GROSSE POINTE WOODS — With its stirring themes of love, redemption and revolution, the drama “Les Misérables” has become one of the most popular musicals of the modern era.

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — The Macomb Township Planning Commission met on March 24 and gave its recommendation for changes being made at a Sheetz gas station under construction on the township’s border.

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — The Macomb Township Board of Trustees approved an agreement for a cross-connection inspection plan at its March 25 meeting.

METRO DETROIT –– As severe weather rears its head throughout Michigan, there are important tools and tips Michiganders should keep in mind when protecting themselves and their families. 

FRASER — At its meeting on March 12, the Fraser City Council decided on a number of items including park trash cans, the pavement program, and a sewer lining contract recommendation. 

BIRMINGHAM — From March 25 to 28, Detroit was the host of the 60th conference of the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts, and that show has yielded two inspired ceramics exhibits that will be on display at the Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center through April 30.

BIRMINGHAM/SOUTHFIELD — Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians elder and quillwork artist Yvonne Walker Keshick will be visiting Birmingham and Southfield to share traditions. At both events, Keshick will be joined by her daughter and fellow quillwork artist Odeimin Walker Keshick.

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP/BLOOMFIELD HILLS — New York Times best-selling author Kate Messner will be coming to the Bloomfield Township Public Library at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, April 13.

BLOOMFIELD HILLS — At the Bloomfield Hills Board of Education meeting March 23, a resolution to enter into two separate interlocal agreements with the Oakland County Parks and Recreation Commission for Bowers Farm and the E.L. Johnson Nature Center passed unanimously.

UTICA — Karyn McConachie, a science teacher at Utica High School, received the Frank Miracola 21 Things Educational Excellence award from the Michigan Association for Computer Users in Learning and the Regional Educational Media Center Association of Michigan.

UTICA/SHELBY TOWNSHIP/ROCHESTER — Utica Mayor Gus Calandrino and Jim Gavlinski, owner of Battery Warehouse of Shelby, competed in a fundraising event for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation that had both men’s heads and beards being shaved March 29 to support childhood cancer research.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Residents of and visitors to Shelby Township can take a closer look at the changing seasons through the way local habitats evolve throughout the year.

UTICA — Utica High School junior Ava Mazza won the 2026 MHSAA Division 1 individual girls bowling state title on March 2 at Thunderbowl Lanes in Allen Park.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Business View Publishing recently recognized Shelby Township as a “best managed” community for 2025.

ROSEVILLE — Demolition has begun on a former Gratiot Avenue hotel and sports bar.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — Every year, the St. Clair Shores Waterfront Environmental Committee gathers volunteers to complete their Nautical Coast Cleanup to care for the shoreline and kick off the summer. 

FARMINGTON HILLS — Police now believe that the driver of a black SUV was driving the wrong way on Interstate 696 when he reportedly collided head-on into a white van, killing an 81-yar-old man from Detroit in the early morning hours of March 13.

FARMINGTON — Artero Wilson, a 2025 North Farmington high school graduate, competed for the Grand Valley State University Wrestling Club at the 2026 National Collegiate Wrestling Association National Championships on March 26-28 in Bossier City, La.

FARMINGTON HILLS — There were many familiar questions — and few answers — when the Farmington Hills City Council heard again from representatives of the restaurant chain Culver’s on the topic of a new diner proposed for Orchard Twelve Plaza, on the west side of Orchard Lake Road just north of 12 Mile Road.

FARMINGTON HILLS — Spring is here, and it’s time to clean up what winter has left behind with the 13th annual Carol Posey Litter Walk, where volunteers will pick up debris left on the grass and sidewalks next to main streets in Farmington Hills.