ROYAL OAK — A proposed development that would build a four-story building on 11 Mile Road was tabled at a recent Royal Oak Planning Commission meeting.

FERNDALE — Ferndale’s big fall art fairs will be making their returns this month. The Funky Ferndale Art Fair and DIY Street Fair will take place on both sides of Nine Mile Road Sept. 22-24. The Funky Ferndale Art Fair is located on West Nine Mile, and the DIY Street Fair is located on East Nine Mile.

BERKLEY — The former Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit, located in West Bloomfield, is aiming to open a new center in Berkley within the next couple of years.

CLAWSON — The court in the Clawson High School gymnasium will be forever adorned with the name of Alexandria Verner.

ROYAL OAK — The Arts, Beats & Eats festival took place Sept 1-4 in downtown Royal Oak, attracting hundreds of thousands of people to the event over the course of the Labor Day weekend.

FERNDALE — The Funky Ferndale Art Fair and DIY Street Fair will be held later this month.

ROYAL OAK — Northwood Elementary School’s new principal is excited to be starting her dream job.

OAKLAND COUNTY — The filing deadline for the November election has passed and there will be several contested races in local cities.

ROYAL OAK — The city of Royal Oak announced that City Commissioner Patricia Paruch died Aug. 22 in her home. She was 72.

FERNDALE — On Aug. 17, the Council on American Islamic Relations Michigan Chapter, or CAIR-MI, released a report detailing what it calls “predatory policing” from the Ferndale Police Department.

FERNDALE — The city of Ferndale recently honored outgoing Assistant City Manager Kyle Pollet, who will serve his last day on Sept 7.

ROYAL OAK — The date of Aug. 10 marked the dedication of phase 1 of the Michigan World War II Legacy Memorial in Royal Oak.

ROYAL OAK — Due to a cancer diagnosis earlier this year, Royal Oak City Commissioner Patricia Paruch announced she will be stepping away from the commission and entering hospice care.

METRO DETROIT — It’s been 20 years since metro Detroit and a large portion of the northeastern United States underwent a massive blackout that lasted for a couple of days.

BERKLEY/ROYAL OAK — A man was found dead by police after he was involved in a car crash at 10:17 a.m. Aug. 10 near Coolidge Highway and Webster Road in Berkley, near the border with Royal Oak.