GROSSE POINTE FARMS — The Grosse Pointe Chamber of Commerce is again teaming with health and wellness providers in the community in the battle against breast cancer to mark October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — Firefighters are usually the ones running into a burning building. Just as importantly, though, they need to know when to get out of one.

HUNTINGTON WOODS — The annual ArtPrize festival has been ongoing in Grand Rapids for a couple of weeks, and it features the art of a longtime Huntington Woods resident.

FERNDALE — The fall season has officially arrived in Michigan, which means it’s time for another Ferndale Fall Festival.

BERKLEY — A rare tour of the Roseland Park Cemetery will be available to people this month as a way to raise funds for the Berkley Historical Museum.

HUNTINGTON WOODS — Huntington Woods did not have to look far in its search for a permanent city manager.

ROYAL OAK — The Detroit Zoo is preparing for a spooky season full of pumpkins and halloween-themed fun during the Zoo Boo event. 

ROYAL OAK — Isaac Kremer has been selected as the new director of the Royal Oak Downtown Development Authority and began his role on Sept. 15. 

ROYAL OAK — Coming to the Baldwin Theater 2nd Stage is the story of “Amy and the Orphans,” a tale of family, acceptance and grief. 

ROYAL OAK/CLAWSON — The Royal Oak and Clawson communities are gearing up for a scary good October with the annual Royal Oak Spooktacular and Clawson Trick-or-Treat Trail. 

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — L’Anse Creuse North 2016 graduate Taylor Girard saw her high school jersey hung in the school gym on Thursday, Sept. 18 during a sixth-hour assembly.

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — All you need is the right moment.

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — The Macomb Township Board of Trustees approved a $20,000 payment to the Macomb County Department of Public Works for drain maintenance services at the board’s Sept. 24 meeting.

FRASER — The annual Fraser parade will roll through town on Oct. 26 for one time only to celebrate the spooky season with costumes and fun. 

BIRMINGHAM — St. Dunstan’s Theatre Guild of Cranbrook is putting on its production of “Seminar,” by Theresa Rebeck, at St. Dunstan’s Theatre, opening Oct. 10.

BIRMINGHAM/BINGHAM FARMS/BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP/FRANKLIN — Fire Prevention Week is nationally observed every year the week of Oct. 9 in commemoration of the Great Chicago Fire. Some communities observe Fire Prevention Month for all of October.

METRO DETROIT — Despite how it may look in videos and pictures, beekeeping is no simple task. What appears at first to be pulling racks out of boxes while wearing bulky clothes belies a complex field of animal husbandry where climates are watched, pesticides are precautioned and the wrong move may see a whole hive die off.

METRO DETROIT — With Halloween around the corner, local retailers are sharing tips on how to make your home — and your costume — the best on the block.

BLOOMFIELD HILLS — For the eighth year, Cranbrook Institute of Science is hosting its major local fundraising event, Women Rock Science.

BIRMINGHAM — People can indulge in unique local burgers all month long during BirminghamBURGER. Local restaurants will be vying for the title of Best Burger in downtown Birmingham Oct. 1-31.