Seasonal Features

Published April 9, 2019

Easter events coming to Ferndale, Berkley

FERNDALE/BERKLEY — Ferndale and Berkley will have their fair share of Easter-related events in the month of April. Ferndale’s long-held Easter event is its annual Eggstravaganza egg hunt, which will be held Saturday, April 13, at various parks within the city. Parents do not have to register for the free event.

Published April 9, 2019

Royal Oak Review

Easter activities abound in Royal Oak, Clawson

ROYAL OAK/CLAWSON — While it may still be Lent, cities are already looking ahead to Easter with a slew of community events planned for families.

Ken Long, left, and Amanda Herzog, right, hold up small saplings during the Royal Oak Environmental Advisory Board’s Earth Day event at the Royal Oak Farmers Market last year.

Published April 9, 2019

Royal Oak Review

Embrace Earth Day at the Royal Oak Farmers Market

ROYAL OAK — From 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 20, the Royal Oak Environmental Advisory Board is inviting the public to come out for the board’s third annual Earth Day event on the west porch of the Royal Oak Farmers Market.

Published April 5, 2019

Roseville - Eastpointe Eastsider

Easter activities on tap for Eastpointe and Roseville residents

EASTPOINTE/ROSEVILLE — The Eastpointe and Roseville communities are preparing for Easter with some family programs that will be taking place in the weeks leading up to the holiday.

Published April 5, 2019

Roseville - Eastpointe Eastsider

Phone scams on the rise during tax season

EASTPOINTE/ROSEVILLE — It’s no surprise that tax season can put many Americans on edge, but the public has to keep in mind that scammers often use that anxiety to try and trick people into sending them money.

Construction has begun on two pavilions in Veterans Memorial Park, where the Music on the Lake summer concert series will begin June 12.

Published April 5, 2019

St. Clair Shores Sentinel

‘Summer’s on its way’ in St. Clair Shores

ST. CLAIR SHORES — The sounds of classic rock, ’80s music, country tunes and more will fill Veterans Memorial Park this year as the Music on the Lake summer concert series returns to St. Clair Shores for its 29th year.

Published April 5, 2019

St. Clair Shores Sentinel

Easter egg hunt returns to St. Clair Shores April 20

ST. CLAIR SHORES — The St. Clair Shores Easter Egg Hunt will return to Veterans Memorial Park at noon April 20.

Published April 1, 2019

Shelby - Utica News

Communities to host Easter events in lead-up to holiday

SHELBY TOWNSHIP/UTICA — Get ready for some “egg”citing Easter fun with your local communities this month. Shelby Township and Utica will be hosting Easter events April 13 with fun plans ahead. Residents can choose to attend both Shelby Township’s and Utica’s if they want to get the full Easter experience, or just attend the one in their community. Non-residents can also attend, but it will cost extra for the Shelby Township event.

Visitors enjoy the carnival midway at a previous Sterlingfest Art and Music Fair.

Published March 22, 2019

Sterling Heights Sentry

Sugar Ray, Motley Crue’s Neil slated for Sterlingfest

STERLING HEIGHTS — Sterling Heights will bring big-name rock acts to the state during this summer’s Sterlingfest Art & Music Fair.

Published March 19, 2019

Advertiser Times

Harper Woods to get clean and green at Earth Day event

HARPER WOODS — The Harper Woods Beautification Commission is putting out a call for anyone who wants to pitch in for Earth Day.

Published March 12, 2019

Woodward Talk

Police urge St. Patrick’s Day drinkers to plan rides before partying

FERNDALE/BERKLEY — St. Patrick’s Day, a day when many people nationwide will drink copious amounts of alcohol, is here once again.

As green beer and whiskey will flow through the gullets of drinkers all around Michigan, local police will have their hands full as they look to maintain order.

With Ferndale and Berkley both having downtowns to police, the local departments are asking that those partaking in St. Patrick’s Day plan ahead and figure out how they’ll get to and from the places they’ll be drinking, as drunken driving is their No. 1 concern.

Published March 4, 2019

Royal Oak Review

St. Patrick’s Day parade, pipers coming to the streets

ROYAL OAK — The annual St. Patrick’s Day parade will return to paint the town green at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 16. The parade will kick off at Royal Oak Middle School, travel south down Washington Avenue to Seventh Street and end at St. Mary Catholic Church.

Published February 27, 2019

Rochester Post

Spring blooms to benefit Dinosaur Hill Nature Preserve in Rochester Hills

ROCHESTER HILLS — The record-breaking cold that Michigan recently experienced has many Rochester-area residents eagerly awaiting spring.

Published February 13, 2019

Grosse Pointe Times

Grosse Pointe Park plans week of play for kids on winter break

GROSSE POINTE PARK — Having a week off from school in the dead of winter sounds fantastic — until you realize that Michigan’s cold and unpredictable weather limits activity options.

Published February 8, 2019

C&G Newspapers

Macomb Meals on Wheels needs volunteers

MACOMB COUNTY — Meals on Wheels, a program run by the Macomb Community Action Office of Senior Services, is in dire need of volunteers for the winter months.

Published February 1, 2019

Roseville - Eastpointe Eastsider

Macomb Community Action prepares for 29th annual Walk for Warmth

ROSEVILLE — After confronting subfreezing temperatures, many Michigan residents may be looking for ways to help those less fortunate survive the cold. Macomb Community Action is giving people an opportunity to do just that with its 29th annual Walk for Warmth.

The Roseville Public Library is inviting people in for its Blind Date with a Book program, in which patrons can pick out a mystery book based on a vague description.

Published February 1, 2019

Roseville - Eastpointe Eastsider

Libraries offer Black History Month, Valentine’s Day activities

EASTPOINTE/ROSEVILLE — Whether it’s a snow day home from school or trying to escape the winter blues with a good book, the Eastpointe and Roseville libraries are welcoming in residents and offering a variety of wintertime resources.

Published January 21, 2019

C&G Newspapers

Communities collect money and coats for kids in need

MACOMB COUNTY — Three local communities came together in recent weeks to help children and families who were without warm clothes through a coat drive called Antolin Coats for Kids.

Published January 18, 2019

Roseville - Eastpointe Eastsider

Fundraiser to increase awareness of homelessness through outdoor ‘Sleep Out’

ROSEVILLE — Local nonprofit Feeding the Need will be inviting people to step into the shoes of the homeless population that Feeding the Need helps serve in the Roseville area. For the third year in a row, the group will be hosting a “Sleep Out” fundraiser in which people will sleep outdoors in the middle of winter to experience what much of the homeless population has to contend with on a daily basis.