SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Utica’s Weekend Unwind Friday night concert series will be returning to downtown Utica starting June 6.

UTICA — Utica High School sophomore Carter Czapski has officially received an offer from Miami University in Ohio to play football after he graduates high school.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Detroit Institute of Arts has announced its Inside|Out 2025 locations in Macomb County, which will bring reproductions of works from the DIA’s collection to 10 communities including Shelby Township.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP/STERLING HEIGHTS/UTICA — Angel Favazza, an AP Literature and Composition and Honors Writing Center teacher at Stevenson High School, is also an author who was inspired by her students to write her newest young adult book, “The Curse of the Scarlet Scarab,” which was just released through Hiraeth Publishing.

METRO DETROIT — On a cool late March morning, one of Shelby Township’s newest residents stumbled his way out of bed.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — PACE Southeast Michigan, a nonprofit that provides all-inclusive health care services to more than 2,100 low-income older adults in the region, will host its annual Set the PACE 5K at Stony Creek Metropark in Shelby Township June 7.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Shelby Township Fine Art Society will be hosting its art exhibit and sale in May at the Municipal Building, 52700 Van Dyke Ave., for all to come out and see their masterpieces.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Sterling Heights student Benjamin Edmunds, from the Gene L. Klida Utica Academy for International Studies, tied for 22nd in the field of 251 quiz bowl players at the National Academic Quiz Tournaments’ Individual Player National Championship Tournament.

METRO DETROIT — Here's a look at five things to do during the weekend of April 24-27.

METRO DETROIT — Last May, the state’s Focused Organized Retail Crime Enforcement team — FORCE — arrested and charged six members of an alleged criminal organization responsible for the thefts of hundreds of vehicles in southeast Michigan.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP —The Shelby Township Block Advisors decided to choose a cause for the year and involved staff and the local community in gathering supplies for a local animal shelter.

METRO DETROIT — Not all gardens need to be grown in the ground. According to Lindsey Kerr, the Wayne County consumer horticulture educator for Michigan State University Extension, container gardening is a great option for those who want to enjoy gardening without the need to dig holes in their backyards or for aspiring gardeners who do not have backyards at all.

UTICA — The Utica Puppy Parade will return to the downtown area with all sorts of activities and animal support groups brought together for a cause.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Shelby Township resident Dylan Pillivant was recently named the 2025 recipient of Oakland University’s Alfred G. Wilson Award.

ANN ARBOR ​​— On April 2, the United States Golf Association announced that the 2026 U.S. Senior Women’s Open will be played at Barton Hills Country Club in Ann Arbor.

METRO DETROIT — Starting May 7, in order to board a domestic flight within the United States, a REAL ID or a compliant document will be required. C and G Newspapers recently explored some of the pertinent facts.

METRO DETROIT — Ken and Melody Klemmer “are preservationists at heart.” They live in a historic home built in 1925, and a favorite pastime is driving their antique cars. The Klemmers buy and sell different vintage models every few years.

METRO DETROIT — Here's a look at five things to do during the weekend of April 18-20.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP —The Shelby Farmers Market soon will be back for another season, welcoming visitors from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Saturday from May 17 to Oct. 18 at the historic Packard Proving Grounds in Shelby Township.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Southern Michigan Daylily Society will be hosting a free program called “Integrated Pest Management and Invasive Species” at 10 a.m. May 3 at the Burgess-Shadbush Nature Center, 4101 River Bends Drive in Shelby Township.