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Any last words? Davis, DuMouchelle
hit the GOP primary homestretch

With the August primary next Tuesday and the hottest local race the Republican primary for the 1st District Michigan House seat, GrossePointeToday.com caught up with the two contenders, Charles Davis and Janice DuMouchelle, for some 11th-hour questions. read more...

For two days, the Village shopping district between Cadieux and Neff will be a no-car zone for shoppers and strollers.

Sidewalk Sale and Street Festival
starts Friday in Grosse Pointe Village

The Grosse Pointe Village Association presents the annual Village Sidewalk Sale and Street Festival Friday and Saturday (July 30-31). The festival takes place on Kercheval Avenue between Cadieux and Neff in downtown Grosse Pointe’s Village shopping district. Village merchants will offer markdowns and other special sales inside and outside, while outside visitors can enjoy food, music and other fun. read more...

A worker takes a 3D scan of one of the eagles flanking the gatehouse at Neff Park in Grosse Pointe City. The pair are getting new bases, courtesy of a grant from the City of Grosse Pointe Foundation.

Grosse Pointe's Neff Park eagles get
new perches, thanks to foundation

After more than a century, the eagles are falling off their perches. The eagle sculptures in Neff Park in the City of Grosse Pointe, that is. The bases of the statues are badly deteriorated, but the City of Grosse Pointe Foundation has come to the rescue. read more...

Hans Christoper Barbe is a Park resident who's making music a part of his campaign for the Michigan Senate's 2nd District Democratic primary.

Grosse Pointe Park's Hans Barbe
plays a tune for the 2nd District race

Hans Christopher Barbe has two main priorities for the 2nd District Michigan Senate Democratic primary – raising consciousness and getting elected.

Barbe, a 26-year-old Park resident, has participated in a variety of political and social events over the years, including organizing work for student groups and anti-war coalitions. In 2007, he became the Michigan director of Mike Gravel’s presidential campaign, where he met many influential and passionate people. read more...

12 residents join effort to solve
Grosse Pointe Shores' budget

At its June meeting, the Grosse Pointe Shores City Council sought to head off public objections to the ongoing pain of budget-making by inviting residents to join in the effort. At the July meeting, 12 interested residents formally became part of the process. 

The 12, who form the Blue Ribbon Committee, are Daniel Aitken, James Anderson, Robert Barrette, Bruce Bisballe, John Booth, Peter Dolan, Brian Garves, Robert Gesell, Quresh Khairullah, Daher Rahi, David VanEgmond and Ralph Wenskus.  read more...

Grosse Pointers made DSO concerts
at the Ford House a huge success

When the management team at the Edsel & Eleanor Ford House paired with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra to sponsor a pair of summer concerts on the lawn, they hoped they would attract enough paying customers to break even.

They figured they needed to sell about 3,000 tickets for that to happen. The results are now in. More than 5,000 folks turned out on those lovely July evenings, including 1,500 who bought tickets at the gate. The DSO and the Ford House will split $70,000 in net profits, according to Ford House staff. read more...

Explore the sweetness of beets
with this easy, healthy green salad

One of the ways we can spruce up a meal is through colorful ingredients. Enjoying a meal is about more than just the taste of the food. The whole experience and the visual aspect is important.

One way to capture that idea is to choose foods you wouldn’t have tried otherwise. Take red beets for example. Most folks either love them or hate them and if you are one who dislikes them, try something new and maybe you’ll change your mind. read more...

War Memorial offers new class
for incoming kindergarteners

It's a new place filled with new people and no mommy and daddy. For many youngsters, kindergarten seems a most imposing place.

To help boys and girls ages 4-5 get over their concerns and help them make the big transition, the Grosse Pointe War Memorial presents Get Ready for Kindergarten Camp. The new program will be held from 9 a.m.-noon Aug. 9-13 at the War Memorial.

The class is timely because Grosse Pointe public schools will be offering all-day kindergarten starting in the fall. read more...

Charles "Terry" Davis III has experience serving in the Reagan White House and hopes to gain the GOP nomination for a seat in the Michigan House of Representatives.

Grosse Pointe Farms’ Davis promises
to provide leadership in Michigan House

Charles “Terry” Davis III has a simple answer to anyone who asks why a highly successful businessman, one who held a key role in the Reagan administration, would decide to run for the Michigan Legislature. Isn’t it a step down? read more...

A sailor's friends bid farewell
to a Grosse Pointe institution

If ever there was the perfect image of a self-made man who got joy out of life, it was Bill McCourt, whose name graced a shoe store in the Village, a building he built at the southwest corner of Kercheval and Notre Dame.

His father, Arthur, died when he was 8. His mother, Mary, had tuberculosis so Bill grew up in an orphanage, quit school as a teenager to support his mother and sister, served as a radar man in the Navy in World War II and went ashore at Iwo Jima – and took pictures. read more...

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