Wednesday, May 16, 2012
The Grosse Pointe Shores council voted unanimously Tuesday to put an advisory ballot issue on the August primary to determine whether the majority of residents want to leave Wayne County and move to Macomb County.
Grosse Pointe Shores residents will be asked in August to vote about whether they would like their city to secede from Wayne County. Their decision will guide the city council as to whether a committee devoted to studying a move to Macomb County should continue to pursue the idea. The discussion began as an update from the council's Move to Macomb Committee liaison, Dan Schulte, and evolved into a vote from the council to garner a decision from the city's own residents. Schulte said the study has shown that the move would save residents money and potentially improve county services. The estimated savings is about 4 mills, which currently equals about $1.2 million for the city. The savings for a resident owning a home valued at $100,000 …
Saturday, May 5, 2012
See how interior designers get clever with books galore in various rooms at the Junior League of Detroit Grosse Pointe Shores' home tour, which opens today.
Books seem to be everywhere. Not only are they in homes and on bookshelves, but paperbacks and hardcovers aplenty are also adorning window displays at apparel shops and boutiques and in fashion designer and home-furnishings ad campaigns. There's even book-page wallpaper. Books are wearable, too. Kate Spade, in fact, introduced clutches that replicate classic tomes, from Romeo and Juliet to Emma to The Importance of Being Earnest. Is this our way of holding on to physical books in our Nook-ish, Kindle-ized world of “E?” Perhaps, and that may be why many of the designers at the Junior League of Detroit's (JLD) 2012 Show House used books in a variety of displays. They cherish books not only for design inspiration but also as intriguing …
Thursday, May 3, 2012
The two men arrested earlier this week by police in Harper Woods and the Grosse Pointes will be arraigned this afternoon in 36th District Court on multiple felonies stemming from the attempted carjacking and shooting.
The Wayne County Prosecutor's Office announced formal charges Thursday against the two men arrested earlier this week by police in Harper Woods and the Grosse Pointes following an attempted carjacking and shooting at 8 Mile and Gratiot Avenue. The men, Ricardo Sanders, 25, and Steven Powell, 30, were arraigned in 36th District Court in downtown Detroit about 1 p.m. today. The men are each being charged with the following crimes: The men are accused of attempting to steal a car from a man and a woman who were traveling on Gratiot Avenue about 1:30 a.m. Monday. One of the men approached their car while they were at a stop light brandishing a gun and demanding their car. They refused and the man shot both of them. They called 911 from their …
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Public Safety Officers from the City of Grosse Pointe, Grosse Pointe Shores and cross-trained police officers from Harper Woods participated in group training Tuesday on St. Clair Street near the Elworthy baseball field.
Seven officers from three area policing agencies participated in pump operations of a fire truck training Tuesday in the City of Grosse Pointe as part of the newest efforts to streamline fire operations in the Grosse Pointes. Tuesday's training, led by Fire Service Instructor and Fire Technology Coordinator John Smilnak of Schoolcraft College, is the second shared training session among the Pointes and Harper Woods. The efforts are the result of an agreement approved by the five Grosse Pointe city councils as recommended by the Grosse Pointe Public Safety Ad Hoc Committee. The streamlining efforts outlined in the agrement are: The training is among the first of the three objectives to be put to practice. Public safety officials are …
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Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Officers from Harper Woods, Grosse Pointe Woods, Shores and Farms worked together to catch carjackers that chased a couple to the Harper Woods Police Department.
Officers from four local police departments worked together early Monday to arrest two men for attempted carjacking after Harper Woods police received a 911 call from the victims who were shot near 8 Mile and Gratiot roads after refusing to give up their car. They had been driving on Gratiot Avenue near 8 Mile about 1:30 a.m. when they were approached by a man armed with an assault type weapon demanding their car, Harper Woods Police Chief Jim Burke said. They were stopped at a red light. When they refused to give it to him, he shot both of them, he said. They called 911 from a cell phone, which picked up the nearest tour and routed their emergency call to Harper Woods Police. The dispatcher, Rose Schroeder, told the couple to continue …
Saturday, April 28, 2012
Want a glimpse of Detroit's artistic past? Check out the stunning, several-decades-old tile work during the Detroit Junior League's stylish house tour in Grosse Pointe Shores. This year's show house is on Webber Place
Soon, the Junior League of Detroit (JLD) will open the doors to its 2012 Designers’ Show House, located at 22 Webber Place in Grosse Pointe Shores. The massive 10,304-square-foot house, which was built in 1928 as the home of Oscar Webber, nephew of Joseph L. Hudson, is undergoing a magical transformation, thanks to design specialists who hail from everywhere from Ferndale, South Lyon, Plymouth, Royal Oak and Birmingham to Rochester, Clinton Township, Grosse Pointe and Troy. For several weeks, dozens of interior designers, painters, electricians, power washers, boutique staff and more have been coming and going at the renowned home, designed by architect Leonard B. Willeke. Open to the public May 5-20, the Show House features seven bedrooms…
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Saturday, April 21, 2012
Metro Detroit interior designers and volunteers aplenty prepare to wow tourgoers this May at the Junior League of Detroit Show House, which is in Grosse Pointe Shores on Webber Place.
In a couple of weeks, the Junior League of Detroit (JLD) will open the doors to its 2012 Designers’ Show House, located at 22 Webber Place in Grosse Pointe Shores. The house will also feature fully landscaped gardens, a boutique, café and a greenery garden area, with items for sale. For several weeks, dozens of interior designers, painters, electricians, maintenance professionals, boutique staff and more have been coming and going at the massive 10,304-square-foot house, which was built in 1928 as the home of Oscar Webber, nephew of Joseph L. Hudson. The home will be open to the public from May 5-20; admission funds go toward programs for the JLD. Renowned architect Leonard B. Willeke designed the mansion. Tourgoers can view seven …
Thursday, April 19, 2012
After the city received a complaint from a resident, council asked the interim city manager to draft a policy regarding the use of the public works garage.
Grosse Pointe Shores Interim City Manager Mark Wollenweber will be drafting a policy on the use of the public works garage to present to the city council next month. The draft of a policy was requested by Mayor Ted Kedzierski this week after resident Jan Pemberton wrote a letter of complaint about the personal use of the garage by employees after normal business hours and on weekends. Councilman Robert Barrette read Pemberton's letter aloud during Tuesday's meeting. Pemberton is a regular attendee of the council meetings but was not present Tuesday. In her letter, she questioned why city employees are allowed to use the public works garage after hours and on weekends to work on their own cars. She also noted that none of the employees for …
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Grosse Pointe Shores parents and realtors fired tough questions to Grosse Pointe Schools administrators early Wednesday about safety and security at district's north end middle and high schools.
Parents from North and Parcells told school officials their children didn't always feel safe in the hallways, and realtors shared fears of a tarnished reputation for the schools during a special meeting Wednesday morning in Grosse Pointe Shores. The Grosse Pointe Shores new Ambassadors Committee is the city's new panel of residents and realtors tasked with finding ways to promote living in the Shores. The committee invited the principals of Grosse Pointe North High School and Parcells Middle School, as well as Superintendent Tom Harwood, to address issues surrounding the reputation of the two schools. They also were looking for ways to highlight the positive accomplishments in the district. About 15 residents and city officials sat in on …
The Grosse Pointe Shores Board of Review adopted a resolution outlining ways in which they will abide by the open meetings act to ensure public access after a resident kicked out of a meeting filed a complaint with the state tax commission.
Grosse Pointe Shores resident Charles Leahy will withdraw his complaints with the Michigan Tax Commission and the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office regarding the Board of Review failing to hold open meetings after they adopted a resolution outlining exactly how they intend to follow the Michigan's Open Meetings Act. Leahy announced his decision Tuesday to the Grosse Pointe Shores council, commending the city for addressing the matter quickly and correcting it. The Board of Review is a committee that conducts the annual process in which homeowners can seek tax relief for a variety of reasons. Ultimately the decisions impact each of the cities fiscal budgets because any reductions the Board of Review approve reduce the amount of income for …
Chris
12:54 pm on Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Bravo to Grosse Pointe Shores for exploring their departure from a corrupt county whose executives who have hailed from the the western end of Wayne County and don't even know Grosse Pointe exists save for when they get our taxes which are then distributed to their cronies by excessively high wages and undoubtedly now will include high legal bills. It is an intelligent electorate that says enough… more ›