CLAWSON — The 28th annual Down on Main Street charity car show, hosted by the Clawson Lions Club, will take place Aug. 8. 

SOUTHFIELD — Taron Smith, 13, has voluntarily gone missing after returning home, according to the Southfield Police Department.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Ride 2 End Suicide community bike ride will return for its 11th year on May 16 at Stony Creek Metropark. 

NOVI — There is something for everyone and then some at the Motor City Comic Con.

TROY — As part of a project for HOSA — an organization promoting student interest in the health care fields — Athens High students Rebekah Samuel, Atharv Rao and Kavya Shenoy created a community awareness initiative, “Aware of Anemia,” educating people on the condition.

SOUTHFIELD — The Road Commission for Oakland County, Genesee County Road Commission and the Operating Engineers 324 joined forces on April 22 to call attention to National Work Zone Awareness Week.

TROY — On April 18, volunteers arrived at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, 760 W. Wattles Road, to prepare pastries for the church’s upcoming Opa Fest.

ROYAL OAK — On April 14 the Royal Oak Planning Commission had a public hearing and unanimously approved sending a proposal to the City Commission to build a Kroger at 2800 W. 14 Mile Road, and an apartment building, the North Royal Oak Flats, at the same location with 85 dwellings. 

DETROIT — The Kirk Gibson Foundation for Parkinson’s announced on April 6 that the Detroit Tigers have named the team’s April 23 game against the Milwaukee Brewers “Gibby’s Day.”

SOUTHFIELD — The Five Lakes Silver Band has claimed the title of the 2026 North American Brass Band Champion and will soon be making its way to the 2026 World Music Contest in the Netherlands.

GROSSE POINTE WOODS — If variety is the spice of life, then Grosse Pointe Theatre’s Take Ten: Ten-Minute Play Festival is one well-seasoned theatrical production.

FERNDALE — Ferndale has long had issues with rat infestations in the city. The issue persisted so much that it led to the formation of the Ferndale Rat Patrol a decade ago to help both eliminate infestations and educate community members on what they can do to take out Ferndale’s rats.

CLAWSON — The city of Clawson is going to hold interviews to fill a vacancy on the City Council on April 23 following the resignation of Heather Rinkevich in March. 

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — Lutheran North high school is leaving the Catholic High School League and joining the Blue Water Area Conference at the start of the 2026-27 school year, according to a press release by the CHSL.

FRASER — Plans for a new library building took another step forward April 9 when the City Council got a look at concept details and a funding proposal. 

ROSEVILLE — On May 5, registered voters in Roseville Community Schools will decide on a $175 million bond proposal.

NOVI — Changlin Li, of Novi, the man who faces charges for allegedly hijacking an ambulance last October, may soon be deemed competent to stand trial, according to his attorney, Joseph Xuereb.

ROSEVILLE/EASTPOINTE — The red, white and blue will decorate Roseville and Eastpointe next month when both towns hold their annual Memorial Day parades. 

EASTPOINTE — Eastpointe High School senior Bradley Allen has been named a recipient of the 2026 Western Golf Association’s Chick Evans Scholarship.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — A Shelby Township woman has been charged after allegedly torturing and abandoning her dog, according to the Macomb County Prosecutor’s Office.