SOUTHFIELD/BERKLEY —  Rev. Chris Yaw, rector of St. David’s Episcopal Church in Southfield, announced the launch of Disamory Ministries on April 29. The nonprofit Christian ministry is “seeking to care for neighbors by providing gun buyback opportunities,” coupling thoughts and prayers with action to get unwanted guns off the streets. 

SOUTHFIELD — Forever Illustrating Real Entertainment — F.I.R.E. — partnered with The Church of Messiah, Seize the Smoke and four metro Detroit schools for the 2025 “Silence the Violence” Battle of the Bands. The event was dedicated to encouraging youth to pick up instruments instead of weapons.

METRO DETROIT — Monroe resident Traci Longenbarger has been breaking barriers for women in the trades for a decade now, working as a female carpenter.

SOUTHFIELD — At 4:40 a.m. April 12, Southfield Police Department officers responded to the 25000 block of 12 Mile Road for an armed carjacking that occurred.

SOUTHFIELD — As part of the Sustainable Southfield initiative, the Southfield Planning Department is set to host  “Your Voice, Your City, Your Future,” which is focused on sustainability within the city, from 1-3 p.m. May 10 at the Southfield Parks and Recreation Building, Room 221, located at 26000 Evergreen Road.

METRO DETROIT — Not all gardens need to be grown in the ground. According to Lindsey Kerr, the Wayne County consumer horticulture educator for Michigan State University Extension, container gardening is a great option for those who want to enjoy gardening without the need to dig holes in their backyards or for aspiring gardeners who do not have backyards at all.

SOUTHFIELD — Southfield resident Shana White is picking up the pieces, one home makeover at a time.

SOUTHFIELD — In partnership with the cities of Southfield, Oak Park and Detroit, the Eight Mile Boulevard Association launched the “Let There Be Light Gateway” crowdfunding campaign to transform the Eight Mile Greenfield Gateway.

SOUTHFIELD — Southfield Fire Department firefighters responded to a commercial structure fire in the early hours of April 8 at Plum Hollow Market, located at 21999 W. Nine Mile Road.

SOUTHFIELD — At a March 24 meeting, Southfield City Council members unanimously approved a request to rezone the parcel at 16400 JL Hudson Drive from regional shopping zoning to an overlay development district to permit the renovation and reuse of the former Plaza Hotel for mixed-use apartments and support services for the New Foster Care.

SOUTHFIELD — Johnny Menifee recently announced his retirement as the chief of the Southfield Fire Department.

SOUTHFIELD — On March 24, the Southfield Police Department was joined by members of the FBI at a press conference addressing a human trafficking investigation that occurred in February out of a local massage parlor.

LATHRUP VILLAGE — On March 19, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced that Lathrup Village was among the 16 cities and villages across the state with populations of less than 10,000 that received funding to improve roads.

SOUTHFIELD — Brother-sister duo Braylen and Rylee Watson, 12 and 11, respectively, were recognized as Children’s Miracle Network (CMN) 2025 national champions by Corewell Health Children’s, a member of CMN.

SOUTHFIELD — At 1:30 a.m. March 2, Southfield Police Department officers were dispatched to a hotel located on the Northwestern Highway service drive after a clerk at the front desk reported that a woman approached the front desk and said she was fearful of her boyfriend.