• Car Culture

    NORTHVILLIANS, In today’s newsletter, I will continue the Summer series highlighting the car culture that has been part of our DNA since the turn of last century. Northville was an automobile-cruising town even before the construction of the longest stretch of cement highway in the country, starting in Detroit and ending in Northville (built around…

  • July 4th

    NORTHVILLIANS, Happy Pre-Fourth of July weekend – we are now officially into Summer. It was great seeing many of you last week at the quarterly State of the Community address at Genitti’s and at Brown Dog Creamery’s New Flavors Launch Party, which featured samples of their new Faygo and Better Made flavors. As we get ready for the holiday…

  • Juneteenth

    NORTHVILLIANS, As the JUNETEENTH holiday (6/19) approaches, I would like to slow down and reflect on its history and our local support of equality for all in the community. First, let’s take a look at the history of this holiday… While it has long been celebrated in many communities, President Biden signed JUNETEENTH into law June 17, 2021. This…

  • Father’s Day

    NORTHVILLIANS, As Father’s Day (June 15th) approaches this weekend, I would like to slow down and reflect on activities in Northville over the years surrounding this day. First, let’s take a look at the history of FATHER’S DAY … Following that highly publicized event, a growing movement began in America to celebrate Father’s Day each…

  • Weddings

    NORTHVILLIANS, Switching gears from previous weeks’ reflections on Memorial Day and Graduation activities, we will now touch on the wedding season (a.k.a. June), which is in full swing in the Ville. This month is when flowers are blooming, and it’s been synonymous with weddings in our Hamlet in the Hills from our start in the 1820’s.…

  • Graduation

    NORTHVILLIANS, On Memorial Day, I spent time with our military veterans, saw throngs of Northvillians along the parade route and paid special tribute to our fallen soldiers and all our veterans at the Rural Hill Memorial Day ceremony where Sen. Elissa Slotkin, Matt Koleszar and others joined us. Also over the weekend, I witnessed LOTS…