Don’t Forget: Household Hazardous Waste Accepted This Saturday

Rosedale Recycles will accept your recyclable materials this Saturday between 10am and 2pm in the parking lot of Christ the King Church, located at Pierson and Grand River. This Saturday is also the once-a-year household hazardous waste collection.  Items to bring include liquid wastes (like paint, motor oil, chemicals and herbicides), pharmaceuticals, batteries, light bulbs, electronic waste. Please…

Grandmont Rosedale Easter Egg Hunt

Submitted by: Chet McLeod After months of preparation, the Grandmont Rosedale Easter Egg Hunt took place at the North Rosedale Park Community House on March 30, 2013. The day started off full of mild temperatures and plenty of Sun. At 11:00 a.m. the Petting Zoo was ready for visitors. The hunt areas were filled with…

Judge Victoria A. Roberts Addresses Neighborhood Safety Meeting

Federal Judge Hon. Victoria A. Roberts was the special guest speaker at the March 28th Neighborhood Safety Meeting.  Grandmont Rosedale residents listened intently as Judge Roberts offered her perspective on U.S. Federal Court System. The presentation took the form of a question and answer session, which provided the audience with ample opportunity to engage with…

Volunteers Turn Out in Force for Detroit Partnership Day

Over 200 volunteers – including neighborhood residents and students from Wayne State University and the University of Michigan — pitched in to clean-up 8 sites in the Grandmont Rosedale community on Saturday, March 23rd as part of an annual event known as Detroit Partnership Day.  Clean up sites included the Grandmont Rosedale Community Garden, Northwest…

Workshops Explain Downspout Disconnection

The City of Detroit manages its water resources through a Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) system.  This type of system mixes storm water and raw sewage prior to treatment at a wastewater facility.  During a major rain storm, the CSO system may be unable to treat the large quantity of water, leading to an overflow of…