Grosse Pointe Times

Published November 10, 2020

Grosse Pointe City to consider permitting smaller housing units

GROSSE POINTE CITY — Grosse Pointe City has plenty of spacious single-family homes, but could smaller housing units be coming to the community in the near future?

Published November 10, 2020

Grosse Pointe Santa Claus Parade adopts drive-thru format during pandemic

GROSSE POINTE CITY/FARMS — It won’t be like the parades of the past because of COVID-19, but the 45th annual Grosse Pointe Santa Claus Parade will still be putting smiles on the faces of local families as it ushers in the holiday season.

Published November 10, 2020

Preserve and display military memorabilia in the home

METRO DETROIT — For veterans and their families, memorabilia represent an individual’s service and can bring back memories of one’s time in the military.

Pictured is Dakota Bread Co. co-founder Bassie Shemtov. Employers and job seekers have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in different ways.

Published November 7, 2020

Employers, job seekers feel the sting of the pandemic

METRO DETROIT — In a year that has challenged so many in profound ways, both employers and job seekers are among those who have had their lives altered as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Published November 6, 2020

MCC, OCC board of trustees election results

MACOMB/OAKLAND COUNTIES — The results for the Macomb Community College and Oakland Community College board of trustees races are in.

Published November 4, 2020

Large numbers of absentee ballots cast in Grosse Pointe Farms, Shores

GROSSE POINTES FARMS/SHORES — Polls might have been bustling in the morning at many precincts in the Grosse Pointes, but by the evening? Crickets.

Published November 4, 2020

Grosse Pointe school board election brings in new faces

GROSSE POINTES — The past several weeks have been strained in the Grosse Pointes as 17 candidates vied for a seat on the Grosse Pointe Public School System Board of Education.

Published November 4, 2020

Grosse Pointe Shores officers rescue kitten during house fire

GROSSE POINTE SHORES — For the Grosse Pointe Shores Public Safety Department, the mission of protecting and serving includes furry, four-legged residents as well as their human companions.

Published October 27, 2020

Northern Michigan real estate becomes red-hot during pandemic

NORTHERN MICHIGAN — For many Michiganders living downstate, going up north means getting away for a vacation, for an escape to greener, quieter pastures, but some families are beginning to stay past the three-day weekend and starting to call the state’s northern counties home.

Published October 27, 2020

Grosse Pointe City makes outdoor dining permanent

GROSSE POINTE CITY — With COVID-19 forcing restaurants to reduce capacity, outdoor dining has been a lifeline for many local eateries, enabling them to stay afloat by being able to seat and serve additional customers.

Published October 27, 2020

Grosse Pointe Shores ends most recent fiscal year with budget surplus

GROSSE POINTE SHORES — Grosse Pointe Shores officials revealed some positive financial news during the most recent Shores City Council meeting via Zoom Oct. 20.

Published October 27, 2020

Grants lend financial help to Grosse Pointe Shores Public Safety Department

GROSSE POINTE SHORES — The Grosse Pointe Shores Public Safety Department is getting a financial helping hand in order to upgrade its in-car camera system.

Published October 27, 2020

Getting ready for Election Day Nov. 3

GROSSE POINTES/HARPER WOODS — While many registered voters in Grosse Pointe Woods already have cast their votes through absentee ballots, others will head to the polls Nov. 3 to vote in person.

Published October 27, 2020

Ford House aiming at spring 2021 grand opening for new buildings

GROSSE POINTE SHORES — They may not have gotten completed as soon as originally expected, but officials with the Edsel and Eleanor Ford House in Grosse Pointe Shores said a new visitor center and administration building will be worth the wait.

Published October 27, 2020

Robert E. Novitke Municipal Center now open

GROSSE POINTE WOODS — Nearly two years ago, the Grosse Pointe Woods City Council voted to name the City Hall municipal complex the Robert E. Novitke Municipal Center.

Published October 27, 2020

Poloni to return to Grosse Pointe Shores as city manager

GROSSE POINTE SHORES — Who says you can’t go home again? Nine years after retiring as Grosse Pointe Shores’ public safety director, Stephen Poloni is returning to the Shores in a different role — as city manager.

Published October 22, 2020

Operation Blue Santa to make Christmas bright for local children

METRO DETROIT — Because police officers are often the first to see the impoverished situations some children live in, officers who worked with the late Collin Rose are trying to bring cheer, charity and kindness to less fortunate children this holiday season.

Published October 21, 2020

Family transforms Pontiac GTO into a winner

ROCHESTER HILLS — In 2003, Rochester Hills resident Mary Jane Pasko entered a contest at the local Farmer Jack grocery store.

Published October 20, 2020

State launches new weekly data on COVID-19 school outbreaks

METRO DETROIT — As students begin to transition to in-person learning, Michigan families can now see if there are COVID-19 outbreaks within their schools, colleges and universities.