METRO DETROIT — As summer approaches, blood donation organizations are preparing for a disparity in blood donations.

FRASER — It’s all about the dinosaurs at the Fraser Public Library this summer.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — Restaurant Week is here on the Nautical Mile and it’s time to celebrate the restaurants that conduct business down there. 

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — Local shutterbugs had their time in the spotlight last winter, and now three photographers stand at the podium as winners of Macomb Township’s most recent photo contest.

FRASER — As their 26th wedding anniversary approaches, it’s fair to say that Tom Iwanicki and Marti VanEenenaam-Iwanicki have a shared history. But you can also say that they share history.

BIRMINGHAM/BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — The community is invited to several seminars with fraud prevention presentations provided by FBI Detroit Community Outreach. The next upcoming seminar will be held at Birmingham Next at 1 p.m. May 28.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Cathy McCarthy is the Shelby Township Senior Center’s featured artist for the months of May and June.

NOVI — Almost everyone is a collector of something, and for collectors of pop culture paraphernalia, the Motor City Comic Con is the place to go to find something they need for their collections. 

STERLING HEIGHTS — Two flags are fluttering in the wind outside Manny Gonzales’ house on a Wednesday afternoon in early May. One is an American flag, the familiar stars and stripes flying high above the front lawn. The other, a U.S. Army flag, with its dominant blue insignia atop a wavy red banner on a pure white background.

GROSSE POINTE SHORES — Residents of all five Grosse Pointes and Harper Woods can safely dispose of sensitive personal paperwork at a low cost during the Grosse Pointe Shores Beautification Committee’s annual Shred Day from 9:15 to 11:30 a.m. May 16 at Osius Park, 800 Lake Shore Road.

LATHRUP VILLAGE/SOUTHFIELD — A taste of the Detroit Institute of Arts has come to Lathrup Village and Southfield with the recent installations of the Inside|Out program.

MACOMB COUNTY — On May 8, the Macomb County Office of Senior Services assembled nearly 30 of the county’s oldest residents for a celebratory luncheon at the Clinton-Macomb Public Library’s Romeo Plank branch.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — A new arboretum was recently planted at the Burgess-Shadbush Nature Center, including one unique tree that, some might say, is out of this world.

BIRMINGHAM — The Senior Men’s Club of Birmingham, a men’s social club with a philanthropic foundation, prides itself on providing its members with community.

BIRMINGHAM — By the end of 2026 or early 2027, there will be a free permanent flipbook composed of family recipes submitted by Birmingham residents.

ROYAL OAK — Sights & Sounds, the annual Royal Oak food truck and concert series, is returning each month May through August. 

METRO DETROIT — Cruising season has officially driven into metro Detroit for 2026. As classic car owners, hot-rodders and motorcycle enthusiasts retrieve their prized possessions from storage, two local events were held recently to ensure safe travels. 

NOVI — Metro Detroit letter carriers will once again be making strides to Stamp Out Hunger with the National Association of Letter Carriers’ food drive. 

NOVI — Hundreds of people came to MSU’s Tollgate Farm over the last month for an opportunity to feed the baby goats through the Milk and Meet program.