TROY — Troy City Council approved multiple contracts and a budget amendment for the construction of pickleball courts at Firefighters Park at a meeting April 7.

BIRMINGHAM — Residents from Bloomfield Hills, West Bloomfield, Royal Oak, Birmingham, Ferndale, Madison Heights, Berkley and Lathrup Village have come together for the Birmingham Village Players’ production of “The Music Man.”

BLOOMFIELD HILLS — Elana McEwen, a Bloomfield Hills High School graduate, is celebrating her graduation from Michigan State University and the beginning of her career in Atlanta.

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — Many people nowadays feel the need to be constantly plugged in, but police say the consequences of doing so behind the wheel can be deadly.

BIRMINGHAM — Some Baldwin Public Library patrons may have been disappointed recently while using Hoopla, a free resource for library card holders to rent audiobooks, e-books, comics and more.

GROSSE POINTE PARK — Grosse Pointe Park’s paving program this year will focus on a couple of larger projects in the city.

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — The Grosse Pointe Farms Public Safety Department’s Employee of the Year is someone who’s making a difference in the lives of many of the teenagers in the community.

ROYAL OAK — The Royal Oak High School Drama Club will be showcasing its talents in the show “Our Town,” a play by Thornton Wilder.

ROYAL OAK — The annual and internationally recognized glass art show is back for the 53rd year at Habatat Galleries, 4400 Fernlee Ave. in Royal Oak.

CLAWSON — Ian Konkolesky is the real life “Young Sheldon.” The 12-year-old is so precocious at math that he is currently taking his second calculus class at Oakland Community College.

ROYAL OAK — Several local businesses received a letter regarding next year’s Rochester Road resurfacing project that has raised concerns and questions about the potential impact on parking.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP —The Shelby Township Block Advisors decided to choose a cause for the year and involved staff and the local community in gathering supplies for a local animal shelter.

METRO DETROIT — Not all gardens need to be grown in the ground. According to Lindsey Kerr, the Wayne County consumer horticulture educator for Michigan State University Extension, container gardening is a great option for those who want to enjoy gardening without the need to dig holes in their backyards or for aspiring gardeners who do not have backyards at all.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Shelby Township Fine Art Society will be hosting its art exhibit and sale in May at the Municipal Building, 52700 Van Dyke Ave., for all to come out and see their masterpieces.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — PACE Southeast Michigan, a nonprofit that provides all-inclusive health care services to more than 2,100 low-income older adults in the region, will host its annual Set the PACE 5K at Stony Creek Metropark in Shelby Township June 7.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Sterling Heights student Benjamin Edmunds, from the Gene L. Klida Utica Academy for International Studies, tied for 22nd in the field of 251 quiz bowl players at the National Academic Quiz Tournaments’ Individual Player National Championship Tournament.

UTICA — The Utica Puppy Parade will return to the downtown area with all sorts of activities and animal support groups brought together for a cause.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Shelby Township resident Dylan Pillivant was recently named the 2025 recipient of Oakland University’s Alfred G. Wilson Award.

METRO DETROIT — The Detroit Institute of Arts announced the Oakland County communities that are participating in the museum’s 2025 Inside|Out program.

ANN ARBOR ​​— On April 2, the United States Golf Association announced that the 2026 U.S. Senior Women’s Open will be played at Barton Hills Country Club in Ann Arbor.