BIRMINGHAM — The Birmingham Fire Department recently earned a Class 2 rating from its five-year Insurance Services Office review. ISO ratings are graded 1-10, with 1 being the best. This is an improvement from Class 3 training, which the department has held for the past 18 years.

METRO DETROIT — Many people view money as taboo and tend to keep their financial struggles in the dark. However, nonprofits such as Operation HOPE and GreenPath Financial Wellness are helping those who struggle “to put their money where their mouth is” get on track and reclaim their financial freedom.

LATHRUP VILLAGE — Lathrup Village’s annual garden tour has lain dormant for a number of years, but thanks to the efforts of Kirsti Hart-Negrich and volunteers from the Lathrup Village Nature Group, the garden tour has sprouted back up.

TROY — Troy Athens girls soccer, like many schools, leans on their seniors to be the voice of the team’s culture and legacy to the underclassmen.

TROY — Troy tennis knew this was the year heading into the 2023 season.

TROY — A local nonprofit is taking the fight to childhood cancer through awareness, fundraisers and making deliveries of toys and games.

TROY — The Troy Rotary Club is inviting the community to join them for its Charity Golf Scramble on Friday, June 23, at the Sylvan Glen Golf Course.

TROY — The Troy community can celebrate Juneteenth in a special way this year as the Troy Community Center hosts the second annual Miss Michigan Juneteenth Scholarship Pageant.

TROY — The youths at the Boys & Girls Club of Troy got a surprise May 23: an upgrade to the facility’s teen room complete with new video game systems, computers, games and furniture.

HAZEL PARK — Hazel Park’s tax rate will decrease slightly with the budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, due to a small change in the amount levied for economic development and the city’s Downtown Development Authority.

METRO DETROIT — As the Professional Golf Association’s Rocket Mortgage Classic makes its return to the Detroit Golf Club on June 27, the field has already drawn commitments from two-time major champion Collin Morikawa and RMC defending champion Tony Finau, but there’s no card more stacked than this year’s AREA 313 Celebrity Scramble commitments.

ROCHESTER — The 43rd annual Music in the Park concert series kicks off this month, bringing music and merriment to Rochester’s Municipal Park.

ROCHESTER HILLS — Stoney Creek Village is celebrating its 200th anniversary this year, and in honor of that, the public will have a chance to walk through two private gardens in the historic community during the annual Rochester Garden Walk.

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — Climbing up and down Comerica Park’s stands can take the wind out of anyone, but what about doing it weighed down by 60 pounds of gear in the burning sun?

ROCHESTER HILLS — Every program has a senior class that sets the standard for years to come, and it becomes a ripple effect as the next batch of seniors follows suit.

ROCHESTER/ROCHESTER HILLS/OAKLAND TOWNSHIP — As students close their school books for summer, the Rochester Hills Public Library is giving them a host of fun options to help keep their reading skills sharp until fall.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — The Clinton Township Board of Trustees have updated the terms of the George George Park construction project, approving the changes at its May 30 meeting.

FRASER — The Fraser Public Library is inviting the community to join in a casual question and answer conversation with its board members and library director on Tuesday, June 20.

OAKLAND COUNTY — Police in Oakland County are warning residents to be wary of an uptick in phone scams from people impersonating local police and threatening residents’ arrest because they didn’t show up for jury service.

ROCHESTER — The Greater Rochester Skate Park Leadership Advisory Team, also known as SPLAT, hopes to bring a skate park to downtown Rochester, but first, it needs funding.