3 plans to expand city hall

With three options for expanding city hall and DPW, Clarkston City Council postponed a decision until at least this coming Monday. “I don’t see how two weeks can hurt,” said Council member Al Avery at the Oct. 12 meeting. “I’d like to hear what residents say their needs are.” The three alternatives presented include “North […]

Parking ideas at meeting

About 25 people attended a public meeting on parking in Clarkston, Oct. 13. ‘We’re really just trying to get input,? said Mayor Joe Luginski. ‘Responses range from people saying the parking situation is horrendous to the opposite end, people who don’t see a parking problem.? Erich Lines, who owns the Union restaurant with Curt Catallo, […]

Phil in the Blank A column by Phil Custodio

One thing Back to the Future Part II got right in its predictions of the year 2015 is the nostalgia for the 1980s. There’s no new Jaws movie coming out, but there is a new Star Wars flick soon to hit theaters. Like most people I talk to, I’m cautiously optimistic about the Force awakening […]

Eye in the sky

When Don Herbert was in the military as a flight medic from 2006-2012, he got a taste for the aerial perspective. “I always thought the perspective above the earth was prettier ? it’s a chance to see more from a single perspective,? Herbert said. Now he flies the skies over Clarkston and surrounding area as […]

Homecoming for a hero

It’s been a long time, but Sean Campbell of Clarkston is home. After 25 years as an Air National Guard fighter pilot, Campbell is looking to turn in his callsign “Grinder” for more domestic titles of ‘husband? and ‘father of three.? “We’re going on vacation for a couple days,” said Sean’s wife, Amy, at a […]

‘Just the usual suspects’

Plans to expand city hall and build a new DPW facility were on hold at Monday’s City Council meeting, but it was still a contentious topic. During public comment at the Oct. 26 council meeting, city resident Chet Pardee said he met with state Rep. Jim Tedder and Independence Township Supervisor Pat Kittle during one […]

Extreme trip for extreme sportsmen

As the only American judge in this year’s X Dubai Flyboard World Cup competition in the United Arab Emirates, Jason Burns of Independence Township and his son Jacob are getting ready to jet to the other side of the world. “The location is beautiful,” Jason said. “It’s the city from the future. They have the […]

Crosses illustrate abortion impact

To celebrate the ‘Respect Life? month of October, the new girls? golf team at Everest Collegiate High School had an idea. ‘They approached us with an initiative which we thought could be of great benefit for our school community,? said Maura Plante, director of admissions for Everest Collegiate High School and Academy.? The team put […]

Lawsuit charges city with Catallo favoritism

City Council has until about Thanksgiving to respond to a lawsuit filed by CBC Joint Venture regarding restaurant plans for the Sutherland House on S. Main Street. Citing undue influence by and favoritism towards the Catallo family in Clarkston, the suit seeks to order the city to rezone the Sutherland building at 59 S. Main […]

City seeks to ‘gag’ Bisio

Oakland County Circuit Courtwas scheduled a hearing on a request Wednesday for sanctions against Richard Bisio of Clarkston. Bisio, former Clarkston City Council member who is suing City Council for violating the Open Meetings Act and Freedom of Information Act, is accused of improperly publicizing a proposed consent agenda that was supposed to be kept […]

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