METRO DETROIT — For more than three decades, Cruz Hearing Aid Service has helped people improve their hearing and quality of life.

SOUTH LYON — Kinwell Senior Living in South Lyon includes 71 thoughtfully designed apartments for seniors and couples.

BLOOMFIELD HILLS — Choosing the right care for a loved one is one of the most important decisions a family can make.

LAKE ORION/WIXOM — Plumbing Techs of Michigan represents three generations of excellence and an impressive team of professionals.

ROCHESTER — Heart disease is the nation’s leading killer, causing a heart attack every 40 seconds and a cardiac death every 90 seconds.

TROY — Navigating the world of health care, Medicare and voluntary benefits for individuals and groups can be a full-time job.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — For more than 50 years, the corner of Jefferson and 9 Mile has been a neighborhood dining landmark and Leo’s Coney Island continues that proud tradition of great food, warm service and community spirit.

METRO DETROIT — Many people think getting a will avoids probate.  This couldn’t be further from the truth.

TROY — The Calvary Chapel of Oakland County in Troy is one of 5,000 drop-off locations across the country that will be open to collect shoebox gifts for Operation Christmas Child during National Collection Week Nov. 17-24.

ROYAL OAK — The holidays are just around the corner. To celebrate the festive season, the Detroit Zoo will once again host its Wild Lights.

OAKLAND COUNTY — Westbound Interstate 696 and its ramps will be closed starting on Nov 14.

ROYAL OAK — About 6,000 ships have been lost on the great lakes, but one stands out among others, the Edmund Fitzgerald.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — The Macombers, Macomb Community College’s show choir known as the college’s “Goodwill Ambassadors,” will mark 55 years of song, dance and community at the Macombers Fall Extravaganza set for 7:30 p.m. Nov. 15 at the Macomb Center for the Performing Arts.

NOVI — Novi voters approved a $425 million bond Nov. 4 to further enhance the Novi Community School District. 

FARMINGTON HILLS — Over the next two weeks, “Parade” will be marching across the Smith Theatre stage at Oakland Community College in Farmington Hills with a poignant reminder that history often repeats itself and that people  should look past their differences. 

STERLING HEIGHTS — Sterling Heights Police Sgt. Jassin Hakim was serving in the U.S. Army during one of America’s darkest times: Sept. 11, 2001.

NOVI — Attorney Aaron Martinez will provide a new voice on the Novi City Council when he is sworn in, alongside incumbent candidate-elects Brian Smith and Priya Gurumurthy and Mayor Justin Fischer on Nov. 17.

METRO DETROIT — Here's a look at five things to do during the weekend of Nov. 13-16.

ROYAL OAK — On Nov. 9, Katrina Deann-Renee Patterson, 26, of Canton, was arrested after allegedly fleeing from the Royal Oak police and crashing into the Ulta Beauty at 27844 Woodward Ave. 

ROSEVILLE — Every military veteran has a story to tell.