The Rochester Community Schools Summer Music Theater program is celebrating its 45th season this year with a 2018 production of Disney's "Newsies." The program features students in grades 4-12, who will comprise the cast and crew of Newsies, which was inspired by the real-life newsboy's strike of 1899 in New York City. The story was released as a Disney film in 1992 and became a Broadway musical in 2012. The Summer Music Theater will run nightly plays at 7 p.m. from Wednesday

A 27-year-old Royal Oak man died on Thursday, July 5, during an accidental drowning at Thelma Spencer Park in Rochester Hills, the Oakland County Sheriff's Office said. Sheriff's deputies and firefighters with the Rochester Hills Fire Department responded about 7:22 p.m. to the report of a possible drowning at the park, 3701 John R, after lifeguards pulled the man from the water. The sheriff's office said the man was visiting the park with some friends. While there, they all

The PwC Grand Prixmiere The 534 guests ($600 & up ticket) traversing the red-carpeted walkway to the pre-race weekend, Grand Prixmiere party tent were the first people to see GM’s 30-piece Art of Propulsion exhibit. The artful display of car components that lined their path (see photo gallery) reflected the vision of event chairs Margaret and GM VP Global Design Michael Simcoe. When complimented on the exhibit during the cocktail hour, Michael smiled and said, “Yes, that’s t

A request before Birmingham's Planning Board on Wednesday, June 27, to have the site of the former Mountain King restaurant and an adjacent former bank, at 469-479 S. Old Woodward, rezoned to allow a nine-story mixed use building for a luxury hotel was denied as not having met the necessary criteria. At the beginning of the discussion, planning board chair Scott Clein noted that “This is a rezoning application, not a discussion of the proposed hotel,because if the project g

A ramshackle Rail District property which has come before Birmingham boards over the years with a variety of owners has new ownership once again, and on Wednesday, June 27, received unanimous final site plan and design review approvals from the Birmingham Planning Board, with the anticipation that the it will finally be improved. The owners were represented at the meeting by one owner, Tom Lasky of Bloomfield Hills, and Jason Krieger of Krieger Architects. “The new owner

In the early morning hours of Monday, July 2, three men broke into the Medical Park Pharmacy in Bloomfield Township and stole prescription drugs. Police were alerted by an alarm at Medical Park Pharmacy, 799 Denison Court, at 5:45 a.m. When officers arrived, they discovered the pharmacy doors were damaged and forced open. Video surveillance at the pharmacy showed three male subjects entering the pharmacy and stealing several prescription drugs. Anyone with information i

Bloomfield Township police are looking for information on a suspect who stole clothing from the Bloomfield Dick's Sporting Goods store on Friday, June 15. Officers were called to the Dick's Sporting Goods store located at 2105 Telegraph Road around 3:40 p.m., after a store associate spotted numerous clothing tags on the floor, and notified the store manager. Store surveillance showed a suspect placing numerous items of clothing into an Adidas duffel bag and then leaving t

A man stole two Dyson Pure Cool fans from the Bloomfield Township Costco on Monday, June 25, and police later arrested a suspect. Around 3:25 June 25, Bloomfield Township police responded to Costco, located at 2343 Telegraph Road, where the store manager reported a man had selected two Dyson Pure Cool fans valued at $600, and then left the store without paying for them. Officers were able to develop a suspect, and they later arrested Arthur Bruce Yack, 56, of Pontiac. Yac

Personal training business GameChanger Athletics, 110 E. Second Street, on Monday, July 2, received site plan and special exception approval from the Rochester Planning Commission for expanded training and fitness operations. Co-owner Stephanie Jones said the specialized training studio moved into its first-floor location some time ago, not realizing they would need a special exception for the business' use. They have since been working with the city to gain the proper appr

Tickets are available for a special al fresco dining event on Sunday, July, 22 in downtown Rochester for the third annual Farm-to-Table Dinner sponsored by the Rochester Downtown Development Authority (DDA). The event, which is intended to benefit DDA events and promotions, features a three-course dinner, with wine, beer and entertainment. The dinner event is sponsored by The Meeting House and the DDA. "I can't tell you how excited we are at The Meeting House to be part o