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Ferndale’s Legal & Professional Services
By Sara E. Teller Photos by Bernie Laframboise FERNDALE IS A HUB FOR MANY OF THE AREA’S LEADING PROFESSIONAL BUSINESSES, from law firms and credit unions to printing services, custom event and...
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Ferndale Schools Community Passes $125 Million Bond
By Bill Good ON MARCH 10TH VOTERS PASSED A TRANSFORMATIONAL BALLOT INITIATIVE FOR FERNDALE SCHOOLS. This ballot measure called for a $125 million bond at no expected tax rate increase. The $125 million...
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Continuous Improvement
Dr. Dania Bazzi, Superintendent WHEN WE HEAR THE PHRASE “CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT,” IT IS SUPERFICIALLY UNDERSTOOD as the practice of trying to do better every day. In education, continuous improvement...
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A New Chapter for the DDA
By Lena Stevens, Executive Director of the Ferndale Downtown Development Authority THE FERNDALE COMMUNITY IS OPENING A NEW CHAPTER IN ITS HISTORY and I am thrilled to be a part of it. My name is Lena...
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Ferndale Friends
ROUGE MAKEUP & NAIL STUDIO ROUGE MAKEUP & NAIL STUDIO WAS STARTED IN 2010 by sisters Jeny Bulatovic and Cheryl Salinas-Tucker, who have always believed in the importance of using organic...
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Ferndale Radio 100.7FM: Keeping Ferndale Groovy!
By Jennifer Goeddeke THERE IS AN IMPRESSIVE HUB OF DJ AND MUSICAL PROGRAMMING TALENT, tucked within the Rustbelt Market (on the NW corner of 9 Mile and Woodward). This is the Ferndale Radio 100.7 FM...
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Rest In Peace Robert Porter
By Bob’s treasured friend and former Ferndale mayor, Craig Covey FERNDALE LOST ONE OF ITS LEADERS IN EARLY FEBRUARY, leaving behind wife Ruth and son Brad and a host of friends and admirers. Destined...
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Ferndale Community Concert Band: Music For The People!
FOUNDED IN MAY 2015, THE HIGHLY RESPECTED FERNDALE COMMUNITY CONCERT BAND (FCCB) completed its fifth season this year, and has become one of Ferndale’s most successful non-profit non-profits and...
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Ferndale’s Proud Non-Profits Serving Our Community
By Mary Meldrum Photos by Bernie Laframboise FERNDALE HAS A MYRIAD OF COMMUNITY SERVICE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AVAILABLE FOR RESIDENTS. Many are surprising in terms of their mission and scope. Below...
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The Rock House
By Ginger Goldmine OUR DIGS 2020 FEATURED HOME IS THE ROCK HOUSE, located in Ferndale at 519 W. Maplehurst. Tamela Ekstrom and Evan Derian have lived here since 2011. Evan is an artist, graphic...
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Detroit Auto Electric Fleet Services
By Jennifer Goeddeke DETROIT AUTO ELECTRIC (DAE) IS A FLEET SERVICE & MANAGEMENT COMPANY, WITH AN EXTENSIVE HISTORY. I recently visited their facility at 21040 Coolidge in Oak Park and spoke with...
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Classic Expressions
By Rose Carver HER NAME IS YEMISI BAMISAYE, AND SHE IS THE OWNER AND DESIGNER at African Fashions by Classic Expressions. Bamisaye was born in Nigeria and has been a student of fabric and design since...
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MoGo Comes to Oak Park
By Colton Dale IF YOU EMERGED FROM YOUR HOME EARLY THIS SUMMER AFTER THE COVID-19 LOCKDOWN AND WONDERED what those new red bikes are that you see all over town, you’re not alone. IN THE BEGINNING OF...
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11 Mile Taking Off!
By Colton Dale ONCE A DULL AND DRAB LIGHT INDUSTRIAL CORRIDOR, ELEVEN MILE RD between Greenfield Rd and Coolidge Hwy. is going through a total transformation. Much like the Nine Mile Redesign, City...
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9 Mile Redesign Completed!
By Eric Freeman – Strategic Communications Specialist, City of Oak Park OAK PARK’S NINE MILE REDESIGN PROJECT BEGAN IN 2014 WITH THE GOAL of creating a vibrant streetscape, vigorous community culture,...
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Coolidge Place Almost Complete
By Colton Dale IN EARLY 2019, TWO POWERHOUSE NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS MERGED TO COMBINE THEIR EFFORTS and work as one group toward their common goals of reducing homelessness and expanding Oakland...
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New Library Director: Dr. Karen White-Owens
By Mary Meldrum IT ALL BEGAN WHEN THE OAK PARK LIBRARY ADMINISTRATION CALLED AND ASKED IF SHE WOULD LIKE TO INTERVIEW FOR THE JOB OF DIRECTOR. At the time, for Dr. Karen White-Owens, it seemed like a...
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Oak Park Public Safety Relationships…
By Jocelyn A. Davis, Communications & Public Information Director, City of Oak Park THE CHALLENGING EVENTS OF 2020 WILL UNDOUBTEDLY STAY WITH US FOR THE REST OF OUR LIVES. A relentless, global...
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Oak Park Schools Meeting Needs!
By Brandon Jiles THE OAK PARK SCHOOL DISTRICT BOASTS AN ABUNDANCE OF EDUCATIONAL and co/extra-curricular programs to meet the needs of a vast array of learners from Pre-K through twelfth grade. We...
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Berkley Schools Forming Relationships
SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1840, THE BERKLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS ENJOYED REMARKABLE SUPPORT from the community, including businesses and families outside of the District. “The incredible success Berkley...
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