GROSSE POINTES — Whether it’s beer at a backyard barbecue or boozing while boating, for many, summer and alcohol are inseparable.

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — Another Hill restaurant is expanding its outdoor dining space.

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — After a two-year absence because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Grosse Pointe Farms Regatta is back.

GROSSE POINTE FARMS/SHORES — The crumbling seawall along Lake St. Clair in Grosse Pointe Farms and Grosse Pointe Shores is finally going to be getting at least some repairs.

METRO DETROIT — The skies above Lake St. Clair will once again roar with the sounds of jet engines this July as Selfridge Air National Guard Base hosts its air show and open house.

METRO DETROIT — Bringing a pet into a home can make a huge difference to an animal, even if it is just on a temporary basis.

METRO DETROIT — Earlier this month, Michigan State Police decided to play a game of laser tag.

METRO DETROIT — Homeowners looking to spruce up their yards can add some gorgeous color to their landscapes while helping to increase the local pollinator population.

METRO DETROIT — Six C & G Newspapers staffers recently received a total of 11 Society of Professional Journalists Detroit Excellence in Journalism awards in the print Class C category — circulation over 15,000.

GROSSE POINTE WOODS — After experiencing record low crime rates in 2020 — due, in large part, to the arrival of COVID-19 — crime rates ticked up somewhat last year in Grosse Pointe Woods but remained well below the average for the last five years.

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 SHORES — He’s only been with the Grosse Pointe Shores Public Safety Department for a little more than two years, but in that time, officer Jeffrey Roybal has proven to be one of the best members of the force.

GROSSE POINTE WOODS — Grosse Pointe Woods voters this fall will likely be asked to weigh in on a charter change that would enable the City Council to approve future incremental spending limits on city administrators’ purchase and sale of property.

GROSSE POINTE WOODS — Some budding artists in Grosse Pointe Woods were honored this month for their creative skills and tree advocacy efforts.

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 — When Debra Peck Lichtenberg succeeded John Lamerato as the city controller and treasurer in Grosse Pointe Farms in June 2017, she had big shoes to fill.

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.

GROSSE POINTE FARMS/CITY — A major roadway is one of the thoroughfares where motorists will see orange barrels this summer.

GROSSE POINTES — Four miles. As Grosse Pointe South (21-13) traveled to Grosse Pointe North (17-7) to take on its community rival in the first round of districts, the 4 miles that separated the schools showcased two champions.

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.