BIRMINGHAM — At the Birmingham City Commission meeting April 7, the commission unanimously voted in favor of a resolution that approved the proposed Willits and Bates Project design.

TROY — Students involved with Troy High School’s (THS) Model United Nations team are able to travel to different parts of Michigan and other parts of the United States to develop their leadership skills and confer with others about different issues.

TROY — At a meeting April 8, the Troy Planning Commission unanimously approved the recommendation for a conditional rezoning of a subject parcel from NN (Neighborhood Node) and R-1B to RT, as a part of the Village of Hastings residential project, located in the Telford Ridge subdivision near the east side of Livernois Road and the north side of Square Lake Road.

ROYAL OAK — Stagecrafters has begun to sell tickets for the popular musical “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” which is slated to be on the main stage at The Baldwin Theatre, 415 S. Lafayette Ave., May 30-June 22.

ROYAL OAK — Shrine Catholic High School is bringing back one of its own.

ROYAL OAK — Earth Day is coming up fast, and to help spread the word on sustainability and environmental awareness, Oakland County will be hosting a Climate March, Rally and Fair from 3 to 7 p.m. April 26 at the Royal Oak Farmers Market, 316 E. 11 Mile Road.

ROYAL OAK — Royal Oak is upping its game in the nature department with some updates to the Fred A. Erb Arboretum, located at the southeast corner of Lexington Boulevard and Marais Avenue, that will be unveiled in a special ceremony April 24.

CLAWSON — A special election will take place in Clawson May 6, when voters will be asked to decide on two proposed city charter amendments. Both proposed amendments must pass in order for them to take effect.

ROYAL OAK — The public was called to City Hall during the April 8 Planning Commission meeting to voice their opinions about the proposed master plan of 2050.

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — In board chambers coated with Easter decorations, the Macomb Township Board of Trustees voted on April 9 to award Quadrate Construction a $1.7 million contract to build an addition onto the Department of Public Works’ building.

METRO DETROIT — Andrew Dore and Andy Colohan were ready to shop on Record Store Day April 12.

FRASER — At Fraser Public Schools, three teachers won the Teacher of the Year award, which came as a shock and a surprise for all three of them.

BEVERLY HILLS — Judson Center’s Lahser Children’s Respite Home, located at 31111 Lahser Road in Beverly Hills, cares for children between the ages of 6-17 with autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), cerebral palsy, spina bifida, Down syndrome and other intellectual and developmental disabilities.

HUNTINGTON WOODS — The city of Huntington Woods soon will be searching for a new city manager.

BERKLEY — Prom season is about to hit Berkley High School in more ways than one. Berkley High School’s Be Drama club will host its production of “The Prom” at the end of this month, April 24-27, in the high school auditorium, 2325 Catalpa Drive.

FERNDALE — Two major questions will be on the ballot for Ferndale voters this May. On May 6, Ferndale and the Ferndale Public Schools each have a ballot question with significant monetary implications that will be decided.

FERNDALE — An arrest has been made in the killing of a Senegalese immigrant and Detroit resident that occurred in Ferndale last month.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Southern Michigan Daylily Society will be hosting a free program called “Integrated Pest Management and Invasive Species” at 10 a.m. May 3 at the Burgess-Shadbush Nature Center, 4101 River Bends Drive in Shelby Township.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — State Rep. Doug Wozniak, R-Shelby Township, recently submitted a request to the House Appropriations chair and committee for road improvements in Shelby Township, including Schoenherr Road between 25 Mile and 26 Mile roads.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP —The Shelby Farmers Market soon will be back for another season, welcoming visitors from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Saturday from May 17 to Oct. 18 at the historic Packard Proving Grounds in Shelby Township.