STERLING HEIGHTS — The Sterling Heights City Council recently broke its July deadlock over whether to approve the Chaldean Community Foundation’s second apartment complex proposal in the North Van Dyke Avenue corridor.

EASTPOINTE — At a recent Eastpointe City Council meeting, the council voted unanimously to establish an industrial development district to allow for a longtime local business to expand.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — At the State of Lake St. Clair address on July 31, the idea of a potential hotel and conference center along the coast of Macomb County was again floated.

METRO DETROIT — A recent 4-3 ruling by the Michigan Supreme Court affecting the state’s laws governing minimum wage and sick time is sending shockwaves through many businesses, including the restaurant industry.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — St. Clair Shores offers a wide variety of restaurants, and over the years new ones have moved in while others have celebrated anniversaries and remodels.

ROYAL OAK — A site plan was unanimously approved by the Planning Commission on July 9 to build a new dentist office building on the vacant corner of Crooks Road and West Windemere Avenue.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — In a 7-0 vote at the St. Clair Shores City Council meeting on July 15, a site plan was approved for exterior renovations at the former Pizza Hut restaurant located at 24200 Harper Avenue.

ROCHESTER — After over 10 years of advocacy from members of the community, the city of Rochester finally has plans for an outdoor skate park.

NOVI — A new housing development will be erected at the intersection of 12 1/2 Mile Road and Novi Road. Developer E & M Holdings LLC, aka Society Hill, has had the right to build on the property since 1999.

TROY — According to the state’s workforce and development department, hospitality and tourism are responsible for almost 10% of all employment in Michigan, but staffing has lagged since the pandemic.

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — Should Grosse Pointe Farms officials give Village Market permission to redirect traffic on McKinley Road near Mack Avenue to make way for reconfigured parking and a restaurant on the store’s second floor?

STERLING HEIGHTS — A proposal that city officials say could add around 80 rent-controlled apartment units in the north Van Dyke Avenue corridor faced a temporary impasse due to a 3-3 tied Sterling Heights City Council vote at a July 16 meeting.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — The Clinton Township Board of Trustees approved a tax abatement for Kendall Electric at its July 22 meeting for a development at the business on 15 Mile Road.

EASTPOINTE/ROSEVILLE — Eastpointe and Roseville are set to receive funding for projects following the passage of the state’s 2025 budget.

FARMINGTON HILLS — Those in search of feline companionship may find it while enjoying a light snack, a drink, and maybe even a movie, thanks to the arrival of a new cat adoption center.

ROSEVILLE — There is a new franchise in town, one that redeveloped a vacant building, and it promises to satisfy your appetite.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — A request for site plan approval for a gas station at the Nine Mile Road and Harper Avenue Kroger location was tabled in a 6-1 vote by the St. Clair Shores City Council at their meeting on June 17.

WEST BLOOMFIELD — Oftentimes, decisions at the local government level are made without a lot of fanfare.

TROY — Shield’s Restaurant and Pizzeria customers have been asked to submit pizza recipe ideas for a contest that will support Lighthouse of Oakland County.

ROYAL OAK — Three women business owners received $25,000 grants through the Olga Loizon Memorial Foundation June 12 at Olga’s Kitchen on Woodward Avenue in Royal Oak.