METRO DETROIT — Believe it or not, there is more to gardens than planting flowers. Landscapes, patios, gardens and all sorts of curated outdoor environments are more than places where flowers go — they are places to express yourself.

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — In board chambers coated with Easter decorations, the Macomb Township Board of Trustees voted on April 9 to award Quadrate Construction a $1.7 million contract to build an addition onto the Department of Public Works’ building.

MOUNT CLEMENS — To the cheers of nearly all in attendance, the Mount Clemens City Commission appointed Karl Haye to serve as the city’s new recreation director at its April 7 meeting.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — At its meeting on March 31, the L’Anse Creuse Public Schools Board of Education voted to appoint Jeffrey Cyprus to serve as a board trustee until Dec. 31, 2026.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — From a few strings in a side room to full concerts in a hall, a lot can change in 50 years.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — The Clinton Township Board of Trustees on March 31 resumed its discussion surrounding the proposed International Transmission Company powerline development to Henry Ford Macomb Hospital.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — A long-term project to build a place for everyone to play has come to fruition.  On April 4, Clinton Township officials and community members ceremonially opened the township’s inclusive playground. Located on the municipal campus between the Robert J.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — At its meeting on March 31, the L’Anse Creuse Public Schools Board of Education voted to appoint Jeffrey Cyprus to serve as a board trustee until Dec. 31, 2026. Cyprus’ appointment fills a seat left by Andrew Parski’s resignation effective March 9.

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — In response to the alleged misuse of 911 calls, the Macomb Township Board of Trustees voted unanimously to establish a cost recovery ordinance for nonemergency responses on March 26.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Officials have a plan to expand the township’s park space, but will they get the grant funding needed to make it happen?

MOUNT CLEMENS — At the Mount Clemens Wastewater Treatment Plant, sewage dumping has long been handled in a laborious and outdated way. But as of mid-March, its management has been mechanized.

MOUNT CLEMENS — As the saying goes, the 20th time’s the charm. On March 17, the Mount Clemens City Commission unanimously supported a grant application to replace the Crocker Boulevard bridge spanning the Clinton River.

MOUNT CLEMENS — It has been a long time coming, but now it is here. Beginning the week of March 24, work on Mount Clemens’ Downtown Revitalization Project is underway.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — If it takes a village to stage a musical, a small team of Chippewa Valley High School students are setting out to prove it takes a club to stage a play.

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — Although it is more of a bog than a boardwalk today, a series of paths in the woods is one step closer to becoming a developed trail.