SOUTHFIELD — Brother-sister duo Braylen and Rylee Watson, 12 and 11, respectively, were recognized as Children’s Miracle Network (CMN) 2025 national champions by Corewell Health Children’s, a member of CMN.

SOUTHFIELD — At 1:30 a.m. March 2, Southfield Police Department officers were dispatched to a hotel located on the Northwestern Highway service drive after a clerk at the front desk reported that a woman approached the front desk and said she was fearful of her boyfriend.

SOUTHFIELD — At its Feb. 10 meeting, Southfield City Council unanimously voted in favor of amending text in the city’s animal ordinance to allow for more backyard chickens and beekeeping on residential lots.

SOUTHFIELD — The roar of the Levey Middle School band welcomed over 400 attendees to the 2025 State of the District event hosted by Southfield Public Schools.

SOUTHFIELD — Thanks to a $35,000 grant from the Byron and Dorothy Gerson Innovation Fund, individuals with disabilities can take a driving assessment through STISIM Drive, a driving simulator that helps determine an individual’s potential driving capabilities.

SOUTHFIELD — Born on April 18, 1922, Catherine Davis is a 102-year-old Southfield resident whose lifetime wish of going to Washington, D.C. to visit the National Museum of African American History and Culture was granted for her birthday last April  by “Wish of a Lifetime” from AARP.

One year later, Tyler Johnson's mother, Tomika Alexander of Ferndale, refuses to let her son's murder case go cold. 

LATHRUP VILLAGE — The Lathrup Village Nature Group is inviting residents to attend “Native Plants for the Garden,” a talk by Adam Huttenstine and Reed Boskey from Michiganense Natives, a nursery in Plymouth.

SOUTHFIELD — “My mom served as an officer with the Southfield Police Department for 29 years. Because of that, I always had a deep respect for police work, but I realized there was so much I didn’t fully understand about what officers experience daily.”

SOUTHFIELD/LATHRUP VILLAGE —  The 72nd Detroit Autorama is vrooming into the motor city Feb. 28-March 2 at Huntington Place, 1 Washington Blvd., with hot rods ranging from the Megamorph giant transforming robot car to the Barbie Cadillac convertible.

SOUTHFIELD — At 10:15 a.m. Feb. 9, Southfield Police Department officers were dispatched to an apartment complex in the 25000 block of Shiawassee Street after receiving a 911 call that reported there was an unresponsive woman laying face down in the snow.

OAKLAND COUNTY — January 19-25 marked National Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA) Week, a field that dates back to the Civil War, when nurses provided anesthesia to soldiers on the battlefield.

SOUTHFIELD — Gorman’s Home Furnishings and Interior Design, in collaboration with the nonprofits Furniture Bank of Metro Detroit, Habitat Oakland ReStore and Humble Design Detroit, will host the second annual “Michigan’s Largest Housewarming Party” furniture drive event.

SOUTHFIELD — The Southfield Public Arts Commission will open its first exhibition of 2025 with an opening reception at 6 p.m. Feb. 13 in the main lobby of Southfield City Hall, 26000 Evergreen Road.

LATHRUP VILLAGE — The old Annie Lathrup school building, located at 27700 Southfield Road, which is owned by the Surnow Company, has become the talk of the town.