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JUNE 19, 2024 • Vol. 22, No. 13
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The Royal Oak City Commission appointed Mark Wollenweber as interim city manager during a meeting May 13.
Event organizers promising excitement for 2024 festival tchristensen@candgnews.com
ROYAL OAK — The nationally recognized festival Arts, Beats & Eats is preparing for the 2024 end-of-summer celebration, and organizers of the event have announced new initiatives and entertainment that they expect will make this year one to remember.
Arts, Beats, & Eats is hosted by Soaring Eagle Casino and Resort and presented by Flagstar Bank. The four-day event will be returning to downtown Royal Oak on Labor Day weekend from Aug. 30 to Sept. 2. In 2023, Arts, Beats, & Eats event brought in an estimated 345,000 people to the streets of Royal Oak and generated See FESTIVAL on page 20A
ABOVE: The new Arts, Beats & Eats logo was revealed at a press conference June 12 in Royal Oak. The design pays homage to the original logo from 1998. Photo provided by Judy Davids
BY TAYLOR CHRISTENSEN tchristensen@candgnews.com
ROYAL OAK — The city of Royal Oak welcomed Mark Wollenweber into the position of interim city manager on May 13 at the City Commission meeting after a unanimous vote by the commissioners. Wollenweber has taken the place of previous interim City Manager Todd Fenton, who left Royal Oak for a job in the private sector. “Our interim city manager, Todd Fenton, who has been with the See MANAGER on page 22A
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BY TAYLOR CHRISTENSEN
Royal Oak’s new interim city manager settles into role