GROSSE POINTE FARMS — Grosse Pointe Farms residents, business owners, landlords and others with an interest in the community will have roughly the next two months to provide feedback on a draft of the city’s forthcoming revised master plan.

GROSSE POINTE PARK — With a contested City Council and mayoral race coming up in November, Grosse Pointe Park is once again in need of a city clerk to run those contests.

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — Artist Charmaine Kaptur has a master’s degree in painting from Wayne State University and is known by many collectors for her distinctive watercolor paintings, but she once said she doesn’t consider herself a watercolorist.

GROSSE POINTE SHORES — After hearing from impassioned residents on both sides of the debate, the Grosse Pointe Shores City Council is expected to vote on a proposal that would ban residents from owning pit bulls during its next regular meeting at 7 p.m. Sept. 19 at City Hall.

GROSSE POINTES — Students won’t have to start the school day hungry anymore.

GROSSE POINTES — Grosse Pointe Board of Education member David Brumbaugh remembers visiting Brownell Middle School with Grosse Pointe Public School System Superintendent Jon Dean one year.

GROSSE POINTE WOODS — The Grosse Pointe Board of Education says Grosse Pointe Public School System Superintendent Jon Dean is the one who decided to step down from his role and into a consulting position for the new school year.

FARMINGTON HILLS — A 9-year-old boy told authorities that he was approached by a stranger in a vehicle near a school bus stop around 4 p.m. Aug. 31, according to a press release from the city of Farmington Hills.

TROY — On Aug. 31, the city of Troy received a demolition permit for the former Kmart headquarters property that has long sat unused near Big Beaver Road and Coolidge Highway.

ROYAL OAK — The city of Royal Oak announced that City Commissioner Patricia Paruch died Aug. 22 in her home. She was 72.

UTICA — With Utica High School football on the rise and Macomb Dakota a man down after quarterback Jadon Ford suffered an injury in the team’s season opener, the Cougars faced a difficult road matchup on Aug. 31 at Swinehart Stadium.

BLOOMFIELD HILLS/BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — Bloomfield Hills Schools and the Bloomfield Township Police and Fire Departments partnered to complete a comprehensive critical incident training Aug. 30.

BIRMINGHAM — On Tuesday, Sept. 12, Just Girls Boutique and the Birmingham Metropolitan Women’s Club is holding the annual fashion show luncheon at The Iroquois Club, 43248 Woodward Ave. in Bloomfield Township. The event will start at 10:30 a.m.

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — Police in Bloomfield Township are reporting a rise in drunken drivers and alcohol-related crashes within the township.

FERNDALE — On Aug. 17, the Council on American Islamic Relations Michigan Chapter, or CAIR-MI, released a report detailing what it calls “predatory policing” from the Ferndale Police Department.

FERNDALE — The city of Ferndale recently honored outgoing Assistant City Manager Kyle Pollet, who will serve his last day on Sept 7.

STERLING HEIGHTS — Quick action and CPR training made all the difference in rescuing a toddler who almost drowned in a Sterling Heights swimming pool in July.

FARMINGTON — Downtown Development Authority Executive Director Kate Knight recently shared some “great” news: multiple businesses have opted to occupy space in the area.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Stevenson High School senior Andrew Bogusz, from Shelby Township, won the Must See Racing Bob Frey Classic Midwest Lights 30-lap feature event Aug. 19 at Lorain Raceway Park in South Amherst, Ohio.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP/UTICA/STERLING HEIGHTS — Sara Holden, who graduated from Utica High School and attended Jeannette Junior High and Schuchard Elementary, did theater while she was at UHS and has since taken the skills she learned even further.