Take a Hilarious Trip beyond the Bridge in Avon Players’ ‘Escanaba in da Moonlight’
The plight of an unlucky hunter yields big laughs in this super yooper comedy from Michigan’s own Jeff Daniels Audience members may find themselves craving pasties after spending a fun-filled evening with a group of wacky deer hunters as they engage in the requisite beer-fueled ritual of tall tales and one-upmanship in Avon Players’ Escanaba […]
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Radon Test Kits Only Five Bucks During January
National Radon Action Month - January 2017Radon test kits are half price during National Radon Action Month Oakland County Health Division encourages residents to purchase radon test kits for only $5 during National Radon Action Month in January to test their homes for the potentially harmful gas. “Radon is the leading cause of lung cancer in nonsmokers, and the second leading […]
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Inauguration of the 2017 Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Oakland County Board of Commissioners Inauguration Season Begins with the Swearing-In of the 2017 Oakland County Board of Commissioners The Oakland County Board of Commissioners’ Inaugural Swearing-In Ceremony will be held on Wednesday, January 11, 2017 at 5:30 p.m., in the Oakland County Board of Commissioners’ Auditorium, located at 1200 North Telegraph Road in Pontiac, Michigan. Oakland County Chief Circuit […]
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Deck Art 2017 Opens Registration January 30
Deck Art 2017Downtown Rochester is calling all artists: Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College, and Adult to participate in downtown Rochester’s Seventh Annual Skateboard Art Competition & Exhibition: Deck Art 2017. Artists are asked to provide their unique work on a blank skateboard deck. Winning pieces will be picked in each category by a panel of […]
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Oakland University’s Keeper of the Dream
Holly Robinson Peete OU’s Keeper of the Dream Honorees Announced For its 25th annual Keeper of the Dream Awards Celebration, Oakland University will recognize eight student leaders who promote diversity, cultural understanding and community activism. Daryl Blackburn Ashley Chillis Alex Currington Anders Engnell Shayla McCullough Gabriela Saenz Jacob Semma Aditya Tiwari “The Keeper of the Dream Awards Celebration […]
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Rochester Regional Chamber President, Sheri Heiney, Leaves Job and Michigan
Local Leaders and Business Owners offered their Goodbyes to Sheri Heiney at the Royal Park Hotel during the Holidays - photo by Michael Dwyer During the holidays local leaders and business owners said goodbye to Sheri Heiney, President of the Rochester Regional Chamber of Commerce. She spent 16 years with the chamber, growing it from 550 to 1,000 members. It is one of the largest chambers in Southeast Michigan, wining numerous awards, including Michigan’s Chamber of the Year. Heiney and her […]
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Dear Crabby, Tell Me About the New Gas Tax
Dear Crabby, What’s this New Gasoline Tax in Michigan all about? Sincerely, Mr. Fuming   Well, well, well … here we go again. Both with the price of gas going up and with the question. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, I am not a fan of worrying about the price of […]
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