CLAWSON — An online survey taken in the fall of 2023 logged the feelings and opinions of Clawson residents.

FERNDALE — Ferndale has been without a community center since 2020, but the city hopes to make significant progress on a new building this year.

WARREN — Warren residents expressed their ideas and concerns about public safety at the second stop of the “listening tour” Jan. 22 at the Van Dyke Public Schools Career and Technical Education Center.

ROYAL OAK — The downtown parking situation has been affected ever since the beginning of COVID-19, resulting in an automobile parking fund deficit and negative working capital as of June 30, 2023, which required the City Commission to take action on a deficit elimination plan for the Michigan Department of Treasury.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Businesses calling for emergency services in Clinton Township may be in for a shock soon.

STERLING HEIGHTS — Love was in the air during a special Jan. 30 Sterling Heights strategic planning session at the Sterling Heights Community Center.

STERLING HEIGHTS — After around two years of prep work, the core set of ideas that will guide how Sterling Heights plans to operate for the next 10 to 15 years was finally revealed during a Jan. 30 strategic planning meeting.

HAZEL PARK — Can an artificial intelligence show racial bias? It’s possible, depending on the dataset used to train it, and it’s one of the intriguing issues that a new state committee will study.

HARRISON TOWNSHIP — The first public hearing for the North Blom Drive and Cloverleaf Street special assessment district was held at the Jan. 22 Harrison Township Board of Trustees meeting.

MADISON HEIGHTS — Faced with the prospect of costly litigation, a divided Madison Heights City Council has approved additional cannabis licenses for two companies that were previously denied.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Another year, another chance to tout the township’s accomplishments. On the morning of Jan. 26, Clinton Township Supervisor Robert Cannon took the podium at the Clinton-Macomb Public Library’s main branch and delivered his State of Clinton Township address.

MOUNT CLEMENS — The Macomb County Prosecutor’s Office announced on Jan. 25 that its Hate Crimes Unit, established in 2022, received an $800,000 grant.

BIRMINGHAM/BLOOMFIELD — We reached out to some of our previous sources, seeking updates on some of our favorite pieces.  

ROYAL OAK — In a unanimous vote at the Jan. 8 City Commission meeting, the commission decided to create a local officers compensation commission to review the compensation that city officials receive.

TROY — After a handful of errors in the processing of Troy’s pension plans, some recipients of those pensions are taking issue with being asked to pay back money the city says they weren’t owed.

CLAWSON — In a fairly heated discussion at the Jan. 2 City Council meeting, the council decided to set up a workshop to further discuss the fiscal year 2024 goals and objectives.

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — As the many elections of 2024 draw closer, the Macomb Township Board of Trustees voted on Jan. 10 to make casting votes easier.

GROSSE POINTE SHORES — After several years of using a variety of unsuccessful — and costly — methods to get Canada geese out of Osius Park, Grosse Pointe Shores is going back to something that actually worked.

MADISON HEIGHTS — The city of Madison Heights has requested a federal grant to continue funding one of its two full-time code enforcement officers, as well as sidewalk improvements and a lawn-cutting service for eligible residents.

HARRISON TOWNSHIP — New year, new roads? That’s what one Harrison Township neighborhood might be getting.