METRO DETROIT — A home inspection — which can bring attention to major issues in a house that the buyer can request that the seller repair before closing — is an essential part of the buying and selling process that ensures buyer satisfaction and safety.

BIRMINGHAM — Every holiday season, it is a family tradition for Birmingham Village Players member Joe Vercellone to watch Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol.” This year, Vercellone and his son Phillip adapted the show into a one-man play to be performed as a fundraiser for the Birmingham Village Players. 

BIRMINGHAM — The Birmingham Museum will be starting the year off with the opening of a new exhibit that celebrates local history. 

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — Bloomfield Township was recently awarded a Transportation Alternatives Program grant from the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments for a 1.4-mile pedestrian safety path that will be installed along Telegraph Road, between Golf Drive and Mall Drive. 

BIRMINGHAM — The city of Birmingham will be planting a record-breaking number of trees this fall for the 2025 Fall Tree Purchase and Plant. To keep up the natural environment within the city, a tree purchase and planting is held twice a year.

BLOOMFIELD HILLS — Some Cranbrook students will have the opportunity to take a bus to school next year. For the 2026-27 school year, students in and around the Livonia area will be on the inaugural route.

BIRMINGHAM — The Baldwin Public Library will hold its second annual Local Author Fair, which provides an opportunity for the community to meet local authors and learn about their work, 2-4 p.m. Nov. 15 at the Baldwin Public Library, 300 W. Merrill St.

BIRMINGHAM — The Birmingham Village Players’ production of Neil Simon’s “Lost in Yonkers” explores the dynamic of a family living in Yonkers, New York, in 1942. It revolves around two teenage boys who move in with their grandmother and Aunt Bella while their father is traveling for work.

BIRMINGHAM/SOUTHFIELD — Students at Birmingham Public Schools and Southfield Public Schools now have access to state-of-the-art Volkswagen eLabs — resources that promote innovation through STEM learning.

BLOOMFIELD HILLS — When it comes to ballroom dancing, it’s all about passion. Throughout the years, LaBlast founder Louis van Amstel has seen countless examples of passionate dancers and instructors in his partner-free dance fitness workout program.

BIRMINGHAM — Detroit artist Ryan Standfest presents an exhibition at the Birmingham Bloomfield Arts Center that is filled with new pieces that come together to form a cohesive body of work.

FRANKLIN — The Franklin Village Council unanimously approved the purchase of two Flock cameras totalling $6,000 using state forfeiture funds Oct. 13.

FRANKLIN — The village of Franklin has a new village clerk, Evan Milan. His first day as the village clerk was on Sept. 22.

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — The Bloomfield Township Police Department located a deceased woman at a residence while performing a welfare check at 12:15 p.m. Sept. 27 on Hedgewood Drive.

BEVERLY HILLS — Beverly Park will be filled with excited children dressed in costumes for a fun night of trick-or-treating 6-8 p.m. Oct. 25 at the Halloween Hoot in Beverly Park, 18801 Beverly Road.