ROCHESTER — Thelma G. Spencer Park has a fresh look thanks to a new public art installation.

GROSSE POINTE WOODS — While the first-round exit in the playoffs wasn’t what University Liggett School was hoping for, the Michigan High School Baseball Coaches Association brought a sense of accomplishment in the offseason.

GROSSE POINTE SHORES — One of the newest members of the Grosse Pointe Shores Public Safety Department is more than a little bit familiar with the east side.

GROSSE POINTE CITY — Patrons of Village restaurants and bars may soon be able to enjoy an adult beverage to go.

GROSSE POINTE PARK — Grosse Pointe Park voters who opt to cast their ballots in person during the primary Aug. 2 will be doing so at new locations.

GROSSE POINTE CITY — When Grosse Pointe City Councilman John Stempfle announced he was stepping down from his post in June because he and his wife were moving out of the community, it was a loss that resounded beyond the City’s borders.

DETROIT/GROSSE POINTE CITY — His hearing might not be as sharp as it once was, but at 90, acclaimed jazz drummer Bob Pinterich, of Marge’s Bar Band, doesn’t need it — he feels the rhythms from his fellow musicians and keeps the beat as precisely as he always has.

GROSSE POINTE PARK — Less than three years after he was appointed Grosse Pointe Park’s city manager in September 2019 at the age of 30, Nick Sizeland has been honored by his municipal peers.

MACOMB COUNTY — Twice a year, the Father Solanus Casey Council of the Knights of Columbus stops by some local nonprofits with a check that they say does a world of good by promoting friendship, opportunities and bowling.

BINGHAM FARMS — Barbara Yolles-Ludwig started Ludwig Plus in 2019 to save her team from layoffs.

BIRMINGHAM — The Village Players is the third oldest community theater in Michigan, its history dating back to 1922.

BLOOMFIELD HILLS — Bloomfield Hills-born Jason Boschan has run a marathon on every continent with “Run4Papa” written on his hand.

BLOOMFIELD HILLS — Familiar or not with the sport, rhythmic gymnastics has continued to grow in the United States. Rhythmic gymnastics can be described as a floor routine consisting of different apparatuses, such as hoops, balls, ribbons and clubs.

BLOOMFIELD HILLS — The city of Bloomfield Hills asks residents who are connected to the water system to follow a series of new irrigation guidelines this summer after finding a deficient water valve that provides water throughout the city.

BIRMINGHAM — In the 1970s a few businesses in downtown Birmingham decided to initiate a “Night on the Town” event as a way to clear out summer merchandise.

EASTPOINTE — John F. Kennedy Memorial Park will be “Rockin’” Aug. 2.

BERKLEY — The third marijuana business license in Berkley has been approved by its City Council.

METRO DETROIT — Each year, the Children’s Miracle Network nonprofit coordinates with Beaumont Children’s Hospital to give out some very special bicycles to children who otherwise might have never gotten the opportunity to ride.

EASTPOINTE — On a warm July morning, Bill Randazzo, garden manager at the Eastpointe Community Garden, pulled a hose through the garden, stopping to water herbs and vegetables.

FERNDALE — On July 11, the Ferndale City Council approved two items regarding the replacement of sidewalk flags.