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Southfield’s Skyline Club has been selected as a recipient of ClubCorp’s 2011 Silver Circle of Excellence Award.  The honor is awarded annually and recognizes the Skyline Club as one of ClubCorp’s top Business Clubs worldwide. Located on the 28^th floor of 2000 Town Center, Skyline has earned a reputation as the place where business leaders meet to entertain clients, host meetings and events, or enjoy a relaxing evening with family and friends. Several members of the Skyline Club’s staff were also recognized as national leaders within the ClubCorp Network: Superstar awards were given to Membership Director Richelle Tragge and General Manager John Rodriguez. Private Events Director Kate Montgomery received ClubCorp’s Rising Star award.

Community and business leaders will gather to celebrate the rich heritage and vibrant future of Southfield and Lathrup Village at the Commitment to Community Awards on Thursday, June 21, 2012 at the Skyline Club located at 2000 Town Center, Suite 2800 Southfield, MI. Hosted by the Southfield Community Foundation, the event features Master of Ceremony Fox2 News Reporter Roop Raj. read more

Southfield residents, workers, and visitors will again enjoy the opportunity to “Eat to the Beat” this summer in the Southfield City Centre Plaza. The annual series of free lunchtime concerts kicks off on Thursday, June 14 with Grammy-nominated local jazz favorites, Straight Ahead. The plaza, located on Central Park Boulevard between Civic Center Drive and the I-696 service drive, will be the site of the monthly outdoor concerts sponsored by the Southfield City Centre Advisory Board (CCAB) and the City of Southfield Parks & Recreation Department. read more

From the Southfield Sun
By Jennie Miller

Architecture students at Lawrence Technological University have teamed up with developer Hassan Jawad and the city of Southfield to potentially create a destination spot for their peers.

Through the Third Place Design Competition, the first of its kind at the university, students receive $2,000 in prize money and might have the chance to see their concepts used in the design and construction of a new business. read more

From the South Oakland Eccentric

Southfield city officials have long hoped to create what they call a City Centre, located in the general area of Evergreen and Civic Center Drive. Bad spelling aside, the idea is a good one that holds promise.

The Evergreen/Civic Center Drive area is pretty much the heart of the city. It certainly corrals the tall buildings for which its skyline is known. But the area also is known for being home to far more than the office culture.

Casual observers may not know it, but Southfield has become a college town. Don’t laugh. There are two major campuses in the city, namely Lawrence Technological University, located between 10 Mile Road and Northwestern, and Oakland Community College, located just off of Nine Mile Road between Greenfield and Southfield.

But that’s not all. The city has become the nucleus for many universities and colleges, ranging from the University of Phoenix to Davenport, Central Michigan and Siena, among others. read more

Designs may bridge community, school life

From the South Oakland Eccentric
By Sandra Armbruster

As the saying goes, if you build it, they will come. But instead of a baseball field, in this case, five students at Lawrence Technological University in Southfield are talking about an area known to city of Southfield officials as the City Centre.

Generally speaking, that area is centered at Evergreen Road and Civic Center Drive, across from the Civic Center. It is filled with tall office buildings, a historic farm and, as it turns out, a lot of students from LTU and other universities and colleges in the area.

LTU students — including Mike Knoff, Erik Slagter, Deanna Hewitt, Abby Schroeder and Gena Briolat — are “always building stuff,” as Knoff put it. So faced with what they believe are things left wanting in the city’s central area, they devised a design competition. read more

Southfield Director of Planning Terry Croad (L) and University Architect Joseph Veryser discuss the details of the gateway plaza construction project near the Civic Center Drive entrance to Lawrence Tech’s campus.

By The Oakland Press

A new landscaped gateway plaza at the intersection of Civic Center Drive and the Northwestern Highway service drive on the north end of Lawrence Technological University’s campus is part of a plan to increase pedestrian and bicycle traffic between the University and Southfield’s commercial district.

The Southfield City Centre Advisory Board has unveiled ambitious plans for the City Centre district that will create a pedestrian-friendly, mixed-use environment for the area bounded by Evergreen Road, Northwestern Highway, and I-696. The Southfield municipal complex and the Lawrence Tech campus are considered part of the new City Centre. read more

Lawrence Technological University (LTU) has announced the winners of its first-ever “Third Place” Design Competition. The winning student teams will share a total of $2,000 in prize money and possibly see their concepts used in the design and construction of a new business in the Southfield City Centre district.

The term “third place” describes a public space frequented by individuals seeking a relaxing and fun social environment. Examples of third places include bars, restaurants, coffee shops, wireless cafes, laundromats, and delicatessens. By contrast, the “first place” is referred to as home — where the bulk of a person’s time is spent — and the “second place” is the workplace or school. read more

The U.S. Energy Department has awarded $2 million to Eaton Corporation in Southfield for the development of cost-effective, durable and highly efficient fuel cell components. The three-year project will focus on boosting the performance of advanced fuel cell systems for vehicles and stationary applications while lowering the costs. This investment by the Energy Department represents its commitment to give families and businesses more options to cut energy costs and reduce petroleum use. read more