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Walkers raise $100,000 to benefit Beaumont Children’s
ROYAL OAK — More than $100,000 was raised to benefit Corewell Health Beaumont Children’s hospital at its Walk for Miracles event.
Approximately 2,500 people participated June 10 at the Detroit Zoo, where they were dressed as superheroes and walked along a 2-mile path inside the zoo. The event was presented by Co-op Solutions and the funding will go toward Children’s Miracle Network programming at Beaumont Children’s.
People looking to learn more about the Children’s Miracle Network can do so at beaumont.org/CMN.
Shakespeare Royal Oak to present ‘Love’s Labor’s Lost’
ROYAL OAK — Shakespeare Royal Oak in its 22nd season will feature “Love’s Labor’s Lost” from July 27 to Aug. 6 at Starr Jaycee Park.
Tickets for “Love’s Labor’s Lost” can be bought at shakespeareroyaloak.com. Tickets cost $30 in advance with day-of tickets available at the park’s box office for $35.
In the lead-up to the season, Shakespeare Royal Oak will host “A Labor of Love!” The preseason cast party fundraiser on June 29 at the Royal Oak Farmers Market will feature an appetizer reception, cash bar and an opportunity to meet members of the cast and company, a press release states. People can visit shakespeareroyaloak.com/support to RSVP for the fundraiser.
For more information, visit shakespeareroyaloak.com.
Huntington Woods parade
HUNTINGTON WOODS — Huntington Woods’ Fourth of July parade will take to the local streets of the city.
The parade will start at 10 a.m. July 4 at Borgman and Woodward avenues and proceed west on Borgman to Scotia Road. It will end at Scotia and Nadine near Burton Park.
People looking to march in the parade with the Huntington Woods Peace Group can learn more by contacting Steve Gold at plutsk@gmail.com for details.
100-year-old bakery closes
OAK PARK — After more than 100 years running, Star Bakery announced it will be closing on July 2.
The owners, Daniel Buckfire, David Schechter and Stacy Fox, announced in a press release that, due to the rising costs of both labor and ingredients and continued difficulties left over from the pandemic, the business could no longer remain viable. The three bought the business in July 2021.
“It was a very hard decision to close, and we did everything we could to try to save Star Bakery and make it profitable,” Buckfire stated. “Wholesale was always a significant part of the business at Star Bakery, and we determined that we were no longer competitive on this side of the business.”
Star Bakery first opened in 1915 and was known for its “traditional Jewish-style baked goods such as rye breads, challahs, rolls, rugelach, seven-layer cake and mandel bread.” The release stated that production of some of the bakery’s recipes will continue at Diamond Bakery in West Bloomfield, which the three owners bought in November 2021.
Fox stated in the release that the cost of many ingredients went up along with labor costs, and wholesale customers chose to go with “machine-made products rather than the artisanal bread made by Star Bakery.”
“We understand these economic decisions, but a small bakery can’t compete with big manufacturers,” she said.
