The Lake Orion Village Council will hold a public hearing to get public input on a proposal to redevelop the former Lake Orion High School, also known as the Ehman Center, during the council’s regular meeting on Monday. The public hearing for the mixed-use planned unit development (PUD) preliminary plan is at 7:30 p.m. in […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer Lake Orion Community Schools staff and board members celebrated the completion of the new building addition and other bond-related construction last Wednesday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and tour. Staff members from Webber, including Principal Jennifer Goethals along with district administrators, board members, GMB architects and others who worked on the […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor Governor Gretchen Whitmer toured American Battery Solutions’ Lake Orion Innovation Center on Monday, seeing firsthand the new lithium-ion battery manufacturing facility. American Battery Solutions (ABS) is tripling the size of its facility, expanding from 40,000 square feet to 115,000 square feet. The innovation center will create more than 100 good-paying […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer Lake Orion’s Downtown Development Authority Board of Directors met for their regularly scheduled meeting on Oct. 12 and heard two parking-related presentations. First, Sheryl Collier and Rob Matthews from Municipal Parking Services discussed “safety sticks”, then Michael Jones from DG Energy and James Vogt from Eco-Green Energy gave their presentation […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor Orion Township will be awarded $3,833,695 through the federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. But the township will not be spending all of those funds at once. Instead, the township will divvy up those funds on various cost reimbursements and new projects and expenses […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer Over the past several months, West Construction has moved forward in the process of getting approval for their plan to convert the Ehman Center into apartments and an event space. Current plans include two developments: the Lofts at West Village and the Flats at West Village. The Lofts at West […]
The Real Men of Orion are back with their 3rd annual Clays for a Cure Breast Cancer Fundraiser at Bald Mountain Shooting Range where participants will once again be crushing clays to support the charity. Whether you’re experienced or not, come on out on Oct. 23 to give it a try. Rental guns will be […]
Whether silly or spooky, creepy or kooky, kids are invited to put on their Halloween costumes and do a lot of treating (no tricks) at Lake Orion’s Halloween Extravaganza. The Lake Orion Downtown Development Authority hosts the Halloween Extravaganza from 4-8 p.m. Oct. 20 in Children’s Park in downtown Lake Orion, said DDA Event Coordinator […]
It’s that time of year, when haunted attractions open just in time for Halloween. This year, Canterbury Village is getting in on the fun with Fright Village, a brand-new attraction that consists of four separate Haunts, Phryte Doll Company- Factory Tour, Phryte Manor- Dead & Breakfast, Phryte Wing – Sunnydale Hospital and Phryte Gardens – […]
Lake Orion Community Schools celebrated the beginning of Homecoming week with their annual Homecoming Parade through downtown Lake Orion. After taking a year off due to COVID-19 last year, Dragons big and small crowded the streets to cheer on students and staff within the district and give the varsity football team some encouragement for their […]