BY LAURA DUCHARME Special to the Clarkston News A festival based on food is an event many people want to go to, and this year’s annual Taste of Clarkston is sure to draw in big crowds. The Taste of Clarkston will be on Main Street in downtown Clarkston from 12-6 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 21, in […]
By Meg Peters Review Staff Writer Over the last couple of years Lake Orion property values have increased ever so slightly, and village employees are now getting a little slice of the pie. Village council approved a 2.5 percent wage increase for non-union employees at the council meeting on August 11, the first increase in […]
Curt Catallo and his wife Ann Stevenson love Clarkston ? that’s why they keep opening new businesses here. ‘Pride starts on Main Street,? Catallo said. ‘We can see downtown from our bedroom.? ‘Union Joints,” including Clarkston Union, Union Woodshop, and Adworks, will soon also include a coffee shop at the corner of Clarkston Road and […]
By Dan Shriner Review Editor After seeing its request for a five-year one mill request get defeated at the August 5 primary, Orion Township officials scheduled a special meeting for Tuesday night to discuss some alternatives and possibly asking voters for a lower millage amount in November. The meeting will be held after The Review […]
Thrilling stunts and maneuvers ? that’s the name of the game for this year’s Spray Masters Water Ski Club and Show Team show, based on James Bond 007. ‘I think they are amazing ? hardworking, dedicated, and a family oriented group of adults and kids around that spend their summer months and nights practicing and […]
By Meg Peters Review Staff Writer For an 11-year-old who doesn’t think he fits in anywhere in the Lake Orion Community Schools, having Max around could mean the start of a new life for Zackary Jurj Zackary will be entering the sixth grade at Oakview Middle School’September 2’with his fellow peers while his dog Max […]
By Meg Peters Review Staff Writer The Main Street Oakland County (MSOC) program, the only county-wide main street developmental program in the nation, awarded eleven downtown communities for their growth efforts. Downtown development groups from Farmington, Ferndale, Holly, Pontiac and Rochester, Clawson, Franklin, Highland Township, Lake Orion, Ortonville and Oxford all received numerous awards and […]
ET Rover Pipeline LLC is not endearing itself to Oxford Township resident Bruce Downey nor does he believe the Houston, Texas company is giving him much reason to trust it. A month ago, ET Rover representatives told Downey, and this newspaper, plans for its proposed natural gas pipeline didn’t include crossing his 10.5-acre property on […]
By Meg Peters Review Staff Writer Paint Creek Trail’s enthusiasts may soon find themselves venturing into Oxford, if the links chiseled out at a meeting last week can connect the Paint Creek to the Polly Ann Trail. Currently the Paint Creek Trail ends at Atwater Commons in the village of Lake Orion. The Polly Ann […]
The ballot language will be exactly the same, but the consequences will be completely different if Addison voters say ‘no? a second time to providing additional funding for the North Oakland Transportation Authority (NOTA). ‘I, myself, think it’s an important enough thing to bring back (to the voters),? said Addison Supervisor Bruce Pearson, who also […]