OAKLAND COUNTY — April has arrived, and golf courses around metro Detroit are welcoming golfers back to the links.

SYLVAN LAKE — As a small, outdoor community, recreation is a big deal in Sylvan Lake.

OAKLAND COUNTY — The Center for Advanced Studies and the Arts will no longer be moved to the Roosevelt school.

ORCHARD LAKE — From the perspective of Orchard Lake City Services Director Gerry McCallum, his community is a “great” one, and for the most part, he wants to maintain the status quo.

WEST BLOOMFIELD — Over the course of his decades-long career in broadcast journalism, Emmy-winning WXYZ-TV/Channel 7 Editorial/Public Affairs Director Chuck Stokes has had the opportunity to interview many people who have had an impact on national and state history.

OAKLAND COUNTY — A new program is hoping to bring mental health help and training to young children throughout Oakland County’s school districts.

WEST BLOOMFIELD — The West Bloomfield School District is seeking a $148 million bond proposal, and voters will have an opportunity to decide whether or not to approve it at a special election in May.

WEST BLOOMFIELD — It wasn’t that long ago, six years to be exact, that West Bloomfield boys basketball was one game away from reaching the Michigan High School Athletic Association Class A State Finals.

WEST BLOOMFIELD — Following the mass shooting that took place on the campus of Michigan State University Feb. 13, several emergency responders from across the state headed to East Lansing in an attempt to provide whatever assistance might be needed.

OAKLAND COUNTY — A federal appellate court has sided with several homeowners who filed a lawsuit against Oakland County, its former treasurer, the city of Southfield, several city officials, and others after their homes — worth far more than the taxes owed — were taken by the county without refunding them for the difference in home equity.

KEEGO HARBOR — Last November, part of the general election ballot for Keego Harbor residents included a dedicated police millage proposal.

GREATER WEST BLOOMFIELD — The Greater West Bloomfield Historical Society is scheduled to offer a variety of programming options for residents in upcoming months.

WEST BLOOMFIELD – At a regular meeting Jan. 23, the West Bloomfield Township Board of Trustees approved a proposal for a 30-unit duplex condominium community.

KEEGO HARBOR — When discussing aspirations for 2023, Keego Harbor Mayor Rob Kalman shared an update on a master plan to transform a section of Keego Harbor along Cass Lake Road into a walkable, traditional, small-scaled village.

WEST BLOOMFIELD — The Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit has scheduled an event that can go a long way toward making life easier for parents of children with special needs.

OAKLAND COUNTY — Work on the regional water transmission system will impact a section of water transmission main that serves Farmington Hills, Farmington, West Bloomfield, Walled Lake, Novi, Commerce and Wixom, according to a press release from the Great Lakes Water Authority.

WEST BLOOMFIELD — According to a press release dated Jan. 24, a Detroit man who photographed his sexual assaults of a young child and forced an adult to engage in prostitution was sentenced to life in prison, according to U.S. Attorney Dawn N. Ison.

WEST BLOOMFIELD — The story couldn’t be much sweeter for West Bloomfield girls basketball last season.

OAKLAND COUNTY — The Resource Recovery and Recycling Authority of Southwest Oakland County reports that residents produce 80,000 tons of waste yearly, around 30% of that waste being compostable. According to RRRASOC, composting is “nature’s way of recycling nutrients.”

ORCHARD LAKE — Last year saw the beginning of a project that had been long anticipated by officials in Orchard Lake.