http://www.yourstreet.com/news/royal-oak-mi YourStreet collects the latest local news and information from around the web. Find out what's going on in your town. en-us MANCHESTER, N.H. — A 1,224-pound triple vanilla cupcake with pink frosting has set a record as the world's largest. The sugary behemoth was unveiled Saturday at the Woodward Dream Cruise classic cars event in Royal Oak, Mich. A Guinness http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6565694/odd-news-1,224-pound-cupcake-sets-record-as-world-s-largest Mon, 17 Aug 2009 06:27:20 -0700 Bakery owner Ryan Abood confirmed that the cupcake clocked in at an estimated 2 million calories. (AP Photo/The Detroit News, Brandy Baker) Guinness World Records adjudicator Carl Saville measures the girth of the 1,224 pound cupcake at the annual Woodward Dream... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6566648/1,224-pound-new-hampshire-cupcake-sets-record-as-world-s-largest Mon, 17 Aug 2009 03:56:08 -0700 A 1,224-pound triple vanilla cupcake with pink frosting has set a record as the world's largest. The sugary behemoth was unveiled Saturday at the Woodward Dream Cruise classic cars event in Royal Oak, Mich. A Guinness World Records adjudicator was on hand to certify... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6565911/1,224-pound-cupcake-sets-record-as-world-s-largest Sun, 16 Aug 2009 10:16:08 -0700 ROYAL OAK, Mich. (AP) — Jack Beller’s blue 1966 Corvette has the classic big-block engine and the enormous carburetor that make putting the keys in the ignition a roaring ode to muscle car history. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6561532/mich-cruisers-worry-days-of-classic-cars-are-over Sun, 16 Aug 2009 05:00:08 -0700 A 1,224-pound New Hampshire cupcake has set a new record as the world's largest. Ryan Abood, owner of Gourtmetgiftbaskets.com, unveiled the 4-foot tall, 10-foot wide creation at the Woodward Dream Cruise classic cars event in Royal Oak, Mich. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6561562/nh-cupcake-is-world-s-largest Sun, 16 Aug 2009 04:48:08 -0700 ROYAL OAK, Mich. (AP) -- Jack Beller's blue 1966 Corvette has the classic big-block engine and the enormous carburetor that makes putting the keys in the ignition a roaring ode to muscle car history. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6558490/classic-car-days-waning Sat, 15 Aug 2009 20:41:08 -0700 ROYAL OAK, MICH. Associated Press Jack Beller's blue 1966 Corvette has the classic big-block engine and the enormous carburetor that make putting the keys in the ignition a roaring ode to muscle car history. He and his classic ride have been coming to Saturday's... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6558483/collectors-fear-classic-cars-travel-road-of-no-return Sat, 15 Aug 2009 20:10:08 -0700 ROYAL OAK, Mich. -- Jack Beller's blue 1966 Corvette has the classic big-block engine and the enormous carburetor that make putting the keys in the ignition a roaring ode to muscle-car history. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6558729/enthusiasts-fear-the-end-of-an-era Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:00:08 -0700 ROYAL OAK, Mich. -- Jack Beller's blue 1966 Corvette has the classic big-block engine and the enormous carburetor that make putting the keys in the ignition a roaring ode to muscle-car history. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6558118/enthusiasts-fear-the-end-of-an-era Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:00:08 -0700 ROYAL OAK, Mich. (AP) - The Detroit Zoo's new lemurs need names.   The zoo wants the public to pick names for the black-and-white ruffled lemur twins, one male and one female, born June 2.   Names can be submitted through the zoo's Web http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6538722/detroit-zoo-seeks-suggestions-to-name-lemur-twins Thu, 13 Aug 2009 08:04:11 -0700 ROYAL OAK, Mich. (AP) - A suburban Detroit man is scheduled to appear in court on charges in a fatal hit-and-run crash that left one person dead.   Twenty-four-year-old Thomas Grobbel of Madison Heights will appear Friday morning in 44th http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6459625/royal-oak-drunken-hit-and-run-suspect-due-in-court Fri, 31 Jul 2009 08:13:25 -0700 ROYAL OAK, Mich. (AP) - Royal Oak police say they've removed 32 malnourished dogs from a filthy, dirt-floored industrial building.   Lt. Gordon Young says the six adults and 26 puppies are mostly Chihuahuas and Pomeranians. He says the dogs were http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6030855/police-seize-32-malnourished-dogs-from-building Tue, 02 Jun 2009 04:11:08 -0700 Royal oak http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5648274/police-calls Sat, 11 Apr 2009 22:00:00 -0700 Gypsy jazz heat, Flamenco passion and the romance of French song blended into music that's tinged with humanity and vivacity are yours to soak in this week during a rare concert... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5639441/french-guitarist-and-soulful-motor-city-singers-spice-up-april Wed, 08 Apr 2009 22:00:00 -0700 March Madness took on a new meaning at Our Lady of La Salette School in Berkley. It became March “Math” Madness as students in grades three, four and five competed against each... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5639442/march-madness-takes-on-new-meaning-at-la-salette Wed, 08 Apr 2009 22:00:00 -0700 The battle over whether South Oakland Shelter can relocate its counseling offices into a residential area of Ferndale likely will fall into the hands of the City Council. And,... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5639443/sos-issue-will-drag-through-summer Wed, 08 Apr 2009 22:00:00 -0700 The Royal Oak City Commission voted 5-2 last week to schedule a public hearing to consider the removal of a member of the city's Zoning Board of Appeals. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5639444/royal-oak-zba-member-faces-expulsion-hearing Wed, 08 Apr 2009 22:00:00 -0700 Citizens of Fair Ferndale takes its name seriously. At election time, it hosts public forums so residents can directly ask questions to candidates for school and city boards.... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5639459/ferndale-residents-invited-to-speak-to-unopposed-candidate Wed, 08 Apr 2009 22:00:00 -0700 A number of high school game officials from the Observer & Eccentric's and Mirror Newspapers Oakland County caverage area are among a long list referees with 20, 30, 40, 45 and... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5617764/officials-recognized-for-service Tue, 07 Apr 2009 20:38:00 -0700 Get this: A teenager prioritizing — and in a sensible fashion! Impossible as it may seem, one Berkley High School student has found a way of balancing curriculum and athletics... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5617717/lapin-awarded-for-excellence Tue, 07 Apr 2009 20:34:00 -0700