Demolition begins on Ferndale Bob’s Burgers & Brew building
Demolition begins on Ferndale Bob’s Burgers & Brew building
September 22, 2020
The 3,882-square-foot 2-story building was built in 1975.
Recently issued business licenses
Recently issued business licenses
September 16, 2020
Businesses recently issued new or renewed business licenses to do business in the Ferndale area.
Ferndale Public Library curbside service canceled today due to unhealthy air quality
Ferndale Public Library curbside service canceled today due to unhealthy air quality
September 15, 2020
Curbside pick-up service and book returns have been available during regular library hours since early June.
Intalco layoffs and curtailment complete – who is to blame?
Intalco layoffs and curtailment complete – who is to blame?
September 11, 2020
Some blame increases in tariff-free imports from Canada while other point to subsidized imports from China.
UPDATED: State and federal funded grants awarded to some Ferndale businesses
UPDATED: State and federal funded grants awarded to some Ferndale businesses
September 10, 2020
These grants are intended to help businesses facing economic emergencies following stay-at-home mandates and business restrictions by the state government.

A Man, a Cigar, and a Plymouth
A Man, a Cigar, and a Plymouth
By Marvin Waschke on August 1, 2020
"My great grandfather, Gottlieb Waschke, like most men from the turn of the century, smoked cigars, but he was not good at driving automobiles."
Drag Saw
Drag Saw
By Marvin Waschke on July 5, 2020
"By the time I was old enough to notice it, the drag saw was covered with bright green algae and its wooden rails were beginning to rot."
The Garden Harvest That Lifted My June Gloom
The Garden Harvest That Lifted My June Gloom
By Nichole Schmitt on July 2, 2020
"June provides the watering and the long days of sunlight. It’s a veritable greenhouse here, but a cold one."
New Normal: COVID-19 Contact Tracing
New Normal: COVID-19 Contact Tracing
By Marvin Waschke on May 19, 2020
"But as I began to learn what a contact tracer does, I began to have doubts that I am tough enough to be one."
The Cauldron Beneath the Kitchen
The Cauldron Beneath the Kitchen
By Marvin Waschke on May 2, 2020
"It looks like one of the big pots cartoon cannibals used to cook pith helmeted explorers."