GROSSE POINTE SHORES — The family of Edsel and Eleanor Ford were known for their love of dogs, and that affection for canines is reflected in dog-friendly events held on the grounds of their Grosse Pointe Shores estate.

GROSSE POINTE PARK — Along with pre-bedtime rituals like brushing their teeth and setting their alarm, Grosse Pointe Park Public Safety Director James Bostock would like to see people add a new one: Make sure the car key fob is inside the house.

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — When it comes to providing clean drinking water for residents and businesses in Grosse Pointe Farms and Grosse Pointe City, Farms officials are taking no chances with regard to keeping their water treatment plant operational.

GROSSE POINTES/HARPER WOODS — Voters in the Grosse Pointe Public School System district — which encompasses the five Grosse Pointes and part of Harper Woods — showed strong support for an operating millage that was on the Aug. 6 primary ballot.

METRO DETROIT — A recent 4-3 ruling by the Michigan Supreme Court affecting the state’s laws governing minimum wage and sick time is sending shockwaves through many businesses, including the restaurant industry.

GROSSE POINTES/HARPER WOODS — Voters in the Grosse Pointe Public School System district — which encompasses the five Grosse Pointes and part of Harper Woods — showed strong support for an operating millage that was on the Aug. 6 primary ballot.

GROSSE POINTE CITY — A millage that will enable Grosse Pointe City to take advantage of more than $22 million in federal funds for sewer and other infrastructure improvements was passed overwhelmingly by Aug. 6 primary voters.

GROSSE POINTE CITY — Grosse Pointe City officials are hoping a free utility review will result in long-term savings for the municipality.

GROSSE POINTE SHORES — Outdoor productions of Shakespeare are a popular summer experience, and now that experience is getting a special twist at an east side location.

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — An aging water main is getting replaced in advance of roadwork this fall.

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — Should Grosse Pointe Farms officials give Village Market permission to redirect traffic on McKinley Road near Mack Avenue to make way for reconfigured parking and a restaurant on the store’s second floor?

GROSSE POINTE CITY — Multiple arrests have been made lately, but several suspects remained at large at press time in a series of recent thefts of thousands of dollars’ worth of merchandise from the Lululemon store in The Village.

GROSSE POINTES/HARPER WOODS — Officials for The Helm at the Boll Life Center hope voters in the five Grosse Pointes and Harper Woods will say yes to a millage on the November ballot that would provide funding for what they say are vital senior programs and services.

GROSSE POINTE CITY — The Village Streetside Sale-ebration is moving to a Saturday and Sunday event this year in response to community feedback.

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — An experienced police officer has joined the Grosse Pointe Farms Public Safety Department.

GROSSE POINTES/HARPER WOODS — As voters cast their ballots in the Aug. 6 primary, Grosse Pointe Public School System officials hope they’ll vote in favor of the district’s operating millage.

GROSSE POINTE WOODS — A Grosse Pointe Woods native who spent much of his youth at the Lake Front Park pool has returned home to helm the city’s Parks and Recreation Department.

GROSSE POINTE PARK — For Grosse Pointe Park native Sorin Koszyk, an Olympic qualification was more of a ‘when’ rather than an ‘if.’

GROSSE POINTE CITY — The Grosse Pointes keep close tabs on what their immediate neighboring municipalities are doing and often adopt similar practices or purchases if a new addition is a hit, but Grosse Pointe City is going farther afield this summer to see how another community does business.

GROSSE POINTES — In the Grosse Pointe Times’ coverage area, voters will decide during the Aug. 6 primary who will represent their party in the November general election in federal, state and county races.