Woodward Talk

Published October 1, 2019

New fire chief wants to stay in Ferndale ‘for the rest of my career’

FERNDALE — The Ferndale Fire Department’s new chief is a familiar name, as he already has spent nearly 20 years within the city.

Published October 1, 2019

Ferndale Pride makes its largest single-year donation to charitable organizations

FERNDALE — Coming off one of its biggest events, Ferndale Pride in turn is making its largest charitable donation.

Published October 1, 2019

Berkley school millage on ballot for November election

BERKLEY — The Berkley School District will have an operating millage on the ballot in the upcoming November election.

Published October 1, 2019

Commission recommends recreational marijuana zoning changes

BERKLEY — The city of Berkley is moving forward with a key part of allowing recreational marijuana businesses in its downtown.

Published September 30, 2019

Oakland County parks 2020 budget features local splash pad upgrades

OAKLAND COUNTY — The Oakland County Parks and Recreation system is always dreaming up new fun activities for residents to enjoy, like the new archery range, the upcoming off-road vehicle park and family-friendly programming.

Published September 25, 2019

The Friday 5 — Sept. 27-29

Your guide to this weekend's events

Published September 25, 2019

Ferndale City Council returns to full strength

FERNDALE — The Ferndale City Council is back to full strength after appointing a new member at its latest meeting.

Published September 25, 2019

Ready or not, here comes ‘Read by Grade Three’

METRO DETROIT — The stakes for Michigan’s third grade students are high this school year as the retention portion of the state’s “Read by Grade Three” law takes effect in May 2020 after this year’s statewide assessments.

Published September 25, 2019

From obesity and food obsession to real health

METRO DETROIT — It was nearly seven years and 175 pounds ago when Jill Clark, of Troy, decided she’d had just about enough.

Published September 25, 2019

Setting the scene this Halloween

METRO DETROIT — Glen Williams humbly denies being an expert on the art of the “home haunt,” but the resident of Grosse Pointe Farms clearly knows a thing or two after years of transforming his Mack Avenue home into a Halloween wonderland.

Published September 24, 2019

11 counties at ‘high risk’ for deadly mosquito-borne virus

METRO DETROIT — Health officials are reminding people to protect themselves from mosquito bites this fall after seeing an increase in Eastern equine encephalitis, a rare and deadly virus spread by mosquitoes.

Published September 24, 2019

Huntington Woods teen raises money for Type 1 diabetes research

HUNTINGTON WOODS — This past weekend, the JDRF, formerly the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, hosted the 36th annual One Walk at Detroit’s Riverwalk.

Published September 24, 2019

Trees taken down in Garbutt Park found to have hollow insides

FERNDALE — A little more sun has been hitting the grounds of Garbutt Park recently as a number of trees had to come down due to, as of now, unknown reasons.

Published September 24, 2019

Oxford/Merchants Park upgrades move closer to reality

BERKLEY — The city of Berkley took another step in its development of Oxford/Merchants Park with the approval of an agreement for engineering services for future development.

Published September 24, 2019

‘Dot’ halfway through construction, expected to be completed in May 2020

FERNDALE — It’s been seven months since the official groundbreaking of the Development on Troy Feb. 2.

Published September 23, 2019

Oakland County students join in global climate crisis strike

OAKLAND COUNTY — Young people around the world skipped out on class Sept. 20 to participate in the Global Climate Strike, a demonstration of young people advocating for a reduction and even an end to the use of fossil fuels to protect the Earth for their generation and beyond.

Published September 20, 2019

Ferndale sees ‘drastic’ increase in larcenies from automobiles

FERNDALE — The Ferndale Police Department is advising residents to double-check the locks on their vehicles as the city is being hit with a high number of larcenies from automobiles.

Published September 20, 2019

Behind the Wheel: Man restores 1970 ’Cuda that he bought as a teen

In the summer of 1970, just before his 15th birthday, Macomb Township resident Robert Sumpter spotted a brand-new, Army green 1970 Plymouth Barracuda in “Motor Trend” magazine, and it was love at first sight.

Published September 18, 2019

The Friday 5 — Sept. 20-22

Your guide to this weekend's events

Published September 18, 2019

All lanes of I-75 to close this weekend from I-696 to Square Lake Road

TROY — All lanes of north- and southbound Interstate 75 will close from 11 p.m. Sept. 20 to 5 a.m. Sept. 23 between Interstate 696 and the business loop of Square Lake Road.