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  • Rivers

    NORTHVILLIANS, THE RIVER TRULY RUNS THROUGH IT! The “Happenings in the Ville” theme continues as we note our Community’s history-making event of Daylighting the River at the Downs this past Wednesday. The river saw the sunlight in its entirety for the first time since last century, when it was placed underground to create space for the…

  • 1800s Industry

    NORTHVILLIANS, “The Happenings in the Ville” theme continues this week as we touch on our Community’s historical economic depth in the 1800’s, powered by our Rivers’ hydraulics when we were a community before Michigan was even a State. Rivers cut through Northville from four counties, making their way to the Detroit River feeding the Great…

  • Placemaking Areas

    NORTHVILLIANS, The summer theme continues this week as we touch on our Community’s historical placemaking areas where people have gathered for numerous activities and events for centuries. This is truly the time of year to explore and experience all that the Northville area has to offer. I encourage you to enjoy the topography of the…

  • Parks

    NORTHVILLIANS, The summer theme continues this week as we touch on our local parks, under the supervision of Northville Parks and Recreation (where I serve as Vice Chair to Chair Supervisor Abbo). The Township & City work together, developing and maintaining our shared greenspaces with our outstanding Parks & Recreation TEAM for the betterment of…

  • Cooling Off

    NORTHVILLIANS, Happy Summer! It was great to see many of you in town this past weekend … it was active and the atmosphere electrifying. It doesn’t get much better than enjoying the music and fellowship in the Ville. Today, we continue our summer theme talking about where Northvillians cooled off in summers past. Some of…

  • Gardens

    NORTHVILLIANS, Over the past few weeks, we have celebrated The Fourth of July Activities in the Ville, our Summer Car-Crazy cruising attitude with the Concours show at Mill Race this past weekend and next week, we will touch on swimming getaways. Today, we continue the summer theme by highlighting special garden activities. Appropriately, the Northville…