Published August 27, 2024
DETROIT — Lifelong jazz aficionados and those who want to experience the music for the first time will bop shoulder to shoulder when the 45th annual Detroit Jazz Festival takes over downtown Detroit on Labor Day weekend, from Aug. 30 to Sept. 2.
Read MorePublished August 23, 2024
OAKLAND COUNTY — We’re back in full swing with gridiron action at the high school level. Here are previews for all teams in the C & G Newspapers coverage area in western Oakland County.
Read MorePublished August 23, 2024
METRO DETROIT — In this week’s Behind the Wheel, Staff Writer Maria Allard shares memories of the camping trips across the country she took with her family as a kid. The photos were taken in slide form in 1979 when the family traveled out West.
Read MorePublished August 22, 2024
OAKLAND COUNTY — Drowning is fast and silent, and it can take less than 30 seconds for someone to drown. In Oakland County, there have been 11 drowning deaths in 2024 alone.
Read MorePublished August 20, 2024
METRO DETROIT — A look at five things to do during the weekend of Aug. 22-25
Read MorePublished August 15, 2024
NOVI — The city of Novi recently transformed an old storage area of the Novi Civic Center that was affectionately known as the “dungeon” into a state-of-the-art TV and podcast studio.
Read MorePublished August 14, 2024
NOVI — In the Aug. 6 primary election, Novi voters chose or helped to choose which candidates advanced to the general election in November.
Read MorePublished August 13, 2024
OAKLAND COUNTY — Impaired driving crashes across Michigan are on the rise, a troubling statistic released in a study from Bridge Michigan, which also found that police across the state are not making as many arrests for drunk driving as they have in the past.
Read MorePublished August 2, 2024
After serving more than five years in a Russian labor colony, Paul Whelan, a retired U.S. Marine and Novi resident, is a free man today.
Read MorePublished August 1, 2024
NOVI — People’s Express, which on July 1 took over in Novi as the provider of curb-to-curb transit services, will be housed at the Novi Civic Center until the end of the year as part of an agreement with the city.
Read MorePublished July 31, 2024
NOVI — The annual Festival of Chariots paraded through the streets of Novi July 21.
Read MorePublished July 30, 2024
NOVI — A new housing development will be erected at the intersection of 12 1/2 Mile Road and Novi Road. Developer E & M Holdings LLC, aka Society Hill, has had the right to build on the property since 1999.
Read MorePublished July 30, 2024
OAKLAND COUNTY — On July 16, the city of Southfield sponsored a public demonstration of the latest road safety technology being piloted in Southfield and Oakland County, conducted by P3Mobility and the Road Commission for Oakland County at Lawrence Technological University.
Read MorePublished July 30, 2024
OAKLAND COUNTY — The next election will take place on Tuesday, Aug. 6, and voters should take note of a couple of deadlines before hitting the polls.
Read MorePublished July 18, 2024
NOVI — Voters in the primary in Novi Aug. 6 will choose candidates for federal, state and county offices to advance to the November general election.
Read MorePublished July 17, 2024
NOVI — The annual Police and Fire Youth Leadership Academy for local youth got off to a great start Monday as kids were put through their paces at the Walled Lake Adventure Course, located at the Walled Lake Outdoor Education Center.
Read MorePublished July 16, 2024
NOVI — Connoisseurs of all things different, strange, odd, gross and just plain weird have been coming out in droves to the annual Oddities and Curiosities Expo over the last few years, so much so that the show’s owners found it necessary to make it a two-day exposition in a larger space at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi.
Read MorePublished July 2, 2024
DAVISBURG — The Oakland County Fair is scheduled to make its return to Springfield Oaks County Park July 5-14.
Read MorePublished July 1, 2024
NOVI — The Novi Adult Transition Center offers opportunities for adults under the age of 26 with special needs to learn life and job skills at various job sites throughout the Novi community, including the Novi Public Library.
Read MorePublished July 1, 2024
NOVI — A heat wave nearly caused the cancellation of the annual Alzheimer’s disease Longest Day Walk June 20 at Rose Senior Living in Novi. However, thanks to the determination of Director of Life Enrichment Monique Furniss and her staff, the event was quickly rebranded to include a variety of indoor activities that gave residents and guests a better understanding of what it is like to have the disease.
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