FERNDALE — After more than a decade in operation, the owners of Public House have announced the restaurant will be closing.

FARMINGTON HILLS — Farmington Hills City Council members voted unanimously  to change the signage at Beaumont Hospital’s Farmington Hills campus at a meeting Jan. 13.

TROY — Plans for a new Troy Public Library  building are steadily coming to fruition after City Council members approved a budget amendment and a recommended architect pick for the potential new building’s schematic design and cost opinion.

ROYAL OAK — Some big changes are being made at the Detroit Zoo to align with the rebranding that took place in 2024, including a revamp of the Zoofari Market involving a coffee shop at the front of the zoo.

OAKLAND TOWNSHIP — An over 150-year-old historic barn has been saved from demolition in Oakland Township.

STERLING HEIGHTS — What began with a student wanting to “fit in,” led to a fitness center that aims to include everyone.

FARMINGTON HILLS — Farmington Hills City Council members voted “no” to Sheetz coming to their community after residents made it clear that “this is not the place” at a Council meeting Jan. 13.

STERLING HEIGHTS — The printing plant on the corner Mound Road and Metro Parkway, which has been cranking out papers since the early 1970s, is set to shutter in August.

WEST BLOOMFIELD/FARMINGTON HILLS — Amid community support for Marvin’s Marvelous Mechanical Museum, the West Bloomfield Zoning Board of Appeals voted unanimously to grant two variances for the long-time Oakland County establishment to operate in West Bloomfield Township at a meeting Jan. 21.

GROSSE POINTE PARK — Grosse Pointe Park’s business district on Charlevoix Avenue is expected to get a major makeover in the next couple of years.

MADISON HEIGHTS — Madison Heights is one of the most accommodating cities for starting and redeveloping a business, according to a report by researchers studying best business practices in Michigan.

STERLING HEIGHTS — On Jan. 8, the Sterling Heights Planning Commission again opted to delay making a decision about a conditional rezoning plan that would allow a new Raising Cane’s fast-food restaurant on Hall Road at the site of a shuttered Chili’s.

ROYAL OAK — The city of Royal Oak has joined a program that involves businesses, community buildings and organizations in the goal of reducing energy.

CLAWSON — In a unanimous vote by the City Council Jan. 7, the planned unit development to build the Clawson Flats will move forward.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — At its meeting on Jan. 6, the St. Clair Shores City Council approved a series of motions for a new retail space by 6-1 votes.

KEEGO HARBOR/WEST BLOOMFIELD — The fight over Roosevelt Elementary continues.

BERKLEY — The Berkley Downtown Development Authority executive director will be leaving his role next month.

METRO DETROIT — A Detroit lunchtime staple is coming back home. Atwater Brewery founder Mark Rieth, of Grosse Pointe Farms, has purchased Velvet Peanut Butter and plans to bring production of the beloved sandwich spread back to Detroit. 

TROY— Oakland County Parks  was awarded $2,175,000 by the Michigan National Resources Trust Fund to purchase the property known as Turtle Woods from the Troy School District  and establish Oakland County Parks’ first nature preserve with assistance from the Six Rivers Land Conservancy.

FRASER — Meat distributor Fairway Packing moved operations from Detroit’s Eastern Market to a larger facility in Fraser this fall.