Clawson News

Your weekly roundup of the latest news in home furnishings, interior design and home improvement.

Berkley - There will be no new recreation center in the city of Berkley's immediate future.

ROYAL OAK/CLAWSON - It was the two ballot proposals that brought Joe Abramson out to the polls Nov.

CLAWSON - Cousins Ken and Justin Weeks have fun with their last name, especially at this time of year.

CLAWSON - A spaghetti dinner on Oct. 2 raised $1,300 for the school liaison program of the Clawson Police Department, according to liaison officer Kellie Bauss.

Since the state is cutting aid to public schools and communities, some school districts and cities in Oakland County are looking to make up for the revenue losses through tax increases.

CLAWSON - Lauren Peters spends some of her free time at the Once Upon A Time Photography studio.

The City of Southfield is to host two nights of Halloween fun with Boo at the Burgh from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the Burgh historic site on the corner of Civic Center Drive and Berg Road.

During the entire month of November 2009, a 42-foot trailer will be parked behind Leon & Lulu's home furnishings destination in Clawson, Michigan so that people can drop off their gently-used furniture and household goods.

CLAWSON - A student at Schalm Elementary School went home with his father to Lexington, Michigan on Oct.

Librarians have been known to say "shhhhh" over the years, a command usually directed at a patron for talking.

CLAWSON - If the race for mayor is anything like 2007, it will be too close to call.

ROYAL OAK - Elayne Seidl must have felt like she was trick or treating again, even though it's a safe bet she outgrew the door-to-door Halloween tradition some decades ago.

A federal judge has approved a $7.8 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit filed against the Academy of Court Reporting by former students at its suburban Detroit campus.

A federal judge has approved a $7.8 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit filed against the Academy of Court Reporting by former students at its suburban Detroit campus.

CLAWSON - The Royal Oak Music Theatre is participating in an innovative drive to raise funds for the world-renowned City of Hope.

CLAWSON - For an event held during Fire Prevention Week, there sure is excitement generated at Clawson City Park about a fire that's purposely started.

If seeing Uncle Kracker live is as much fun as talking to him, concert goers are in for a treat on Saturday when he will be playing at Woody's in Evansville.

ROYAL OAK - David Poulton has been appointed to four committees in five years as a resident of the city, responsibilities that he said qualify him for one of three vacant City Commission seats.

As National Domestic Violence Awareness Month gets underway in October, Allstate Insurance is kicking off a national donation drive to help survivors of domestic violence.