MOUNT CLEMENS — Once a motel and long since an eyesore, a deal between the city and a developer would double the residential space in downtown Mount Clemens.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — As the annual Gratiot Cruise nears, the Clinton Township Board of Trustees spent significant time discussing the event at its July 10 meeting.

WEST BLOOMFIELD — If history is any indication, thousands of people may be set to gather in West Bloomfield between Saturday, July 29, and Sunday, July 30.

KEEGO HARBOR — Keego Harbor Mayor Rob Kalman recently announced that the city has been awarded two grants.

OAKLAND COUNTY — Bloomfield Hills resident Pecky D. Lewis Jr., who died at his home July 10 at the age of 94, left his mark on Oakland County through his long service on the county’s Parks and Recreation Commission, as a longtime business owner and as the mayor of Royal Oak in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

HAZEL PARK — An ice-skating rink that Hazel Park officials say has long been a strain on the city’s finances has been sold to a private business.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Shelby Township Police Department is investigating the suspicious deaths of a 42-year-old woman and a 39-year-old man that were discovered at 10 a.m. July 17 in the 11000 block of Whispering Oak Lane, near 25 Mile and Jewell roads.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — A demolition crew brought down the water tower at the St. Clair Shores Golf Club on July 17, despite a months-long effort to save it.

TROY — The Troy police have arrested a suspect related to an assault that took place at 9:10 p.m. July 7 outside of a Troy store. On July 15, the Detroit police announced he is also being charged with murder in what they believe is an unrelated case.

MADISON HEIGHTS — It was the penultimate day of a journey spanning nearly 1,800 miles, walking on foot from Florida to Michigan, but U.S. Army veteran Jack Huffman didn’t seem tired at all.

NOVI — A district court judge recused himself from a case July 12 as a result of the defendant allegedly making threats against him and his family.

NOVI — Novi senior Alicen Liu is a cornerstone of Novi High School tennis, and she made history in her senior year.

NOVI — Residents filled the Novi City Council chamber to its 140-person seating capacity, and still more filed in for standing room along the walls, into the media seating area, and into the Civic Center lobby during a Planning Commission hearing June 7 to voice their opposition to and concerns about the construction of a new apartment complex.

NOVI — In order to avoid a financial shortfall in the 2023-24 school year, the Novi Community School District is having a special election Aug. 8. On the ballot are both the district’s operating millage and its recreational millage.

NOVI — After a six-month, nationwide search and a lengthy executive session, the Novi City Council voted unanimously June 5 to offer the city manager position to Victor Cardenas, who had been serving as the interim city manager.

METRO DETROIT — With summer officially here and in full swing, more opportunities exist to soak up the sun’s rays and boost serotonin levels.

In the Southfield Sun’s coverage area, voters will decide on who will fill the position of city clerk Aug. 8.

SOUTHFIELD — Polish Americans gathered in Section No. 5 of Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Southfield to honor the “Forgotten Volunteers of the Blue Army” with a monument and tombstone dedication recently.

SOUTHFIELD — Beloved former Southfield Mayor and Councilman Donald F. Fracassi passed away peacefully in his home on Sunday, June 25, on his 63rd wedding anniversary with wife, Karen.

TROY — Ryan Werenka, a teacher at Troy High School, has been selected as one of six educators in C-SPAN’s 2023 Teacher Fellowship program.