A new zoning classification for properties along S. Washington St. will be one of the main subjects at a public hearing before the Oxford Village Planning Commission 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 19. Dubbed ‘Commercial Office? (CO), the proposed zoning would allow for various retail and office service uses in the South Washington Corridor, but prohibit […]
After years of controversy and delays, the Polly Ann Trail pedestrian bridge over M-24 will be erected next week. ‘I think everybody’s going to get a lot of use out of it and it’s going to become a positive feature in the community,? said Amy Murrary, manager of the Polly Ann Trail. Placement of the […]
A contingent of fun-loving senior citizens from Fashionable Ferndale visited Oxford last week to have lunch and tour the downtown. Two buses carrying 27 seniors arrived in town on a day trip arranged through Ferndale Recreation and Senior Services. They specifically came to have lunch at Victoria’s Delights, a popular downtown bistro. ‘Another senior center […]
For the sixth straight year, hundreds of leather-clad bikers thundered into downtown Oxford to remember the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and raise money for charity. At least 250 motorcycles participated in the 6th Annual 9-11 Memorial Run Sunday raising approximately $6,500 for Operation Care Package Michigan and The Billy Lake Underpriviledged Children’s Fund. Operation […]
Ground was broken last week for a new commercial building in the parking lot of the Oxford Mills Shopping Center on M-24, south of Drahner. Located in the southeastern portion of the center’s parking lot, in front of Powerhouse Gym and Dollar Discount, the 3,075-square-foot freestanding building was designed to house two tenants and have […]
Celebrate Oxford 2006 was a huge success. It was such a success that three local nonprofit organizations were each the beneficiary of a share of the $2,500 in proceeds from the event. On Thursday, August 3, at a small ceremony in Centennial Park, the Rotary Club of Oxford, the Northeast Oakland’Historical Society, and Crossroads for […]
When you think about it the whole concept of property taxes negates the very idea of owning private property. Twice a year we pay the government a sum of money to keep living in our homes. Yes, we get services in return, but should our homes be used as leverage to make us pay for […]
While most kids spent their summer hanging around town or playing video games, Andrew Alder and Zackary Alder-Hills were busy exploring abandoned mines in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. The Oxford cousins participated in a summer youth program at Michigan Technological University in Houghton where they spent a week in July studying mineralogy and field geology in […]
Oxford’s girls varsity basketball team scored its first victory of the season last week beating Birmingham Groves 52-44. Joelle Harms was the top scorer with 17 points. Danielle Esman contributed 8 points to the win. ‘We got off to a really bad start,? said Coach Al Poynter. ‘We were down 14 to 3 at the […]
A man wanted for an attempted child abduction in Canton may have visited a daycare facility in Oxford last week and inquired about a job. ‘If this guy is in our area, we want people to know,? said a woman who helps out at the daycare facility on N. Baldwin Road, between Shipman and Oakwood […]