FERNDALE — The students of the Ferndale Theatre will be traveling the yellow brick road for its next show.

BERKLEY — Construction of updates to Tyler Park have begun and will continue through the fall.

BERKLEY — After more than 30 years, the Berkley Theater once again will be hosting live events.

The majority of the city of Novi is now under a boil water advisory Monday following a water main break in Farmington Hills on March 7.

BIRMINGHAM — The Wylie E. Groves High School Advanced Theater class won the state championship for its studio production of “Orphan Trains” at the Michigan Interscholastic Forensic Association One Act State Theatre Festival at St. Johns High School Feb. 13-14.

BIRMINGHAM — Birmingham Museum Director Leslie Pielack has published a user-friendly guide that documents local history of the Underground Railroad. The book, “An Illustrated Guide to the Underground Railroad in Oakland County,” can be found at the Baldwin Public Library, among other places.

BLOOMFIELD HILLS — Bloomfield Hills Schools parents are invited to a workshop titled “Raising Healthy Children and Teenagers” 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturday, March 14.

BIRMINGHAM — The Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center recently launched  Memory Café @ the BBAC, a program designed to support caregivers and people living with dementia by providing a safe place to connect.

BIRMINGHAM — A student collaboration space and cosmetic upgrades are among the newest additions to Bingham Farms Elementary School.  The Birmingham Public Schools elementary school was originally built in 1968, and a new, 10,000-square-foot addition was completed December 2025.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — From the time it was established by the Pearsall family around 1840, the Disco General Store, located at the northwest corner of 24 Mile and Van Dyke, was a gathering place for villagers as shown in this photograph from the late 1800s.

UTICA — The Kiwanis Club of Utica-Shelby Township celebrated the collection and distribution of approximately 1,500 boxes of food for its 2025 Holiday Food Drive with a thank-you breakfast March 5.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Shelby Township police are reminding motorists to follow school bus safety laws when they’re on the roads.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Sheetz is opening 14 new restaurant and convenience store locations in metro Detroit in 2026, including one in Shelby Township.

GROSSE POINTE PARK — Parents in the community are on high alert after a suspicious interaction between an unidentified man and a pair of young children on Sunday afternoon in Grosse Pointe Park.

ROSEVILLE — A 19-year-old is facing charges for allegedly manufacturing and distributing child sexually abusive material following an investigation.

EASTPOINTE — In a post to Facebook Feb. 28, the Eastpointe Police Department announced that officers had been called earlier that day to a local tow yard where a 13-month-old child had been found in an impounded vehicle. 

EASTPOINTE — By law, Michigan school districts must pass their annual budgets by June 30 for the upcoming school year, but there are always changes in finances throughout the year due to a number of factors.

EASTPOINTE — A local woman who allegedly grew annoyed by her dog and kicked it in the face has been charged with animal cruelty after the dog lost an eye.

GROSSE POINTE WOODS — Grosse Pointe Woods could soon be home to a combination Dunkin’ and Baskin-Robbins Ice Cream establishment.

The majority of the city of Novi is without water today, March 7, as a result of a water main break in Farmington Hills.