TROY — Some of the area’s best and brightest soccer players will be hitting the field in Troy with the start of a new semi-professional soccer team, the Troy City Women’s Football Club.

SOUTHFIELD — For a generation, the Northland Center was a beacon, drawing people from all over to Southfield. Northland opened its doors in 1954 as an outdoor shopping center with gardens and fountains.

ROYAL OAK — Steering wheels are often stolen for the airbags inside of them, and this phenomenon happened four times during the week of March 14-21.

GROSSE POINTE SHORES — Metro Detroiters have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see a near-total solar eclipse close to home April 8, and the Edsel and Eleanor Ford House in Grosse Pointe Shores is teaming up with the Michigan Science Center to make sure it’s a safe and memorable experience for all ages.

ROSEVILLE — The Roseville Fire Department recently received new equipment that will make it more convenient for firefighters to dry their turnout gear after washing it.

EASTPOINTE — Mayor Michael Klinefelt officiated his first State of the City address March 19 at the Lutheran Fraternities of America Hall Post No. 57.

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — This month, the Michigan Department of Transportation will begin rebuilding the Interstate-75 business loop, which comprises Square Lake Road from Woodward Avenue to I-75 in Bloomfield Township.

WARREN — Those who worked with now-former Warren Police Commissioner William Dwyer say he’s a “legend” of law enforcement and the “godfather of narcotics investigations.”

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Canteen Golf and Billiards isn’t just a place to unwind. It’s a place to give back. The new business, replacing the former ACO Hardware in a strip mall at 41601 Garfield Road, offers golf simulators and pool tables with a variety of games. While the fun center is available to everyone, it puts a special emphasis on veterans.

EASTPOINTE — The “road diet” plan to change Nine Mile Road from five lanes to three lanes between Pleasant and Tuscany avenues has been nixed.

WARREN — A fire was reported to the Warren Fire Department at 6:55 p.m. on March 26 at a commercial building located at 26020 Groesbeck where at least nine businesses were occupying the 12-unit single-story building.

WARREN — If there’s one thing Warren Lincoln basketball players know about head coach Wydell Henry, it’s that defense is the glue to the basketball program.

FARMINGTON — A project that has been on the minds of Farmington officials for years may be on the road to completion.The Maxfield Training Center, located at 33000 Thomas St., is a 3-acre parcel of land in the city’s downtown.

MADISON HEIGHTS — Authorities have determined that foul play was involved in a house fire on Harwood Avenue in which two people were found dead.

HARRISON TOWNSHIP — A proposed condominium development remains in limbo after the Harrison Township Planning Commission voted on March 21 to table its decision to a later meeting.

ROSEVILLE — A 40-year-old St. Clair Shores resident died in a single-vehicle crash at approximately 9 p.m. March 25 near the intersection of Frazho and Kelly roads March 25.

KEEGO HARBOR — Heading into a West Bloomfield School District Board of Education meeting March 18, some residents were hoping that board members would reverse course on a previous decision to approve demolition of the Roosevelt Elementary School building in Keego Harbor.

ROYAL OAK — Royal Oak police have a 46-year-old man in custody following a domestic assault report and three-hour standoff that began at 4:55 p.m. March 25 in the 1600 block of Whitcomb Avenue, in the area of North Campbell and East 14 Mile roads.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — According to an email sent to parents and others on March 25, the decision has been made to close St. Germaine Catholic School at the end of the academic school year, despite a parent-led fundraising effort to save it.

MOUNT CLEMENS — If at first you don’t succeed, try again. And again. And again. On March 18, the Mount Clemens City Commission gave the city approval for the 16th time to apply for a state grant to replace the Crocker Boulevard bridge.