ROYAL OAK — Safari Slumbers provides children in grades 2-8 a unique opportunity to spend the night in the Detroit Zoo and learn about the animals like never before.

ROYAL OAK — Paving of Mount Vernon Boulevard from Custer Avenue to the dead end was not approved by the City Commission in a 4-3 vote Nov. 11.

ROYAL OAK — A $15 million bequest from the estate of Harry Kirk Denler will make a transformative difference in the leukemia research done at Corewell Health.

ROCHESTER — A sneaky new scam that’s draining motorists’ wallets has made its way to Rochester. 

ROCHESTER — The longstanding Rochester Raiders, formerly known as the Rochester Redskins, youth football and cheer organization celebrated a milestone anniversary, and they did it the only way they know how.

ROCHESTER/ROCHESTER HILLS/OAKLAND TOWNSHIP — The community is invited to help spread some holiday spirit and make Christmas magical for local families in financial need.

ROCHESTER — The city of Rochester is hoping to crack down on concealed pistol license holder violators by taking matters into its own hands.  

ROCHESTER — Downtown Rochester is making spirits bright with a number of holiday events to complement the city’s popular Big, Bright Light Show.

OAKLAND COUNTY — The jerseys over the button-up shirts and tie is certainly a one-night kind of fashion trend, and it was back in style Nov. 7 as nine Oakland Activities Association teams gathered at Rochester Adams High School for the fourth annual OAA hockey media day.

GROSSE POINTES — Want to know a way you can get your holiday shopping done while improving your community? Shop local, at least as much as you can.

GROSSE POINTE CITY/DETROIT — Entering a hospital can be stressful, but with his warm smile and energetic greeting, Corewell Health Beaumont Grosse Pointe Hospital security officer Stanley Christmas tries to make it feel welcoming.

HUNTINGTON WOODS — The approval of a project that would install a new traffic signal in Huntington Woods has been postponed at least a month.

FERNDALE/BERKLEY — Ferndale and Berkley each will be hosting Santa Claus in their respective cities next month.

FERNDALE — After the failure to pass a Headlee operating millage restoration earlier this month, the city of Ferndale held a town hall with the community on how to proceed.

FARMINGTON — The city of Farmington’s aspiration to add more housing recently got a boost, as the city announced that a 30-unit apartment community is set to be developed.

FARMINGTON — Megan Saunders was named the Farmington Public Schools 2024-2025 Senior Extraordinaire and presented with a star trophy during the district’s annual senior breakfast on Oct. 17.

FARMINGTON HILLS — Oakland Community College theater students have a rare opportunity to debut a brand new musical before it ever hits Broadway.

WARREN — Warren Treasurer Lorie Barnwell and other city and county elected officials will partner with the Salvation Army for the Warren toy drive to collect new, unwrapped toys at 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 5, at the MRCC Banquet Center.

WARREN — In past years, students with special needs whose families wanted their daughters to attend Regina High School for a Catholic education didn’t always have the opportunity because the school didn’t have the necessary resources.

WARREN — Warren Woods Christian School students were on a mission Oct. 29 when they planted a moon tree seedling from NASA.