Published March 13, 2020
MOUNT CLEMENS — When today’s leaders were kids, getting outside and playing, either with organized sports or just pickup games with friends, was commonplace.
Read MorePublished March 12, 2020
METRO DETROIT — The metroparks’ new Pass Trade Up program allows park visitors to trade in their daily park passes for discounts off a 2020 annual pass.
Read MorePublished March 10, 2020
FERNDALE — Improvements to Schiffer Park finally will be on the way this year, after the Ferndale City Council unanimously approved a bid proposal for work on the site.
Read MorePublished March 3, 2020
CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Clinton Township Parks and Recreation Director Frank Pizzo will be retiring March 27 after about 32 years of working in the department.
Read MorePublished February 25, 2020
CLINTON TOWNSHIP/MOUNT CLEMENS – More than two years after a regional nature center was originally announced, a couple of local communities are hoping to get the project moving in their direction.
Read MorePublished February 17, 2020
FARMINGTON — A fundraiser that began as a grassroots, neighborhood-funded project to bring a new playscape to Flanders Park has picked up support from the Farmington Area Jaycees and six local businesses.
Read MorePublished February 14, 2020
WARREN — The map for the state’s Iron Belle Trail is closer to completion.
Read MorePublished February 11, 2020
FRASER — A couple of city parks are on the agenda for upgrades this calendar year.
Read MorePublished February 5, 2020
TROY — Splash pads, trails, concerts, shows, exercise and family activities topped the list of what those surveyed want for parks and recreation activities in Troy.
Read MorePublished February 5, 2020
ROYAL OAK — On Jan. 27, the Royal Oak City Commission voted 5-2 to move forward with the proposed Glade A design for the 2-acre downtown park, which will be located where the current City Hall and Police Department stand.
Read MorePublished February 5, 2020
ROYAL OAK — In a 6-1 vote Jan. 27, the Royal Oak City Commission approved a 10-year, $500,000 sponsorship agreement with Henry Ford Health System for the new downtown park.
Read MorePublished January 29, 2020
ROYAL OAK — On Jan. 15, the Royal Oak Downtown Development Authority unanimously voiced support for Glade A as the preferred concept plan for the proposed 2-acre downtown park to be located where the current City Hall and Police Department now stand.
Read MorePublished January 29, 2020
CLINTON TOWNSHIP — It’s never too early to sign up for Clinton Township Parks and Recreation programs.
Read MorePublished January 27, 2020
OAKLAND COUNTY — They might not be getting much attention now, but the parks in Ferndale, Berkley, Huntington Woods and Pleasant Ridge soon will after the winter season ends.
Read MorePublished January 21, 2020
ROYAL OAK/CLAWSON — Spring and summer are already on the minds of Royal Oak and Clawson officials in terms of parks and programming.
Read MorePublished January 17, 2020
MADISON HEIGHTS — Two members of the Madison Heights City Council have announced a plan to improve quality of life in the city. The plan has five categories — parks, library, programs, arts and environment — and there are five goals in each category, to be completed within five years.
Read MorePublished January 14, 2020
ST. CLAIR SHORES — St. Clair Shores City Council voted to approve a memorandum of understanding between the Southeast Macomb Sanitary District and the Macomb County Public Works Office to pave the way for the relocation of a boat ramp at Chapaton Retention Basin canal so that more capacity could be added to the basin.
Read MorePublished January 7, 2020
MACOMB TOWNSHIP — At the Dec. 18 Macomb Township Board of Trustees meeting, some residents made their voices heard regarding Whitney Park, a proposed development at the northeast corner of 24 Mile and Foss roads.
Read MorePublished January 6, 2020
UTICA — Dog owners will soon have a new, fun place to take their little family members to play in Utica. Pioneer Park, a new park that is located on land to the north of Eppler Junior High School, where Hahn Street ends, is nearing completion and is slated to be opened sometime in June this year.
Read MorePublished January 3, 2020
ST. CLAIR SHORES — A few months after the departure of the coordinator of the St. Clair Shores Senior Activity Center, a new leader is in place.
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