GROSSE POINTE FARMS — Memorial Day has always been one of the most important days of the year for The War Memorial in Grosse Pointe Farms, but this year, the nonprofit will have something new to honor veterans.

GROSSE POINTE PARK — Imagine being a playwright during the era of William Shakespeare and having to compete with the Tom Brady of the written word. Such is the living hellscape for brothers Nick and Nigel Bottom, two struggling playwrights trying to establish themselves in the face of insurmountable competition.

GROSSE POINTE SHORES — Residents of the five Grosse Pointes and Harper Woods are encouraged to gather up old paperwork with personal information and dispose of it safely during a drive-thru Shred Day event from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. May 13 at Osius Park, 800 Lake Shore Road in Grosse Pointe Shores.

GROSSE POINTE SHORES — Grosse Pointe Shores will be marking its 20th anniversary as a Tree City USA with an Arbor Day Fun Run and Arbor Day activities starting at 9 a.m. May 7 at Osius Park.

GROSSE POINTE CITY — There was a slight uptick in crime in Grosse Pointe City from 2021 to 2022, but numbers remain below the pre-COVID-19 pandemic years.

GROSSE POINTE CITY — Grosse Pointe City Public Safety Director John Alcorn recognized some of the outstanding work by members of his department while sharing the 2022 public safety awards with the Grosse Pointe City Council during a Feb. 27 council meeting.

GROSSE POINTE PARK — A group of teenagers were arrested last week after a reported vandalism spree that damaged dozens of vehicles in Grosse Pointe Park.

GROSSE POINTE CITY — Grosse Pointe City Manager Pete Dame might have seemed driven and focused when it came to his job, but what people who don’t know him well might not have realized is how focused he was on his family too.

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — Another Hill restaurant will be bringing outdoor dining into the street. The Bronze Door, at 123 Kercheval Ave., will be erecting a dining platform on the street in front of the restaurant using two on-street parking spaces for that purpose.

GROSSE POINTE SHORES — From saving lives to confronting violent criminals, Grosse Pointe Shores Public Safety Department members had to draw from their vast reservoir of skills in medical, police and firefighting last year when responding to a range of calls for service.

GROSSE POINTE PARK — Whether memories of your high school prom were happy, sad or nonexistent, you now have a chance to return to that time and make pleasant new memories while raising money for local women in need.

GROSSE POINTE PARK — Residents of one Grosse Pointe Park neighborhood were asked to shelter in place as police investigated an alleged domestic violence incident involving a man who was said to have a gun Sunday morning.

GROSSE POINTE CITY — Grosse Pointe City is looking for its next city manager, but until it finds that person, a familiar face will be acting as the city’s top administrator.

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — Those who follow the metro Detroit art scene are probably familiar with painter Jackie Rybinski, of Grosse Pointe Farms, whose work has been featured in shows.

GROSSE POINTE CITY — A new eatery is coming soon to the site of the former Marais restaurant at 17051 Kercheval Ave. in The Village.