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Monday, December 10, 2012

Grammy Nominee From Band fun Calls Which Metro Detroit City Home?

Find out where Andrew Dost—of the band fun.—hangs out when he is in Royal Oak.

A real fun. guy calls Royal Oak home. Andrew Dost is one-third (Nate Ruess and Jack Antonoff are the others) of the band fun.— the indie pop act that topped the 2013 Grammy Awards nominations list last week with six: Record Of The Year, Album Of The Year, Song Of The Year, Best New Artist, Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, Best Pop Vocal Album, and Best Choral Performance. In April, Dost told Real Detroit Weekly he lives in Royal Oak and hangs out at Lost and Found Vintage, UHF and Leo's Coney Island. "I love Royal Oak. It's one of my favorite cities. I'm happy to live there," he said. Dost is quoted in Entertainment Weekly saying he knew he hit it big when he was home and heard his song "We are Young" on two different radio stations at the …

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Shelby Resident Makes World Better, 1 Hug at a Time

Students from the Paul Mitchell Cosmetology School in Sterling Heights try to make Royal Oak a better place today - and it's working.

Juan Garza, of Shelby, and Kayla Smith, of St. Clair Shores, say they are trying to make the world a better place by offering free hugs in downtown Royal Oak today. Garza and Smith, along with a couple dozen students from the Paul Mitchell Cosmetology School in Sterling Heights could be found up and down Main Street with arms wide open. It's all part of Paul Mitchell school's 4th Annual Free Hugs Day, which is taking place across the country. "I lost count of how many hugs I given," said Garza. Laura Eagin and Ali Jafargholi both recently moved to Royal Oak from California. "I've gotten about 20 hugs today," Eagin said. "We just moved to  Royal Oak a couple of days ago and we're getting a great welcome." The free hugging continues through …

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