SOUTHFIELD — “It just started this journey of wanting to mentor others and be that safe place of healing and restoration and offer ‘I believe you’ and provide that empathy of ‘I want to hear your story.’ So that’s where it all started. Sisters Journeying Together.”

NOVI — The 44th annual National POW/MIA Recognition Day was celebrated in Novi Sept. 15 with the 37th annual “Michigan Remembers” ceremony at the prisoner of war and missing in action memorial at Oakland Hills Memorial Gardens, at 12 Mile and Novi roads.

TROY — Troy celebrated its annual Troy Family Daze carnival Sept. 14-17, and this year’s event received a special change as its opening day festivities were renamed in honor of a longtime supporter of the event.

CLAWSON — The court in the Clawson High School gymnasium will be forever adorned with the name of Alexandria Verner.

EASTPOINTE/DETROIT — Two former Eastpointe Community Schools administrators have filed lawsuits against the district and its superintendent alleging they were discriminated against because of their race.

FRASER — On Sept. 7, 33-year-old Detroit resident Jeffery Clark was sentenced to life in prison without parole for the 2022 murder of Jerray Robertson.

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — The Bloomfield Township Police Department is providing extra presence within the Bloomfield Hills School District after a stranger-danger incident Sept. 7.

WARREN — On Sept. 5, Macomb County Circuit Court Judge James M. Biernat Jr. resolved and closed the case Warren City Councilman Eddie Kabacinski filed against fellow candidates and election officials after the primary election last month.

WARREN — Lawyers for Warren Mayor Jim Fouts vow to appeal a ruling by a federal judge who dismissed a lawsuit alleging the mayor’s civil rights were violated when he was removed from the ballot of this year’s primary election.

STERLING HEIGHTS — Sterling Heights is setting some new, concrete rules for the paving of front yards and residential driveways, though the regulations are more lenient than proposed ones that were rejected earlier this year.

MADISON HEIGHTS — The new Active Adult Center has opened to the public, the final piece of the puzzle in the biggest capital improvement project in the history of Madison Heights.

PONTIAC — Fasten your seat belts — it’s time for the third annual American Speed Festival.

METRO DETROIT — Back downtown for its second post-pandemic event, the North American International Auto Show is mostly what industry watchers have come to expect from the annual automotive gathering.

MOUNT CLEMENS — Though situated in the heart of Macomb County, going to Mount Clemens can feel like a trip to the moon, depending on what parking lot you go to.

EASTPOINTE — A 38-year-old man from Redford is facing charges for allegedly shooting multiple people at an Eastpointe residence. On Sunday, Sept. 3, Dominic Flynn allegedly arrived at a party in the area of Toepfer Drive and Kelly Road and shot three people.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — Enjoy fine art and shop around at the Lac Ste. Claire Fine Art Fair on Sept. 16 and Sept. 17.

BIRMINGHAM — The Birmingham Village Players are starting their 101st season with Lorraine Hansberry’s “A Raisin In The Sun.”

ROCHESTER HILLS — Stoney Creek Village is celebrating its bicentennial this year, and the Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm is planning to commemorate the occasion with a special event for the public Sept. 17.

NOVI — The junior varsity tennis coach at Detroit Catholic Central in Novi pursues his tennis dreams in honor of his friend, a New York deputy fire chief who perished during the collapse of the World Trade Center towers on Sept. 11, 2001.