Community Events

Don’t miss out on this fabulous opportunity to shop for scarves, watches, reading glasses, earrings, bracelets, necklaces, and much much more! Everything is only $8.00. This would be a great opportunity to purchase a beautiful item or two for Mother’s Day, a Graduation that you might be attending or just something for yourself! This fundraising event is located at the Mahany/Meininger Senior Center, 3500 Marais, Royal Oak. Event Flyer

State Representative Jim Townsend (D-Royal Oak) is inviting residents to join him at his March coffee hours to enjoy a cup of coffee and share their ideas and concerns about state government. The next coffee hours will take place:

• Monday, March 21, from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at Caribou Coffee, 401 S. Main St. in Royal Oak.

Residents of Royal Oak are encouraged to contact Townsend toll-free at (866) 585-2471 or by e-mail at jimtownsend@house.mi.gov

The Epilepsy Foundation of Michigan is proud to announce its annual Summer Stroll for Epilepsy(tm) - Detroit Zoo taking place on June 11, 2011! The Summer Stroll for Epilepsy(tm) is an inspirational morning walk that gathers individuals from all across Michigan to encourage widespread epilepsy awareness and fundraising for the many programs and services offered by the Epilepsy Foundation of Michigan. The event's activities include breakfast, music, free massages, coloring-contest, free "choose-your-own" raffle, face-painting and much more!Read more »

The annual Royal Oak Guns & Hoses Charity Hockey Game. The Police and Fire departments face-off on Saturday, March 23rd, 2013 at 7:00 pm at the John Lindell Arena (1403 Lexington Blvd, Royal Oak MI ). Proceeds from this year's event to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association.Tickets are $10 each and are available at the police station or any of the three fire stations or at the ice rink on the day of the event. For more information, donations or advertising opportunities, email RoyalOakGunsAndHoses@gmail.com or follow on Twitter @RO_GunsAndHoses

St. Mary Catholic School in Royal Oak (located at 628 S. Lafayette) is hosting an Open House on Sunday, March 6^th from 12:30-2:30 PM. Refresehments provided. Call 248-545-2140 for additional information!

The Royal Oak City Commission will be holding a special "Town Hall Meeting" at the Mahany – Meininger Senior-Community Center located at 3500 Marais Ave, Royal Oak, Michigan. The main focus will be a presentation titled: Royal Oak Finances 101. An opportunity for questions and public comment will be available after the presentation.

On Wednesday, February 23, State Rep. Jim Townsend will be holding an informational town hall meeting about foreclosures at the Royal Oak Public Library from 6 - 8 p.m.

Rep. Townsend will be joined at the town hall by Eric Dusenbury of the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA), Greg Sterns of Lighthouse of Oakland County and Oakland County Treasurer Andy Meisner.  
Personal foreclosure counselors from Lighthouse will be available to meet with individual homeowners at the event.

Foreclosure Town Hall Meeting
Wednesday, February 23
6-8 p.m.Read more »

A snow emergency has been declared in Royal Oak as of midnight, February 2. Snow Emergency conditions are generally defined as a snowfall of four inches or more and will remain in effect until your street has been plowed.  All vehicles on residential streets are to be removed or will be towed. Vehicles are to remain off the streets until plow trucks have gone through the area. Once a snow emergency is called and plowing begins, it takes approximately 24-36 hours to plow all city streets, depending on how much snow has fallen.Read more »

Members of the Royal Oak community are invited to attend a Royal Oak Schools Superintendent Search Open Forum on Wednesday, February 2, 2011, at 7:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Board of Education Office, 1123 Lexington Blvd., Royal Oak.

Residents of the District are encouraged to participate in the superintendent search process by attending this open forum which will be conducted by the Michigan Association of School Boards (MASB), the organization selected to conduct the search for the District’s new superintendent.Read more »

Friday, February 11:  The Royal Oak Children’s Choir will host a benefit concert of piano music by the Motor City’s own blues & boogie-woogie pianist Matthew Ball 7:00PM at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church (202 East Fifth Street).  Admission is $10 for adults, children are free all proceeds will support a special opportunity for the choir to do a summer concert tour including performances at The Grand Ole Opry and at  Elvis’ Graceland.Read more »