Grosse Pointe Woods News

December 24, 2009 Quinn Sahutske of Grosse Pointe Woods will have a hard time sleeping tonight wondering if the time she spent with Santa Claus at the Edsel & Eleanor Ford House will result in a joyous Christmas morning.

December 17, 2009 "Christmas in the Stable, a Live Nativity" is a tradition at Christ the King Lutheran Church in Grosse Pointe Woods.

This may be one freedom that needs restriction. As an ex-smoker, I'm amazed by the gall and disregard displayed by smokers.

If each high-achieving school district in Michigan traded one teacher/paraprofessional from their K-12 buildings with a Detroit peer, could this fresh approach improve student learning? Not only will the Detroit schools experience strategies from colleagues who have orchestrated success, but those Detroit educators who trade places would teach in a ...

A federal investigation of public corruption is set to net a former high-ranking Detroit official who is accused of getting kickbacks after the sale of city land.

James Chaney owns and operates Cafe DeVille in Cadillac Place in Detroit. Last summer, the visually impaired businessman hired and mentored a summer worker with a similar disability.

Arguments erupted in court between a man claiming to be a financial advisor and the victims who trusted him.

A 48-year-old Grosse Pointe Woods man who had warrants for his arrest in four metro Detroit communities in connection with a mortgage fraud investigation was charged Friday in a Roseville courtroom.

"You're well-positioned to move into the future." Those were welcoming words to the ears of Grosse Pointe Woods' city officials as they reviewed the audit of the city's finances for the fiscal year ending June 30.

December 10, 2009 Young Grosse Pointe Woods residents helped their mayor, Robert Novitke, flip the switch to light the city's Christmas tree.

Motions will be heard Dec. 16 in Grosse Pointe Woods Municipal Court in the case of an unlicensed adult foster care home operating on Fairway Lane under the name Serenity Way.

When Gus Ferenczy learned his grandfather was an Eagle Scout decades ago in Hungary, he also wanted to earn the highest honor a Boy Scout can achieve.

When Emma Sclabassi, 4, came from Illinois last week to spend Thanksgiving with her grandfather in Grosse Pointe Woods, the visit included a side trip to see Santa Claus in the Village.

Quietly and without fanfare, which is the way he does everything, Bujar Mamuslari of Ristorante Bucci in Grosse Pointe Woods has added Saturday and Sunday lunch to the schedule.

Grosse Pointe Woods resident Kevin Martin, surrounded by his artwork on display at the Detroit Artists Market and the Grosse Pointe Art Center.

Chris Walsh in the driver's seat. His view port is disguised as a window of an office building at 63 Kercheval on the Hill, located atop the raised canopy.

It's beginning to look at lot like Christmas at ShowHouse Interiors in Grosse Pointe Woods, where owner Jeanine White-Haith, design partner Loretta Crenshaw and their staff have been busy for weeks decking the halls with trees, ribbons and greens in celebration of the upcoming season.

After 34 years, it's time for a new routine. Michael Makowski announced he will retire as director of the Grosse Pointe Woods Public Safety Department, effective Dec.

GROSSE POINTE: The City Council is to hold a public hearing on a special-use request for the Village Grille on Kercheval, review site plans for the Village Grille and Clairpointe Restaurant on St.

Eighth-graders from the district's three middle schools worked together to package 10,000 meals for Kids Against Hunger.