METRO DETROIT — A look at five fun things to do during the weekend of Jan. 27-29, 2023.

UTICA — The city of Utica has purchased a new art piece to decorate the downtown.

METRO DETROIT — A simple test, available at a discount from local county health divisions this month, can help residents check their homes for a nearly undetectable health hazard.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Shelby Gardeners Club will be hosting a spring gardening presentation at 1 p.m. Feb. 9 for all gardening enthusiasts with presenter Marilyn Trent from the Rochester Pollinators.

UTICA — The Utica City Council has reappointed its mayor pro tem for another year.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Humane Society of Macomb, 11350 22 Mile Road, has acquired a new executive director to lead it.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Shelby Township Police Department is warning residents to lock up their valuables and vehicles as the department has had many reports of vehicle thefts and vehicle break-ins recently in Shelby Township and nearby areas.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — While Michigan offers beautiful golf courses throughout the warmer months, it’s the longevity of the not-so-favorable months that leaves Michiganders stranded inside instead of on the greens.

STERLING HEIGHTS — In a weekend of upsets and first-ever title winners, two teams and two bowlers stood tall at the finale of the Macomb County Bowling Championships Varsity Team and Singles Tournament on Jan. 14-15 at Sterling Lanes.

METRO DETROIT — The quality of the water in Lake St. Clair and the Clinton River watershed continues to improve, according to officials and environmental groups, but the efforts to make it cleaner never stop.

METRO DETROIT — It is common for schools to routinely reevaluate their curriculums to meet changing standards, and in the wake of the pandemic, many are studying innovative approaches to teaching math.

METRO DETROIT — A look at five fun things to do during the weekend of Jan. 20-22, 2023.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Sitting inside an empty building with only a Gatorade, a folding chair, a computer and an ETS favorite — a large Bluetooth speaker — Oxford resident Josh Renel has a vision for the future Shelby Township branch of ETS Sports Performance.

MICHIGAN — Firefighters are weighing in on new legislation led by two Michigan lawmakers, U.S. Sen. Gary Peters and U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell, to help protect fire departments from perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, otherwise known as PFAS or “forever chemicals.”

METRO DETROIT — As restaurants look ahead toward 2023, they are still seeing challenges that the COVID-19 pandemic originally served up almost three years ago.

OAKLAND TOWNSHIP — Police have identified a person of interest connected to a hit-and-run crash that killed a man from Shelby Township the morning of Jan. 1.

METRO DETROIT — This month, staff and students from local school districts will honor their local school boards in observance of School Board Recognition Month.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Shelby Township Police Department has received reports of someone in the Rochester and Shelby Township area who has impersonated a police officer and made false traffic stops on vehicles.

STERLING HEIGHTS/SHELBY TOWNSHIP/UTICA — At the Dec. 19 Utica Community Schools Board of Education meeting, the UCS Board of Education honored Plumbrook Elementary School student Mila Sikes, who, as the Beaumont Children’s ambassador for the Children’s Miracle Network, has helped raise more than $500,000 for the organization.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Burgess-Shadbush Nature Center at River Bends Park in Shelby Township will host its annual Family Fun Day to teach about winter survival from 1 to 4 p.m. Jan 22.