BY PHIL CUSTODIO Clarkston News Editor City Council voted 5-2, Nov. 12, to approve a site plan for a 1,432-square-foot second floor addition for 55 S. Main Street, Clarkston Family Dental. Council members Al Avery and David Marsh voted against the plan, saying it does not provide parking as required by city ordinance. According to […]
City Council voted unanimously, Nov. 12, to approve two speed-control signs and police patrols on Holcomb Road for a total of $9,470. As recommended by the Planning Commission, the two 13-inch Radarsign LED solar-powered, your-speed-is signs, with software, shipping, and two-year warranty, will cost $7,500. The signs will be mounted on posts on the 25 […]
Parking will be free in the Clarkston city lot at Main and Washington during Small Business Saturday, Nov. 24. Also, shoppers can win a prize in Oakland County’s Small Business Saturday contest. Grand prize is $5,000; second prize is $2,000; and third prize, a $500 voucher toward air travel at Bishop Airport. To enter, text […]
Clarkston United Methodist Church’s 14th Annual World Christmas Market is Saturday, Dec. 1, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., and Sunday, Dec. 2, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., at the church, 6600 Waldon Road. The market will include more than 20 local and international non-profit organizations, offering unique, handcrafted gifts from around the world, homemade Christmas cookies by the pound, […]
The levitated position of a duplex house at 121-123 N. Main has left many drivers and walkers wondering if a historic home is getting ready to leave downtown. It’s actually part of a renovation project to return the house to a single-family unit, said City Manager Jonathan Smith. “Unfortunately, upon start of the work, they […]
Bridge needs work Dear Editor, Well, the road millage passed. Those of us who live on the fringes of Independence Township can hope for a small piece of it. The bridge on Sashabaw between Lake Oakland and Woodhull could use some attention. We would also like a safety path across it that connects to the […]
Walk Through Bethlehem, a holiday tradition in north Oakland County, is back this year at Waterford Community Church. Guided tours through the indoor dramatic re-enactment, with Roman soldiers, merchants, townspeople, and shepherds speaking of Christ’s birth, life, death and resurrection, take approximately 30 minutes and begin every five minutes. Stroll through various shops, and see […]
BY PHIL CUSTODIO Clarkston News Editor When the Moscow Ballet company brings their Great Russian Nutcracker dance production to the Fox Theater in Detroit next month, four Clarkston students will be there – with the performers on stage. “I’ll probably be nervous,” said Jacqueline Suida, sixth grader at Sashabaw Middle School with six years dancing […]
Clarkston native Dr. Ann McClellan explores the origins of Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous detective and tracks his incarnations in literature, film, advertising, and modern media in her presentation “(Not So) Elementary, My Dear Watson: The Popularity of Sherlock Holmes,” Friday, Nov. 23, at 6:30 p.m. at Clarkston Village Players’ Depot Theater, 4861 White Lake Road. […]
In a study of over a thousand high school students, those who demonstrated high levels of gratitude had higher GPAs and less depression than the less grateful teens. By contrast, the teens who equated buying and owning things with success and happiness reported having lower GPAs, more depression, and a more negative outlook. There are […]