Farmington Hills News

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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.

State Sen. Bert Johnson plans to announce Thursday he'll run next year for the 14th Congressional District seat.

Mayor Barry Brickner snapped this photo Monday when the steel bell was half-way up the new Farmington Hills water tower.

Children in Farmington Hills got their first visit with Santa Monday, following the annual Holiday Lights ceremony held in the parking lot between city hall and Farmington Hills Fire Department headquarters at 11 Mile and Orchard Lake Roads.

A 19-year-old Farmington Hills resident may face charges after a single-car accident Sunday that left one passenger with a concussion.

Farmington Hills residents in homes on Bunker Hill and Valley Forge reported break-ins last week that may be connected.

Aleta Sill's Bowling World in Farmington Hills has launched a year-end food and supply drive to help fill the empty shelves at The Animal Care Network, a division of the Michigan Animal Adoption Network, based in Pontiac.

University of Michigan student Courtney Funchess, Farmington Hills, helps clean and organize files in the UM School of Nursing, May 9, 2012, where Funchess is doing clerical work this summer to help her pay for school.