Grosse Pointe Park News

Simple activities, interactive venues can provide new summer pastimes for children who claim there is nothing to do.

Detroit --Lighting the fuse on a spectacular 10,000 boom fireworks display for cheering throngs along the Detroit River Wednesday night was the easy part.

A coordinated effort among several law enforcement agencies led to the rescue of a man and his dog in Lake St.

A Grosse Pointe Park man and his dog, both wearing life vests, were rescued today by Grosse Pointe Park public safety officers after the man's boat hit a submerged object and took on water in the area of St.

Six people were injured, one critically, in a crash in Detroit Saturday night after a man ran a red light, hitting two vehicles while fleeing officers, police said.

As the prolific knitter and crocheter who owns Artisan Knitworks in Grosse Pointe Park, Sandra VanBurkleo will quickly tell you her work as a history professor at Wayne State University "has to come first." However, judging from the rate at which she designs and produces one-of-a-kind garments sold in her amazing fiber studio, you'd never imagine ...

Whether it's gardeners doing their own work, getting help from a garden designer, or a combination of both, you'll find it all during the 18th Annual Summer Garden Tour.

Iranian-Americans who voted in Michigan for Iran's national election overwhelmingly supported opposition candidate Mir-Hossein Moussavi, according to local Iranian-American leaders.

Tom Fennell, owner of Fennell Landscaping, recently asked us this question, "Why are you doing this?" The answer was easy.

Neither a borrower nor a lender be of a stolen car. Police no longer buy the story of a Detroit man caught last month in Grosse Pointe Shores driving a stolen BMW he said was borrowed from a Detroit woman.

Gasoline teetered on the $3-per-gallon mark across metro Detroit on Wednesday, with stations all over town just a tenth of a cent away from the dreaded milestone.

SAULT STE. MARIE -- Last winter I told some California anglers about the great steelhead fishing in the Great Lakes.

Tiger Stadium's final out appeared at hand Friday as crews began demolishing what's left of the venerable ballpark, until a judge halted the demolition -- with an assist from a fan who charged the mound armed with the court order.

Where can you go and get some of the freshest produce available as well as meet up with friends and neighbors? Area farmers markets are answering the call for camaraderie, as well as allowing shoppers to support local farmers and keep precious dollars close to home.

Unlike JoAnn Watson, who doesn't seem to know when an alleged tornado smacked her home, Michael Bell can pretty much pinpoint the date a twister clobbered his most significant asset.

Richard Amberg, who loved opera music -- LOUD opera music -- almost as much as he adored his family, died Wednesday at St.

Many Michigan residents don't have the paperwork they'll need for crossing the border and may be in for a surprise come Monday.

No, this isn't another story about the ubiquitous Twitter Web site. This is in reference to the Tweety Bird column I wrote recently.

Anyone who loves jazz won't want to miss the Father's Day Brunch noon to 3 p.m. Sunday, June 21, at Schoolcraft College in Livonia.

This won't make anyone happy, not those who are pro-life or pro-choice, but reflecting on opposition to President Barack Obama's controversial speech at Notre Dame reminds me of the 18th Century British abolitionist William Wilberforce.