GROSSE POINTES/DETROIT — Students at schools in the Grosse Pointes are once again getting a chance to showcase their artistic skills at the Detroit Institute of Arts.

DETROIT/GROSSE POINTE WOODS — Through unimaginable tragedy, the Doheny family remained united as Edmond Bronner Doheny, 29, of Grosse Pointe Woods, learned his fate for what he has maintained from the start was the accidental killing of his younger brother, Dennis Doheny, last year.

ORCHARD LAKE — It was a part of his game that he’d been working on and improving all season.

FARMINGTON HILLS — Full-circle moments always make for great stories, and Farmington Hills Mercy seniors Kat Burras and Sophia Paluk were at the forefront of one of those very moments.

FARMINGTON — A trip to Memorial Park in downtown Farmington now includes a local history lesson for those who happen to take notice of a plaque that was recently installed.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — The Optimist Club of St. Clair Shores hosted men and women from the St. Clair Shores police and fire departments at their 11th Appreciation & Recognition Breakfast on June 13, at the Assumption Cultural Center.

BERKLEY — The Berkley City Council recently approved a planned unit development for a big multiple-family project on several properties.

FRANKLIN — At a recent Franklin Village Council meeting, a new business item was brought to the council: consideration of an ordinance that would restrict residents from using plastic and other non-living plant material in their landscaping.

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — A millage renewal focused on public safety will be voted on in Bloomfield Township Aug. 6.

BLOOMFIELD HILLS — Nothing like a little déjà vu feeling in your final high school soccer game. As freshman sensations, Bloomfield Hills Marian’s 2024 senior class continued the longstanding tradition of Marian girls soccer, earning a Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 2 state championship in a 3-0 win over Spring Lake.

BIRMINGHAM — Birmingham, Michigan, is home to unique art, culture and community. One thing less unique about the city is its name, which is shared with a major city in England and 17 other North American locations.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Burgess-Shadbush Nature Center has a new rescued opossum, and he is already popular with the community.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — As Michigan Central Station celebrated its reopening after many years and an extensive renovation project, a longtime resident of Shelby Township shared her memories of when she worked at the Michigan Central Station in the 1940s.

MOUNT CLEMENS — It is Friday, May 17, and Lois Lombardo is in the fight of her life. The owner of Olympia Salon & Spa on Cass Avenue is trying to work her new water pump in a shed on the other side of the city, but nothing is going right.

MOUNT CLEMENS — Members of the Mount Clemens City Commission took on a sorrowful tone at the June 17 meeting as the first round of votes to end the Cable Communications Commission were cast

HAZEL PARK — The nonprofit Corktown Health recently broke ground in Hazel Park for its second location, set to open in the first quarter of 2025. The medical clinic will be open to all people, and specializes in services for the LGBTQ+ community, which has been historically underserved.

MADISON HEIGHTS — What began as a small gardening club at John Page Middle School in the Lamphere Public Schools district has grown into something more, with one project receiving acclaim from the country’s largest wildlife conservation group.

MADISON HEIGHTS — A millage renewal proposal for the Madison District Public Schools will be on the ballot Aug. 6, but officials say it will not affect the taxes paid by residents.

STERLING HEIGHTS — A longtime, award-winning leader of Stevenson High School’s instrumental music programming is getting ready to tackle other pursuits.

STERLING HEIGHTS — Icon Park Residences, the multifamily apartment complex proposal with micro units, is getting another chance to become a reality after the Sterling Heights City Council voted to pass the project’s planned unit development proposal during a June 4 meeting.