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New mural transforms entire wall of Berkley salon into art Nikki Maybee has operated her salon for 12 years in Berkley. During that time, she always wanted to improve its bare concrete wall. She made plans last year to commission a mural on the building, but she had to wait until recently to make it happen due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Photo by Deb Jacques Advertisement BERKLEY — Berkley’s collection of murals recently expanded with a brand-new one on the wall of a salon. Salon Simply Beautiful at 2665 Coolidge Highway installed a new mural on the side of its building in April. The art co...

Photo by Deb Jacques Students, local volunteers come together to create therapy garden Sophomore Bella Elzerman holds a potted plant. Photo by Deb Jacques Advertisement ST. CLAIR SHORES — Inspired by a grotto at the Solanus Casey Center in Detroit, a therapy garden is growing outside of the new home of Maggie’s Wigs 4 Kids of Michigan with help from local students and members of the Lions Club. Maggie Varney, founder and CEO of Maggie’s Wigs 4 Kids of Michigan, said she had wanted to find a way to honor children who had participated in Wigs 4 Kids programs who had passed away — she ca...

Mile markers get a makeover with messaging The new mile markers are decorated with keywords from Sterling Heights’ 2030 Visioning Plan’s vision statement, such as “inclusive.” Photo by Deb Jacques Advertisement STERLING HEIGHTS — A series of intersection monuments along Van Dyke Avenue in Sterling Heights will soon be presenting a message beyond which mile road drivers are near — the city’s vision of its identity. In May, workers began installing new fabric on the city’s four mile marker monuments, which stand by Van Dyke’s intersections with 15 Mile Road, Metropolitan Parkw...

Volunteers repaint historic schoolhouse in Eastpointe Niyana Burks, a freshman at Eastpointe High School, is among those helping repaint the historic Halfway Schoolhouse May 15. Photo by Deb Jacques Photo by Deb Jacques Advertisement EASTPOINTE — Eastpointe’s beloved Halfway Schoolhouse got a facelift on May 15, thanks to the East Detroit Historical Society and some local volunteers. They spent the day repainting the exterior and doing some basic maintenance on the building. The schoolhouse was originally built in 1872 and now is situated next to Eastpointe High School. For generations, i...

HARRISON TOWNSHIP — A local company and library are teaming up to help local bicyclists keep their equipment running smoothly.