Mike Koury

Detroit

Staff Reporter at C&G Newspapers

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DIY Street Fair back for 16th year in Ferndale

Sep 11, 2024 | candgnews.com | Mike Koury

FERNDALE — The DIY Street Fair is back for another year in downtown Ferndale.
Ferndale, Berkley hosting Memorial Day events

May 22, 2024 | candgnews.com | Mike Koury

FERNDALE/BERKLEY — The cities of Ferndale and Berkley will be hosting Memorial Day events May 27. Ferndale’s Memorial Day Parade will begin at 10 a.m. at the corner of Livernois Street and West Maplehurst Street. The parade route will head along Livernois to Oakridge Street, then to Pinecrest Drive to Nine Mile Road and then Livernois, where it will end at Memorial Mall near Fire Station No. 1.
Ferndale once again ready to celebrate the Pride of LGBTQ+ community

May 20, 2024 | candgnews.com | Mike Koury

Event Director Julia Music said the theme of this year’s Ferndale Pride is “transcendence” and she’s excited to celebrate the gains of the transgender community over the last year. File photo by Donna Dalziel FERNDALE — The city of Ferndale’s massive celebration of Pride and the LGBTQ+ community will make its colorful return next month.
Bike Day sees 100 young people get fitted for adaptive bicycles

May 20, 2024 | candgnews.com | Mike Koury

Jessica Lopez helps her daughter, Julianna, try out her new Trivel T-250 Adaptive Tricycle. Photo by Patricia O’Blenes OAKLAND COUNTY — Corewell Health Children’s held its big Bike Day on May 11, where 100 children were fitted for adaptive bicycles.
Berkley Schools purchases church building for district programs

May 20, 2024 | candgnews.com | Mike Koury

Cana Lutheran Church on Catalpa Drive was sold to the Berkley School District last month. It will be used to house the district’s Adult Transition Program and robotics team. Photo by Liz Carnegie BERKLEY — A church building in Berkley has been sold to the school district to help create a space for district programs.
Berkley Days festival hit with fights for second year

May 20, 2024 | candgnews.com | Mike Koury

Despite the fights, Berkley Days reopened for its last day May 12 with new rules set in place, such as all minors must be accompanied by a parent or guardian age 21 or older, and that the festival would close at 4 p.m. instead of 6 p.m. Photo by Donna Dalziel BERKLEY — The annual Berkley Days festival was marred for the second year in a row due to fights by attendees.
Ferndale puts millage questions on November ballot

May 20, 2024 | candgnews.com | Mike Koury

FERNDALE — Approved at its May 13 meeting, the Ferndale City Council voted unanimously to approve a proposal for a Headlee override, as well as a charter amendment to establish a “special purpose millage to support police and fire facilities and recreation facilities and operations.” The ballot language reads, “Shall the limitation on the amount of taxes which may be imposed on taxable property in the City of Ferndale, County of Oakland, State of Michigan be increased by 8.5856 mills ($8.5856...
Berkley Days festival hit with fights for second year

May 11, 2024 | candgnews.com | Mike Koury

BERKLEY — The 101st Berkley Days festival was marred for the second year in a row due to fights by attendees. On the third day of the festival, May 11, Berkley Days was shut down early after fights broke out on the event’s grounds. “Unfortunately, yet again the annual tradition of Berkley Days has been disrupted by fights breaking out amongst participating youth,” a statement from the Berkley Public Safety Department reads.
High winds cause damage to buildings, down trees

May 7, 2024 | candgnews.com | Mike Koury

Crews work to clear a downed tree at Paxton and Saratoga streets after a windstorm April 17. Photo by Patricia O’Blenes FERNDALE — A severe storm on April 17 caused damage to several buildings in Ferndale. The biggest building to suffer major damage was Autumn House, located at 500 E. Nine Mile Road, which is a public housing structure with the Ferndale Housing Commission.
Rosie O’Grady’s site owner aiming to redevelop this year

May 7, 2024 | candgnews.com | Mike Koury

FERNDALE — The old location of Rosie O’Grady’s has remained vacant since its closure in 2021, but the owner is hopeful that progress will be made soon at the downtown mainstay. After it closed in June of that year, the former Rosie O’Grady’s, located at 279 W. Nine Mile Road, had plans to redevelop the site into a seafood restaurant called Atlantic and Pacific that also included apartments. It’s been a couple of years since those plans first got underway, but the building has remained vacant.