Since The Root Restaurant first opened its doors in May of last year, the White Lake Township restaurant has enjoyed a steady stream of business, which has only continued to grow as customer satisfaction and word of mouth has spread. And after recently being named Restaurant of the Year by the Detroit Free Press, it will only get more difficult to find a table on a Friday or Saturday night. “The response has been amazing. [...]

Mufflers and More Auto Repair in Walled Lake is like a spa for cars, where each vehicle is given the VIP treatment and pampered until each one is rejuvenated and drives out the door as it is intended — like a fine-tuned machine ready to dominate the road. Car care expert and owner Kenny Walters said the key to keeping a vehicle up to speed to last hundreds of thousands of miles is treating it [...]

When lakes area residents crave mouth-watering Polish fare such as stuffed cabbage, pasties, pierogies or dill pickle soup, there’s only one restaurant that comes to mind — Dobski’s in Waterford Township. Dobski’s, a lakes area institution since 1958, is still drawing patrons and is able to maintain a regular customer base despite the constraints of the economy. While the restaurant has stockpiled a slew of awards, most recently it received accolades as the WDIV Click [...]

Maple Road Auto Repair in Walled Lake has been providing quality car care to city residents and the community at large for over two decades. Family-owned and operated since 1990, owner Patrick Beyette continues to stimulate and maintain business by ensuring customers drive away satisfied. “Our customers highly recommend us to their friends and family,” Beyette said. “They trust us and bring their cars in for all their mechanical needs. I’ve stayed in business for [...]

The Waterford Chamber of Commerce held its 13th annual awards ceremony on Thursday, Jan. 12 and rolled out the red carpet to its member businesses and award recipients. The Grammy’s were selected as the gala’s theme. The chamber employed the services of Zodiac Entertainment to provide a crop of entertainers dressed in costume to mimic the celebrities at the Grammy Awards. “Every year we get compliments on the event, but this year was exceptionally great,” [...]

When people go to a restaurant, they mainly are looking for three things to make dining a pleasant and worthwhile experience: good food, good service, and a good atmosphere. Those three key ingredients weren’t always in abundance at the Skybox Sports Grill since it opened in Highland Township in April 2009. “We were known for inconsistency and long waits,” explained owner Kim Kibner. “We were relying on the wrong people.” Kibner first got into the [...]

The Highland-White Lake Business Association (HWLBA) doled out honors to its 2011 Community Award winners on Nov. 17. Awards were given out for Business of the Year, Business People of the Year, Volunteer of the Year, and One Step Beyond. Nominations for the awards are submitted and then a committee from the HWLBA chooses the winners while trying not to duplicate the winners in any category two years in a row. According to Heather Marquis, [...]

Freedom Work Opportunities (FWO) staff, consumers, and supporters gathered on Friday, Dec. 2 to hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the grand opening of FWO’s new Freedom Treasures Resale Store at 7570 Cooley Lake Road in Waterford Township. Now one of three FWO stores — one is located on Milford Road in Highland Township and another is in Grand Blanc — the new Freedom Treasures Resale Store offers new and used merchandise at affordable prices, [...]

The Huron Valley Chamber of Commerce recently handed out several community service awards to deserving recipients in recognition of their charitable efforts in the Huron Valley communities. Chris Baker — who owns Bakers of Milford, the Comeback Inn, and the South Lyon Hotel — earned the 2011 Citizen of the Year Award for his exemplary community outreach. “You would be hard-pressed to find anyone in the community who wouldn’t agree what a giving person Chris [...]

Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce members have joined together as participants in the chamber’s 3rd Annual EXPO, TASTE & FUN Fest to be held at Walled Lake Central High School on Saturday, Nov. 5, from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. The event is open to the public. The $5 admission price includes a TASTE ticket which enables the ticket holder to sample foods from all TASTE Fest participants. These include Buttercream Bakery; CJ’s Brewing Company; [...]