SOUTHFIELD/LATHRUP VILLAGE — The city at “the center of it all” talked of aspirations for 2023 and beyond at the annual state of the cities address March 27.

METRO DETROIT — Each year, Michiganders eagerly wait for Old Man Winter to take his final breath and allow Mother Nature to usher in spring with new life. For those who have been shut inside all winter, spring brings much-needed fresh air and allows for reconnecting with nature.

SOUTHFIELD — With the help of six anglers, the Ecology Center, the Huron River Watershed Council and the Friends of the Rouge set out in summer 2022 to deepen their understanding of which parts of the fish PFAS chemicals are accumulating and where in the watersheds PFAS is concentrating.

SOUTHFIELD — Police were dispatched to the scene of an accident at West Eight Mile Road and Northland Drive at 11:30 p.m. March 11. A speeding red Ford Edge ran a red light, struck a silver Ford Edge and caught fire, trapping the vehicle’s occupants.

SOUTHFIELD — As the snow mounds slowly begin to melt away and the tulips persevere through Michigan’s on-and-off relationship with the sun, many welcome spring by purging their closets.

SOUTHFIELD — Effective this month, Ascension Providence Hospital’s Southfield campus announced that they would be transitioning away from midwifery services in their Alternative Birthing Center.

SOUTHFIELD — The Southfield Fire Department awarded its first-ever Citizen Award to a unique recipient, a 4-year-old girl.

SOUTHFIELD — The Southfield-based nonprofit World Medical Relief is teaming up with the National Arab American Medical Association and student volunteers from local universities to bring much-needed medical aid to the victims of the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria Feb. 6, killing 51,907 people, injuring 118,626 people and displacing at least 24 million people.

SOUTHFIELD/DETROIT — A $54 million two-year project on Telegraph Road, from Grand River Avenue to Eight Mile Road, began March 1, but the project has been in the works for years.

SOUTHFIELD — The late Frank B. Sewell, 1916-2006, or as some called him, “The Ringmaster,” marched to the beat of his own drum.

SOUTHFIELD — As Black History Month comes to a close, Southfield resident Justice Kyra Harris Bolden has made Michigan history with her appointment to the Michigan Supreme Court, succeeding Justice Bridget McCormack.

SOUTHFIELD — Detroit’s Autorama returns for its 70th year showcasing Detroit’s finest hot rods. This year, Autorama will be held at Detroit’s Huntington Place Feb. 24-26. With over 800 cars featured at the event, some noteworthy participants are right within Southfield neighborhoods.

SOUTHFIELD — The City Council approved funds through the Oakland County Senior Centers Matching Grant Program Jan. 23.

SOUTHFIELD — The United Way for Southeast Michigan’s Tech United team, a group of local CEOs and IT professionals committed to closing the digital divide and providing STEM opportunities for students, unveiled a new makerspace to Adlai Stevenson Elementary School Feb. 2.

SOUTHFIELD — For as long as she can remember, Gwendolyn Hubbard has always been “The Family Historian.”