Royal Oak Review

Skoop pedicabs will transport visitors who utilize the free structure parking in downtown Royal Oak to their destinations four days a week throughout the month of June.

Published May 28, 2019

Royal Oak DDA to offer free parking in structures, pedicab rides

ROYAL OAK — June 1 is the day that the much-anticipated 581-space parking garage, located at 11 Mile Road and Williams Street, is set to come online. It will be accessible from 11 Mile, and in the future, a second entrance will open on Second Street.

Published May 28, 2019

The Art of Fire to return with more demonstrations

ROYAL OAK — On June 8 and 9, the clay, glass and metal show that emphasizes live demonstrations and interactive art experiences will return to downtown Royal Oak for its 25th year.

Published May 28, 2019

Royal Oak Police Department distributes annual awards

ROYAL OAK — On May 20, Royal Oak Police Chief Corrigan O’Donohue distributed the annual departmental awards before the regularly scheduled City Commission meeting.

Published May 28, 2019

Royal Oak denies Meijer’s request to use city logo

ROYAL OAK — The round orange Royal Oak city logo will not appear on an inside wall at Woodward Corner Market, the new grocery store concept by Meijer, at least for now.

Published May 24, 2019

Falling in the shadows of heroes

METRO DETROIT — Peter Braun made his first parachute landing on his 17th birthday. He’s 54 now and has logged 6,500 jumps. None will be more meaningful than those he’s scheduled to make this June

Published May 22, 2019

Veterans groups embrace service, challenges of survival

METRO DETROIT — In 1966, Tim Litz returned from Vietnam a Marine, ready to get on with life. It wasn’t long before he found the Veterans of Foreign Wars.

Published May 22, 2019

The Friday 5 — May 24-27

Your guide to this weekend's events

Published May 21, 2019

Royal Oak celebrates completion of medical building framework

ROYAL OAK — On May 17, developers, business leaders, city officials and ironworkers gathered for the “topping off” of the six-story Henry Ford Health System medical outpatient center on what used to be the Royal Oak City Hall parking lot.

Published May 21, 2019

Royal Oak to host Memorial Day parade, ceremony

ROYAL OAK — On May 27, Royal Oak will continue its decades-old tradition of a Memorial Day parade and ceremony to remember those who died protecting the country.

Published May 21, 2019

Celebration of the Arts to showcase Royal Oak talent

ROYAL OAK — From noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 1, the fifth annual Celebration of the Arts will return to the Royal Oak Middle School auditorium and front lawn.

Published May 21, 2019

Royal Oak selects designer for new downtown park

ROYAL OAK — On May 13, the Royal Oak City Commission authorized Detroit-based landscape architect MKSK to design the city’s new 2-acre downtown park, to be located where the current City Hall and Police Department now stand.

Published May 21, 2019

Royal Oak homicide suspect reportedly progressing toward competency

ROYAL OAK — During a May 17 competency hearing and probable cause conference for defendant Dane Steward at the 44th District Court, his defense attorney waived his appearance due to his reported status as incompetent to stand trial.

Published May 21, 2019

Eastpointe and Roseville firefighters take part in smoke detector ‘blitz’

EASTPOINTE/ROSEVILLE — Local firefighters rolled out this May on a mission to install free smoke detectors in homes in communities across Michigan.

Published May 21, 2019

Too much sitting spells joint, back and health damage

METRO DETROIT — Henry Ford physical therapist Jim Tavrazich said it’s time to take a stand against too much sitting. “It is a problem,” said Tavrazich, the supervisor for Henry Ford Medical Center Rehabilitation Services in Southfield, and Henry Ford Medical Center Rehabilitation Services and Athletic Medicine in Novi.

Sterling Heights resident Rhonda Kasper’s father recently passed away, which is why she hosted a garage sale. She was looking to sell items such as a stove, a washer, a dryer, a pingpong table and a Sea-Doo watercraft.

Published May 21, 2019

Buyers and sellers share tips for a successful garage sale

METRO DETROIT — ’Tis the season for garage sales. As the temperature warms up, the number of garage sales around metro Detroit tends to increase.

Published May 17, 2019

Behind the Wheel: ’57 Chevy-obsessed

The 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air is the quintessential American classic car, but for Ryan Gertner, of Rochester Hills, it’s more than just an icon — it’s an obsession.

Published May 15, 2019

The Friday 5 — May 17-19

Your guide to this weekend's events

Published May 15, 2019

Local woman speaks out about scam that took her mom’s life savings

METRO DETROIT — Throughout her life, Warren resident Barbara Young was a saver. She was determined to have enough money to hire help and live out her days in her own home, and Young’s children estimate that she saved somewhere around $100,000. But when she passed away a few years ago, that savings was gone.

Published May 15, 2019

Rain barrels, rain gardens prevent stormwater runoff

METRO DETROIT — This year’s wet spring is making it hard to discount the effects of rain on local yards and gardens. For those looking out on a backyard that now includes more ponds than puddles, however, there is hope. Diverting the rain into a rain barrel for future use or establishing a rain garden to attract and filter the stormwater are great ways to eliminate backyard flooding and keep storm sewers from overflowing.

Published May 14, 2019

Michigan leads nation in PFAS contamination sites

METRO DETROIT — The environmental crisis of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, may be even worse than originally thought, according to a new study from the Environmental Working Group.