Grosse Pointe Times

A privacy fence can help keep a dog from getting lost, and a dog’s collar should have a tag with contact information on it.

Published February 28, 2019

Take steps to protect your furry friend from getting lost

METRO DETROIT — Something pet owners never want to experience is a moment of fear and regret while seeing that their little furry friend has taken an unplanned trip out of the house or yard.

Published February 28, 2019

Let workshops lead the way for springtime gardening

METRO DETROIT — Shelby Township resident Ivy Schwartz’s calling is in her name.

Published February 28, 2019

Fish Fry Fridays

A local guide to metro Detroit Friday fish fry dinners

Published February 27, 2019

The Friday 5 — March 1-3

Your guide to this weekend's events

Published February 26, 2019

Divided Grosse Pointe Shores City Council accepts master plan for parks

GROSSE POINTE SHORES — A recently updated master plan for Grosse Pointe Shores’ parks has been accepted by resolution as a starting point for future projects and developments.

Published February 26, 2019

AT&T to install new antennas on Village cellphone tower

GROSSE POINTE CITY — AT&T cellphone customers in and around Grosse Pointe City might notice better reception on their devices in the coming months.

Published February 26, 2019

Grosse Pointe Shores larcenies linked to Grosse Pointe Woods cases

GROSSE POINTE SHORES/GROSSE POINTE WOODS — It appears that footprints in the snow played a critical role in the identification of at least one suspect who police connected to a string of larcenies from vehicles in Grosse Pointes Shores and Woods.

Published February 26, 2019

Chef, police chase suspect in cellphone theft

GROSSE POINTE WOODS — A 17-year-old Detroit resident is facing several charges after he allegedly took a cellphone from a patron at a local bistro and assaulted a chef who tried to recover the item.

Published February 26, 2019

Experienced officers join Shores Public Safety Department

GROSSE POINTE SHORES — They may be new to the Grosse Pointe Shores Public Safety Department, but the two most recent hires both bring plenty of experience to their jobs.

Published February 26, 2019

Grosse Pointe City to move DPW equipment, staff during construction of new facility

GROSSE POINTE CITY — Grosse Pointe City’s Department of Public Works employees are usually on the road, given that their work takes them all across the City, but they’ll soon be out of their current workspace altogether.

Published February 26, 2019

State representative talks ecosystems with students

GROSSE POINTE WOODS — The sixth-grade students who attend Parcells Middle School have become experts in Michigan’s ecosystems. The students recently studied a unit on the state’s ecosystems. An ecosystem is a community of all living and nonliving things in a specific geographic area. On Feb. 25, the students shared their findings via a PowerPoint presentation with State Rep. Tenisha Yancey, D-Harper Woods, who visited the school.

Published February 21, 2019

Suspects charged in connection to Grosse Pointe Woods vehicle break-ins

WOODS — Four local men are facing a number of charges after they allegedly broke into several vehicles recently in Grosse Pointe Woods and neighboring communities.

Published February 20, 2019

The Friday 5 — Feb. 22-24

Your guide to this weekend's events

Published February 20, 2019

Historical homes need a lot of TLC

METRO DETROIT — If you own a home that’s 50 years old or older, you own a historical home. Maintaining a historical home requires some unique tasks on top of the common ones associated with maintaining any modern home.

Published February 20, 2019

Couples include pets in their walk down the aisle

METRO DETROIT — Something old, something new, something borrowed — and a good boy, too. That’s not quite how the old adage goes, but it certainly applies to the brides and grooms of 2019. Couples are creating new traditions for their nuptials, and including their furry child in the ceremony is non-negotiable.

Published February 20, 2019

Grosse Pointe City honors retired business owners

GROSSE POINTE CITY — Longtime Grosse Pointe City residents and business owners Mike and Joann Kramer were honored by City leaders for their contributions to their community during a career that spanned over 30 years.

Published February 20, 2019

Exhibition by artists and designers Ruben and Isabel Toledo is fashionably great

DETROIT — Works in the Detroit Institute of Arts’ permanent collection served as the inspiration for several exciting new pieces by husband and wife artists Ruben and Isabel Toledo.

Published February 20, 2019

Autorama puts car buffs in the driver’s seat

GROSSE POINTE WOODS/DETROIT — When Daniel Attalla came upon a 1970 Plymouth Road Runner three years ago, he “had to have it.” Attalla, 43, a car enthusiast who purchases and sells cars as a hobby, eventually added it to his collection.

Published February 20, 2019

City Council meeting and municipal court relocation coming soon

GROSSE POINTE CITY — Grosse Pointe City Council meetings and City Municipal Court proceedings will soon be on the move. With the pending demolition of the municipal courtroom — where the council also meets — the council and the court will be setting up elsewhere in the coming weeks.

Published February 14, 2019

Nurture the imagination with fairy gardens

METRO DETROIT — For the young at heart, fairy gardens are a way to bring a sense of wonder to green spaces, evoking mystery with environmental details that make the imagination run wild.