Features

Published February 5, 2021

St. Clair Shores Sentinel

Customers, owners cautiously welcome in-person dining in St. Clair Shores

ST. CLAIR SHORES — Dining out — indoors, in a restaurant — is back, but with limitations and restrictions.

Published February 6, 2021

Warren Weekly

Your table is ready

CENTER LINE/WARREN — On Feb. 1, Michigan’s bars and restaurants welcomed patrons back to limited indoor dining for the first time since state officials shut it down in November.

Published February 10, 2021

Sterling Heights Sentry

Sterling native plays in Marine Band at Biden’s inauguration

STERLING HEIGHTS — The inauguration of a new president is always a historic event. Lending to the air of pageantry and patriotism is the U.S. Marine Band — an elite group of musicians who perform for the commander in chief and in hundreds of public performances each year. And one of its members hails from Sterling Heights.

Published February 9, 2021

Sterling Heights Sentry

‘Just go wherever the wind or road takes you’

STERLING HEIGHTS — At a time when many are cooped up inside due to the pandemic, hitting the open road astride a motorcycle is an exciting and socially distant way to explore the world — and bikers like Franz Hoffer can’t wait for spring to arrive so they can ride again.

Published February 5, 2021

Madison - Park News

Madison Heights Public Library permanently ends library late fees

MADISON HEIGHTS — The Madison Heights Public Library has not been collecting late fees on overdue materials since the pandemic started last year.

Published February 8, 2021

Madison - Park News

Park buildings now available for rental in Madison Heights

MADISON HEIGHTS — Birthday parties, grad parties, family gatherings, retirements and more can now be hosted at the two park buildings in Madison Heights, following a vote by the City Council to make them available for rental.

Published February 8, 2021

Madison - Park News

Madison Heights, Hazel Park aim for steady progress in 2021

MADISON HEIGHTS/HAZEL PARK — With the new year in full swing, communities across the country are hoping to see a return to normalcy as the vaccine rollout continues and society slowly becomes safe enough to fully reopen.

Published February 4, 2021

Metro

Nonprofit helps change lives by providing clean water

STERLING HEIGHTS — It has been more than five years since Sterling Heights resident David Lomasney made a decision that changed not only the course of his life, but possibly thousands of others.

Published February 6, 2021

West Bloomfield Beacon

Winter Guide features new activities in West Bloomfield

WEST BLOOMFIELD — For local residents, perhaps one of the best resources for escape and entertainment during COVID-19 has been the West Bloomfield Parks and Recreation Commission.

The Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce has begun a campaign to encourage community members to shop and dine locally.

Published February 4, 2021

West Bloomfield Beacon

Lakes Area chamber launches shopping and dining campaign

The Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce has launched the Love the Lakes Shop and Dine Local Campaign in an effort to support nearby businesses.

Published February 10, 2021

C&G Newspapers

Winter walk set for Hall Road

MACOMB COUNTY — It may be cold. It may be windy. It may be snowing. It may be all three, come Feb. 27, but Joe Warne thinks it’ll be worth it.

Published February 9, 2021

C&G Newspapers

Local libraries open with loosened restrictions, additional services

FRASER/HARRISON TOWNSHIP — A couple of area libraries are using the state’s Feb. 1 mandate to either loosen some restrictions or provide additional services.

Published February 8, 2021

C&G Newspapers

Adopt a Grandparent movement catches on in Macomb County

MACOMB COUNTY — For those in Michigan living in senior care facilities, the pandemic has often meant isolation from family.

Published February 4, 2021

C&G Newspapers

MDOT meeting details M-59 reconstruction project

CLINTON TOWNSHIP/MACOMB TOWNSHIP/HARRISON TOWNSHIP — Over four miles of M-59 in eastern Macomb County are set to be reconstructed.

Published January 29, 2021

Grosse Pointe Times

Grosse Pointe City and Park honor outgoing public safety director

GROSSE POINTE CITY/PARK — This month, Stephen Poloni embarked on a new career, leaving the world of law enforcement to become the city manager of Grosse Pointe Shores, where he started Jan. 26.

Starters is one of several restaurants to receive aid from Oakland County and the city of Southfield.

Published January 30, 2021

C&G Newspapers

Southfield, county to provide aid to struggling restaurants

OAKLAND COUNTY — The bar and restaurant industries have been some of the hardest hit in the COVID-19 pandemic. Restaurant owners have had to adjust hours and switch solely to carryout in order to keep business afloat.

Everyone who knew Rohn Goldman knew he was the kind of person who wanted to get to know everybody. As a longtime attendee of chamber music concerts, he made a lasting impact on everyone from performers to concertgoers.

Published January 27, 2021

Southfield Sun

Beloved Chamber Music Society of Detroit member, Southfield resident dies

SOUTHFIELD — Chamber Music Society of Detroit President Steve Wogaman describes chamber music as intimate and extremely pleasing to people who know music.

Oakland University student Ja’Laaiyah Gordon was one of nine recent recipients of the Keeper of the Dream Award. The award honors the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and awards scholarships to students who best demonstrate leadership qualities through their involvement on campus and in the community.

Published January 29, 2021

Southfield Sun

Southfield resident earns OU’s Keeper of the Dream award

SOUTHFIELD — Ja’Laaiyah Gordon has spent her college career working to make people from all walks of life feel more comfortable.

Group fitness classes, family programming return to Troy Community Center

Published January 26, 2021

Troy Times

Group fitness classes, family programming return to Troy Community Center

TROY — All Recreation Director Elaine Bo and Assistant Recreation Director Brian Goul want is to fully reopen the Troy Community Center to its members.