WARREN — After nearly a year in office, Warren Mayor Lori Stone gave her first State of the City address to an audience of a few hundred people gathered in the Warren Community Center auditorium on the evening of Oct. 10.

WARREN — Detroit Lions legend and Pro Football League Hall of Famer Calvin Johnson Jr. made his way through the Warren community the past two days.

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — Grosse Pointe Farms officials got a look at what their original, voter-approved 2-mill road levy in 2020 has meant for the city, and what its renewal in November would mean for local road conditions, during a City Council meeting Oct. 14.

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — At a time when political divides are deep and sharp enough to cleave family and friends from one another, one local student has managed to do the impossible: unite both sides. And she isn’t even old enough to vote yet.

SOUTHFIELD — The City Council unanimously approved a plan to adapt and reuse the Holiday Inn building at 25100 Northwestern Highway for multiple-family residential use Sept. 30.

TROY — Since opening in 2014, the Troy Transit Center has served thousands of riders not only through Amtrak trips but also through its bus and taxi access.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — On Oct. 4, Knights of Columbus Council No. 13983, from St. Kieran Catholic Church, presented the Shelby Township Fire Department with three dozen “Casey” teddy bears. The teddy bears are to be given to traumatized children at fire and auto accidents scenes.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP/MACOMB TOWNSHIP — For the third straight season, the top spot in the Macomb Area Conference Red was decided in a matchup between Utica Eisenhower and Macomb Dakota.

STERLING HEIGHTS — Like many people in metro Detroit, Ronnie McCabe has fond memories of being at Lakeside Mall while growing up, whether it was buying CDs or stuff for school.

ROSEVILLE — John Saylor was a junior high school student living in Roseville when Macomb Mall first opened in 1964 at Gratiot Avenue and Masonic Boulevard.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — On Oct. 7, the mayor of St. Clair Shores and City Council members blasted Michigan Attorney Dana Nessel’s decision to bring felony charges against three election workers and four residents after the residents reportedly voted twice in the August primary election.

ROCHESTER HILLS — Two men claiming to be DTE workers killed an elderly man and restrained his wife with duct tape inside a home in Rochester Hills Oct. 11.

WARREN — The family of Cedric Hayden Jr. filed a $100 million lawsuit on Oct. 4 against the city of Warren and the two police officers involved in the fatal car crash that killed Hayden and his best friend, DeJuan Pettis, last month.

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — Bloomfield Township Trustee Stephanie Fakih allegedly posted on social media that Israeli and American Zionists are “scum” on Friday, Oct. 4.

ROYAL OAK — For its 27th year running, the Soaring Eagle Arts, Beats & Eats festival has raised a significant amount of funds for local charities and cultural organizations.

METRO DETROIT — The Facebook page “For the Love of Louie” helps find lost pets and returns them to their families in happy and sometimes sad reunions.

NOVI — The Motor City Comic Con, which is set to take over the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi Nov. 8-10, has a reputation for bringing in phenomenal celebrity guests, and the lineup for the third annual fall convention does not cease to amaze.

NOVI — The Hindu festival of Navaratri is celebrated over a nine-day span every fall, typically in October. During the festival, women traditionally have Golu (religious doll displays) set up in their homes and invite friends and family to view them.

NOVI — A 59-year-old Novi woman was killed after she exited her vehicle following a car crash Oct. 3.

ROCHESTER — There’s “a cat problem” in the city’s neighborhoods, according to Councilwoman Sara King.