BERKLEY — A stub street in Berkley will be closed indefinitely as the city looks to activate it for downtown usage.

FERNDALE — Downtown Ferndale was packed with visitors the weekend of Sept. 20-22 for the Funky Ferndale Art Fair and DIY Street Fair.

BERKLEY — The city of Berkley will be holding a gathering for residents to meet the candidates for city manager.

BERKLEY — After two consecutive years of issues pertaining to safety at Berkley Days, the City Council last week passed a resolution directing city staff to prepare an ordinance to ban carnivals.

BIRMINGHAM — When the Birmingham Museum reopened in early September, they debuted a new, year-long exhibit called “Transportation and Transformation: Shaping Birmingham and its People.”

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — The Bloomfield Township Fire Department is among 11 fire departments in southeast Michigan that will receive a portion of over $2 million in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

BIRMINGHAM — As new businesses open in downtown Birmingham, they now have a guide to help answer questions about operating in the city.

FRANKLIN — In 1879, the Pickering family purchased the property at 7141 Franklin Road, where they established Oakland County’s Pickering Farm.

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — A recent retail fraud arrest is highlighting a troubling trend: criminals from outside the township targeting the township’s main commercial retail center and fleeing on Telegraph.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The United Shore Professional Baseball League and InTouch Credit Union held a special food drive night at Jimmy John’s Field in downtown Utica Sept. 6 benefiting Gleaners Food Bank.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Shelby Township Senior Center’s featured artist for the months of September and October is Ross Blake. 

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Macomb County prosecutor has been holding special events and providing booklets for seniors to learn about scams.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Shelby Gardeners Club is inviting helpful insects to its gardens this year.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — With one quick glance at their shoes, Utica Eisenhower volleyball players are able to clear their minds.

UTICA — Nightmare on Auburn will return for a second year from noon to 8 p.m. Oct. 5 in downtown Utica.

UTICA — If Utica girls golf was going to make a name for itself this season, it was going to have to tighten up one particular area of its game.

STERLING HEIGHTS — Macomb Dakota senior Jacob Bajis had made his mark on the defensive side of the ball all night on Sept. 20. Bajis led the Cougars with five solo tackles as Dakota (4-0) sealed a 24-9 win against Macomb Area Conference Red rival Sterling Heights Stevenson (3-1) at Stevenson High School.

ROYAL OAK — The Royal Oak Public Library will reopen at 1 p.m. Sept. 23 following a closing due to bugs found in a returned DVD case. 

WARREN — The Warren Mott High School homecoming dance ended about an hour early Sept. 21 when Warren police evacuated the school just before 9 p.m. after receiving numerous 911 calls about students who reportedly heard gunshots fired during the event.

ROYAL OAK — Shrine Catholic High School had a scare Friday morning when a toy gun was found on the table in the counseling office and a 911 call was made. Nobody was hurt, and police found no threat.