Middle School. The awkward years. I flashed back as I was carrying my box of my “Just Bea” Cartoon display stuff down the long locker lined hallway. What to expect. What will the kids think of my cartoon. Will I get the ‘ol stink eye?More
President Eisenhower once said, “I have only one yardstick by which I test every problem, and that yardstick is: Is it good for America?” Civil unrest in the Middle East, natural disasters, nuclear explosions in Japan, and our nation’s insatiable appetite for foreign crude oil, all pose a threat to America’s national energy and security position.More
The most frequently asked question in the spring is when to put out the hummingbird feeders?More
As a daughter of parents who lived through the Great Depression, I was raised with constant reminders to “Turn off the lights,” “Shut off the water,” and “Put on a sweater if you’re cold” instead of ramping up the furnace.More
VegFest, metro Detroit’s premier vegetarian tastefest and expo, returns to the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi for its annual event on April 29. More
The first annual Grosse Pointe Live Green Fair, Saturday April 21 and Sunday April 22 will offer Metro Detroit’s simple and valuable information from more than 60 exhibitors on how to live a greener, more sustainable lifestyle.More
In 1954, Newbery award winning author and illustrator Armstrong Sperry commemorated the opening of the Ferndale Public Library’s new building with the donation of an original painting. Almost 60 years later, it has been rediscovered by Pat Dengate of the Library Board of Trustees.More
We will tour two neighboring house projects (Pontiac Trail/Wright St. area) to see the many different salvaged materials used in their construction, from redwood porch floors to bowling alley countertops.More
Beginning April 1, Upper Bushman Lake at Independence Oaks-North in Clarkston will become the first and only public access lake in Southeast Michigan with a Catch-and-Release-Only Special Designation. The variance from the standard state fishing regulations was authorized by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.MoreFerndale Public Library is pleased to announce that the author of The Local News, Miriam Gershow, will visit the library on Thurs., Mar. 29 to discuss her work, meet readers and sign books. Free tickets for Gershow’s visit will be available at the library beginning Mar. 15th.More
