In the fall of 2005, a different kind of early education school opened in Lake Orion. At the time, A School for the Mind and Body occupied 3,500 square feet at its 936 S. Baldwin Road location. That first fall, there were 30 students and only one other staff member in addition to the school’s […]
In how many of the fancy, new developments that have changed the look of Lake Orion in recent years would you find a basement with a tree sprouting from it instead of a home? Well, at least one: the Royal Troon subdivision near Indianwood and Joslyn roads, where residents are claiming developers not only neglected […]
Deborah Moceri wants the community’s help transforming the Ehman Center into the Angel Center. Moceri, who recently purchased the 1920s schoolhouse at an auction for $52,500, said she intends to use the building to house a community center that will offer a slew of services to Lake Orion. She envisions the Angel Center as a […]
By John Counts Review Editor While the organizations the Detroit Pistons? President Tom Wilson runs may be a tad larger than most, many of the same principles apply to all businesses as tough economic times seem to be getting tougher. ‘We haven’t faced anything like we’re facing right now. Success in business comes down to […]
Angry residents and an irritated village council lashed out at the developer currently in charge of the unfinished Atwater Commons condominium complex. Still, developers were granted a little more time to take care of the issues. In question at the council meeting on Oct. 14 were an unsightly sales trailer abandoned by previous developers, shoddy, […]
The results are in, and it seems the village council likes what they’ve seen from Paul Zelenak so far. The new village manager, who assumed the office in spring, scored 3.9 on an appraisal scale of 1-5, with 1 being ‘unacceptable? and 5 being ‘outstanding.? Zelenak’s performance was on the brink of 4, which is […]
No, little ghouls and goblins aren’t going to overtake downtown Lake Orion on Thurdsay, Oct. 30, but it sure will look like it. The Halloween parade is upon us. It will start at the newly dubbed Angel Center (formerly the Ehman Center) and children can show off their costumes all the way down Broadway to […]
Under the watchful eyes of Picasso, the orange-winged Amazon parrot perched in his cage (lined, of course, with last week’s Review), customers try on capes and masks at bustling Ed’s Broadway Gift and Costume shop in downtown Lake Orion. Picasso has seen it every Halloween season for the eleven years Ed’s has been open. Even […]
You may see a new face the next time you’re at a parade or other events in downtown Lake Orion. Chances are, she planned it. The Downtown Development Authority (DDA) recently welcomed Jean Keitz, the new events coordinator, to their staff. Since starting Sept. 1, Keitz has already had to dive in with the planning […]
While the other positions in Orion Township were more or less decided back in the August primaries, one office is still up for grabs–perhaps the most important. The contenders for Orion Township Supervisor are Matthew Gibb, the township trustee who beat fellow Republican Daniel Myslakowski by 631 votes in August, and David Hodges, a Democrat […]