October 4, 2016
DTE substation delayed by complexities as another power outage hits Ferndale
Last week I posted about DTE Energy’s announcement that it is making $76 million in upgrades to the energy grid...
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September 30, 2016
New substation, other improvements target power outages in Ferndale
If you live in Ferndale, then you’re probably no stranger to aggravating summertime power outages. More recently, you may have...
September 27, 2016
Group aims to raise $25K to restore historic Palmer Park log cabin
With a little more than a month remaining in its crowdfunding campaign, an effort to raise $25,000 to fix the...
September 23, 2016
Loft projects proliferate in Ferndale with one project approved, another in the pipeline
Ferndale officials have approved plans for a four-story, 27-unit residential loft building on the vacant site of a former church...
September 20, 2016
New RefleX provides speedier bus service between Detroit and suburbs
I’ve spent the past couple days riding the new RefleX bus, a limited-stop, express bus service between the suburbs and...
September 12, 2016
Ferndale eyeing big improvements to Martin Road Park
Water features, a splash park, native plantings and a natural amphitheater for outdoor concerts are among the ambitious ideas Ferndale...
September 7, 2016
Bike need a fix? Ferndale now offers 3 free public repair stations
Bicyclists in Ferndale who need to inflate a tire, raise a seat, tighten a bolt or make other basic fixes...
September 5, 2016
Welcome back to school, can you spare a dime?
Tomorrow morning, like so many other parents out there, my kids go back to school. My youngest is starting kindergarten,...
August 20, 2016
Detroit testing out bike lanes, other changes to Livernois ‘Avenue of Fashion’
The City of Detroit is conducting a demonstration project on a roughly half-mile stretch of Livernois Avenue to test the...
August 11, 2016
Community radio station could be coming to Ferndale’s Rust Belt Market
A group of broadcast veterans wants to bring non-commercial community radio to the Rust Belt Market in downtown Ferndale and...
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