GROSSE POINTE CITY — A former bank building being repurposed as a private office is getting a few other changes as well.

GROSSE POINTE WOODS — Grosse Pointe Woods is one step closer to getting a combination Dunkin’/Baskin-Robbins Ice Cream on Mack Avenue.

GROSSE POINTE SHORES — Darryl Woods, of Detroit, has gone from a former prison inmate to an ordained minister and vice chair of the Detroit Police Commission, and he credits the power of prayer with his transformation.

GROSSE POINTE WOODS — If variety is the spice of life, then Grosse Pointe Theatre’s Take Ten: Ten-Minute Play Festival is one well-seasoned theatrical production.

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — Families with very young children and expectant parents on the east side have reason to rejoice: It appears an early child care center will be coming to Grosse Pointe Farms after all.

METRO DETROIT — Female business ownership is on the rise. A 2026 report by Wells Fargo showed that women owned 15.7 million businesses in the United States — 40.6% of the total.

DETROIT — The origins of the award-winning, critically acclaimed musical “Suffs” — about the women’s suffrage movement — can be traced to a metro Detroit native’s middle school days.

GROSSE POINTE PARK — A couple of major vehicle purchases are expected to help the Grosse Pointe Park Department of Public Works undertake various projects in the city.

DETROIT — The 47th annual Detroit Jazz Festival promises to bring more unforgettable concerts to downtown Detroit over the Labor Day weekend, Sept. 4 to 7.

GROSSE POINTE WOODS — Grosse Pointe Theatre’s “Matilda: The Musical” was originally supposed to be performed at the Schaap Center in Grosse Pointe Park, but there’s something fitting about the fact that this story about a special girl’s potential being recognized by her teacher is being staged at a school instead.

GROSSE POINTE PARK — Crime numbers took a double-digit dive last year in Grosse Pointe Park, according to the Park Department of Public Safety’s annual report for 2025 — a surprise even to Public Safety Director James Bostock.

GROSSE POINTE WOODS — With its stirring themes of love, redemption and revolution, the drama “Les Misérables” has become one of the most popular musicals of the modern era.

WARREN — A group of Fitzgerald Public Schools educators lined up inside the high school band room behind Dionne Boza.

GROSSE POINTE PARK — Grosse Pointe Park Public Safety Sgt. Mike Miller was known for his solid instincts on the job, but he was also the kind of person who’d spend hours sculpting handmade pens for friends.

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — When Grosse Pointe Farms Court Administrator Sue Thomas announced her retirement after eight years of what City Manager Shane Reeside said were “exceptional service,” the city didn’t need to go far to find someone who could continue that tradition.