Ferndale News

Ferndale City Council met for about an hour at City Hall on Tuesday evening. Here are some highlights from the meeting: Council approved a Small Wine Makers License for B. Nektar Meadery , a Ferndale-based business that makes mead .

Just in time for the warm, summertime breeze that comes off the water in June, St.

Al-Ameer 12710 W. Warren Ave., Dearborn, 313-582-8185; 27346 Ford Rd., Dearborn Heights; 313-565-9600; alameerrestaurant.com: This Lebanese fare isn't Americanized factory food.

Garden Fresh Gourmet Inc. President and Vice Chairman Dave Zilko speaks May 29 at the 2012 Mackinac Policy Conference on Mackinac Island.

Jon Berz is doing it. He just did it. It's done. He needs to sleep. Berz loves to work.

At the Memorial Day Parade in Ferndale on Monday, Jim Slowik of Huntington Woods, who is with the Marine Corps League, holds posters honoring two service members.

Warren and I ventured out at 10am this morning to watch Ferndale's Annual Memorial Day Parade .

An upscale, eight-story hotel on Royal Oak's Main Street could be a wishful thought or a firm proposal, all depending on financing and city officials talking with the people behind the plan.

We know you've been busy, but it's time to catch up. Here's a look at five popular stories on Ferndale Patch over the past week.

When Tiffany Elie was dating her husband-to-be, the two lived in Oak Park and Royal Oak.

The city of Ferndale rolled out its first Memorial Day Parade in 1919. Now in 2012, it's a longstanding tradition that always draws crowds to downtown Ferndale to remember those who served.

Woodward Avenue Brewers celebrated 15 years in the city of Ferndale on Thursday.

Looking for ways to honor Memorial Day in a meaningful way with family? Between the parades, local ceremonies and special activities planned around the area, there's something for everyone to pay tribute to veterans and their service in a special way.

Do you think you know Ferndale pretty well? Here's your chance to prove it. Every Friday morning, we'll post a photo from around town - and you get to guess where it was taken.

Some stand and salute, others applaud, and many are moved to tears. When the Michigan Fallen Heroes Foot Float goes through town as part of Ferndale's Memorial Day Parade, the responses from onlookers vary but one thing is consistent: "It demands a response," said organizer Larry Saville.

Kennedy students got a special tour of Downtown Ferndale as part of learning about history from a hands-on approach.A The second and third graders took a bus to the Ferndale Public Library where they did research about historic locations in Ferndale and Detroit.

Second and third grade students from John F. Kennedy School are participating in an Open Classroom outdoor education "camp" this week focusing on the topic of "My Michigan." On Tuesday, the students went to Martin Road Park and later took a historical walk through Downtown Ferndale.

Downtown Ferndale hosted Bike Night last Thursday, which featured the reveal of the city's first on-street bike parking rack.

Anita's Kitchen 22651 Woodward Ave., Ferndale; 248-548-0680; anitaskitchenonline.com: The food is what really shines at Anita's, but the covered patio is a real treat in the summer, while you nosh on the salads and veggie-intensive appetizers that fill a good portion of the menu.

Memorial Day weekend - the first holiday weekend of summer, as it's called, is a few days away - a time for parades, picnics and perhaps a cottage-opening trip up north.