ST. CLAIR SHORES — Sam Hakim Sr., owner of the family business Emily’s Delicatessen, is being remembered as a strong presence in the city who brought friendship, humor and generosity to his family, friends and customers.  Hakim Sr. died Nov. 21 at Henry Ford St.

METRO DETROIT — The video icon PAC-MAN is helping the American Red Cross. 

DETROIT — An art project that College for Creative Studies student Brandi Witek helped design made the cut just in time for the holiday window shopping season.

ROSEVILLE — Roseville Community Schools dealt with two separate incidents last week that left staff and students unsettled.

ROSEVILLE — Renovations at both of the city’s fire stations continue to progress.

STERLING HEIGHTS — There is a new service organization in town, and others are invited to join in the cause. Last summer, a group of residents with the desire to help families in need became the Kiwanis Club of Sterling Heights Community, which was formally chartered on Sept. 23 in Dodge Park.

EASTPOINTE — A group of young children who gathered at the Eastpointe Fire Station Nov. 17 anxiously awaited the arrival of the city’s brand-new fire engine.

EASTPOINTE/ROSEVILLE — Whether you like to view twinkling lights that glow or sing Christmas carols with others, the following community holiday events are designed to bring a festive mood.

ROSEVILLE —  Darrell McKee always ran a good race.

WARREN — Fitzgerald Public Schools is getting a boost for two of its programs through grant money the district recently received.

STERLING HEIGHTS — Veterans Day “means everything” to David LeDuc. LeDuc was living in a Vietnamese orphanage in the mid-1970s when he was rescued by American soldiers during the Vietnam War.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — The Macombers, Macomb Community College’s show choir known as the college’s “Goodwill Ambassadors,” will mark 55 years of song, dance and community at the Macombers Fall Extravaganza set for 7:30 p.m. Nov. 15 at the Macomb Center for the Performing Arts.

STERLING HEIGHTS — Sterling Heights Police Sgt. Jassin Hakim was serving in the U.S. Army during one of America’s darkest times: Sept. 11, 2001.

ROSEVILLE — Every military veteran has a story to tell.

DETROIT — Anyone who visits the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant Museum in Detroit will see an important piece of Eastpointe history.