ROYAL OAK — Wild Lights, presented by Strategic Staffing Solutions, will begin Nov. 24 and run through Jan. 7 on select dates at the Detroit Zoo, 8450 W. 10 Mile Road.

DETROIT — Detroit is about to get a whole lot brighter with the 13th annual Menorah in the D festivities.

TROY — On Nov. 15, the Samaritas nonprofit organization gave away Thanksgiving meals to more than 100 of the refugee families they are devoted to helping.

SOUTHFIELD — Housing affordability is a national conversation, but some groups are offering local solutions.

TROY — Troy will once again host the annual Mighty Gobbler 5K/1M Run on Thanksgiving morning.

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — It is the late fall and nearing winter, and the pressure is on for the students of Macomb Community College. Nearing December means finals are on the horizon, sending students into libraries and forming study groups to prepare for the dreaded tests.

ROCHESTER — It isn’t the holidays until Main Street in Rochester shines with a light display that puts Clark Griswold’s house from “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” to shame.

METRO DETROIT — The Thanksgiving turkey is fresh out of the oven, the mashed potatoes are ready and the Christmas tree lights are twinkling.

STERLING HEIGHTS — The city of Sterling Heights’ new Featured Artist is an Assyrian Iraqi American who aspires to carry on a millennia-long legacy of Middle Eastern art.

ROCHESTER — The Snowman Stroll is set to return to downtown Rochester this December, once again bringing 12 fiberglass snowmen to Main Street.

ROCHESTER/ROCHESTER HILLS/OAKLAND TOWNSHIP — The Rochester Area Neighborhood House recently kicked off its annual Holiday Giving Tree program to help make the holidays brighter for local children and families in need.

SOUTHFIELD — “Process, patience, resilience.” These are the words that Miriah Perkins used to describe what motherhood is like with her 15-year-old son, Darren, who has cerebral palsy.

BIRMINGHAM — Following an intense time of grieving, Birmingham resident Jennifer Jackson started The Dre Project in memory of her sister, Andrea Kristin Jackson, who passed away in 2013.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Shelby Township Fine Art Society has a show being held at The Shelby Township Library until Nov. 22.

BIRMINGHAM — The holiday concert series will be returning to The Community House in Birmingham this season with three performances in December.

SOUTHFIELD — While many are at home enjoying the holiday with their families this Thanksgiving, law enforcement is sacrificing time with their families to ensure the safety of others.

GROSSE POINTE CITY/FARMS — Here comes Santa Claus — on a brand-new sleigh that will usher him into the Grosse Pointes at the start of the holiday season.

UTICA — The Utica Fire Department is holding a “Stuff an Ambulance” drive to benefit Marine Toys for Tots Dec. 9 at Utica’s Memorial Park.

BLOOMFIELD HILLS/ BIRMINGHAM — Until March 3, Cranbrook Art Museum will be showcasing art from the local community of artists through the exhibition “Skilled Labor: Black Realism in Detroit.”

NOVI — Fans of Doug Jones were treated to a premiere of his new film “Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror,” a remake of the 1922 silent film, at the Emagine Theatre in Novi on Nov. 11, followed by a question-and-answer session with Jones and his agent, Derek Maki.