The Search for “Signs of Hope” In Ferndale
By Jill Lorie Hurst
Photo by Bernie LaFramboise
THEY POPPED UP QUIETLY, SHORTLY AFTER THE 2016 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: THE SIGNS. A new group of signs that...
MI WORKS! Participates in Pilot Refugee Program
By: Sara E. Teller
EARLIER THIS YEAR, THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TALENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT created a new pilot program to help refugees successfully transition...
Senior Momentum
By Maggie Boleyn
PSSSST…FERNDALE ISN’T JUST A HIP HAVEN FOR YOUNG PEOPLE. Ferndale’s more senior citizens are a very active, and very involved part of...
Marching Orders : Ferndale High School Marching Band
By: Maggie Boleyn
TEN HUT! THE FERNDALE HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING BAND IS PREPARING TO TAKE THE FIELD AT FORD FIELD THIS NOVEMBER,participating in the Michigan...
Get to Know your New SOCRRA Recycling Cart
By: Ingrid Sjostrand
A 65-GALLON GREEN RECYCLING CART HAS SHOWN UP ON your curb and, well… every other curb in the neighborhood. Where did it...
Two Opposing Views on the New Bins
J.T. Green & Peter Werbe
J.T. Green
I READ PETER WERBE’S ARTICLE IN THE AUGUST EDITION OF FERNDALE FRIENDS with some alarm, and would like to...
Roberta Lucas : Creatively Integrating Expressive Arts, Dance and Psychology
Story by Sara E. Teller
ROBERTA LUCAS, an expert in expressive arts therapy and dance,has been a resident of Ferndale since 2000. “I live in...
Voyager: The Dining Destination
Story by David Wesley
Photos by Bernie LaFramboise
LAST WINTER, FERNDALE WELCOMED ANOTHER ADDITION TO ITS EXPANDING DINING SCENE WHEN VOYAGER, AN OYSTER-FOCUSED RAW BAR AND...
Know The Buzz : Protecting Residents Against Mosquito-Borne Diseases
Story by: Sara E. Teller
FERNDALE RESIDENTS AND THOSE IN SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES may be noticing public awareness signs that feature mosquitos popping up in their...
Helping Hands For Homes Hurt By Harvey
By Kevin Alan Lamb
AMONG MANY OTHERS HELPING IN MANY WAYS, Ferndale’s First United Methodist Church teamed up with Royal Oak’s First United Methodist to...