Royal Oak Tales: Daughter & Dad

Summer is Long Gong

Gerry Boylan talks about summer days driftin' away - and having a gong of a time.

Wasn’t this a glorious Michigan summer?  In my lifetime here I’ve never seen more sunny days or spent more time in or on the water than this summer.  I suppose I'd be singing a different tune if I was a farmer. A tourist's delight is a farmer’s drought. One of the grand things about living in southeastern Michigan is when summer comes to its unofficial Labor Day end we throw a few parties that ends the season with a big bang. Judy Davids and Patch diligently reported the big fun at the Arts, Beats & Eats in Royal Oak. I made my way down to Hart Plaza for our annual visit to the Detroit Jazz Festival, which seems to be getting better every year.  I heard a New Orleans-based jazz band rock the riverfront with the big crowd dancing and …

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Easy Recipes to Brighten Your Labor Day Party

Whether firing up the grill or keeping the party indoors, the summer’s last hurrah can include a few tasty items.

Labor Day weekend generally marks the end of summer fun to make way for the cooler fall weather. If you’re planning to celebrate today with friends or family, you can mix and match these goodies with your own Labor Day staples to build the perfect party menu.

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Labor Day Weekend: What You Should Know

Here's the scoop on traffic, weather, holiday closings and things to do.

Labor Day weekend is here and we've compiled a list of things you may want to know whether you're sticking around or leaving town. Forecast compiled from National Weather Service. All Royal Oak city offices will be closed on Labor Day. The Royal Oak Public Library is closed Friday through Monday for Arts, Beats & Eats and the holiday. The Royal Oak Historical Society Museum will be closed the Saturday before Labor Day and the Farmers Market will be closed on Sunday. The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will be removing certain lane restrictions from many of its road projects to help motorists have an easier travel experience this Labor Day weekend. Beginning at 3 p.m. Friday and continuing through 6 a.m. Tuesday, 115 of the …

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Photo Gallery: President Obama Speaks in Detroit on Labor Day

Here are a few of the sights from the day when President Obama visited Detroit Monday to talk about jobs. Patch will be updating throughout the day.

President Obama talked about jobs during his visit to Detroit on Monday. After a performance by Aretha Franklin, the president delivered a speech to metro Detroiters and labor leaders. "If you want to know who helped lay these cornerstones of the American middle class, you just have to look at union labor. That's the bedrock this country is built on: Hard work. Sacrifice. Looking out for one another. ...," he told the crowd gathered next to the GM headquarters. "These are tough times for working Americans, and even tougher for those looking for work. And a lot of folks have been looking for work for a long time," he said. The president then said he wants to "fully restore the middle class in America." The president's comments were pro-…

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Mark Blackwell

7:16 pm on Monday, October 3, 2011

First thing is to vote out as many republicans as possible. Then everything else just kind of gets done. Because conservatism means "do nothing, change nothing, just jam up the system and grin." The politics of spoiled, deluded, uninformed children.   more ›

Democrats to Give Away Tickets for Obama's Detroit Visit

President Obama will be at the Detroit Labor Day parade downtown on Monday. The Michigan Democratic Party will give away tickets to the event Saturday.

President Obama will speak to thousands of people in Detroit on Labor Day. The Michigan Democratic Party will give out hundreds of tickets on Saturday to Monday's event.  The annual Detroit Labor Day parade starts 9 a.m. Monday at the Building Trades at Michigan and Trumbull or the AFL-CIO at 9:30 at Mack and Woodward. The president will speak at 1 p.m. just east of the Renaissance Center downtown. Aretha Franklin will sing before his speech. The event is free and open to the public. Gates open at 10 am and the event is general admission. Tickets will be handed out from 2-4 p.m. Saturday, or until tickets run out, at the Oakland County Democratic Party 91 N. Saginaw Suite G-100 in Pontiac; and 3-5 p.m. Sunday at the 13th District …

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