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Grosse Pointe South Artfest
showcases students’ creative work

Student art, including painting, drawing, ceramics, jewelry, metals, fibers and photography, will be on display at the Grosse Pointe South High School Artfest March 23-27.

The Artfest, in its 27th year, will be shown in Cleminson Hall in the main building. It will feature the works of talented South students. read more...

Woods retirees object to proposed
benefit changes at council meeting

Retired and soon-to-be retired Grosse Pointe Woods city workers concerned about changes in their current health plan flocked to Monday’s city council meeting (March 15) to make their voices heard.

Former Public Safety Officer Thomas Hunke, who sent a letter of complaint to the city, was first to the podium. Hunke said the group came to the meeting to protect the retiree benefits they had earned as city employees, benefits that were not only promised but guaranteed by their contract. read more...

Chamber outlines community survey,
strategic plan to GP City council

The Grosse Pointe City Council heard from the Grosse Pointe Chamber of Commerce at its meeting Monday night (March 15). The Chamber is sponsoring a survey for the residents of all the Pointes that will focus mainly on combining city services.

Speaking for the Chamber committee, Sheldon Wardwell said the strategic plan will serve to focus the Pointes on working together cooperatively with issues they have in common while keeping the distinct personality and operation of each individual Grosse Pointe community. read more...

Actor Rami Malek points to his place on the post for "The Pacific" while a couple of real Marines flank him at the War Memorial last week. The facility hosted a screening of the new miniseries, now airing on HBO.

We'll miss you, Village Kroger;
'The Pacific' debuts at WarMem

When they closed and locked the doors a last time at the Kroger in Grosse Pointe Village on Saturday (March 13) at 6 p.m., it finished a chapter for a store that some claim was the busiest per square foot in the entire grocery chain.

That makes some sense since it was also among the smallest, with narrow angular aisles and products stacked so high that short customers relied on tall customers to fetch boxes from the top. Some shoppers refused to go there, preferring to journey to Kroger at Mack and Moross (a.k.a. Krojack, the former Farmer Jack) or even the stores at Nine Mile and Mack or Jefferson and Marter.

But for those who did shop at the Village, the staff was like family, highlighted by the cheerful little Asian lady who dressed for the holiday of the season and collected carts. She always smiled, always greeted you and she always thanked you for bringing a cart in from the cold. She also steadfastly refused all news media attempts to interview her for feature stories over the years. She did admit you can now find her plying her trade at the Mack-Moross parking lot. read more...

Lawrence, left, and Scott Carmack of St. Clair Shores were among the civilians honored by the Grosse Pointe Park City Council Monday night, for the aid they gave officers pursuing a fleeing suspect. They tackled the man and held him until police arrived.

Park council honors five civilians
who aided police work last year

The Grosse Pointe Park City Council honored civilians who helped police at its Monday meeting (March 8). Director of Public Safety David Hiller and Mayor Palmer Heenan presented Detroit residents Nicholas Oakes, Nathan Oakes and Bill Gaetz with Public Safety Civilian Commendations for their collaborative efforts to catch a thief. read more...

Woods council committee gets
fiscal forecast for coming year

Grosse Pointe Woods City Council members put their heads together for nearly three hours at the Committee of the Whole meeting Monday night (March 8) to analyze the current city budget and help make determinations for the coming year.

“Consolidation,” “collaboration” and “job cuts” were some of the language tossed around as officials discussed what costs and services could possibly be reduced or eliminated to help the bottom line. read more...

Back down to earth with new job,
Farms resident told her firing story

Far from the glamour of the Oscar telecast Sunday night were men and women watching at home across the nation, rooting for “Up in the Air” to win a few awards. These were the real-life victims of downsizing featured in the George Clooney film, about a man who makes his living doing the dirty work bosses are too cowardly to do – firing people.

One of them was Erin Welsh-Krengel from Grosse Pointe Farms. Welsh-Krengel, 31, was happily toiling as a media planner for an advertising agency which served General Motors when the gurus at the one-time auto giant pulled the plug on her brand.

She planned to watch the Oscars with a few friends, but also plans to be at the Woods branch of the library March 16 at 7 p.m. for a special screening. read more...

City artist is a contender in
Let's Save Michigan Poster Contest

Grosse Pointe City art director and illustrator Margaret Kelly was one of 60 finalists from more than 300 entries in the Detroit Institute of Art’s “Let’s Save Michigan Poster Contest.” She is now in the running for a $1,000 prize to be given to the artist whose work receives the most votes on the Let’s Save Michigan website. 

The competition — sponsored by the DIA and Let’s Save Michigan, a group supported by the Michigan Municipal League — invited artists and designers to create posters that would serve as a “call to action ... to help rally citizens to do the hard work that’s necessary to position Michigan as a state that will thrive in the future.” The only requirement for the designs was that they include the phrase “Let’s Save Michigan.”

Kelly used Detroit’s Joe Louis read more...

Bledsoe sets March coffee hours

State Representative Tim Bledsoe (D-Grosse Pointe) is inviting residents to join him for upcoming coffee hours to discuss state and community issues.

The lawmaker's upcoming coffee hours will be held on: read more...

Karen Webb, left, and Janet Peplin, right, leading the most recent Welcoming Congregation seminar at Grosse Pointe Unitarian Church.

GP Unitarians hold workshops
on GLBT issues, outreach

The Grosse Pointe Unitarian Church (GPUC) has begun a "Welcoming Congregation" workshop series, an introspective and interactive educational journey into the issues surrounding the lives of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people. The yearlong program developed by the Unitarian Universalist Association is intended to educate the congregation and the community about how to be purposeful in its welcome and outreach to the GLBT community. read more...

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