Catch Up on the News You Missed

It was busy this week in Berkley and Huntington Woods, so we'd like to catch you up on what's new in the neighborhood. Here are some of the highlights.

• On Monday, we reported that : a map of the county and its significance to the Underground Railroad and other Civil War-era stories and events. Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson recently presented the map in a program at the Governor Moses Wisner House in Pontiac. The atmosphere was enhanced with a re-enactment of Union soldiers and the 5th Michigan Regiment Band in full Union regalia.
• On Tuesday, we wrote about – or risk devastating staff and programming cuts – during two events Monday night in Berkley. Rep. Ellen Cogen Lipton (D-Huntington Woods) met with approximately 20 constituents at the before she and administrators spoke to a crowd of hundreds at .
• In Wednesday's feature, we asked you how to talk with children about the passing of a friend or family member. to share your experiences with other parents.
• On royal wedding eve, ahem, Thursday, we wrote about Friday morning at Westminster Abbey in London. Prince William, the eldest son of Prince Charles and the late Princess Diana, married Kate Middleton in the wee hours of the morning (Detroit time), prompting parties, special deals and lots of memories.
• On Friday, we wrote about . This Saturday, for example, the Garden Party will be held from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. in Berkley. Artists at the show will display stacked glass creations, metal trellises, playful garden stakes and giant concrete leaves that can serve as birdbaths or feeders or simply as garden art.

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