West Bloomfield

Parks and Rec to host annual fall festival

WEST BLOOMFIELD — As the first leaves of autumn begin to drop, the West Bloomfield Parks and Recreation Commission is celebrating the season with the fifth annual Fall Fest at Marshbank Park noon-4 p.m. Oct. ...More

Posted September 22, 2016

West Bloomfield

Plant-based support group to premiere Hollywood documentary

WEST BLOOMFIELD —  The West Bloomfield-based Plant Based Nutrition Support Group has been selected to host the national pre-release of the new documentary “Eating You Alive” Oct. 4. The premiere ...More

Posted September 22, 2016

Metro Detroit

NASA: August ties July for hottest month

METRO DETROIT — The National Aeronautics and Space Administration recently announced that August 2016 was the warmest August in 136 years of modern record keeping.The findings were revealed after a group of scientists ...More

Posted September 22, 2016

Shelby Township

Single dad who saved sons remembered as selfless, involved

In a tragic turn of events, a 53-year-old Shelby Township father died Aug. 17 at a hospital after becoming caught in a Lake Michigan current in the Upper Peninsula while trying to save his sons approximately two weeks earlier. ...More

Posted September 21, 2016

Rochester Hills

New Leader Dogs center open for tours

ROCHESTER HILLS — In celebration of the opening of its new Canine Development Center, Leader Dogs for the Blind is inviting residents inside the training facility.Leader Dogs will hold an open house noon-4 p.m. Oct. 8 ...More

Posted September 20, 2016

Farmington, Farmington Hills

Workshop shows how to strengthen lawns, support Rouge River

FARMINGTON/FARMINGTON HILLS — What goes in your lawn could flow out into the Rouge River — and it’s not always a pretty sight, Friends of the Rouge officials say.From pesticides to overwatering, making ...More

Posted September 20, 2016

Troy

Celebrate superheroes at Scarecrow Glow

It’s Halloween fun for grown-ups, with a salute to superheroes.The Troy Historic Village will host the third annual Scarecrow Glow Oct. 6.Attendees can trick or treat through the village for beer, wine and sangria, ...More

Posted September 20, 2016

Roseville

Roseville woman to receive U.S. citizenship after 61 years as a permanent resident

ROSEVILLE — Maria Francesca Iafrate arrived on U.S. soil at 17 years old by way of the SS Andrea Doria on April 23, 1955, in New York City.After being a permanent resident for 61 years, the now 78-year-old Iafrate ...More

Posted September 20, 2016

Birmingham, Bloomfield

‘It’s not perfect, but it’s something’

BIRMINGHAM/BLOOMFIELD — What was supposed to be an informational meeting about the public transit proposal heading to the ballot this November turned out to be more of a pep rally for the Regional Transit Authority of ...More

Posted September 19, 2016