Business & Development

Published October 26, 2018

TIFA to pay for repairs to Nautical Mile

ST. CLAIR SHORES — The Tax-Increment Finance Authority voted to pay for paver restoration, grate repair and tree trimming to clean up the Nautical Mile.

When the Berkley Doll Hospital & Toy Soldier Shop closed earlier this year after 70 years, former doll doctors at the shop Janet Powell, left, and Holly Mize decided to continue the legacy of the business with their own business, the Berkley Doll Hospital.

Published October 26, 2018

Woodward Talk

Former Doll Hospital doctors continue legacy of Berkley business

BERKLEY — Earlier this year, a staple of downtown Berkley disappeared when the Berkley Doll Hospital & Toy Soldier Shop shut down after 70 years of business.

Published October 24, 2018

Woodward Talk

Prospective La Salette School developer, city official speak on stagnant project

BERKLEY — In July, the Berkley City Council rejected an application to build an apartment project at the location of the former Our Lady of La Salette School.Read More

Published October 23, 2018

Rochester Post

Local building company marks 100-year anniversary

ROCHESTER — Frank Rewold and Son Inc. recently hit a major milestone, celebrating a century in business in the Rochester area.

Published October 23, 2018

St. Clair Shores Sentinel

At Travis Coffee Shop, it’s always a good time to stop in for a bite

ST. CLAIR SHORES — With great burgers, big breakfasts and a staff that knows their customers’ names, Travis Coffee Shop has been an institution in St. Clair Shores for five decades.

Published October 23, 2018

St. Clair Shores Sentinel

More pavilions to be erected in Veterans Memorial Park

ST. CLAIR SHORES — A half-dozen years after the construction of the Maloof Family Pavilion at Veterans Memorial Park, another donation is helping to bring more pavilions to the park.

Published October 23, 2018

Grosse Pointe Times

Taking ‘The Helm’ at Services for Older Citizens

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — After 40 years, the nonprofit Services for Older Citizens — which originated as Seniors Onward for Change in 1978 — is no more.

Published October 22, 2018

Shelby - Utica News

Utica considers murals to decorate commercial buildings downtown

UTICA — The city of Utica is considering decorating commercial buildings within the downtown district with artists’ murals.

Published October 22, 2018

Shelby - Utica News

Shelby Township to purchase former Boys & Girls Club property

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Shelby Township Board of Trustees at its Oct. 16 meeting unanimously approved the Shelby Township Library/Senior Center Advisory Board’s request to purchase the Boys & Girls Club property located at 14975 21 Mile Road.

Published October 16, 2018

Troy Times

Troy Planning Commission to church: Come back with better plans, again

TROY — Saying the plan was missing a report on the impact of lighting to adjacent homes — as well as more detailed landscaping and noise reduction plans — the Troy Planning Commission postponed for the third time consideration of a 19,167-square-foot addition to a church on Long Lake Road, east of John R Road.

Published October 16, 2018

Southfield Sun

City resumes search for EverCentre developer

SOUTHFIELD — The empty lot across from City Hall holds a lot of potential, according to city officials. It just needs the right developer.Read More

Published October 16, 2018

Woodward Talk

Ferndale ramping up communications as ‘dot’ groundbreaking nears

FERNDALE — After Ferndale agreed to an exclusive negotiation rights agreement with a developer for The Development on Troy, the city is looking to ramp up communications with residents and businesses for the forthcoming project.Read More

Farmington’s water tank underwent a restoration that removed lead-based paint on its roof coating, among other improvements.

Published October 16, 2018

Farmington Press

Storage reservoir restoration project wraps up

FARMINGTON — When locals think of a water tank, the mammoth 3-million-gallon, 209-foot water tower on Halsted Road in Farmington Hills might come to mind.

Published October 15, 2018

St. Clair Shores Sentinel

Skate park dedicated to late councilman in St. Clair Shores

ST. CLAIR SHORES — Nearly a decade after volunteers first began raising money for the project, the Tiseo Skate Park was dedicated in honor of the late City Councilman Anthony Tiseo, who helped to resurrect the project and push toward a grant that helped make it a reality.

Published October 15, 2018

St. Clair Shores Sentinel

Community outreach center to open in St. Clair Shores in November

ST. CLAIR SHORES — Bernadette’s Faith in Action, a community outreach center, will open in St. Clair Shores in November.

Published October 15, 2018

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

School aims to build unique student experience

BLOOMFIELD HILLS — Preschool students cheered as one of their own — with his dad — manned a bulldozer Oct. 10 to begin demolition of the Detroit Country Day School Lower School campus.

Published October 12, 2018

Advertiser Times

Eastland Center sells at auction

HARPER WOODS — Eastland Center in Harper Woods was purchased by an undisclosed buyer after most of the property was put up for auction online Oct. 9-11.

Published October 12, 2018

Warren Weekly

Shopping center redevelopment underway in Center Line

CENTER LINE — A retail plaza on the corner of the busiest intersection in Center Line is about to get a new look to go with its new name.

Wayne County Community College District will be expanding its facilities in Harper Woods with the planned Distance Learning Institute. College officials say that once completed, as seen here in an artist’s rendering, the institute will provide a variety of technological resources to students.

Published October 11, 2018

Advertiser Times

WCCCD to expand facilities in Harper Woods

HARPER WOODS — On Oct. 3, Wayne County Community College District’s Center for Learning Technology in Harper Woods announced plans to expand with the addition of the Distance Learning Institute.