ROYAL OAK — Downtown Royal Oak is currently in the middle of Royal Oak Restaurant Week, where local restaurants are showcasing their cuisine and specially crafted menus. 

TROY — Troy may soon see space for a shooting range that also sells firearms and provides training classes for those with a concealed pistol license.

GROSSE POINTES/ST. CLAIR SHORES — Give your kitchen a break and leave the cooking to someone else. The Grosse Pointe Chamber of Commerce’s Grosse Pointe Restaurant Week — March 1 to 7 — will feature delicious deals and dining options at dozens of local eateries.

PLEASANT RIDGE — Pleasant Ridge soon will be adding new charging stations for electric vehicles.

BIRMINGHAM — The ownership of the store at 34244 Woodward Ave. changed hands from Papa Joe’s to Market Square.

MADISON HEIGHTS — Starting this spring, the hospital at Dequindre and 11 Mile roads will undergo a retrofit converting much of the building to an inpatient behavioral health facility.

STERLING HEIGHTS — Sheetz has paused its plans to build at a busy Sterling Heights intersection.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — Construction on the Central Fire Station and the Police Department are reportedly ongoing with minimal delays. 

EASTPOINTE — A gas station and convenience store known for its food was expected to open this week in Eastpointe despite earlier pushback from residents and the City Council.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Trash hauler Priority Waste has confirmed that as of Feb. 9, founder and CEO Todd Stamper is no longer with the company.

ROYAL OAK — The city of Royal Oak announced via Facebook that starting on Feb. 16, the City’s civic complex parking lots will join the new ParkMobile system and become paid lots. 

GROSSE POINTE CITY — Caregivers will soon have a new place nearby where loved ones with memory problems such as Alzheimer’s disease can be watched, cared for and engaged.

UTICA — During the Jan. 13 Utica City Council meeting, the council unanimously approved a request for a special conditional use of an existing building at 45399 Utica Park Blvd. to become a dental practice.

ROCHESTER HILLS —  Amazon has closed all of its Amazon Go stores and Amazon Fresh stores, including scrapping plans for one that was anticipated in Rochester Hills.

BERKLEY — A longtime Berkley business is looking to close up shop after decades of operation. George’s Shoe Repair, located at 3442 12 Mile Road, was built in this location in 1945 by Goran Georgeff. For over 80 years, the business has remained in the city and in the same family.

ROYAL OAK — The first reading of an application to conditionally rezone 1225 N. Main St. from neighborhood business to multiple-family residential was approved in a unanimous decision by the City Commission on Jan. 26. 

SHELBY TOWNSHIP —  Amazon has closed all its Amazon Go stores and Amazon Fresh stores, including scrapping plans for one that was anticipated in Shelby Township.

STERLING HEIGHTS — Pickleball is a popular activity in Sterling Heights, so much so that the city is opening a designated facility for players this summer.

ROSEVILLE — A major grocer that had plans to move into the former site of a Toys R Us on Gratiot Avenue has pulled out, leaving the fate of the site uncertain.