HARRISON TOWNSHIP — Waterfront Park in Harrison Township has been renamed the Don and Candice Miller Park in honor of the couple who served Harrison Township, Macomb County, the state of Michigan and the country throughout their careers.

ROCHESTER HILLS — Construction is underway at Nowicki Park, the city’s first new park in the northwest section of Rochester Hills.

ROCHESTER HILLS — A second “neuro-inclusive” neighborhood, Auburn Oaks, will be opening in Rochester Hills.

SOUTHFIELD — A housing and resource center to support veterans in the Detroit area is expected to open in October in Southfield.

ROCHESTER — Rochester Community Schools is once again accepting proposals for its historical administration building at 501. W. University Drive in downtown Rochester.

BIRMINGHAM — Birmingham Barbers celebrated 60 years of business in April. For 30 of those years, current owner Anna Canisz has been one of the barbers cutting the hair of anyone who walks in and needs a trim or a new look.

ROCHESTER HILLS — “This place is really special to me and, hopefully, special to you,” Rochester Hills Mayor Bryan Barnett told the crowd as he officially opened the city’s newest park, Brooklands Plaza, to the community May 21.

ROYAL OAK — The Royal Oak City Commission in a 5-1 vote May 18 approved a first reading for the rezoning of 2800 W. 14 Mile Road from general industrial to planned unit development to accommodate plans for a Kroger and a building with 85 dwellings.

STERLING HEIGHTS — A Canadian restaurateur’s plan to open a high-end eatery at the site of a long-closed Chili’s restaurant on Hall Road failed to move forward at the May 13 Sterling Heights Planning Commission meeting.

STERLING HEIGHTS — City officials are starting to see some light in the Lakeside Mall redevelopment tunnel.

ROYAL OAK — A brownfield plan for a proposed residential development on North Main Street was approved in a unanimous vote following a public hearing during the City Commission meeting May 18.

ROYAL OAK — Royal Oak Smiles dental practice hosted its first Free Dental Day on May 15 at its office, 1103 N. Main St.

FERNDALE — The Ferndale Parks and Recreation Department has launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise funds to improve its inline skating rink.

ROYAL OAK — The Royal Oak Planning Commission held a public hearing and unanimously approved a site plan May 12 to be sent before the City Commission for a four-story multiple-family building with 45 dwellings at 401 E. Third St.

BIRMINGHAM — The Birmingham YMCA at 400 E. Lincoln has closed branch operations, except for summer day camps, which will conclude Aug. 21.

MACOMB COUNTY — Officials from four Macomb County communities are seeking public input on a proposed greenway project along Stephens Road that aims to improve pedestrian and bicycle safety, increase connectivity and create a more walkable corridor.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — At its meeting on May 4, the St. Clair Shores City Council voted 6-1 to award a reconstruction bid for the St. Clair Shores Civic Ice Arena parking lot. 

WEST BLOOMFIELD — Looking to build a car wash, a developer requested a zoning change from the West Bloomfield Board of Trustees, eyeing a parcel of land at the northeast corner of Maple and Farmington roads, but his application was denied.

ROSEVILLE — A state representative has started pushing for funding to revive what many Roseville residents consider to be a local landmark.

STERLING HEIGHTS — The monumental rebirth of land where Lakeside Mall once flourished is closer to reality after Sterling Heights City Council unanimously approved a public funding plan that allows a private developer to move forward.