NOVI — Twice a year, the Motor City Comic Con, marketed as “Michigan’s largest and longest-running pop culture event,” takes over the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi and provides the opportunity for fans of all ages to be able to interact with their celebrity heroes.

NOVI — The sixth annual Novi BBQ Fest returned for its second run on Memorial Day weekend at Twelve Mile Crossing at Fountain Walk.

NOVI — Wildcat Willy, the Novi High School mascot, received a dramatic face-lift from one of the school’s largest graduating classes — 576 students — during the school’s commencement ceremony May 18 at the George Gervin GameAbove Center at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti.

TROY — Kathryn Ahlbrand and Sandra Burgess were elected to serve a 3-year term on the Troy Nature Society’s (TNS) Board of Directors during its annual membership meeting, which fell on April 24 this year.

TROY — Seven students from Troy Public Schools were among the 158 who received top honors at Michigan History Day’s State Finals competition on April 19.

TROY — Two Troy residents were honored during Oakland University’s 37th annual Nightingale Awards for Nursing Excellence on May 7.

MACKINAC ISLAND — Mackinac Island celebrates a big anniversary this year. For a couple decades in the late 19th century, about half of the island was a national park, the country’s second, behind Yellowstone National Park.

METRO DETROIT — Two master gardeners from Michigan State University Extension recently shared their expertise on composting and gardening during presentations at the Bloomfield Township Public Library.

METRO DETROIT — “This is quite a group. I was here last week. There were 374 cars,” Shelby Township resident Tom Konicki said. “There are quality cars here. Cars that are so rare. Beautiful cars.”

METRO DETROIT – Four people, including a rapper from Rochester Hills, are accused of stealing $63 million in checks from the U.S. Postal Service and selling them online.

NOVI — The Novi community could not be deterred from remembering its fallen soldiers with its annual Fuerst Field of Honor ceremony, despite rain on May 21. However, the weather resulted in a change of venue and the absence of the 21-gun salute.

OAKLAND COUNTY — Oakland County’s economic future is “complicated” as Michigan’s economy slows, and national and global policies coming from Washington, D.C., are currently very fluid, according to economist Gabriel Ehrlich, of the University of Michigan.

TROY — The city of Troy has received high praise for its quality of life and habitability for residents from both livability.com and the U.S. News & World Report.

TROY — The Troy City Council unanimously approved the city’s budget for the 2025-26 fiscal year, which focuses on infrastructure, public health, public safety and amenities.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — An injury crash involving a golf cart occurred at 11 Mile Road and Harper Avenue on May 25, before the St. Clair Shores Memorial Day Parade officially kicked off.

GROSSE POINTE SHORES — The Grosse Pointe Shores Public Safety Department has added a LUCAS to their ranks, but this isn’t a new hire.

GROSSE POINTES/HARPER WOODS — A number of students and community members are again encouraging residents to don something orange to show their support for an end to gun violence.

GROSSE POINTE CITY — Public safety officers in Grosse Pointe City are on the hunt for the person who wrapped a kitten in a tightly sealed garbage bag and threw the bag in a trash can in a Village Kroger restroom on Mother’s Day.

GROSSE POINTE PARK — A city setting with be the site of a country concert for a cause. At 6 p.m. June 7, there will be a concert fundraiser for the nonprofit Michael B’s Café in Grosse Pointe Park in the parking lot of the forthcoming café at 15118 Mack Ave. in Grosse Pointe Park

FERNDALE — A suspect has been arrested in an April shooting outside a Ferndale nightclub.