With no appointments necessary and wait times less than 30 minutes guaranteed, ProHealth Urgent Care, 1268 Walton Boulevard, Rochester Hills, in the Walton Shoppe Plaza, is the latest urgent care clinic to open in the area. The urgent care location provides specialized health care services for all urgent care needs, including acute injury or illness, sports physicals, Department of Transportation and school physicals and occupational health, flu shots, X-rays, lab testing and

Fine wine and cheese under one roof. That was the perfect pairing for Rochester Hills resident and native Parisian Jean-Jacques Fertal when he opened Rochester Wine, 302 W. University Drive, Suite B., inside the same building as The Cheese Lady. The new store is part retail wine shop and part classroom, with wine and cheese pairings and classes offered in conjunction with the cheese shop at the same location. “It’s the perfect combination,” Fertal said, who decided to open th

The speciality gourmet burger joint, B Spot Burgers, 176 N. Adams, Rochester Hills, has closed after about four years in business at the Village of Rochester Hills. Started as a franchise by celebrity chef Michael Symons, a handful of the gourmet burger joints have been opened in the country, including the Rochester Hills location, in May of 2014, and later a second Michigan location in Royal Oak, which has also closed. The restaurants feature signature burgers, such as the L

Opened earlier this year, the action is in full swing at Fit Body Boot Camp, 1900 S. Rochester Road, Rochester Hills, a gym and fitness center that specializes in personal training designed especially to burn fat and tone your body. The business was started by brother-sister duo Heather Najor and Vince Salmo. Trainers utilize a special “Afterburn” workout, which is designed to burn maximum fat and tone your body in only 30 minutes. The Afterburn workout involves a combination

Claude Pellerin recently moved to Michigan from Boulogne-sur-mer, France, so it’s not surprising that around Rochester she is known as The French Lady, 4505 Collins Road, Rochester, where she provides catering and cooking classes from inside Victoria’s Reserve. “We arrived about four years ago,” Pellerin said about relocating to the area for her husband’s job. “I had always cooked, and had parties at my house and people said, ‘you should open a restaurant.’” Instead, Pellerin

Several events are planned throughout the year by the Rochester Area Neighborhood House, 1720 S. Livernois, Rochester Hills, to celebrate the non-profit organization’s 50th anniversary. Originally formed in 1968 from a consortium of eight churches, Neighborhood House has grown to a fully incorporated organization with by-laws and board of directors that aims to help families in need and provide assistance with the goal of long-term sustainability. Events planned to celebrate

Bram Ligon and his fellow teammates knew they had created a good product when they submitted the Cube XL to this year’s SourceAmerica Design Challenge. They sure didn’t think they would walk away as a top prize winner though. “We just submitted saying we’ll see what happens with it,” Ligon said. “We were really happy to just be able to showcase a wonderful product.” The team from Lawrence Technological University won the college division of the challenge, which is for those w

Growing up with a dad who played professional hockey, you would think it would have been love at first ice. That wasn’t the case for Jonathan Gruden. “The first time on the ice I didn’t really like it,” he said. “Then I tried it a year later and loved it. I’ve loved it ever since.” Gruden was all of four-years-old when he fell in love with the ice and playing hockey, something that’s worked out considerably well for the Rochester native. Starting with his most recent highligh

Former Rochester Hills resident Joe Santoni grew up listening to his parents play music on the radio. Now, it's his voice you might hear singing bass with Disney's new musical group DCappella. "It's crazy," Santoni said of the group's recent and upcoming performance schedule. "Three weeks ago (over Memorial Day weekend) we did Beauty and the Beast for a sold-out audience at the Hollywood Bowl for our first performance on stage. It was such a cool experience." The seven-member

About six school districts in Oakland County – including the Bloomfield Hills School District and Rochester Community Schools – regularly test their buildings for the presence of harmful radon gas, while the remaining public schools either don't feel it is necessary or aren't aware of the need. To be clear, there are 28 public school districts in Oakland County, meaning there are hundreds of buildings where children will be starting classes this fall where the radioactive gas