Grosse Pointe Farms Pier Park deemed safe after temporary closure

CBS Detroit (News) 6/2 4:03P CBS Detroit

GROSSE POINTE FARMS, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) - The Pier Park in Grosse Pointe Farms has been cleared after it temporarily closed Friday due to the discovery of an explosive device. The city's Department of Public Safety said the park said the device...

Here is a list of Pride Month events in Metro Detroit

CBS Detroit (News) 6/1 12:30P CBS Detroit

(CBS DETROIT) - June is Pride Month and Metro Detroit communities are hosting a series of events. Here is a list of events happening this month: Ann Arbor Pride Saturday, Aug. 5 in downtown Ann Arbor annarborpride.com Ferndale Pride Drag Brunch...

Detroit homeowner wants wreckage of a small plane crash removed from her backyard

CBS Detroit (News) 6/1 11:56A Andres Gutierrez

Andres Gutierrez/CBS Detroit DETROIT (CBS DETROIT) - Federal investigators combed through the mangled single-engine plane Thursday less than 24 hours after its pilot crash-landed in Nytia Stafford's...

Grosse Pointe man arrested after police find meth, fentanyl during traffic stop

CBS Detroit (News) 5/25 9:18A CBS Detroit

WARREN, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) - A 40-year-old Grosse Pointe man is facing several drug-related charges after Warren police say they found more than one kilogram of fentanyl and other narcotics inside...

Classmates rally behind Birmingham fourth-grader battling cancer

CBS Detroit (News) 5/22 12:15P Andres Gutierrez

Andres Gutierrez/CBS Detroit BIRMINGHAM, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) Students and staff at Pierce Elementary had a lesson in perseverance Monday by recognizing several cancer survivors in the community,...

5-year-old Canton boy speaks 5 languages despite battle with brain tumors

CBS Detroit (News) 5/19 5:22P Ibrahim Samra

(CBS DETROIT) - For Canton 5-year-old Ishaan Kiran, not even his battle with tuberous sclerosis complex can stop him from learning new languages. "He speaks Gujarati. He speaks Tamil. He speaks Telugu. He goes to Telugu school. He speaks Hindu...

Brine Oyster House to open in Grosse Pointe Park this summer

Detroit Metro Times (Blogs) 5/9 9:06A Randiah Camille Green

A seafood restaurant boasting “tide-to-table” fare has set its sights on Grosse Pointe Park.  Brine Oyster House is planning to open up shop at 15033 Kercheval Ave in August.

Caregiver charged in robbery, assault of 81-year-old Grosse Pointe Park woman

CBS Detroit (News) 5/8 12:50P CBS Detroit

(CBS DETROIT) - A woman is charged in connection with the robbery and assault of an 81-year-old.woman in Grosse Pointe Park. According to the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office, Essence Lefaye Cross, 33, of Detroit, is charged with assault with...

Detroit green lights demolition of building at heart of performing arts center controversy

Detroit Metro Times (Blogs) 5/4 8:19A Steve Neavling

The city of Detroit has given permission to a Grosse Pointe Park nonprofit to resume demolition of an abandoned building along a historic stretch of land. Detroit filed a lawsuit against the Urban...

Troopers use license plater reader system to arrest 2 suspects who pointed rifle at nurse on...

CBS Detroit (News) 4/14 5:51A Sara Powers

(CBS DETROIT) - State police used the license plate reader system to locate suspects who pointed a rifle at a nurse while driving on Southfield Freeway Thursday morning. The incident happened around 8:35 a.m. on Thursday, April 13, on Southfield...

Detroit sues brazen nonprofit for demolishing building on historic land near Grosse Pointe Park

Detroit Metro Times (Blogs) 4/13 4:27A Steve Neavling

The city of Detroit is suing a Grosse Pointe Park nonprofit that has brazenly moved forward with construction of an arts center along a historic stretch of land without getting the proper permits and...

Redford Township woman killed in pedestrian crash

CBS Detroit (News) 4/12 6:05A Sara Powers

REDFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) - A 74-year-old woman was killed after being struck by a car in Redford Township on Tuesday. The incident happened at about 5:35 p.m. on Tuesday, April 11, on Beech Daly near 7 Mile Road in Redford Township....

Meet House Speaker Joe Tate

DetriotChamber.com 4/12 4:45A Sabrina Cynova

A History-Making Journey From the NFL and Afghanistan to Speakership House Speaker Joe Tate’s (D-Detroit) pre-political credentials are academic, athletic and patriotic – and provided him a wealth of...

Detroit stops Grosse Pointe Park foundation from demolishing building along historic land

Detroit Metro Times (Blogs) 3/31 4:51A Steve Neavling

Mayor Mike Duggan’s administration ordered a Grosse Pointe Park foundation to stop demolishing a building this week along a historic stretch of land in Detroit. The Urban Renewal Initiative Foundation failed to get a permit to raze the former...

Two metro Detroit kids to compete in drive, chip and putt championships at Masters

CBS Detroit (News) 3/30 6:00P CBS Detroit

(CBS DETROIT) - Two metro Detroit children will be heading to the Masters golf tournament in Augusta, Georgia to complete in the drive, chip and putt championships. Lyla Hamilton from Grosse Pointe Park is among 10 girls competing in the national...