ROYAL OAK — Royal Oak Schools have announced two new principals for Upton and Keller elementary schools for the 2026-2027 school year. 

ROYAL OAK — The Royal Oak Taco Fest is returning for the Fourth of July weekend with more than 50 of Michigan’s top taco trucks and eateries.

ROYAL OAK — The Detroit Zoo will host the annual Sunset at the Zoo presented by KeyBank from 7 to 11 p.m. June 18. 

ROYAL OAK — Scouts and families gathered at Memorial Stadium on May 29 as Cub Scout Pack 1604 hosted Scouts Night at the Royal Oak Leprechauns game. 

ROYAL OAK — The sixth annual Juneteenth celebration in Royal Oak will return from 3 to 7 p.m. June 19 at the Royal Oak Farmers Market. 

ROYAL OAK — The Royal Oak Public Library has installed 300 solar panels the week of May 18 on the top of the building as part of its 2026 year one strategic implementation plan. 

ROYAL OAK — Royal Oak Schools held a kindergarten signing day on May 19, and the district set a new high for enrollment since the pandemic.

ROYAL OAK — Adriana Alexander, a seventh grader at Royal Oak Middle School, earned two best of show awards at the 58th Michigan Student Film Festival. 

ROYAL OAK — The Royal Oak City Commission in a 5-1 vote May 18 approved a first reading for the rezoning of 2800 W. 14 Mile Road from general industrial to planned unit development to accommodate plans for a Kroger and a building with 85 dwellings.

ROYAL OAK — The Detroit Zoo’s Fred and Barbara Erb Discovery Trails are now open following a ribbon cutting on May 22. 

ROYAL OAK — A brownfield plan for a proposed residential development on North Main Street was approved in a unanimous vote following a public hearing during the City Commission meeting May 18.

ROYAL OAK — Royal Oak Smiles dental practice hosted its first Free Dental Day on May 15 at its office, 1103 N. Main St.

ROYAL OAK — For many years, the Royal Oak Memorial Society has organized efforts in May to clean veterans’ graves at Oakview Cemetery, and this year a group of high school students joined in on the day. 

ROYAL OAK — The Royal Oak Planning Commission held a public hearing and unanimously approved a site plan May 12 to be sent before the City Commission for a four-story multiple-family building with 45 dwellings at 401 E. Third St.

ROYAL OAK — Thomas Markus has been appointed as the next city manager of Royal Oak following the City Commission’s approval of his employment on May 11.