STERLING HEIGHTS — Around two years after an apartment project for Irving Road was rejected by the Sterling Heights City Council, the Sterling Heights Planning Commission has given a modified version of it a green light.

STERLING HEIGHTS — Denser mixed-use districts at several Sterling Heights intersections were recently declared a long-term city planning priority by Sterling Heights officials.

STERLING HEIGHTS — Sometimes it takes big flashing lights to draw people’s attention, and that’s just what Sterling Heights city officials hope will happen at certain crosswalks throughout the city with the return of back-to-school season.

METRO DETROIT — A look at five things to do during the weekend of Sept. 6-8

NORTHERN MICHIGAN — The Leelanau Peninsula gets a lot of attention in the fall. When the woodsy hills explode in fiery shades of red, orange and yellow, M-22 becomes a river of cars, campers and RVs.

METRO DETROIT — A look at five things to do during the weekend of Aug. 29-Sept. 2

DETROIT — Lifelong jazz aficionados and those who want to experience the music for the first time will bop shoulder to shoulder when the 45th annual Detroit Jazz Festival takes over downtown Detroit on Labor Day weekend, from Aug. 30 to Sept. 2.

STERLING HEIGHTS — It’s not a coffee break, but the Sterling Heights Planning Commission recently gave a plaza owner more time to refine a request to allow the site to serve ice cream, coffee or similar food items.

METRO DETROIT — We’re back in full swing with gridiron action at the high school level. Here are previews for teams in the C & G Newspapers coverage area in northern Macomb County. Find more previews online at candgnews.com.

METRO DETROIT — In this week’s Behind the Wheel, Staff Writer Maria Allard shares memories of the camping trips across the country she took with her family as a kid. The photos were taken in slide form in 1979 when the family traveled out West.

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.

STERLING HEIGHTS — The Sterling Heights City Council recently broke its July deadlock over whether to approve the Chaldean Community Foundation’s second apartment complex proposal in the North Van Dyke Avenue corridor.

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

STERLING HEIGHTS — The Macomb County Prosecutor’s Office is accusing a doctor of assaulting and indecently exposing himself to a septuagenarian at her home. 

STERLING HEIGHTS — Local law enforcement is applauding multiple people who reportedly helped thwart a Shelby Township suspect’s alleged efforts to abduct two girls in two separate incidents the afternoon of Aug. 13.

STERLING HEIGHTS — According to Oakland University student Emma Bowen, through the power of positive words, “We believe in ourselves to do incredible things.”

STERLING HEIGHTS — Sterling Heights police say they have been working to keep traffic enforcement strong, even as traffic safety analysts are pointing to a reported statewide increase in fatal intoxication-related crashes and fewer drunken driving arrests over a 10-year period.

STERLING HEIGHTS — According to the Macomb County elections website, voter turnout in Sterling Heights precincts ranged from 8.02%-26.02%.

STERLING HEIGHTS — Starting Aug. 5, road crews will shut down northbound M-53 from 18 Mile to M-59/Hall Road to repair that section’s road and bridge work, with the intent of improving the path’s safety, state officials said. 

WARREN/STERLING HEIGHTS — After serving on the Warren Consolidated Schools Board of Education for 14 years, Trustee Megan Papasian-Broadwell stepped down from her position effective Aug. 1.