The 20th annual Flower & Art Fair blossoms in downtown Lake Orion from May 21-22, with even more activities for attendees. This Spring fair will feature a variety of local vendors who will have flowers, plants and decorative elements for lawns and homes. Local businesses will showcase landscaping and home improvements ideas. The Orion Art […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor The Orion Township Planning Commission gave preliminary approval for special land use request, with conditions, for Meijer ORI during the commission’s meeting on Wednesday. Meijer corporation will have to seek site variances from the Orion Township Zoning Board of Appeals, but planning commissioners’ approval put the grocery retailer a step […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor The Lake Orion Village Council voted 6-0 to approve a permit for the Dragon on the Lake festival to return later this summer. The festival was canceled in 2020 due to COVID-19 gathering restrictions. Dragon on the Lake is the Orion Art Center’s signature fundraising event. The Art Center, a […]
Community invited to Playful Dragon ribbon cutting May 4 Orion Township and Oakland County officials will mark the completion of the Baldwin Road widening and reconstruction development during a ribbon cutting ceremony on May 4. Orion Township government announced the ribbon cutting on Tuesday morning. Officials from Orion Township government, the Road Commission for Oakland […]
Celebrate anime, video games, comics, costumes and more at the Orion Township Public Library on May 1 for Fandom Fest. Throughout the day, the library will have fun, fandom related take-and-make crafts available for free to patrons. “We will have a variety of geeky take-and-make crafts for all ages as well as a virtual cosplay […]
Children’s Book Week, the longest-running national literacy initiative in the country, began over 100 years ago in 1919. The campaign, which is currently run by the Children’s Book Council, takes place May 3 to 9 and will feature fun events throughout the week. “This year we will have a fun and exciting reading challenge available […]
Joan Sheridan, Lake Orion resident and owner of Heritage Spinning and Weaving in downtown Lake Orion, was recently featured as a model of best business marketing practices at Main Street America’s Main Street Now 2021 conference. The virtual conference, which was held April 12-14 for thousands of viewers from around the world, including small business […]
According to Oakland County government, in the last 30 days there were 172 recent cases in the 48359 ZIP code, 239 new cases in the 48360 ZIP code and 317 new cases in the 48362 area. Total numbers by ZIP code: 48359: 796 total cases, nine deaths. (Population of 9,634) 48360: 961 total cases, six […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer It was a lively night of passionate discussion during the Lake Orion Downtown Development Authority Board of Directors meeting on Tuesday, which included a presentation about the Orion Township Fire Department and a request for millage money. Orion Township Supervisor Chris Barnett, township Trustee Brian Birney, the township board’s fire […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor The Orion Township Board of Trustees has accused Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services of “thwarting” residents “constitutional liberties and personal freedoms.” The board passed the “Board of Trustees Resolution to Support Continuance of Youth Athletics during the COVID-19 Pandemic” resolution by a 5-1 […]