EASTPOINTE/ROSEVILLE — Local residents and businesses were honored during the Eastpointe-Roseville Chamber of Commerce Salute to Excellence 2022 award ceremony Oct. 6 at Eastpointe Manor.

METRO DETROIT — Every time Rick Gaines starts up the 1967 Pontiac Catalina that once belonged to his wife’s grandfather, he says the same thing.

WARREN — Every time Carlson Elementary students hop on the school’s new Sensory Path, the memory of longtime Van Dyke Public Schools educator Lola Mukogawa will come alive.

CENTER LINE — Students in two separate programs at Center Line High School started the 2022-2023 school year with new opportunities.

WARREN — The 160 football players at De La Salle Collegiate High School were on a mission Sept. 16.

EASTPOINTE — The Michigan Military Technical & Historical Society will have two events this month that will honor the nation’s history.

ROSEVILLE — “Isn’t that pretty?” Mike Pankake said when opening the front passenger door of his red 1965 Chevy Impala. “Everything is custom. There is nothing stock on the car. The dashboard is all digital. It’s a fuel-injected motor.”

WARREN — Debbie Branch, of White Pigeon, Michigan, is among those voters who believe fraud occurred in the last U.S. presidential election in November 2020.

WARREN — When Carlson Elementary staff held its open house last month, many students brought their families over to view the school’s new butterfly garden.

EASTPOINTE/ROYAL OAK — Kevin Lepine is returning to his roots for one night only.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — Fire trucks, Jaws of Life scenarios and visits with Sparky the Fire Dog will be part of the annual St. Clair Shores Public Safety Department open house from noon to 3 p.m. Oct. 9.

METRO DETROIT — Fifteen years ago, Elaine Vermeersch and her husband, John, purchased a Scotty trailer that the previous owner had begun decorating with an “I Love Lucy” theme.

METRO DETROIT — For anyone out there who has a bicycle they’re not riding anymore, there’s one local nonprofit organization that will gladly take it.

MACOMB COUNTY — Every time Deborah Armstrong talks to students about the painting “Savoy Ballroom” by artist Reginald Marsh, she has them take out their cellphones and play a song that comes to mind.

EASTPOINTE — Hey, Halfway Schoolhouse, you’re looking pretty good for your age.