Royal Oak Review

Published April 20, 2021

Crosswalk confusion plagues local downtown districts

BIRMINGHAM/ROYAL OAK — In vibrant, bustling downtowns, crosswalks are a commodity.

Published April 20, 2021

Oakland County launches smaller vaccine clinics for select communities

OAKLAND COUNTY— For older residents or those who speak English as a second language, securing a slot to get the COVID-19 vaccine can be quite the ordeal.

Published April 19, 2021

Royal Oak schools stay in-person, Clawson schools go remote

ROYAL OAK/CLAWSON — Royal Oak Schools and Clawson Public Schools responded differently to Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s April 9 call on public school districts to voluntarily move high school education online for two weeks following spring break.

Published April 19, 2021

Royal Oak police rescue woman from house fire, firefighters douse blaze

ROYAL OAK — At approximately 9 p.m. April 7, Royal Oak first responders received a 911 call about a burning house in the 700 block of Magnolia Avenue, where a husband, wife and their dog lived.

Published April 19, 2021

Stagecrafters announces virtual spring season

ROYAL OAK — The birds are singing, the buds are blossoming, and Stagecrafters just announced a four-show virtual spring season that audiences can access through their digital devices.

Published April 19, 2021

Beaumont, patients share their experience during third COVID-19 surge

OAKLAND COUNTY — Samantha Shelton, 34, of Lake Orion, knows first-hand how debilitating a COVID-19 infection can be.

Hazon Detroit has created starter kits to try to make going green easier for community members.

Published April 19, 2021

Group offers kits to help residents go green

METRO DETROIT — Hazon Detroit is participating in an initiative to help make “going green” easier for residents.

Published April 15, 2021

METRO DETROIT — Once the pandemic inundated all of our realities, people discovered a newfound appreciation for cycling as one of the purest and safest forms of escape.

Published April 15, 2021

Flushed wipes ‘wreaking havoc’ on pipes, pump stations

METRO DETROIT — Not all wipes are disposable, even if packages claim otherwise.

Published April 12, 2021

Driver mistakes pedals, crashes into restaurant

ROYAL OAK — At approximately 4:12 p.m. April 8, Royal Oak police responded to a report of a vehicle that had struck WOW Mediterranean restaurant, 1015 N. Campbell Road, just north of Gardenia Avenue.

Published April 10, 2021

Beaumont researchers develop blood test that might predict Alzheimer’s disease

ROYAL OAK — Using a technique called precision medicine, researchers at Beaumont Health recently discovered a simple blood test that might provide an early prediction of Alzheimer’s disease in patients.

Published April 10, 2021

Oakland County Michigan Works! hosts free yearlong financial fitness series

OAKLAND COUNTY — Oakland County Michigan Works! annual weeklong Money Smart week programming, in partnership with the Federal Reserve, just got longer — by 51 weeks, to be exact.

During the month of April, the trees outside the Judson Center in Royal Oak light up blue as part of its #Autism2Light campaign.

Published April 9, 2021

Light up blue for Autism Awareness Month

ROYAL OAK — For the fifth year in a row, the Judson Center glows blue after dark in observance that April is Autism Awareness Month.

Published April 8, 2021

Royal Oak police arrest man found in floral event business

ROYAL OAK — At approximately 2 p.m. March 30, Royal Oak police responded to a call about an unknown man inside Delux Floral, a floral event business located at 4915 Leafdale Blvd., near West 14 Mile Road and Coolidge Highway.

Published April 8, 2021

Farmington Class of 1946 still as close as ever

FARMINGTON — Though the class size has dwindled over the years, the bond of the Farmington High School Class of 1946 has never wavered.

Published April 7, 2021

Detroit Zoo CEO Ron Kagan to retire this summer

ROYAL OAK — After nearly three decades of steering the Detroit Zoological Society, Executive Director and CEO Ron Kagan recently announced his upcoming retirement this summer.

Published April 7, 2021

New program to help with rent, utilities for those struggling in the pandemic

METRO DETROIT — The advent of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020 changed everything for everyone, but shutdowns have affected some residents more than others.

Published April 7, 2021

Homebuyers, renovators battle ‘unprecedented’ lumber costs

METRO DETROIT — First it was toilet paper and paper towels, then cleaning supplies and hand sanitizer. Now, the latest product to become scarce amid COVID-19 is lumber.

Published April 7, 2021

Local doctor pleads for vigilance as COVID cases climb

METRO DETROIT — A year ago, when metro Detroit was just getting used to the COVID-19 virus being an everyday risk, we had just a small amount of information and a lot of worries.

Published April 7, 2021

Finding new interests during shutdowns

METRO DETROIT — When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in March 2020, musician Mike McCabe was on his way to his job playing piano for vacationers aboard the Carnival Cruise Line.