GROSSE POINTE WOODS — Nolan Allaer was a go-getter long before he got behind the wheel of a race car.

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — When Grosse Pointe Farms K-9 Duke retired last fall, it was hoped that he’d have at least a few years of snoozing on the couch and chasing balls in the yard.

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — Call it a Christmas miracle. The Grosse Pointe Board of Education — which is known for divisiveness that can border on rancor — found itself in a rare moment of unity when selecting its next superintendent.

GROSSE POINTE WOODS — The case against a Grosse Pointe Woods man accused of murdering his brother will now move downtown to 3rd Circuit Court in Detroit.

GROSSE POINTE WOODS — If you would’ve told Grosse Pointe North senior team captain Julia Liagre during her freshman season that she’d be a team captain and a mentor for her younger teammates as a senior, she’d probably have the same reaction as she plans to have when she gives her senior speech at the end of the year.

GROSSE POINTE CITY — Two new officers recently joined the Grosse Pointe Public Safety Department, both of them bringing previous law enforcement experience to their new roles.

News & Notes from the 12/6/23 Grosse Pointe Times

GROSSE POINTE CITY — A Grosse Pointe City woman who was trying out cold water therapy in Lake St. Clair was rescued by a Department of Public Works employee when she found herself struggling to get out of the lake.

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — In response to interest from a number of residents, Grosse Pointe Farms officials plan to create permanent pickleball courts at Pier Park.

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — A car crash claimed the life of one Grosse Pointe teen and left another injured.

GROSSE POINTE SHORES — An exhibition on display until the end of December at the Detroit Historical Museum has no doubt gotten Metro Detroiters of a certain age thinking back to their favorite holiday memories of the old Hudson’s department store downtown.

GROSSE POINTE PARK — Grosse Pointe Park City Councilman Vikas Relan wasn’t always the most popular person at the council table — or with some members of the community — but that’s not why he entered the political arena.

GROSSE POINTE SHORES — The Grosse Pointe Shores City Council reversed course on a controversial new vicious dog ordinance that included a ban on dogs classified as pit bulls.

GROSSE POINTE FARMS/SHORES/WOODS — Voters in Grosse Pointe Farms, Grosse Pointe Shores and Grosse Pointe Woods also cast ballots for the Nov. 7 election — they just had fewer choices than their neighbors in the City and Park.

News & Notes from the 11/23/23 Grosse Pointe Times

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — A piece of Grosse Pointe Farms history has been recognized in a unique way.

GROSSE POINTE CITY — Many people aren’t comfortable using the “s” word yet, but as Michiganders know, measurable snow is coming.

GROSSE POINTE CITY — Although roadwork is still taking place throughout the region, Grosse Pointe City is already gearing up for work that won’t be done until next year.

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.

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — The Central Branch of the Grosse Pointe Public Library, at 10 Kercheval Ave. in Grosse Pointe Farms, is again open and serving patrons after a significant renovation and expansion project shuttered its doors for more than a year.