FERNDALE — It’s been several months since the developers behind a proposed new car wash in Ferndale have come before the city.

ROSEVILLE — The Roseville Fire Department has purchased two Cyanokits to be used at fire scenes for residents who might have ingested cyanide due to smoke inhalation.

HUNTINGTON WOODS — The Huntington Woods community has been in mourning after the passing of Department of Public Works Supervisor Doug Chmiel.

STERLING HEIGHTS — A Sterling Heights man accused in the violent death of a dog faces up to four years in prison.

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — While the development around Broughton Road is set to look different from the rest of Macomb Township, the Board of Trustees has put the gears in motion to govern the area somewhat differently as well.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — The workings of government are often portrayed as Byzantine and unknowable, but Clinton Township is looking to curtail that.

BIRMINGHAM/BLOOMFIELD HILLS — The Petrucci family’s business will receive a Detroit Design Award this year, following numerous other times of being honored with these awards in previous years.

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP/ BIRMINGHAM/ ROCHESTER HILLS — Grosse Pointe Woods resident Theodore Goolsby, 54, was recently charged by Prosecutor Karen D. McDonald with multiple charges related to home invasions.

BIRMINGHAM — During Birmingham Public Schools’ midwinter break, the Minor family traveled to Tanzania to deliver donations two of the Minor siblings collected for their Eagle Scout projects.

OAKLAND COUNTY — Oakland County Parks announced last week that it will open its five golf courses at the start of April.

BLOOMFIELD HILLS — Cranbrook Institute of Science invites the community to bring friends and family to enjoy Crafts & Drafts on Sunday, March 29. Visitors can drink beer from the outdoor beer garden and explore a marketplace of arts and crafts from over 50 vendors.

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — As a few road paving projects have been completed under budget, some Bloomfield Township homeowners in three special assessment districts in the Kirkway and Bloomfield Village area will be receiving partial refunds.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — A 46-year-old man from Houston accused of killing two people inside a used car dealership in Shelby Township last fall has been found competent to stand trial, following a mental health evaluation.

DETROIT — Cultural history and traditions meet modern influences in “Contemporary Anishinaabe Art: A Continuation,” on display through April 5 at the Detroit Institute of Arts.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — A man from Shelby Township has been charged following what officials are calling the second-largest seizure of illicit drugs in the Shelby Township Police Department’s 72-year history.

STERLING HEIGHTS — A 60-year-old Warren man was killed early Monday, March 23, after he was struck by a vehicle on Van Dyke Avenue at 15 Mile Road, according to Sterling Heights police.

ROYAL OAK — The City Commission March 9 unanimously approved a request to apply for a Michigan Department of Natural Resources Recreation Passport Grant to fund Fernwood Park playground equipment. 

METRO DETROIT — Music meant everything to Brian Pastoria.

EASTPOINTE — A local woman has been charged with impeding a criminal investigation following an incident March 15 in which a man was robbed at gunpoint in her home by another man. The next day, the man whom police identified as the robber led police on a chase that ended with him taking his own life.