SOUTHFIELD — The Dangers of Synthetic Drugs community forum July 23 at the Southfield Pavilion, 26000 Evergreen Road, aims to raise awareness and share resources related to the issues around synthetic drugs.

GROSSE POINTE WOODS — Motorists who have driven in the area of Mack Avenue and Vernier Road in Grosse Pointe Woods in recent weeks have no doubt seen the flurry of construction activity, along with periodic lane closures.

GROSSE POINTE WOODS — Families grieving a lost loved one are already dealing with considerable heartache and stress, but when a suspect started targeting those families by using obituaries and estate sales to find vacant properties he could break into to steal valuables, the tragedy was only magnified.

METRO DETROIT — A local businessman who has been in the food and beverage industry for more than 25 years is using his newest venture to feed local families in need this summer.

DETROIT/GROSSE POINTES — The Detroit Institute of Arts is home to masterpieces from the past and present, and now they can say future as well.

METRO DETROIT — The United States of America is the melting pot of people and cultures: a nation built on the dreams of people who came here from around the world, often to escape persecution.

OAKLAND COUNTY — The Southeast Michigan Council of Governments recently announced it was awarding more than $10 million in Transportation Alternatives Program grants.

BERKLEY — As Pride month came to an end last month, the city of Berkley held a celebration for its LGBTQ+ community.

TROY — Multiple Troy students were among the winners of Oakland County’s first Juneteenth Art & Essay Contest.

TROY — A Troy man has died following a dispute at a gas station in Detroit.

BERKLEY — Berkley’s colorful art festival is back to transform the streets of the downtown with chalk.

FERNDALE — A brand-new event will be hitting downtown Ferndale later this month.

TROY — The Troy Historic Village recently opened its summer exhibit on the Underground Railroad, open now through Aug. 28.

TROY — Ryan Werenka, a teacher at Troy High, was among 43 candidates chosen by the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation for its annual fellowship competition.

TROY — During a recent fundraiser for the Kiwanis Club of Troy, more than $10,000 was raised.

SOUTHFIELD — Easterseals MORC’s Miracle League celebrated opening day for its 2025 baseball season June 7 at the Southfield Civic Center’s Miracle Field.

CLAWSON — The Clawson City Council interviewed four candidates — Alexander Aprile, Andrea LaLonde, Lauren Mattar and Richard Scott — June 30, all having a chance to be the one to take the place on council of the recently resigned Matthew Binkowski.

CLAWSON — The Clawson City Council is facing a decision on who will be appointed to fill its open seat after finding out that its top candidate had an unpaid water bill.

ROYAL OAK — Join retired letter carrier John Dick at the Royal Oak Historical Society at 7 p.m. July 11 to learn about the rich history of the U.S. Postal Service in Royal Oak and beyond.

ROYAL OAK/SOUTHFIELD — A Royal Oak resident and neurologist, 47-year-old Gireesh Velugubanti, is being held in the Oakland County Jail on a $500,000 cash or surety bond after being accused of trading medical care for sex from a human trafficking victim.