ROYAL OAK — The Royal Oak Farmers Market will host the fourth annual Family Pride event, created to recognize and appreciate the LGBTQ+ community.

ROYAL OAK — There is a new superintendent of Royal Oak Schools and his name is John Tafelski.

ROYAL OAK — On May 19, the Royal Oak Master Plan 2050 was unanimously approved at the City Commission meeting.

CLAWSON/ROYAL OAK — A deadly shooting occurred in the area of 14 Mile and Renshaw at 10:31 p.m. May 22. 

ROYAL OAK — Corewell Health Children’s pediatric programs have received $1.8 million in grants from Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals.

ROYAL OAK — The Shades of Pink Foundation’s annual event, “A Walk at the Zoo,” was a huge success April 26 at the Detroit Zoo.

ROYAL OAK — The Rochester Road construction project to modify the stretch from 13 Mile to 14 Mile roads from four to three lanes has been approved in a unanimous vote by the City Commission.

ROYAL OAK — The Royal Oak Memorial Day Parade will begin at 9 a.m., May 26, on Main Street at Lincoln Avenue.

CLAWSON — Clawson voters decided to affirm bumping the number of City Council members from five including the mayor to seven including the mayor during the May 6 special election.

ROYAL OAK — Shakespeare Royal Oak, the popular summer outdoor theater experience, has been around for 25 years and is preparing for a whirlwind season.

ROYAL OAK —- Stagecrafters will be presenting “Perfect Arrangement,” an exciting and bittersweet comedy that “challenges the illusion of the American Dream,” according to a Stagecrafters press release.

CLAWSON — Vigilante Kitchen, a restaurant designed to give some of the overlooked people in society a chance, will be moving into 76 W. 14 Mile Road in Clawson following its approval at the April 22 Clawson Planning Commission meeting.

ROYAL OAK — After years of upsetting parking in downtown Royal Oak, the city is researching prospective new parking vendors.

ROYAL OAK — The Royal Oak High School Drama Club will be showcasing its talents in the show “Our Town,” a play by Thornton Wilder.

CLAWSON — Ian Konkolesky is the real life “Young Sheldon.” The 12-year-old is so precocious at math that he is currently taking his second calculus class at Oakland Community College.