GROSSE POINTE FARMS — When Grosse Pointe Farms K-9 Duke retired last fall, it was hoped that he’d have at least a few years of snoozing on the couch and chasing balls in the yard.

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — Call it a Christmas miracle. The Grosse Pointe Board of Education — which is known for divisiveness that can border on rancor — found itself in a rare moment of unity when selecting its next superintendent.

GROSSE POINTE WOODS — The case against a Grosse Pointe Woods man accused of murdering his brother will now move downtown to 3rd Circuit Court in Detroit.

GROSSE POINTE WOODS — If you would’ve told Grosse Pointe North senior team captain Julia Liagre during her freshman season that she’d be a team captain and a mentor for her younger teammates as a senior, she’d probably have the same reaction as she plans to have when she gives her senior speech at the end of the year.

GROSSE POINTE CITY — Two new officers recently joined the Grosse Pointe Public Safety Department, both of them bringing previous law enforcement experience to their new roles.

News & Notes from the 12/6/23 Grosse Pointe Times

GROSSE POINTE CITY — A Grosse Pointe City woman who was trying out cold water therapy in Lake St. Clair was rescued by a Department of Public Works employee when she found herself struggling to get out of the lake.

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — In response to interest from a number of residents, Grosse Pointe Farms officials plan to create permanent pickleball courts at Pier Park.

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — A car crash claimed the life of one Grosse Pointe teen and left another injured.

GROSSE POINTE SHORES — An exhibition on display until the end of December at the Detroit Historical Museum has no doubt gotten Metro Detroiters of a certain age thinking back to their favorite holiday memories of the old Hudson’s department store downtown.

GROSSE POINTE PARK — Grosse Pointe Park City Councilman Vikas Relan wasn’t always the most popular person at the council table — or with some members of the community — but that’s not why he entered the political arena.

GROSSE POINTE SHORES — The Grosse Pointe Shores City Council reversed course on a controversial new vicious dog ordinance that included a ban on dogs classified as pit bulls.

GROSSE POINTE FARMS/SHORES/WOODS — Voters in Grosse Pointe Farms, Grosse Pointe Shores and Grosse Pointe Woods also cast ballots for the Nov. 7 election — they just had fewer choices than their neighbors in the City and Park.

News & Notes from the 11/23/23 Grosse Pointe Times

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — A piece of Grosse Pointe Farms history has been recognized in a unique way.

GROSSE POINTE CITY — Many people aren’t comfortable using the “s” word yet, but as Michiganders know, measurable snow is coming.

GROSSE POINTE CITY — Although roadwork is still taking place throughout the region, Grosse Pointe City is already gearing up for work that won’t be done until next year.

GROSSE POINTE CITY/FARMS — Here comes Santa Claus — on a brand-new sleigh that will usher him into the Grosse Pointes at the start of the holiday season.

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — The Central Branch of the Grosse Pointe Public Library, at 10 Kercheval Ave. in Grosse Pointe Farms, is again open and serving patrons after a significant renovation and expansion project shuttered its doors for more than a year.

GROSSE POINTE PARK — In another hotly contested local election cycle, Grosse Pointe Park voters chose to retain Mayor Michele Hodges and named two newcomers to the City Council. They also just said no to marijuana — marijuana businesses, that is.