Local podiatrist recognized nationally for passion, innovation Dr. Guy Pupp, 64, is a Pennsylvania native who traveled through the halls of Penn State and Temple and has worked his way to becoming one of the top foot and ankle specialists (podiatrist) in the country. After attending medical school at Temple, Pupp moved to Oakland County in 1973, set down roots and hasn’t looked back, as he treats people at his office in Waterford Township and [...]

Colleen Murray Fisher’s life-long aspirations have always been geared toward benefiting children in some way. Today, she not only teaches fourth-grade students in the Livonia school system, but is an up-and-coming children’s book author and illustrator who has collaborated on several books and flew solo on one that earned her acclaim here in Michigan. Fisher wrote and illustrated “The One and Only Bernadette P. McMullen,” a USA News Best Books finalist. She also illustrated “Oh [...]

Walt Matzke, a part-time Milford resident, first came up with the idea of having a performance featuring four pianists two decades ago in western Pennsylvania. Since then he has moved to Michigan and brought Piano Extravaganza with him. While most of the performances have taken place on the west side of the state, Matzke recently brought his concert concept to Huron Valley Milford High School in December, where local choirs and pianists were incorporated into [...]

Dennis Kolar has taken over as the new managing director of the Road Commission for Oakland County, now that former managing director Brent Bair opted to retire. Kolar’s experience in the road field spans 32 years. He began his career with the Michigan Department of Transportation, where he was employed for six years. After joining the RCOC, he spent 11 years in the Engineering Department’s Design Division, starting as a staff engineer and serving as [...]

Brian Wilson, 37, is an English teacher at Waterford Kettering High School who is being honored nationally for helping students preserve their memories. Wilson is being honored by the Journalism Education Association (JEA) with a Distinguished Advisor Award for his work advising students in putting together the student yearbook. A Farmington High School and Michigan State University (MSU) graduate, Wilson later decided that he could use his journalism major towards his other love — teaching [...]

West Bloomfield Township resident Berl Falbaum recently published a new book, “The Prince of Omerta,” written based on stories told to him by Giovanni Gambino, a Brooklyn construction worker. Gambino had heard the stories from distant relatives and wanted to develop them into a novel that focuses on omerta — the code of silence observed by members of La Cosa Nostra. While this marks Falbaum’s seventh novel, he does not only spend his time writing [...]

Dogs couldn’t care less “if you are rich or poor, educated or illiterate, clever or dull. Give him your heart and he will give you his,” wrote John Grogan, author of Marley and Me, who accurately sums up the relationship between a man and his dog. And it’s a relationship that Amy Johnson hopes to foster with her non-profit organization. With a master’s degree in teaching from Wayne State University, another master’s degree in counseling [...]

West Bloomfield native David Nadelberg, 37, is sitting down with celebrities to revisit their childhood. That is the premise of “The Mortified Sessions,” a new show airing on the Sundance Channel on Monday nights at 8 p.m. In each episode, Nadelberg sits down with personalities ranging from Megan Mullally of “Will & Grace” to Oscar-winning actress Monique as they look back at the past through items such as childhood photos and diaries, revealing how their [...]

Paul Kuligowski may be only 16-years-old, but the Orchard Lake St. Mary’s junior is proving that you can never be too young to make a difference. Kuligowski was one of 15 students selected from across the country by PARADE Magazine for its All-American High School Service Team after he founded and started his non-profit outreach organization, Acts of Kindness. He began the organization to provide basic necessities for struggling individuals and families, whether it’s food, [...]

Paul Gribbell has been interested in trains since he was a child — an interest that continues to this day. With a collection spanning over three decades, Gribbell has built the world’s largest O-scale model railroad in Commerce Township. The exhibit features approximately 9,000 feet of track and somewhere between 60 and 80 trains. Gribbell, a former quality control manager at Ford Motor Co. for over 30 years, has opened his collection to the public [...]