Farmington Press

More than 50 parking spaces at Salem United Church of Christ will be transformed into public city parking spaces as early as Aug. 1.

Published July 27, 2020

Farmington strikes parking agreement with Salem UCC

FARMINGTON — More than 50 new public parking spaces will become available in Farmington, potentially as soon as Aug. 1.

Published July 27, 2020

Hillside PTA awarded $5,000 in COVID-19 relief funding

FARMINGTON HILLS — Hillside Parent Teacher Association board members are celebrating a $5,000 COVID-19 relief grant from the National PTA and social media app Tik Tok, and for being the only PTA in Michigan to receive funding under the grant’s first phase.

Published July 27, 2020

Flanders Park to receive new playscape

FARMINGTON — Farmington Mayor Pro Tem Joe LaRussa let out an enthusiastic “hell yes!” July 20 when Farmington City Clerk Mary Mullison asked for his vote on a motion to approve the purchase of a new playscape for Flanders Park.

Published July 26, 2020

Will Postal Service delays impact primary election?

OAKLAND COUNTY — As Michigan draws closer to its Aug. 4 primary election, which has seen increases in absentee ballot voting, will postal delays end up having an impact on voters ability to submit their ballots on time and have them counted?

Published July 24, 2020

Experts warn seniors to be wary of scammers

METRO DETROIT — Senior citizens are a favorite target for many scammers, and they have plenty to watch out for both from criminals and from unscrupulous businesses who seek to take advantage of them.

Published July 23, 2020

Experts brace for problems as eviction and foreclosure moratorium ends

METRO DETROIT — On April 1, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer issued a moratorium on evictions and foreclosures due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The order was to last until June when it was extended to last until July 15.

Local residents Jonathan Sitko, left, and Brad Berry recently launched an online grocery store.

Published July 23, 2020

Locally grown food is an option close to home

OAKLAND COUNTY — Food preferences for metro Detroit residents can run the gamut, depending on taste and lifestyle.

Published July 22, 2020

Lights, a door and a good connection are key to working from home

METRO DETROIT — Across the United States, about 5 million employees work from home at least half of the time, according to the U.S. Census American Community Survey. That number has likely been pushed higher now — at least temporarily, but in some cases permanently — by a shift in the way companies do business in the COVID-19 pandemic.

Masks must be worn inside Jay Birds Rotisserie and Grill, 24480 10 Mile Road in Southfield.

Published July 21, 2020

Oakland County leaders, police weigh in on mask mandate

OAKLAND COUNTY — If you’re looking to make or keep friends in 2020, you’d be wise to steer clear of the topic of mask mandates.

Buses drop off students for the first day of class at Southfield High School for the Arts and Technology during a past school year.

Published July 21, 2020

Pediatrician group, district, governor talk about school plans

METRO DETROIT — One group of professionals is hoping students will head back to school in the fall, despite the COVID-19 outbreak.

Published July 21, 2020

Teamwork critical to extinguishing 500-gallon oil furnace fire in Farmington Hills

FARMINGTON HILLS — A 500-gallon oil fire that began burning shortly after 4 p.m. July 17 at Specialty Steel Treating Inc., 31610 Eight Mile Road, took Farmington Hills firefighters and the Detroit Metro Airport firefighters about two hours to put out.

Published July 21, 2020

Farmington, Hills police remain focused on education, not enforcement for new mask mandate

FARMINGTON/HILLS — A lot of aspects of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Michigan have been questioned, some being argued as unconstitutional, but none so heatedly as mask orders.

Cars make their way through the congested Orchard Lake and 14 Mile roads roundabout, considered to be the third most dangerous intersection in Michigan.

Published July 21, 2020

Orchard Lake, 14 Mile intersection named 3rd most dangerous in state

FARMINGTON HILLS — Farmington Hills-based auto law firm Michigan Auto Law’s annual 20 most dangerous intersections in Michigan list is out, and for the third consecutive year Orchard Lake and 14 Mile roads, shared by Farmington Hills and West Bloomfield, has ranked in the top five of that list.

Local artist MaryLou Stropoli and Sunflour Bakehaus owners Jeff Pavlik and Becky Burns pose in front of some of Stropoli’s artwork on the counter and one of the murals already on the bakery walls.

Published July 21, 2020

Farmington artists chosen to produce two new murals

FARMINGTON — New murals will be making their way to two Farmington businesses, The Vines Flower & Garden Shop and Sunflour Bakehaus, come August.

Farmington residents Alexander, 8, and Cameron Erickson, 6, play a water-based activity from their Farmington Youth Assistance Family camp in a box set in their backyard.

Published July 21, 2020

Farmington Youth Assistance brings summer camp to doorsteps with new program

FARMINGTON/HILLS — Summer for local kids this year may be a little less exciting than it has been in the past.

Published July 21, 2020

Farmington Hills resident cast in global online dance festival

FARMINGTON HILLS — Seven years ago, in 2013, Farmington Hills resident Marcel Lim, 47, found a flier in downtown Farmington advertising Irish dance classes at the Dancing Feats studio. At the time, he knew little of the dance style, but after his first class, he became hooked.

Published July 21, 2020

Shades of Pink fundraiser moves from zoo to Zoom

METRO DETROIT — The nonprofit Shades of Pink Foundation, which provides temporary financial assistance to breast cancer patients, had three weeks to produce a virtual evening of entertainment, fundraising, celebration and support.

Published July 21, 2020

Candidates vying to become Oakland County executive share their goals

OAKLAND COUNTY — Heading into the Aug. 4 primary, there are four people vying to become the next Oakland County executive. Both the Democratic and Republican primaries are contested, with each race featuring two candidates for voters to choose from. The winners will head to the Nov. 3 election to win a four-year term.

Published July 20, 2020

Supreme Court: Oakland County at fault in foreclosure case

OAKLAND COUNTY — Last week, the Michigan Supreme Court ruled against Oakland County in a case that essentially puts an end to the county selling tax-foreclosed homes at auction for a profit.