Farmington Hills News

The Farmington Hills Ice Arena will offer a seven-week Learn-to-Skate session beginning Saturday, Jan. 4 through Sunday, Feb. 23 at the Farmington Hills Ice Arena, at 35500 Eight Mile Road.

The roughly 250-space garage at the southeast corner of First and Washington quietly opened on Friday and was in use over the weekend.

A guide will lead you through the process of creating a basket from natural materials while you spend a relaxing evening with friends and create a great holiday gift.

You may purchase tickets, register for classes, or simply give a Special Services gift certificate -- all are available at the Costick Center, 28600 11 Mile in Farmington Hills Available options: * Tickets to community events including the Daddy/Daughter Dance in February, the Princesses and Superheroes Fun Night in March, the Cultural Concert ... (more)

The awards are presented annually by the Oakland County Coordinating Council Against Domestic Violence.

T he Farmington Hills Youth Theatre welcomes both newcomers and experienced actors alike to audition for Disney's fun-filled Camp Rock - The Musical, which features a wide variety of roles at all performance levels.

Hamsa Daher, an Iraq native who grew up speaking Arabic, speaks fluent English with barely a trace of an accent.

Where: 32685 Rockridge Lane, Farmington Hills How much: $2,850,000 Bedrooms: 5 Bathrooms: 6 full, 3 half Square feet: 10,978, plus finished walkout lower level Key features: Palatial home in a wooded setting is distinguished by elegant custom finishes that include solid mahogany doors, extravagant moldings, hand-painted silk walls.

You are looking at the forthcoming Galleria of Troy. This is a rendering of one of the two planned hotels the Hampton Inn and Suites with 122 rooms and the Hilton Garden Inn with 114 rooms.

Members of the Orchard United Methodist Church are reviving a tradition this year -- a drive-thru, living nativity complete with actors, singing and animals.

While not all the campaign finance reports are in, newly elected council person Samantha Steckloff appears to be the winner in the Farmington Hills city council money race .

Staff from Warner Upper Elementary and Dunckel Middle schools will take on staff from Power Upper Elementary and East Middle schools when the popular "Battle of the Middles" charity basketball game returns next Friday, Dec. 13 at Farmington High School.

George Martini hoists a printer from his car and places it on a cart outside Bay City Hall.

It's a treat to put the hustle and bustle of the holidays on hold to celebrate the real spirit of the season.

The Greater Farmington Chamber of Commerce hopes you had a Happy Thanksgiving and joyful holiday season.

A resident reported finding lug nuts loosened from his vehicle parked in the 35300 block of Drake Road on Nov. 25. It's believed the culprit might have been interrupted while attempting to steal tires.

Meredith is a Milford High School 2005 graduate, earned a bachelor's in economics from MSU Honors College in 2009 and a masters in environmental policy and planning in 2011 from the University of Michigan.

This concept that anyone should let someone else control their retirement funds is something that needs to go away.

Whether you need a nudge to get you focused on the holidays, or already have the spirit of the season and want to share it with others as geeked about it as you are, downtown Farmington is the place to be this Saturday.

While you are out and about at all the planned holiday activities throughout the community this weekend, be sure to stop by the annual Kwanzaa celebration that begins at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Farmington Hills library branch, 32737 12 Mile.