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  • Buy Michigan Now

    NORTHVILLIANS, Happy Summer… We are smack in the middle of it, with its warm breezes, music in the air, escapes to waterfronts and festivals abounding. This coming weekend, celebrate Buy Michigan Week in Downtown Northville. This event showcases exclusively Michigan-based businesses to fuel the local economy. It’s an incredible opportunity to interact directly with local entrepreneurs. This…

  • Ice Cream

    NORTHVILLIANS, Happy Summer! This past week’s weather was truly outstanding, a perfect backdrop to memorable concerts downtown on Friday and Saturday night, along with Sunday afternoon. It was great to see many of you enjoying the festive music in town or just getting an ice cream cone at Brown Dog, Rebeccas, Custard Time or even…

  • VIP Visitors

    NORTHVILLIANS, Over the years, Presidents, Governors, and other notable figures have visited our pleasant Hamlet in the Hills, making their mark on our community. Last week was no exception, as we saw some “presidential excitement” come to town. In fact, a great deal was happening in The Ville this past week – special dignitaries visited…

  • Gardens

    NORTHVILLIANS, Over the past few weeks, we have celebrated The Fourth of July Activities which were wild and exciting in the Ville, swimming getaways around Northville and local summer concerts through the years. This week, we will continue the summer theme by talking about garden activities. Very appropriately, the Northville Garden Walk sponsored by the…

  • Swimming

    NORTHVILLIANS, Happy Fourth of July Week!  Because of the timing of the 4th, I devoted last week’s newsletter to this holiday. This celebration has always signified the true beginning of summer locally and with the heat of the season, reminds us how we cooled off in different watering holes over the years. This week I will touch on…

  • Fourth of July

    NORTHVILLIANS, Happy Pre-Fourth of July Weekend – we are now officially into Summer after the solstice last week. As we get ready for the holiday festivities, I thought it would be interesting to look back at yesteryear’s Fourth of July celebrations in town. We’ll also look at Patriotism as we talk about our 4th of July parades and memories of the past. Independence Day is a…