Grosse Pointe Woods approves budget, setting stage for fight over tax bump
Members of the Grosse Pointe Woods City Council have faced what they saw at Monday’s (May 21) meeting before: Ninety minutes of nonstop criticism for proposing a budget that requires boosting the city’s millage rate. But this time, they’ll need the public’s approval to do so.
And if the members of the public who showed up Monday to complain are any indication, it might be difficult.
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Grosse Pointe War Memorial to honor all veterans at Memorial Day service
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Grosse Pointe Library Friends hear details of Edsel and Eleanor Ford lives
Hundreds of photos of Eleanor and Edsel Ford were featured in a presentation to the Friends of the Grosse Pointe Library at the group’s annual meeting Tuesday (May 15). It was held, appropriately, at the Ford House on Lake Shore in the Shores.
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Bird houses and book signing at Grosse Pointe Historical Society
Grosse Pointe Woods City Council stays on track for a fall vote on tax increases
A city-wide vote to increase property taxes in Grosse Pointe Woods became more likely after Monday’s (May 14) meeting of the City Council, where its committee of the whole recommended two measures.
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Public Safety Report: sports equipment vanishes
How do police do it? I often wonder. How do you pull over a woman driving like an idiot in the small hours of the morning, reeking of booze, and when you ask her how much she's been drinking, she replies, "Who, me? Nothing."
I mean, do you take that home with you? "Son, did you do your homework?" "Yes, dad." "LIAR!"
Some do, I hear. It makes a strong case for keeping one's sense of humor, because all you can really do, in a situation like that, is laugh. In this case the inebriated woman blew nothing short of 0.25 on the breathalyzer, well into the extra super-drunk charge-sweetener the law saves just for their special sort of drunkenness.
But I guess that's why they call it wasted.
Other than that, not a whole lot going on. In the Woods, two thefts of specialized sports equipment from the Lochmoor and Hunt Clubs – pin flags from the golf course, starting blocks from the Hunt Club pool – is the start of what looks to be ... well, what do you think? I'm thinking it's a new, underground country club in which all the equipment is stolen from other clubs. If I get an invite, I'll let you know.
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The Grosse Pointe FOP presented Grosse Pointe/Harper Woods Community Special Olympics with a check for $2,500.
Grosse Pointe police and Detroit Lions team up for charity basketball game
Two local charities were the big winners of a basketball game, attended by more than 900 people, Tuesday (May 8). Playing against a Detroit Lions team, the Grosse Pointe Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 102 raised $5,000 in the game at South High School that ended with a hail Mary football pass and a slam dunk.
Joe Adams, lodge president and event organizer, presented the Grosse Pointe/Harper Woods Community Special Olympics and Services for Older Citizens each with a check for $2,500.
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Grosse Pointe Woods City Council looks at alternatives to millage boost
Monday night’s (May 7) City Council meetings in Grosse Pointe Woods – held before a larger-than-usual audience – demonstrated the power of pushback at the grass-roots level.
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Junior League of Detroit Show House opens doors in Grosse Pointe Shores
The Junior League of Detroit's Designer Show House is open through May 20. Hours are Monday, Wednesday, Friday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Tuesday and Thursday from noon to 3 p.m.; Tuesday, Thursday and Friday evenings from 6:30-8:30 p.m.; Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sundays noon to 5 p.m. Tickets are $20 at the door.
Grosse Pointe Woods Community Center has a full slate of events for May
Grosse Pointe Woods residents have several special events to look forward to in the coming weeks at the Community Center.
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