Oxford resident Bennett Fruk, 3?, got into the holiday spirit by building a gingerbread house at the Oxford Public Library. We’re confident it took less time to demolish it than build it. Merry Christmas to everyone! Photo by C.J. Carnacchio.
Call it another example of the power of the media. Or a case of one longtime local business helping another. Either way, the end result was the same ? Collier Lanes is going to get some financial justice from AT&T that it might not have otherwise received ? at least not without a lawyer ? […]
It appears that MSP Industries has decided not to expand its Oxford Township’s facilities in light of a recent decision by the planning commission to deny approval of its preliminary site plan. ‘On Tuesday (Dec. 18), they stopped the project. That’s where they left it,? said Oxford architect Jim Wilson, who prepared and presented plans […]
Investing thousands of dollars in the hopes of collecting millions ? that’s the Oxford Downtown Development Authority’s strategy when it comes to financing the proposed streetscape plan, which carries a price tag of nearly $5 million. To that end, the DDA board last week voted 4-3 to hire Rochester Hills resident Linda Davis Kirksey to […]
Effective Feb. 1, riders of the North Oakland Transportation Authority (NOTA) will be charged $1 and $2 fares, so the entity will only have to take one bus off the road next year, instead of two, due to a revenue shortage. On Dec. 20, the NOTA board voted 8-0 to approve implementation of the new […]
Doing the right thing. It’s so simple and easy, yet why is it such a hard thing for so many folks to do? Last week, I did it at the Sunoco gas station in the Village of Oxford. I wanted $10 worth of gas. I gave the cashier a $20 bill and he gave me […]
The committee has decided how much to charge for rides, but will the North Oakland Transportation Authority (NOTA) Board of Directors agree and implement a fare system when it meets on Thursday, Dec. 20? A special committee has proposed that NOTA begin charging $1 each way for rides within the three townships it services ? […]
Physically active folks are used to traveling the Polly Ann Trail to get around Oxford, Addison and Orion townships. But imagine being able to hop on the local trail and hike or bike as far north as the Wisconsin border or as far south as Detroit. That’s what Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder proposed during a […]
Jason Hickmott is at it again. Not only did the 1996 Oxford High School graduate put up more than double the number of Christmas lights strung by the fictional Clark W. Griswold, he enlisted the aid of a computer and the radio to bring movement and sound to his holiday extravaganza. ‘The lights are synchronized […]
It appears the Oxford Downtown Development Authority (DDA) wants to get away from being the sole organizer, budgeteer and host for community events ranging from the annual Celebrate Oxford festival to the weekly summer concerts in Centennial Park. ‘It seems as though the DDA is now the head events coordinator for the Oxford area,? said […]