Laurel Kraus

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — “It does feel like we’ve just been under constant construction and renovation in different sections,” War Memorial President and CEO Maria Miller said. Prior to COVID, the community and veteran organization set off on a $20 million build of the Alger Center — designed to alleviate use and pressure from the 1910 house. In successfully doing […]

A recently rediscovered black and white photo of unknown date depicts a tree-lighting ceremony at The War Memorial from decades past and calls into remembrance a forgotten Grosse Pointe Christmas tradition — the Tribute Tree. The War Memorial’s first Tribute Tree lighting ceremony was held December 1985, and offered community members the opportunity to place a white light on the […]

CITY OF GROSSE POINTE — Through a sliding barn door in the back of The Spice and Tea Exchange, a larger-than-life Pinocchio peeks out from behind a Christmas tree to get a glimpse of the green velvet chair where Santa soon will take his rightful place Saturdays between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Charlie Brown and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer also are […]

THE GROSSE POINTES — “When I say spur of the moment, I mean spur of the moment,” Meta Martinez said of when she and business partner Maggie Ehrlich registered the name for their destination-based design company. “It’s really celebrating what we love about the places we’re in,” Ehrlich said. “… We’ve been batting around this idea for years and we […]

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — The fifth Veteran Connect Seminar Tuesday, Dec. 3, wraps up the first year of ... Log In With Your Email and Zip Email Zip Log In An active subscription to the Grosse Pointe News is required to view this article. Please call (313) 343-5578 to subscribe. Subscribers who want to reset their password can click here […]

“Certainly the best part of working here is all the screaming kiddos and there’s usually something exploding,” said Andrea Harp, who clocks in as chief of staff at the Michigan Science Center each day among throngs of school children on field trips — and wouldn’t have it any other way. “I think the very first time I came here at […]

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — Building off the expansion of outdoor dining on The Hill, city council unanimously voted Monday night to make the Kercheval downtown strip a social district, where patrons can leave restaurants with designated alcoholic beverages and walk around the confines of the district and into other businesses. “It really is a reflection of our master plan,” Mayor […]

Photo by Laurel KrausLucky Detroit Coffee & Espresso at the corner of Notre Dame and Kercheval o... Log In With Your Email and Zip Email Zip Log In An active subscription to the Grosse Pointe News is required to view this article. Please call (313) 343-5578 to subscribe. Subscribers who want to reset their password can click here The Grosse Pointe […]

Photo by David HughesFree two-hour parking on The Hill is courtesy of Pearl. GROSSE POINTE FARMS — ... Log In With Your Email and Zip Email Zip Log In An active subscription to the Grosse Pointe News is required to view this article. Please call (313) 343-5578 to subscribe. Subscribers who want to reset their password can click here The Grosse […]

CITY OF GROSSE POINTE — While Jennifer Bierkle was preparing to open High Pointe Burger Jointe at 369 Fisher across from Grosse Pointe South High School, her daughter was diagnosed with celiac disease, leading the new business owner to make the restaurant a gluten-free facility in addition to its normal menu. “That really was eye-opening, not having any place for […]