Royal Oak Review

Published March 19, 2021

Reports detail harassment, hate aimed at Asian Americans

METRO DETROIT — As COVID-19 spread across the country over the last year, so did an ugly wave of hate.

Published March 17, 2021

Local Realtors discuss current market conditions

METRO DETROIT — Local Realtor John Cotter recently described the current real estate market as a little crazy.

Published March 17, 2021

The Arc of Oakland County announces new leadership

OAKLAND COUNTY — The Arc of Oakland County, a Troy-based nonprofit that serves people with developmental disabilities and intellectual impairments, will soon see a change of leadership.

Published March 17, 2021

Senior leaguers get ready to play ball in Warren

METRO DETROIT — If you ask Bob O’Brien how long he’s played ball, he’s quick to tell you.

Published March 17, 2021

Fitness goes hybrid too

METRO DETROIT — As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, gyms and fitness studios have had to get creative to sculpt their clients’ work-from-home physiques from a distance.

Nicolina Buccilli picked up Macomb Intermediate School District STEM consultant Mark Muzzin in a TG-7A motor glider, flying from Detroit City Airport to Romeo State Airport in October 2020.

Published March 15, 2021

IAM junior one of fewer than 700 teen female pilots in United States

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Nicolina Buccilli, a 16-year-old International Academy of Macomb junior from New Baltimore, is part of a select group of people: she is one of 691 female pilots in the 16-19 age range in the country.

A chart illustrates responses to a survey by the Michigan Women’s Commission from 642 participants about whom they would prefer to take care of their children during and post pandemic.

Published March 12, 2021

Michigan Women’s Commission releases pandemic child care survey results

METRO DETROIT — On Feb. 12, the Michigan Women’s Commission released results from a survey that sought to answer how parents were handling child care during the COVID-19 pandemic, who they prefer to provide care during and after the pandemic, and what would make them feel comfortable sending their kids outside the home.

Waltonwood Royal Oak resident Julia Weeks, left, and marketing manager Andrea Batten, right, participate in Read Across America Day March 2. Weeks donned elephant ears and filmed herself reading Dr. Seuss’ “Horton Hears A Who!” for Shrine Catholic Grade School students.

Published March 11, 2021

Seniors virtually celebrate Read Across America Day with Shrine students

ROYAL OAK — March 2 was Read Across America Day, and to celebrate, seniors from Waltonwood Royal Oak senior living community videotaped themselves reading their favorite Dr. Seuss books for students from Shrine Catholic Grade School.

Published March 11, 2021

New grads face altered landscape during COVID-19

OAKLAND COUNTY — As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, the job market continues to suffer.

Published March 10, 2021

Royal Oak man issued warrant for violent threats in deer cull

ROYAL OAK — After an investigation into threats of violence against Huron-Clinton Metroparks police officers made via a phone call to the administration office, the Livingston County Prosecutor’s Office issued a misdemeanor warrant to a 71-year-old Royal Oak man Feb. 23.

Published March 10, 2021

Troy, Oakland County commemorate one year since pandemic arrived

TROY/OAKLAND COUNTY — This time last year, many Michiganders across the state were hearing for the first time that the novel coronavirus had arrived in Michigan.

Published March 9, 2021

As winter temperatures fluctuate, beware of ice dams

METRO DETROIT — Icicles hanging off the roof of a house can be beautiful, but they can also do damage to the home in multiple ways.

The Rouge River flows near Shiawassee Park. The three projects announced by the Great Lakes Water Authority will eliminate 48 million gallons of untreated wet weather discharge from flowing into the Rouge each year.

Published March 9, 2021

Local groups announce three projects to preserve the Rouge

OAKLAND COUNTY — The Great Lakes Water Authority will be collaborating with Oakland County and the city of Detroit on three projects that they say will protect public health by reducing wet water discharges into regional waterways.

Published March 9, 2021

Crooks Road resurfacing project to span from 13 Mile to 14 Mile

ROYAL OAK — A Crooks Road resurfacing project, from 13 Mile to 14 Mile roads, is scheduled to begin March 15 and run through the end of November.

Published March 9, 2021

Ferndale, Pleasant Ridge moving ahead with Woodward Avenue road diet plans

FERNDALE/PLEASANT RIDGE — The cities of Ferndale and Pleasant Ridge are moving forward toward a major change to their sections of Woodward Avenue.

Published March 9, 2021

Residents warned of fire hazards associated with some batteries

OAKLAND COUNTY — The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy is warning residents of fire hazards that can result from batteries — in particular, the improper disposal of lithium-ion batteries.

A home in the 2700 block of Oliver Road was the location of a barricaded gunman situation in which a member of the Oakland County SWAT team fatally shot 34-year-old Jason Sugg Feb. 27. Neighbors left flowers, a wreath and an encouraging sign on the boarded up house.

Published March 8, 2021

Royal Oak man shot after lengthy standoff with police

ROYAL OAK — After a nearly seven-hour standoff Saturday, Feb. 27, a member of the Oakland County SWAT team shot a 34-year-old Royal Oak man at a home in the 2700 block of Oliver Road, near Crooks and 13 Mile roads.

Published March 8, 2021

Oakland, Macomb counties among top recipients from Michigan Veterans Trust Fund

OAKLAND/MACOMB COUNTIES — Zaneta Adams’ experience with the Michigan Veterans Trust Fund extends back to her time in law school, when her car broke down and she was in need of support.

Published March 8, 2021

Police weigh enforcement, safety when fast cars flee

METRO DETROIT — They’re fast, the risks of reckless driving should make everyone furious, and the law is the law.

Published March 6, 2021

Clawson firefighters extinguish blaze at Clawson Manor

CLAWSON — At approximately 8:38 a.m. March 6, the Clawson Fire Department responded to a fire alarm at Clawson Manor, an independent senior living complex located at 255 W. 14 Mile Road, west of Main Street.