UTICA/SHELBY TOWNSHIP/STERLING HEIGHTS — Addison Oleksinski has been making moves with her art creations ever since she was a little kid. Now, she is one of the youngest students to earn national scholastic honors and a trip to Carnegie Hall in New York City.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — A local boy has made a special connection with an author who will be coming to the Shelby Township Library to speak about his lifelong struggle with a speech condition called apraxia.

UTICA/SHELBY TOWNSHIP/STERLING HEIGHTS — At the Michigan Association of Family and Consumer Sciences spring conference, Stevenson High School family and consumer sciences teacher Kristina Robinson was named the 2023 Teacher of the Year.  

UTICA — Utica is welcoming its new police chief, who already has plans in line for the city in the near future.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan and the Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation recently announced the awarding of $800,000 in grants to 36 organizations through the Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Legacy Funds.

STERLING HEIGHTS — Planning about planning was the focus of discussion at a special meeting among Sterling Heights officials over the direction of how the city’s land will be used in the future.

FARMINGTON HILLS — More than 10 years ago, Farmington Hills resident Jennifer Berkemeier adopted a 4-year-old girl from Haiti.

FARMINGTON HILLS — Farmington Hills community members recently had the opportunity to directly address Farmington Hills Police Chief Jeff King.

GROSSE POINTE CITY — “That fire seems to have a life of its own.”

ST. CLAIR SHORES — The last time I had the opportunity to be in a parade, volunteering or otherwise, was in 2014. I was a high schooler at the time playing my instrument in a marching band in the early hours of Thanksgiving Day. I still remember all the fun I had at that time.

EASTPOINTE — A Detroit man is facing charges for allegedly ambushing a victim and shooting at him in Eastpointe.

WEST BLOOMFIELD — Not many people would fault West Bloomfield resident Alec Dorf if he held the opinion that the world doesn’t always seem fair.

WEST BLOOMFIELD — Food, fun and the opportunity to mingle with some neighbors are on the menu this Saturday.

STERLING HEIGHTS — A national organization that works with the defense industry has recently accelerated its use of the Velocity Center in Sterling Heights.

STERLING HEIGHTS — Rainbow colors fly in the sky at Sterling Heights City Hall as city officials honor Pride Month this June.

MADISON HEIGHTS — It’s been a long road for Madison Heights Lamphere girls soccer this season, but the team is finally just one game away from achieving what they set their sights on before the first game of the year.

MADISON HEIGHTS — The Madison Heights Police Department will hold a Bike Rodeo June 10 with giveaways and safety checks as part of an effort to build bonds with the people they serve.

DETROIT — Glitz, glamour and graffiti will enhance Eastern Market’s Shed 3 when the annual Michigan Fashion Week sashays down the runway June 15-16.

WARREN — A 40-year-old Grosse Pointe resident is facing a slew of drug charges punishable by up to life in prison following a traffic stop in Warren on May 24.

WARREN — The Warren Professional Firefighters Union Local 1383 recently kicked off its smoke detector installation program where Warren homeowners can receive free smoke detectors and one carbon monoxide detector, and have them professionally installed by the Fire Department.