DETROIT — One of the signature projects of the nonprofit Detroit Riverfront Conservancy, Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Centennial Park, will mark its grand opening this weekend with special events for all ages, including a concert by The Jacksons.

GROSSE POINTES/DETROIT — Over 1,000 people are estimated to have taken part in a No Kings demonstration on both sides of Mack Avenue around Cadieux Road Oct. 18 — well over the 200 to 300 organizers said they had been expecting.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — The Power Play for Heroes is back this year helping to raise money for Guardian Angels Medical Service Dogs and featuring Red Wings alumni from many generations. 

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — A man was charged for allegedly stealing an iPad during a Facebook Marketplace exchange in Shelby Township earlier this month.

SOUTHFIELD — The opening of Southfield’s first dog park is on the horizon.

ROCHESTER HILLS — A former Rochester Hills doctor has pleaded no contest to a slew of sexual assault charges.

GROSSE POINTE WOODS — A domestic dispute the morning of Friday, Oct. 3, ended in a shooting on the front lawn of a home in the 1900 block of Roslyn Road.

FERNDALE — The Ferndale City Council will have to decide whether to continue its relationship with Flock Safety cameras and its automated license plate readers.

ROYAL OAK — The image of Frances Mauro Masters, 103, of Chesterfield Township, will be immortalized as the symbol of the Greatest Generation’s homefront workers when a bronze statue made in her likeness as a Rosie the Riveter will be added Nov. 11 to the Michigan World War II Legacy Memorial in Royal Oak.

ROSEVILLE — The Macomb County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an officer-involved shooting that happened in Roseville.

STERLING HEIGHTS — The Sterling Heights Fire Department recently unveiled two new initiatives aimed at improving emergency response times and public safety.

WARREN — Completing a project several years in the making, the new Steve & Kathy McShane STEM Innovation Center has opened at De La Salle Collegiate High School.

ROSEVILLE — Rick Crooker said his friend of 58 years, Steven Vannorstrand, was a big fan of music. He was also interested in how they did the special effects in sci-fi movies and horror movies, and he collected movie memorabilia.

WARREN — In the last few months, the Warren Fire Department has held ceremonies for two new fire stations.

MACOMB COUNTY — During what was ostensibly a review of Macomb County Animal Control activities, County Executive Mark Hackel floated initial ideas for getting the department into a new facility.

ROSEVILLE — A Roseville artist who has found himself at the center of several controversies — including attempts to save the former Sacred Heart church from becoming a gas station — has entered the city’s mayoral race.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — On Nov. 4, St. Clair Shores voters will be asked to approve or reject a police and fire millage put on the ballot by a majority vote of the City Council earlier in the year. 

LANSING — A bipartisan bill proposed by state Rep. Mike McFall aims to provide financial relief for those who foster animals.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP/MADISON HEIGHTS — The preliminary examination hearing for a 16-year-old who was allegedly driving a stolen vehicle when he crashed into another vehicle, killing the driver, went forward Sept. 29.

MACOMB COUNTY — A Port Huron man is facing a 13-count warrant in relation to several home invasions across multiple jurisdictions that occurred on Oct. 6.