WEST BLOOMFIELD — On July 18, a letter was submitted to the West Bloomfield Township Board of Trustees on behalf of the Westacres Community Association.

HAZEL PARK — Organizers for the Hazel Park Art Fair, now in its 10th year, hope it will build on the momentum of last year’s record-setting show that was attended by more than 4,000 people.

HAZEL PARK — After allegedly making more than 150 phone calls to the dispatch line of Hazel Park police, a Roseville man has been charged with violating a local ordinance that prohibits harassing phone calls.

METRO DETROIT — Since its start almost 15 years ago, Capt. Greg Virga has held a community-backed event for war veterans in an effort to give back to those who sacrificed so much.

HARRISON TOWNSHIP — Marijuana took center stage at the Monday, Aug. 8, Harrison Township Board of Trustees meeting as trustees weighed in on six marijuana business permit appeals.

MACOMB COUNTY — How does art become accessible? This has been one of the primary questions for which artist Doug Jones has sought an answer.

MOUNT CLEMENS — A collection of Riverside Drive residents alerted the Mount Clemens City Commission to sewage floods occurring in homes on the street at the commission’s Aug. 15 meeting.

WARREN — The pastor of a church that lost its food pantry to what officials are calling an arson says his church isn’t going to give up on its food distribution program.

GROSSE POINTE CITY — While you might want to take your furry best friend with you everywhere you go, public safety and animal experts say that especially during these warmer days, leave your pet at home.

ROCHESTER HILLS — The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in identifying a woman who reportedly passed a stolen check for thousands of dollars and then tried to use a stolen credit card.

NOVI — The India League of America, in collaboration with Michigan Asian Indian Community Organizations, is presenting AQL India Day 2022 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Aug. 20 at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi.

METRO DETROIT — Two local women whose lives were forever changed after the deaths of their loved ones persevered to become successful business owners.

SOUTHFIELD —  A capital facilities bond has been proposed for the Southfield Public Schools that aims to right-size the district by closing and demolishing underutilized sites, while improving facilities and programming at the buildings that remain.

TROY — Troy residents interested in making their voices heard in regard to their city’s goals in the near future will have the chance to do so with a new survey gauging residents’ priorities.

TROY — Troy residents and city officials gathered at Jaycee Park July 27 to cut the ribbon on the third phase of the city’s Troy Trail project.

TROY — Golf is often a game taught and passed down from one generation to another. It is rare for so many generations to have been able to share the same course.

NOVI — A roundabout will be constructed at the intersection of Taft and Nine Mile roads beginning Aug. 13. The Novi City Council approved the construction agreement with the Michigan Department of Transportation during its July 11 meeting.

METRO DETROIT — Thinking back to his childhood in metro Detroit, Mark Boettcher remembers the four-speed 1968 Chevrolet Corvette that his older brother, Don Boettcher, owned.

SOUTHFIELD/LATHRUP VILLAGE — In the Southfield Sun’s coverage area, voters on Aug. 2 selected candidates to represent their respective parties in the general election on Nov. 8.

TROY — Tudor Dixon emerged as the presumed winner of the Aug. 2 race for a Republican gubernatorial nominee.