GROSSE POINTE SHORES — The Edsel and Eleanor Ford House, which includes land in St. Clair Shores as well as Grosse Pointe Shores, is doing its part to try to make its expansive lakefront property more attractive to native creatures, including birds, insects, fish and frogs.

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — An art and poetry exhibition centered on squirrels might sound like mere fluff, but there’s more to “Squirrel Shenanigans: Poetry and Art” than cute critters with wide eyes and bushy tails.

GROSSE POINTE WOODS — Out of a field of 25 applicants, the Grosse Pointe Woods City Council has selected the person who will be joining it at the council table.

METRO DETROIT — A look at five things to do during the weekend of Oct. 25-27

METRO DETROIT — For those who seek to build bonds with animals, getting a pet is one way to go. But not everyone has the time or space to commit to a furry friend for years.

WARREN/STERLING HEIGHTS — As a licensed funeral director, Jeff Mandziuk’s intent is to always treat the departed with the utmost respect and dignity.

GROSSE POINTE WOODS — The Grosse Pointes-Clinton Refuse Disposal Authority has the distinction of being the last audit performed by Rochester Hills-based Ramie Phillips Jr., PC, CPA.

GROSSE POINTE PARK — Grosse Pointe Park city officials are considering whether to increase the maximum purchase or contract amount that can be approved by administrators, without needing to come to the City Council first.

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — Grosse Pointe Farms officials got a look at what their original, voter-approved 2-mill road levy in 2020 has meant for the city, and what its renewal in November would mean for local road conditions, during a City Council meeting Oct. 14.

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — At a time when political divides are deep and sharp enough to cleave family and friends from one another, one local student has managed to do the impossible: unite both sides. And she isn’t even old enough to vote yet.

METRO DETROIT — A look at five things to do during the weekend of Oct. 18-20

METRO DETROIT — While vaping was originally marketed to replace cigarettes and some teens say it helps them with stress, health officials say the opposite is true.

METRO DETROIT — The Facebook page “For the Love of Louie” helps find lost pets and returns them to their families in happy and sometimes sad reunions.

METRO DETROIT — A look at five things to do during the weekend of Oct. 11-13

METRO DETROIT — Fall gardening can look daunting, but remembering a few simple steps could make it easier.

METRO DETROIT — The rising cost of college, combined with growing demand for skilled workers, is driving more students to enroll in career and technical education programs, known as CTE programs.

GROSSE POINTE WOODS — The man in the white chef’s jacket serving the Spanish paella he’d been working on since morning might not have been familiar to students at Grosse Pointe North High School, but his company certainly is.

GROSSE POINTE CITY — Although some road projects in metro Detroit are still underway, Grosse Pointe City officials are already preparing for next year.

GROSSE POINTE SHORES — The dense, nontoxic white fog filling a room in a Grosse Pointe Shores house on Lake Shore Road isn’t actual smoke, but for fire training, it’s a good substitute because, like the real thing, it’s completely blinding. Stick your hand in it and it vanishes.

GROSSE POINTE WOODS — Grosse Pointe Woods residents and others in the community have a new outdoor amenity they can enjoy year-round.