ASPCA RACHAEL RAY $100K CHALLENGE
There’s No Place Like Home
We have a chance at winning much-needed grant funding from ASPCA and Rachael Ray in the $100k Challenge. Now thru October, our goal is to find homes for 700+ animals (nearly double last year) and we can do it with your help.More

Residents of Farmington will be getting new wheeled recycling carts starting the first week of August. Waste Management will start delivering carts based on the collection schedule so that residents who get their collection service earlier in the week will get their new carts earlier in the month. The carts will be delivered by Waste Management at no cost to the residents.
Macho Men and the Women Who Love Them premiered at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, in Detroit, Michigan, on July 26, 2012. The venue at the museum was the perfect setting with salsa music and dancing along with tequila tasting provided by Blue Nectar Tequila.
The Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs (MCACA) today announced an increase in funding to $6.1 million for its Fiscal Year 2013 programs.
The Nonpoint Source Program is requesting proposals for FY13 funding to develop or implement watershed management plans to restore impaired waters and protect high quality waters. Approximately $4 million should be available to selected projects by mid-2013.
TEPCO workers involved in the Fukushima nuclear power plant at the time of last year’s tsunami “were not fully trained to think for themselves, and lacked a flexible and proactive way of thinking needed in crisis management,” according to a report published by a Japanese government-appointed panel.
American motoristsare trending more toward smaller vehicles than big gas guzzlers, according to a recent study released today.
If you’re trying to cut down on meat these days, we’ve got a new line-up of meat alternatives to inspire weeks of meatless Mondays and even some tofu Tuesdays and tempeh Thursdays. We’re now carrying 5 plant-based protein powerhouses that can be substituted for meat in all your favorite dishes — and satisfy any carnivorous cravings.
Who says you have to be quiet in the library? On Fri. Aug. 10 ,The Ferndale Public Library places itself firmly in the loud camp as it showcases two local bands, Matt Jones and the Reconstruction and Eleanora as part of its monthly First Stop Friday concert series. This concert is free and all ages are welcome.