago.

Published August 17, 2018

Warren Weekly

CLPS Educational Foundation prepares for golf fundraiser

WARREN/CENTER LINE — Sixteen years ago, a group of Center Line Public Schools officials came together to find ways to fund projects in the district not available in the general fund budget.

Published August 17, 2018

C&G Newspapers

DIA Inside|Out program decorates MCC

WARREN/CLINTON TOWNSHIP — As the fall semester at Macomb Community College gets underway, faculty and students will notice a number of paintings displayed throughout the South and Center campuses.

Published August 17, 2018

Warren Weekly

Looking Back – Rocking ’80s

This week’s Looking Back section switches gears to the 1980s when bands rocked New York New York on Hoover Road in Warren. Pictured is Mommy’s Dearest, a group of friends from area high schools who banded together to create a “loud” following on the local music scen

Published August 17, 2018

Mount Clemens - Clinton - Harrison Journal

Harrison Township resident wants more signs to slow speeders

HARRISON TOWNSHIP — With the new school year right around the corner, Harrison Township residents along and around Coleridge Street, west of North Pointe Parkway, may notice an increase in traffic. With that brings an increase in speeding, according to Billie Ann Shuk, a resident of nearby Long Street, who has experienced more than her share of the outcome of that speeding.

Published August 15, 2018

Madison - Park News

Wild Wings continues to rescue birds in need

HAZEL PARK — Frail. Featherless. Few things are more vulnerable than a baby bird. So, what do you do when you find one that’s fallen from its nest?Read More

Published August 15, 2018

Woodward Talk

Cities see high voter turnout for primaries

OAKLAND COUNTY — Cities across Oakland County saw some of their highest turnouts ever for an August primary election, with several Woodward Talk cities hitting a turnout of over 40 percent.Read More

Published August 15, 2018

C&G Newspapers

Subaru promotes smarts with school science campaign

METRO DETROIT — With the new school year on the horizon, local Subaru dealerships in the metro Detroit area are embarking on a campaign this month to help make students smarter in science.

Published August 15, 2018

C&G Newspapers

Interior designer transforms living spaces with comfy flair, wins award

METRO DETROIT — When Farmington Hills resident Linda Darwish’s large family room was not living up to its full potential, she called Veronica Simmons, of Simmons + Co. Design, to transform her space anew.

Published August 15, 2018

C&G Newspapers

Local tailgaters dust off the coolers ahead of fall football

METRO DETROIT — The excitement of true sports fans just can’t be contained by a set of bleachers. It spills onto the field, past the souvenir stand and out into the parking lot.

Published August 15, 2018

Woodward Talk

Berkley Cruisefest, Classic Car Parade to celebrate 23rd year

BERKLEY — Close to 400 classic cars once again will be making their way down 12 Mile Road for the city’s annual Cruisefest Classic Car Parade. The 23rd annual edition will be held starting at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 17, on 12 Mile Road between Coolidge Highway and Greenfield Road.

Published August 15, 2018

Woodward Talk

Ferndale, Berkley clerks address primary ballot shortages

OAKLAND COUNTY — A larger-than-expected turnout during the Aug. 7 primary election led to Berkley and Ferndale running out of ballots. Precincts in both Ferndale and Berkley had periods where they had run out of ballots provided to them by Oakland County on election day.Read More