ST. CLAIR SHORES — In a 7-0 vote at the St. Clair Shores City Council meeting on July 15, a site plan was approved for exterior renovations at the former Pizza Hut restaurant located at 24200 Harper Avenue.

ROCHESTER — After over 10 years of advocacy from members of the community, the city of Rochester finally has plans for an outdoor skate park.

NOVI — A new housing development will be erected at the intersection of 12 1/2 Mile Road and Novi Road. Developer E & M Holdings LLC, aka Society Hill, has had the right to build on the property since 1999.

TROY — According to the state’s workforce and development department, hospitality and tourism are responsible for almost 10% of all employment in Michigan, but staffing has lagged since the pandemic.

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?

STERLING HEIGHTS — A proposal that city officials say could add around 80 rent-controlled apartment units in the north Van Dyke Avenue corridor faced a temporary impasse due to a 3-3 tied Sterling Heights City Council vote at a July 16 meeting.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — The Clinton Township Board of Trustees approved a tax abatement for Kendall Electric at its July 22 meeting for a development at the business on 15 Mile Road.

EASTPOINTE/ROSEVILLE — Eastpointe and Roseville are set to receive funding for projects following the passage of the state’s 2025 budget.

FARMINGTON HILLS — Those in search of feline companionship may find it while enjoying a light snack, a drink, and maybe even a movie, thanks to the arrival of a new cat adoption center.

ROSEVILLE — There is a new franchise in town, one that redeveloped a vacant building, and it promises to satisfy your appetite.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — A request for site plan approval for a gas station at the Nine Mile Road and Harper Avenue Kroger location was tabled in a 6-1 vote by the St. Clair Shores City Council at their meeting on June 17.

WEST BLOOMFIELD — Oftentimes, decisions at the local government level are made without a lot of fanfare.

TROY — Shield’s Restaurant and Pizzeria customers have been asked to submit pizza recipe ideas for a contest that will support Lighthouse of Oakland County.

ROYAL OAK — Three women business owners received $25,000 grants through the Olga Loizon Memorial Foundation June 12 at Olga’s Kitchen on Woodward Avenue in Royal Oak.

METRO DETROIT — For anyone curious about what the “C” and “G” in C & G Newspapers stands for, here is the answer.The “C” represents Charlotte, and the “G” is for Gil. It was Charlotte and Gil Demers who more than 45 years ago created the family-owned business C & G Newspapers, which is still standing today.

EASTPOINTE — Plans to change Nine Mile Road from five lanes to three lanes continue to cause tension between City Council members and business owners, even after the plans were halted.

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — A project over two decades in the making is finally coming to fruition. Due north of the geographic center of Macomb Township, the twisting Broughton Road terminates at the grid-like beginnings of the soon-to-be Macomb Township Center, a plan to manufacture a downtown in the heart of Macomb Township.

BERKLEY — The Berkley City Council recently approved a planned unit development for a big multiple-family project on several properties.

HAZEL PARK — The nonprofit Corktown Health recently broke ground in Hazel Park for its second location, set to open in the first quarter of 2025. The medical clinic will be open to all people, and specializes in services for the LGBTQ+ community, which has been historically underserved.

STERLING HEIGHTS — Icon Park Residences, the multifamily apartment complex proposal with micro units, is getting another chance to become a reality after the Sterling Heights City Council voted to pass the project’s planned unit development proposal during a June 4 meeting.