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The Grosse Pointe Chamber of Commerce is hosting a Learn at Lunch series Tuesday Feb. 6 that is open to the public on branding for business. Registration is required.
The annual outdoor festival in Grosse Pointe Farms will close down Kercheval Avenue and features a chili cookoff, kids activites, including an appearance by Woody the Groundhog and more.
DTE will begin work next week on a street lighting update project in Grosse Pointe Park. Crews will also be working in the City of Grosse Pointe and Grosse Pointe Farms later in the year.
The Grosse Pointe Shores Director of Public Safety offers a variety of tips to residents in the wake of three burglaries this month in which vacant homes are being targeted.
Grosse Pointe North High School Boys Swimming and Diving team is now 3-6 (0-4 MAC Red) in dual meet competition.
The Grosse Pointe Public School Board approved two curricular items this week including materials for human sexuality courses and the re-instituted digital seminar course at North High School.
Grosse Pointe Theater is looking to cast several roles in its spring musical, The Drowsy Chaperone, and will host auditions Feb. 8 and 9.
The Grosse Pointe Public School Multi-Age Program will host an informational night for parents of prospective students Thursday Jan. 31 beginning at 7 p.m. The program serves children in first through third grades.
The following is gathered from the Departments of Public Safety of the Grosse Pointes. Arrests do not indicate conviction.
A committee created to review and analyze learning opportunities that would help Grosse Pointe Public Schools continue to compete with other like districts presented several recommendations Monday to the school board for their consideration.
In the first meeting of the year, the Grosse Pointe Public School Board elected veteran member Joan Dindoffer to lead the group as president. Dan Roeske will serve as vice president.
Residents are urged to call 911 if they see anything suspicious after a trio of burglaries Grosse Pointe Shores police believe were committed by the same group of people.
Three Detroit men are expected to be arraigned Monday after being arrested this weekend and formally charged Monday with two counts each of breaking and entering, according to Grosse Pointe Park police.
More than 700 DTE customers in the City of Grosse Pointe are without power this morning. The estimated restoration is between 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. today.
The National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory warning of icy conditions due to sleet, freezing rain and rising temperatures. The advisory expires at 4 a.m. Monday.
The Grosse Pointe Public School Board will meet this week in addition to council meetings in the Park, the CIty and the Woods.
Realtors in the Grosse Pointes will show 16 homes Sunday Jan. 27 ranging in price from $140,000 to $495,000.
Richard Elementary School was placed on a lock-in Thursday while Grosse Pointe Farms police searched for a man who broke into a business on the Hill. The man was not found.
The handyman who pleaded guilty in the January 2012 strangulation death of Jane E. Bashara will be sentenced March 1 rather than Jan. 29 after the judge re-scheduled the hearing.
The owners of the new Extreme Pizza on Fisher Road celebrated the grand opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony with the Grosse Pointe Chamber of Commerce.
