NOVI — Residents filled the Novi City Council chamber to its 140-person seating capacity, and still more filed in for standing room along the walls, into the media seating area, and into the Civic Center lobby during a Planning Commission hearing June 7 to voice their opposition to and concerns about the construction of a new apartment complex.

FERNDALE — Ever since its closure in 2020, the use of the Kulick Community Center has been up in the air.

STERLING HEIGHTS — Plans are in the works to install new charging stations for electric vehicles near several buildings and parks in Sterling Heights, and officials say they also have a broader plan to make the city friendlier to those vehicles.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — At the June 5 meeting, the St. Clair Shores City Council approved a land sale for a vacant city-owned parcel located east of Jefferson Avenue and south of Masonic Avenue in a unanimous vote.

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — Over 100 years of history crawled its way through Macomb Township on the morning of June 21 as the old Township Hall was transported from Romeo Plank Road to its new home next to the municipal complex.

STERLING HEIGHTS — Sterling Heights’ property values measure up when comparing the state equalized values of top Michigan cities, according to city officials.

ROCHESTER — Community members of all ages showed up in droves to rally behind a grassroots effort to build Rochester’s first outdoor skate park.

TROY — Work has begun on a renovation of Somerset Collection’s south rotunda and parking lot that mall officials say will help revitalize that portion of the mall.

FERNDALE — The Ferndale City Council gave its approval for a special land use for a coffee shop to take over the home of a former Subway.

CENTER LINE — With Center Line Public Schools offering courses in which students explore career possibilities at every grade level, district officials have partnered with local businesses.

GROSSE POINTE CITY — To paraphrase a Bob Dylan song, the signs, they are a-changin’. Along with a new name, the former Beaumont Hospital, Grosse Pointe, is getting a new sign.

ROCHESTER — The Greater Rochester Skate Park Leadership Advisory Team, also known as SPLAT, hopes to bring a skate park to downtown Rochester, but first, it needs funding.

BIRMINGHAM — The Birmingham Shopping District is presenting a new event, the Rosé Soirée, to support local charity Cap and Conquer.

STERLING HEIGHTS — Planning about planning was the focus of discussion at a special meeting among Sterling Heights officials over the direction of how the city’s land will be used in the future.

STERLING HEIGHTS — A national organization that works with the defense industry has recently accelerated its use of the Velocity Center in Sterling Heights.

ROCHESTER — A new community gathering and event space is in the works in downtown Rochester, and there are two opportunities for the public to share their input.

GROSSE POINTE CITY — A revised façade for the eight new townhouses being constructed on the Notre Dame Street side of the former Grosse Pointe Public School System administration building at 389 St. Clair Avenue has passed muster with Grosse Pointe City officials.

GROSSE POINTE PARK — Civic leaders and members of the public got to see Grosse Pointe Park’s new Department of Public Works building at 15000 Mack Ave. — between Maryland Street and Alter Road — during a grand opening May 22.

GROSSE POINTE CITY — Plants and arcade games might not seem to have much in common, but both have come together in a unique way in a pair of adjacent businesses on Mack Avenue in Grosse Pointe City.

WEST BLOOMFIELD — A property that was the center of controversy in West Bloomfield Township last year has been purchased.