HARRISON TOWNSHIP — The newest piece of art for the Harrison Township public has arrived, taking the form of a dragonfly and landing in Tucker Park.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — The words don’t always come when someone’s alive. Wind phones allow you to say those things through a telephone receiver connected to nothing in the living world.

HARRISON TOWNSHIP — In the works for almost a year, the future of planning in Harrison Township is almost here.

METRO DETROIT — A look at five things to do during the weekend of Aug. 22-25

MOUNT CLEMENS — Julian Roper’s office has a nice view. A look left from his desk reveals the interior courtyard of Mount Clemens High School, a common area with planters and trees that gives a nice break from the concrete parking lot and fluorescent light reflecting off the floors of the school’s hallways.

METRO DETROIT — A recent 4-3 ruling by the Michigan Supreme Court affecting the state’s laws governing minimum wage and sick time is sending shockwaves through many businesses, including the restaurant industry.

MOUNT CLEMENS — For decades, a motel has sat at the corner of North River Road and Gratiot Avenue, abandoned and left to exist as an eyesore on the doorstep to Mount Clemens.  It will be an eyesore no more.

HARRISON TOWNSHIP — The 10th annual Parade of Lights is set to sail the Clinton River at 9 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 3.  The annual parade of illuminated boats will sail the Clinton River upstream from Lambrecht Marina at 9 p.m.

MOUNT CLEMENS — After years of research, planning, work sessions, lobbying, fighting and setbacks, the future of water in the Macomb County seat began at the July 15 Mount Clemens City Commission meeting.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — The Clinton Township Board of Trustees approved a tax abatement for Kendall Electric at its July 22 meeting for a development at the business on 15 Mile Road.

MACOMB COUNTY — The Macomb Auto Theft Squad teamed with local law enforcement in Clinton Township, Roseville and Sterling Heights on July 10 to provide surveillance for several car dealerships.

HARRISON TOWNSHIP — Nestled between Jefferson Avenue and Lake St. Clair, Harrison Township Waterfront Park is everything it is advertised as.

MOUNT CLEMENS — For about a year, Macomb County’s top elected officials have dreamed and debated about tearing down old buildings at the Macomb County Jail. On a hot morning July 19 while wearing 10-gallon hardhats, the county’s executive and sheriff finally got their wish.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Outdoor fun just got a bit more accessible in Clinton Township.

In the Journal’s coverage area, voters will select candidates for various offices in federal, state, county and local primary elections on Aug. 6. Voters in the Chippewa Valley Schools district will also be asked to consider an operating millage renewal.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Voters in the Chippewa Valley school district will soon be tasked with determining whether a key revenue source will be allowed to continue.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Two violent incidents happened at the same apartment complex, in the area of 16 Mile Road and Groesbeck Highway, around the July 4 holiday.

HARRISON TOWNSHIP — Ahead of an excursion to Lake Huron to search for remnants of World War II history, local Sea Cadets got to meet with the organization’s top executive.

MOUNT CLEMENS — Celebration was the tone taken at One Crocker Boulevard on the evening of July 1 as the Mount Clemens City Commission gave a hero’s welcome to first responders and legislators.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — A Clinton Township man was arraigned July 9 in connection with a shooting that left one dead and one critically injured.