GROSSE POINTE CITY — Shoppers — especially those with SUVs and trucks — may be ready to rejoice. The parking spaces at the Village Kroger store are finally going to get wider.

GROSSE POINTE CITY — When the Grosse Pointe City Council holds its next meeting at 7 p.m. Aug. 15 inside its municipal courtroom/council chambers, there will be a new face at the table.

GROSSE POINTE CITY — A change that school officials believe will increase student safety is one of a number of improvements coming to the Village Kroger store, 16919 Kercheval Ave., this year.

WOODS — Police were seeking the public’s help at press time to identify a man who is said to have robbed the Flagstar Bank at 19733 Mack Ave. in Grosse Pointe Woods at around 9:15 a.m. Friday, Aug. 5 — shortly after the branch opened for business.

DETROIT — After two years of live virtual programming, Detroit Jazz Festival organizers are looking forward to staging concerts in front of crowds again.

METRO DETROIT — State Rep. Shri Thanedar, D-Detroit, will be squaring off against Republican Martell D. Bivings in the race for the newly drawn 13th District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in November. Both candidates also will be running against independent write-in candidate Anthony Carbonaro.

GROSSE POINTE SHORES — One of the newest members of the Grosse Pointe Shores Public Safety Department is more than a little bit familiar with the east side.

GROSSE POINTE CITY — Patrons of Village restaurants and bars may soon be able to enjoy an adult beverage to go.

GROSSE POINTE PARK — Grosse Pointe Park voters who opt to cast their ballots in person during the primary Aug. 2 will be doing so at new locations.

GROSSE POINTE CITY — When Grosse Pointe City Councilman John Stempfle announced he was stepping down from his post in June because he and his wife were moving out of the community, it was a loss that resounded beyond the City’s borders.

DETROIT/GROSSE POINTE CITY — His hearing might not be as sharp as it once was, but at 90, acclaimed jazz drummer Bob Pinterich, of Marge’s Bar Band, doesn’t need it — he feels the rhythms from his fellow musicians and keeps the beat as precisely as he always has.

GROSSE POINTE PARK — Less than three years after he was appointed Grosse Pointe Park’s city manager in September 2019 at the age of 30, Nick Sizeland has been honored by his municipal peers.

GROSSE POINTES — People enjoying outdoor activities and backyard barbecues aren’t the only ones who love summer. For crooks, the warm weather spells a prime time to steal valuables.

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — The National Park Service might bring to mind rustic, wild places like Yellowstone or the Grand Canyon, but would you believe there’s also a connection to places like historical museums and automotive plants?

DETROIT/GROSSE POINTES — A future Frida Kahlo or Claude Monet could be showing their early work at the Detroit Institute of Arts right now.