SOUTHFIELD — The Southfield City Council voted 4-3 Aug. 26 to amend its zoning laws to change the permitted hours of operation of marijuana businesses in the city.

SOUTHFIELD — A grocery store gas station could be the newest feature of 12 Mile and Evergreen.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Bobcat Bonnie’s shut the doors at its Partridge Creek location for the last time on Aug. 25.

GROSSE POINTE CITY — Starbucks might be moving to a new home in The Village, but coffee lovers will still be able to head to their old haunt for a cup of Joe.

FERNDALE — Danny’s Irish Pub lived to see another day. At a Ferndale City Council meeting on Aug. 26, the council moved to deny the transfer of a Class C liquor license for Miracle Mound LLC to the site of Danny’s Irish Pub, located at 22824 Woodward Ave.

WARREN — The Warren Planning Commission voted unanimously Aug. 19 to approve the site plan for a Sheetz gas station and convenience store amid resistance from area businesses and residents.

UTICA — The Macomb Foundation celebrated its 2024 Macomb Hall of Fame inductees Aug. 15 at the Palazzo Grande Banquet and Event Center in Shelby Township.

STERLING HEIGHTS — Around two years after an apartment project for Irving Road was rejected by the Sterling Heights City Council, the Sterling Heights Planning Commission has given a modified version of it a green light.

EASTPOINTE — The plans for a new Sheetz gas station and cafe in Eastpointe are moving forward despite concerns from both residents and the City Council.

FARMINGTON — Over the course of the next five years or so, the grounds of the Governor Warner Mansion may undergo some major changes.

STERLING HEIGHTS — Denser mixed-use districts at several Sterling Heights intersections were recently declared a long-term city planning priority by Sterling Heights officials.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — The Rainbow Early Childhood Center held its grand opening on Aug. 14 with chants from cheerleaders, speakers and a few kids with plastic shovels breaking ground.

TROY — All Troy City Council members voted no on the proposed Village of Hastings planned unit development proposal from GFA Development Inc. Aug. 12.

BERKLEY — A Berkley resale business will be expanding while another is looking to move to a bigger location across the street.

FERNDALE — The owner of a longtime Ferndale establishment is voicing his displeasure that his bar might be replaced.

UTICA — As part of the Michigan Growth Office’s summer roadshow, Chief Growth Officer Hilary Doe, Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel and members from Connect Macomb went on a tour of Macomb County areas that have incorporated growth priorities into their community work, including Utica.

UTICA — The state’s fiscal year 2025 budget that Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed into law in late July included $1.5 million to support improvements at Jimmy John’s Field, according to an announcement from state Sen. Michael Webber, R-Rochester Hills.

STERLING HEIGHTS — It’s not a coffee break, but the Sterling Heights Planning Commission recently gave a plaza owner more time to refine a request to allow the site to serve ice cream, coffee or similar food items.

STERLING HEIGHTS — The Sterling Heights City Council recently broke its July deadlock over whether to approve the Chaldean Community Foundation’s second apartment complex proposal in the North Van Dyke Avenue corridor.

EASTPOINTE — At a recent Eastpointe City Council meeting, the council voted unanimously to establish an industrial development district to allow for a longtime local business to expand.