Grosse Pointe Times

Published December 6, 2018

Your guide to this weekend's events

Published December 5, 2018

Options abound to spruce up your home for the holidays

METRO DETROIT — Whether you’re into dazzling displays in a rainbow of colors, officially licensed products featuring beloved characters, well-worn vintage nostalgia or holiday kitsch, there’s no shortage of options for adorning your home for the holiday season.

Published December 5, 2018

A twist on the sweet seasonal standard: peppermint

METRO DETROIT — From our décor to our lattes, it seems that as soon as the calendar flips to December, our hearts go out in search of candy canes. There’s something about the taste of peppermint that’s not only indicative of the season, but also serves as sweet nostalgia of cozy holidays gone by. So why not load up on some sugary, minty, red-and-white goodness while you can?

Published December 4, 2018

Baby pool Star Burst feature at Neff Park to be replaced

GROSSE POINTE CITY — The baby pool at Neff Park will be getting something new for the coming season, but that doesn’t mean any changes are coming.

Published December 4, 2018

Improper tweets, relationship bring action from GPPSS officials

GROSSE WOODS/GROSSE POINTE FARMS — With Grosse Pointe Public School System officials recently dealing with two troubling personnel issues, administrators are considering what further steps to take during the hiring process to ensure the safety and well-being of students districtwide.

Published December 4, 2018

In its 90th year, Music Hall honors its past and a Detroit music icon

DETROIT — Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts is marking its 90th anniversary by celebrating its storied early history while also acknowledging its more recent past.

Published December 4, 2018

Concert, food drive to usher in season of giving

GROSSE POINTES/HARPER WOODS — Between the dazzling light displays decorating neighborhoods to visits with Santa Claus, it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas.

Published December 4, 2018

Grosse Pointe Theatre’s period holiday show fundraiser makes for a merry time

GROSSE POINTE PARK — Grosse Pointe Theatre officials are hoping a festive holiday performance and auction will raise needed funds for the nonprofit while entertaining and engaging local audiences.

Published December 4, 2018

Day care proposal turned down in Grosse Pointe Park

GROSSE POINTE PARK — While Grosse Pointe Park officials acknowledged that it’s a needed service in the area, they denied a variance request for a proposed day care center at 14950 E. Jefferson Ave. because of concerns over traffic and parking.

Published December 3, 2018

If Michigan repeals its bottle deposit law, will residents still recycle?

LANSING — Hold tight, Cosmo Kramer. You might want to hold off on that big bottle deposit scheme, because there’s a chance the Great Lakes State won’t be offering 10 cents back for cans and bottles anymore.

Published November 29, 2018

The Friday 5 — Nov. 30-Dec. 2

Your guide to this weekend's events

Published November 27, 2018

Inspect your car before the ice arrives

METRO DETROIT — A freezing November with early snowfalls serves as a good reminder that it’s not too early to get a car ready for winter, even weeks before it officially arrives on the calendar. Al Laity, service director at Rochester Hills Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram, offered a few tips for anyone who wants to prepare a vehicle for the arctic temperatures.

Published November 27, 2018

Get a read on where to settle in with a book

METRO DETROIT — Now that the weather has turned frosty, it’s prime time to snuggle up indoors with some quality reading material. Local experts weighed in on the best ways to prepare a space to get lost in a good book.

Published November 27, 2018

Giving classes as gifts makes for long-lasting memories

METRO DETROIT — There aren’t many things in life that are as exciting as opening a gift. The anticipation of what might be, the crunch of the wrapping paper, the reveal as the box opens and the excitement of seeing that special something meant just for you.

Published November 27, 2018

Murder is a sister act in ‘Arsenic and Old Lace’

GROSSE POINTE WOODS — If Agatha Christie had written a comedy, it likely would have been something like “Arsenic and Old Lace.”

Published November 27, 2018

A cappella groups raise their voices in holiday song

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — Two of the area’s oldest a cappella groups will get the holidays off to a tuneful start when they perform seasonal favorites during Christmas on Lake Shore at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 4 at Grosse Pointe United Methodist Church in Grosse Pointe Farms.

Published November 27, 2018

GPCRDA gets another clean bill of financial health

GROSSE POINTE SHORES — Santa dropped off a gift a little early to the Grosse Pointes-Clinton Refuse Disposal Authority. During a meeting Nov. 13 in Grosse Pointe Shores, the GPCRDA Board learned that its audit for the 2017-18 fiscal year — which ended June 30 — came back without any problems or corrections.

Published November 27, 2018

Painter’s retrospective exhibit captures moments in time

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — When she looks at her paintings, memories from those times and places flood back for Carol LaChiusa.

Published November 27, 2018

New dispatch system up and running in Grosse Pointe Woods

GROSSE POINTE WOODS — During one year’s time, the Grosse Pointe Woods Department of Public Safety receives an average of 4,000 emergency phone calls and approximately 20,000 nonemergency calls.