FERNDALE — Woodward Avenue, housing and the downtown were just some of the topics addressed in Mayor Melanie Piana’s State of the City addresss June 14.

GROSSE POINTE WOODS — The increasing popularity of food trucks has spurred the Grosse Pointe Woods City Council to explore a way to regulate this new dining option.

GROSSE POINTE WOODS/SHORES — Bartering is an old-fashioned way of exchanging goods, and officials in Grosse Pointe Woods and Grosse Pointe Shores hope to put this practice to good use for both of them.

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — Grosse Pointe Farms residents, landlords and business owners are being asked to offer their opinions on the city’s development going forward.

LATHRUP VILLAGE — The leaders of Macomb, Oakland and Wayne counties met May 11 to discuss topics ranging from mass transit, infrastructure and electric vehicles to a divided workforce, rancor in politics, and support for mental health.

HARPER WOODS — Last summer’s severe floods caused trash disposal costs to spike as residents of the Grosse Pointes and Harper Woods cleaned out basements full of damaged goods.

ROCHESTER — The city of Rochester is on the hunt for a new city manager.

ROYAL OAK — On May 9, the Royal Oak City Commission unanimously approved an approximately 100-page Sustainability and Climate Action Plan, or “S-CAP.”

CLAWSON — After 36 years of working for the city of Clawson, Treasurer Stacey Hodges retired May 22.

SOUTHFIELD — The Southfield Department of Public Works has a new director at the helm, tasked with overseeing the city’s many infrastructure-related needs.