State Rep. Michael Webber offers Office Hours at local Tim Horton’s
State of Michigan House Representative Michael Webber, a Republican from Rochester Hills, will be hosting office hours for residents to meet with him to share coffee and conversation regarding state government at the Tim Horton’s on Crooks Road in Rochester Hills. His “office hours” will be Friday, January 15, from 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. […]
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“A” Train Show pulls into Avondale High School for Day of Fun for Everyone
Avondale School District announces the 12th annual “A” Train Show on Sunday, January 17. The event, which attracted almost 4000 visitors in 2015, is the largest model train show in the state and boasts nearly 400 vendor tables and working train exhibits. Admission is $4 per person; children 12 and under are free. Frank Lams, […]
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Hazardous Weather Warning
Cold Temps and More Snow Coming The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook for most of Southeast Michigan including Oakland County. Beginning at midnight and running through 7:00 p.m. Tuesday. Snow developing after midnight and continuing through the morning rush hour. Two inches is expected to fall during this time with an […]
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Winter Survival 101 at Bloomer Park
Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm is presenting Winter Survival 101 The Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm will be presenting Winter Survival 101 on Monday, January 18th from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. at Bloomer Park. Admission is free for Rochester Hills Museum members. For non-members, the admission is $5 for adults and […]
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Rochester Hills Master Park Plan Underway
Seeks Inputs From Community The City of Rochester Hills is currently in the process of updating the Parks and Recreation Master Plan for 2016-2020. An online survey has been posted on the city website to allow residents to share with city employees opinions of the current park system and proposals for undeveloped park properties. The […]
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City Seeking Candidates for Open Seats on DDA
City of Rochester Seeking Candidates for Open Seats on Downtown Development Authority Must apply before January 26 The City is seeking candidates for two (2) open seats on the Downtown Development Authority. These seats are for terms that will expire May 31, 2019. The City will be accepting applications until January 26, 2016. If you […]
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Rochester Million Dollar Powerball Winner to Play Again
$1 Million Ticket Sold at Rochester Hills Meijer Store Jeffery Grayson, 56, won $1 million playing Powerball with a ticket purchased at the Meijer store, located at 3175 South Rochester Road, in Rochester Hills. Grayson matched the first five numbers drawn in Saturday (January 9) night’s drawing to win his big prize: 16-19-32-34-57. “We were […]
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Muslim Youth of Rochester Hills Donate Water to Flint
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association of Metro Detroit collected cases of water at their Rochester Hills Mosque and donated to Flint Michigan On Saturday January 9, members of the Metro Detroit Chapter of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association located in Rochester Hills collected jugs, cases, and bottles of water at their Mosque to help out […]
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Snow Events May Cause Issues for Parking Platforms in Rochester
Is the City Ready for Snow with the New Parking Platforms Rochester Media took a look at the two new downtown parking platforms in Rochester after the snowfall earlier this week. There are questions about how winter weather ready the roof parking is. A few inches of snow didn’t effect the East Platform from being open. However, the […]
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Dear Crabby, What will you do if you win the Powerball?
Dear Crabby, What will you do if you win the Powerball game? Sincerely, Justin Curious   Dear Mr. Curious, Many Americans this Thursday will be checking their tickets to see if we won any part of the record-breaking jackpot of the Powerball game. Of course, we’re all dreaming of the grand prize of over $1.5 Billion! Paying […]
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A Billion and a Half Dollars, the Winners and the Losers
When hear people talking about it being $1.5 Billion, what are they talking about? The Powerball Jackpot – WINNER Worldwide Revue from the new Star Wars movie – WINNER The cost to fix the Flint Water Crisis – LOSER All of the above The answer is all of the above. Each one of those items […]
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