• Memorial Day

    NORTHVILLIANS, During my childhood, the remembrance ceremony at Rural Hill Cemetery embodied what Memorial Day weekend was all about for our family … My mother was born on Armistice Day, the day WWI ended.  As a young adult, she was a “Rosie the Riveter” at the Willow Run B24 Liberator Bomber plant in Ypsilanti, which was…

  • Music

    NORTHVILLIANS, Another great week in Northville: In this week’s letter I will write about our musical gatherings over time, dating back to the 1800’s. Today our musical concerts range from Tunes on Tuesday for the kids, Thursday Music on Center Street, Friday small groups in Town Square and Saturday Big Bands. Downtown has been the…

  • Mother’s Day

    NORTHVILLIANS, Presenting our Mother’s Day edition, as we come off a GREAT weekend in the Ville –   Over the past few weeks, we have celebrated the advent of Spring with Arbor Day and Earth Day activities, the Farmers’ Market OPENING DAY, along with reviewing local initiatives at our State of the Community address. These…

  • Farmers’ Market

    NORTHVILLIANS, Mark your calendars! The Northville Chamber of Commerce will launch OPENING DAY of the Farmers’ Market on Thursday, May 1st at the community’s new “Commons Area” (550 Seven Mile Road @ Northville Rd), across from Custard Time. The journey to ensure a Farmers’ Market location for literally the next hundred years has been a…

  • Earth Day and Arbor Day

    NORTHVILLIANS, This week, we will touch on Earth Day (4/22) along with Arbor Day (4/26) activities in the Northville area where we encourage individuals to plant trees for the benefit of our society. Fittingly, this past weekend there was a Cemeterian Task Force crew headed up by Chair David Marold that organized a training and…

  • Easter

    NORTHVILLIANS, Let me first start by thanking the 100+ Northvillians (including the NHS lacrosse team) who participated in the clean-up of the Northville Commons Park area that will host the Farmers’ Market May 1st. After the City & Township closed financially on the property, the clean-up day was scheduled with partners, Papa John’s Pizza, Custard…