GROSSE POINTE SHORES/PARK — Several local and regional arts organizations could be finding a home for themselves in the forthcoming A. Paul and Carol C. Schaap Center for the Performing Arts and the Richard and Jane Manoogian Art Gallery in Grosse Pointe Park.

BLOOMFIELD HILLS — Local chef Mike Eckles recently competed against 10 other chefs for $100,000 in “Pressure Cooker,” a Netflix cooking competition show. Eckles grew up in Bloomfield Hills and went to Lahser High School.

WARREN — As a young child living in Poland during World War II, Jozefa (Ziuta) Nowicka, her parents and siblings were awakened at 3 a.m. when Soviet soldiers forced their way into their home.

DETROIT/SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Battling injuries, coaching changes and Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference competition, Wayne State University junior diver Mikaela Senkus’ resilience paid off this year at the GLIAC Championships.

OAKLAND TOWNSHIP — An Oakland Township woman who fled to Thailand following a fatal hit-and-run crash on New Year’s Day has returned to the United States to face charges, according to police.

NOVI — “Novi is simply the best,” declared Mayor Bob Gatt over a half gallon of Guernsey ice cream in a video skit shown at the Suburban Collection Showplace during the annual State of the City address. The statement became the theme for the address.

SOUTHFIELD/DETROIT — A $54 million two-year project on Telegraph Road, from Grand River Avenue to Eight Mile Road, began March 1, but the project has been in the works for years.

ROYAL OAK — Amid resident outcry, Royal Oak is looking to make changes to its parking system in the downtown.

METRO DETROIT — A Detroit firefighter is facing charges in multiple Macomb County cities for allegedly selling drugs, according to the Macomb County Prosecutor’s Office.

EASTPOINTE — Following a seven-day jury trial, a Detroit man was found guilty of first-degree murder in the 2021 killing of an Eastpointe man.

EASTPOINTE — Macomb County Public  Works has begun an underground infrastructure project in Eastpointe aimed at reducing combined sewer overflows into Lake St. Clair.

EASTPOINTE — Residents, local dignitaries and business owners gathered March 2 at the Lutheran Fraternities of America No. 57 for Eastpointe’s annual State of the City address.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — After a heated discussion, council members voted 5-2 on Feb. 21 to demolish the water tower that sits on the grounds of the St Clair Shores Golf Club.

WARREN — Wearing dress uniforms and led by a bagpipe-playing officer, the Warren Police Department Honor Guard filed into Woodside Bible Church in Warren to begin the promotion and appointment ceremony on Feb. 24.

WARREN — On Feb. 28, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Economic Development Corp. announced two business expansion projects in Michigan, one in Warren and the other in Jackson.

MOUNT CLEMENS — Anyone who has seen a Mount Clemens City Commission meeting in the past year knows who Erik Rick is. Introducing himself by his name and address, he has made good use of his allocated public comment minutes to speak on a variety of city issues.

WEST BLOOMFIELD — Following the mass shooting that took place on the campus of Michigan State University Feb. 13, several emergency responders from across the state headed to East Lansing in an attempt to provide whatever assistance might be needed.

TROY — Several suspects were charged with breaking into a Troy pharmaceutical business Feb. 19 following a tip from another law enforcement agency.

MADISON HEIGHTS — Work has resumed on an ambitious project to improve Interstate 75 across Oakland County.

BIRMINGHAM — Boise State University perfected one of the most iconic Statue of Liberty plays during the 2007 Fiesta Bowl against the University of Oklahoma, but what if I told you that a group of girls in the SNAP Flag Football League did it better?