STERLING HEIGHTS — It is good to be queen. And for Sterling Heights resident Mary Daniels, it is even better to be queen while being over 130 pounds lighter.

BIRMINGHAM/BLOOMFIELD — Stephanie Pizzo, a founding member of the Eisenhower Dance Company, is the recipient of the 2023 Birmingham Bloomfield Cultural Arts Award.

WARREN — When Piper Bognar began working as McKinley Elementary School principal in 2010, Van Dyke Public Schools Board of Education member Eleanor Bates was there to welcome her.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — Donna Flaherty helps out her community not for the recognition, but for the love of St. Clair Shores and the residents living there.

UTICA/STERLING HEIGHTS — Marcus Arambulo, of Boy Scout Troop No. 90, decided for his Eagle Scout project that he would help veterans by building a pergola at the American Legion Victor I. Rieck Post 351 in Utica.

ROSEVILLE  — Ta’Leah Butler is making the most of her high school years.

MADISON HEIGHTS — A local woman is thanking the stranger who rushed to her husband’s aid after the 81-year-old man got in a car accident that left him hospitalized with a brain injury from which he’s still recovering.

TROY — On Wednesday, Oct. 11, the Troy Chamber of Commerce will host its Top of Troy: Women of Influence roundtable.

ROSEVILLE/YPSILANTI — “Fast” Eddie Mizinski has always been a good sport.

SOUTHFIELD — The pavilion at Catalpa Oaks County Park was dedicated to Vincent Gregory’s memory and legacy in a dedication ceremony on Sept. 18.

GROSSE POINTE WOODS — In the vivid world of Julian Gagnon’s imagination, if the Detroit River could sing, “She would sing me awake in the painted blue morning.”

GROSSE POINTE WOODS — The community is mourning the loss of a bright young college student whose life ended too soon.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — On Sept. 14, Shelby Township Police Lt. Jeffrey Bellomo graduated as a member of the 287th session of the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia.

BERKLEY/ROYAL OAK — Sept. 27 was a surreal day for Andrew Kowalkowski, as he formally was sworn in as a judge for the 44th District Court.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Justin Wrinkle, a photographer who loves capturing life’s most precious moments and who owns Behind the Lens Photography LLC, a professional photography service, has been named the Shelby Township Featured Artist for the months of September and October.

METRO DETROIT — The majority of people look forward to retirement somewhere around the age of 65. However, for some, retirement is simply a boring separation from a career they love, and thus they choose to forgo it.

FARMINGTON HILLS — A North Farmington High School student has overcome multiple physical and mental health challenges to rise to the top of her game as Miss Michigan Teen USA, and she is using that platform to bring awareness to those conditions.

ROSEVILLE — If you’ve ever visited American House East I on Common Road, you probably have come across resident Carol Huck.

NOVI — The junior varsity tennis coach at Detroit Catholic Central in Novi pursues his tennis dreams in honor of his friend, a New York deputy fire chief who perished during the collapse of the World Trade Center towers on Sept. 11, 2001.

LATHRUP VILLAGE — Dressed in heels no less than 3 inches tall, Loretta DeLoach is not your typical 90-year-old woman.