Business & Development

Published January 17, 2020

New senior services center opens at Orchard Mall

WEST BLOOMFIELD — Previously spread across the township, West Bloomfield senior programming is now consolidated in one dedicated space at Orchard Mall.

Published January 17, 2020

Roseville - Eastpointe Eastsider

Roseville approves redevelopment of Sacred Heart property

ROSEVILLE — Following months of community concerns regarding the future of the property, the site of the Catholic Community of Sacred Heart Church in Roseville will be redeveloped by Myspace Self Storage.

Published January 17, 2020

Madison - Park News

Build Institute trains entrepreneurs in Hazel Park

HAZEL PARK — About a dozen aspiring business owners recently completed a program in Hazel Park that gave them fresh insights into the entrepreneurial experience.

Published January 16, 2020

Sterling Heights Sentry

Kroger produces new Marketplace store in Sterling

STERLING HEIGHTS — The new $35 million Kroger Marketplace building, which is over 129,000 square feet in size, officially opened to the public Jan. 15.

Published January 14, 2020

Grosse Pointe Times

Grosse Pointe City jewel closes after 65-year run

GROSSE POINTE WOODS — When George Koueiter Sr. moved from Syria to the U.S. in 1950, he found work as a diamond setter.

Published January 14, 2020

C&G Newspapers

Slide in for the original

METRO DETROIT — Now that it’s mid-January, a lot of folks have already fallen off the New Year’s resolution bandwagon. If your constitution is stronger than that, and you’re still motivated to get fit and eat healthier in 2020, that’s impressive. Well done.

Published January 14, 2020

Woodward Talk

Berkley council postpones decision on Vinsetta Garage parking

BERKLEY — The Jan. 6 Berkley City Council meeting received much attention from residents concerning parking at the restaurant Vinsetta Garage.

Published January 13, 2020

Shelby - Utica News

Zoning Board gives 1-year extension to landscaping company at Telly’s

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Shelby Township Zoning Board of Appeals Jan. 9 approved a request presented by a landscaping company that will allow it to continue to operate out of the Telly’s Greenhouse property for one year.

Published January 10, 2020

Roseville - Eastpointe Eastsider

Eastpointe weighs potential of container home projects

EASTPOINTE — The city of Eastpointe is considering a proposal to construct two prefabricated container homes within the city in conjunction with Habitat for Humanity of Macomb County and the Ford Fund.

Published January 6, 2020

Shelby - Utica News

New sports complex to replace longtime brownfield site

UTICA — A redevelopment has begun in downtown Utica at 6993 Moscone Road, which was once an unlicensed landfill contaminated with around 19 feet of garbage under the ground.

Construction vehicles are parked outside the Sterling Heights Community Center across the street from Dodge Park in October. City officials recently announced a Feb. 29 grand opening day for the building.

Published January 3, 2020

Sterling Heights Sentry

Community center to open Feb. 29 in Sterling Heights

STERLING HEIGHTS — The plans to complete Sterling Heights’ upcoming two-story Community Center are finally coming together.

Renovations to the bathhouse at Blossom Heath Park will be completed this year.

Published January 3, 2020

St. Clair Shores Sentinel

Construction and new development on tap in St. Clair Shores for 2020

ST. CLAIR SHORES — There are plenty of projects on the agenda for St. Clair Shores this year, and leaders are hoping to see development continue to improve the city.

Published January 3, 2020

Warren Weekly

Customers swoop in for deals as Warren Kmart store moves closer to closure

WARREN — In the shadow of a massive Amazon warehouse across Dequindre Road on the border of Hazel Park and Warren, one of the region’s last brick-and-mortar Kmart stores was offering some of the last of its face-to-face bargains two days after Christmas.

An artist’s rendering shows a possible layout of the new 2-acre park in downtown Royal Oak.

Published December 27, 2019

Royal Oak Review

Downtown park design phase 30% complete

ROYAL OAK — On Dec. 18, Detroit-based landscape architect MKSK provided an update to the Royal Oak Downtown Park Task Force regarding the new 2-acre park to be located where the current City Hall and Police Department now stand.

Published December 23, 2019

Troy Times

Troy Planning Commission says yes to Hyatt Place Hotel

TROY — During the last meeting of the year, the Troy Planning Commission approved plans for a luxury hotel on just over 4 acres on Crooks Road, south of Big Beaver Road.

Bethesda Romanian Pentecostal Church received approval for a 15,780- square-foot addition, which will abut homes on Tucker Drive.

Published December 23, 2019

Troy Times

Troy Planning Commission OKs church addition on fifth try

TROY — The fifth time was the charm for members of a church seeking an addition.

CARES Pantry Director Delores Watters, Director Todd Lipa, and Communications and Marketing Director Jennifer Chinn announce the upcoming Bridge and SNAP card store coming to the CARES campus.

Published December 23, 2019

Farmington Press

Bridge, SNAP card grocery store coming to CARES campus

FARMINGTON HILLS — A new brick-and-mortar Bridge and SNAP card grocery store will soon find a home on the Community Action Resources Empowerment Services of Farmington Hills campus, building upon the free food pantry already offered.

Published December 23, 2019

Woodward Talk

Ferndale, school district discuss sale of community center land, building

FERNDALE — The future of Ferndale’s Gerry Kulick Community Center has been an ongoing discussion in the city.

Published December 20, 2019

Southfield Sun

Crews extinguish blaze at former Northland Center

SOUTHFIELD — According to Lt. Chief Trent Rettschlag, of the Southfield Fire Department, dispatchers received a call around 8 p.m. Dec. 18 reporting a fire at the site, 21500 Northwestern Highway.