METRO DETROIT — A Detroit lunchtime staple is coming back home. Atwater Brewery founder Mark Rieth, of Grosse Pointe Farms, has purchased Velvet Peanut Butter and plans to bring production of the beloved sandwich spread back to Detroit. 

FERNDALE — A 32-year-old Ferndale man was arrested after an incident where he allegedly sexually assaulted a woman and barricaded himself at home.

OAKLAND COUNTY — Berkley, Clawson and Royal Oak schools once again are partnering to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. with a Day of Service.

FERNDALE — With Ferndale’s Headlee override operating millage set to expire at the end of the year, the city is looking to present residents with a proposal for a new millage.

TROY— Oakland County Parks  was awarded $2,175,000 by the Michigan National Resources Trust Fund to purchase the property known as Turtle Woods from the Troy School District  and establish Oakland County Parks’ first nature preserve with assistance from the Six Rivers Land Conservancy.

SOUTHFIELD — On Christmas morning at 6:26 a.m., the Southfield Fire Department responded to 24000 Walden Road to find the five-unit townhouse complex on fire.

SOUTHFIELD — On Jan. 22, the Southfield Public Library, 26300 Evergreen Road, will kick off the series “Conversations on Race” with three segments of guided conversations to build awareness and a skillset for talking about race and racism.

METRO DETROIT — A fleet of 15  electric recycling trucks will take to the streets of Macomb, Oakland and Wayne counties to replace some of the older diesel-fueled vehicles.

WARREN — A Lincoln High School teacher and two residents are facing criminal charges after an alleged drug transaction Dec. 31 in the parking lot of a convenience store. On Jan.

ROYAL OAK — Stagecrafters is bringing the heat of rural 1900s Georgia in its production of “The Color Purple” to the main stage of the Baldwin Theatre, 415 S. Lafayette Ave.

CLAWSON — Clawson seniors are working hard to better understand the nature of the technological world and its benefits.

ROYAL OAK — The Royal Oak Public Library’s brand new library vending machine, “Vicki,” was unveiled on Dec. 19 at the Woodward Corner Market at 30955 Woodward Ave.

ROYAL OAK — The City Commission Dec. 16 unanimously approved the first reading of the rezoning of 723 N. Main St. to a planned unit development.

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — Before its last meeting of 2024 got into stride, the Macomb Township Board of Trustees gave time to honor outgoing part-time firefighter Michael Wiedbusch at its meeting on Dec. 18, 2024.

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — Broadway is back on the corner of 21 Mile and Heydenreich roads.

WARREN — When Heather Holihan was diagnosed on April 17, 2023, with stage 1B breast cancer, she underwent a double mastectomy and took a few months off work to focus on her recovery.

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — As the temperature dips and the snow piles up, the Bloomfield Township Public Library is giving patrons the opportunity to curl up with a good book.

METRO DETROIT — A look at five things to do during the weekend of Jan. 9-12.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Four County Community Foundation, in Romeo, announced its Spark Grant funding awards for the fourth and final quarter of 2024, including one that went to Eisenhower High School’s Science Olympiad team.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP/UTICA — The Kiwanis Club of Utica-Shelby Township partnered with Utica Community Schools for a food drive for the holidays.