METRO DETROIT — In a bipartisan effort, eight Democrats and 12 Republicans in the Michigan Senate passed a bill Feb. 13 to head off automatic changes to the state’s minimum wage.

CENTER LINE — A 2025 survey from MarketBeat asked professionals what coffee shops “excel at remote work and business dealings.” Three Michigan shops made the list of 145: Gather + Grounds in Center Line came in at 49, Cafe Sous Terre in Detroit ranked 94 and Eden Cafe in Grand Rapids placed at 100.

WARREN — Pampa Lanes was once much more than a bowling alley. It used to feature Pampa Studios, a recording studio where Bob Seger laid down some of his early solo tracks.

WARREN — Rumblings of a downtown development in Warren have started again. Warren Mayor Lori Stone, who was elected in 2023, wants to succeed where other administrations have failed.

ROSEVILLE — Rotary Park, 29571 Utica Road, is set to get fitness equipment that’s a bit out of the ordinary.

WARREN — The site of a new gas station and convenience store has a bit of history. The Victory Inn, a bar and restaurant, is set to be demolished for a new Sheetz location. In 2026, the business on the corner of 12 Mile and Mound roads would’ve celebrated its 80th anniversary.

WARREN — There was no one telling them they had to help out, other than maybe their conscience or lingering holiday spirit. Whatever it was, two Warren police officers went above and beyond their on-the-clock duties for a family in need.

ROSEVILLE — A Warren man was arraigned in 39th District Court Jan. 30 for allegedly robbing a bank in Roseville.

WARREN — Tim Dail and his wife Christine are lucky to be alive. On Jan. 18, the couple’s carbon monoxide detector went off. Tim started airing out the house and put in a call to his nephew, Warren firefighter Devin Rice, who called the Fire Department. The culprit was the couple’s furnace.

WARREN — Warren recently received an unmodified opinion on its annual audit.

STERLING HEIGHTS — The printing plant on the corner Mound Road and Metro Parkway, which has been cranking out papers since the early 1970s, is set to shutter in August.

WARREN — A petition to recall Warren Mayor Lori Stone citing her delayed action to establish a land bank in the city was suspended Jan. 21.

METRO DETROIT — Drastic changes to Michigan’s paid sick leave and minimum wage will go into effect Feb. 21. Both of Michigan’s major political parties are currently trying to rein in these efforts in the Legislature.

MACOMB COUNTY — The baby wasn’t going to wait. The mother’s water broke, and contractions were a minute apart. That was the scenario a dispatcher at the Macomb County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch Center was faced with early Dec. 29.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — The appointment of three members to the township’s Board of Review sailed by without incident at the Clinton Township Board of Trustees meeting on Jan. 13.