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“I enjoy walking and biking to
downtown Ferndale, where I spend a
lot of time with friends enjoying the
variety of restaurants, bars and local
shops,” she said. “I also love attend-
ing the various festivals in the sum-
mer, such as the DIY Street Fair and
the Funky Ferndale Art Fair.
“On a typical Sunday, I can usually
be found having brunch at Imperial
with friends then heading across
the street to the Rust Belt Market
to check out the Michigan-made
products sold by local vendors. The
city definitely deserves its nickname,
Funky Ferndale, and I’
m proud to
call it home.”
JEWISH PROGRAMMING
Could the Jewish community be
doing more for young Jewish res-
idents of the Woodward corridor?
Nechama Lurie would like the Jewish
Federation or other organizations
to welcome young families new to
Detroit. Volunteers knowledgeable in
the variety of Jewish lifestyles could
drive newcomers through various
neighborhoods and offer advice on
schools, synagogues, drugstores, doc-
tors and other needs relevant to the
family.
“Setting up everything from scratch
can be overwhelming and involves a
lot of trial and error,” she said.
Realtor Linda Solomon said local
families would like a gathering
place to replace the former Jewish
Community Center in Oak Park,
which was closed in August 2015.
“The Jewish community needs to
re-evaluate its presence in this area,
with all these numbers showing this
is where the population is and wants
to be,” Solomon said. “Jewish people
could use a new facility. They don’
t
need a big fancy building with a pool,
but a gym or space to congregate
would be welcome.”
“The JCC programming in West
Bloomfield is too far away for us to
take advantage of,” Dan Horwitz said.
“We’
re hoping they start offering
more opportunities to connect with
their featured programs — especially
things like the Matzah Factory — on
our side of town.”
JCC CEO Brian Siegel says the JCC
and its JFamily division are always
looking for ways to engage young
families “outside its walls.”
In the Woodward corridor, PJ
Library plans events such as play-
dates, family meet-ups, Shabbat
groups and volunteer opportunities.
JBaby Bumps, a five-part series for
expectant mothers, meets at four
locations, with the closest to the
corridor being Shaarey Zedek in
Southfield.
Federation agencies do have a
presence in Oak Park. Jewish Family
Service operates an office in Crown
Pointe Plaza on Greenfield Road
at Lincoln. Also, Jewish Senior Life
maintains the Teitel and Prentis
apartments, including Coville
Assisted Living, on the Taubman
Jewish Community Campus on 10
Mile Road. ■
11 Mile Business Development
• Oak Park last year rezoned a stretch of 11 Mile between Greenfield and
Coolidge from light industrial to mixed use. The rezoning allows the introduction
of restaurants, coffee shops, breweries, distilleries and specialty retail stores.
Royal Oak-based River Rouge Brewing Co. will be opening a second location
under a new name this fall at 14401 11 Mile at Gardner Street.
• Drought recently began making its cold-pressed juice at a 15,000-square-
foot production plant at 2070 11 Mile Road in Berkley. The building is open for
tours and sales from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Fridays. The four Drought locations include
a Royal Oak store at 28822 Woodward, south of 12 Mile Road.
Schwartz family: Aaron, Rachel and Pearl, 6.
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