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The store features gently used home building goods that have been donated or purchased by Habitat for inexpensive resale. It will also serve as a donation location for gently used home items.
City of Grosse Pointe fire investigators are working to determine the cause of the fire to the duplex from which four residents escaped without injury.
The Grosse Pointe North High School Boys Swimming and Diving team defeated Dearborn Tuesday, placing the team at 3-2 in the dual meet competition.
The following information is gathered from the Public Safety Departments of the Grosse Pointes. Arrests do not indicate conviction.
A few things to know about what's happening in Grosse Pointe this week.
Senior Helpers opened in October but celebrated its second office location early Monday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony outside of its Mack Avenue location with the Grosse Pointe Chamber of Commerce and City of Grosse Pointe Mayor Dale Scrace.
Realtors will host open houses at 21 homes throughout the Grosse Pointes Sunday. The homes range in price from $89,000 to $799,000.
An annual canned food drive put on by Grosse Pointe South's Student Association netted about 13,200 donations, some of which was collected Friday by the Salvation Army. The donations far exceeded the organization's goal.
The Grosse Pointe North High School boys swimming and diving team outscored Livonia Franklin during a meet this week.
The Grosse Pointe Woods Department of Public Safety has created a warrants team to round up individuals who have failed to appear in court and failed to pay fines, fees or have other outstanding business with the court.
The new pizzeria featuring organic and gluten free options is celebrating its official grand opening today with a ribbon cutting ceremony and 25 percent off all day.
The expansion will allow officers a better space for report writing and performing other administrative duties. It also could allow the Woods to have two dispatch desks if the City of Grosse Pointe contracts with them for services.
The Yoga Shelter is hosting a weekend-long seminar featuring an expert who will focus on strength training involving yoga for athletes.
Dozens of behind-the-scenes crew members have been working to make the Grosse Pointe Theatre's musical, Jekyll & Hyde, come to life this Sunday, when it opens to the public at the Grosse Pointe War Memorial.
Paul Ignagni wants to infuse his students with the same passion he has for history and aims to teach the subject in a manner that will "hook their interest."
Grosse Pointe North Boys Swimming and Diving Team competed with Chippewa Valley Tuesday.
The following information is gathered from the Public Safety Departments of the Grosse Pointes. Arrests do not indicate conviction.
Grosse Pointe Woods police are investigating the theft of a purse belonging to a Grosse Pointe Shores woman who was loading her groceries into her car Tuesday evening.
The Grosse Pointe Farms council voted to have Hubbell, Roth and Clark engineering firm develop an estimate for the installation of a gas-powered back-up generator plus make necessary upgrades to the the pump station.
The Detroit woman struck last week in the Village by a motorist who did not see her in the cross walk is doing well, police said.
