Hi hopefully future neighbors! My husband and I have been living in Royal Oak for the past 6 years and we’re ready to buy our first home. After spending some time in Grosse Pointe it clicked with us that this is where we see ourselves raising starting and raising a family. Between the schools, downtown, community events it REALLY checks all our boxes. Royal Oak did too but it’s just so unaffordable and you basically get a shoebox.

After looking for a while it seems the Woods is our most affordable option and we’re seeing a lot of homes under $350k which is unheard of in RO! Here my question: Should we avoid the area near the hospital by Morris? We have some friends who work at the hospital who freaked when we mentioned we saw some houses we considered putting offers on Bournemouth, Newcaste etc because of safety? I was SHOCKED and tbh I kind of don’t believe it. GP in my opinion is one of the safest/nicest areas! Is this an actual thing? I would love some locals insight because I make the biggest purchase of my life!

Woods here. Stopped by to vote on Saturday around noon and was No. 263. My husband went today, and it was lively, he said. How was it where you are? And what sticker did you get? (Werewolf here.)

By my count the numbers are staggering:
PFAE (Shawn Cotton): $550,000!!!
Kate Hopper: $28,000
Clint Derringer: $23,000
Colleen Worden: $20,000
Laura Hull: $19,000
Tim Klepp: $19,000
Heath Roberts: $18,000
Terri Collins: $8,000
Melisa Fredanberg: $8,000
Diane Gellci: $2,000

$612,000 to be spent supporting Cotton candidates
$81,000 to be spent supporting The Nice Guys.
$2,000 for the smart Albanian lady.

Just on money spent alone by one guy, makes me VERY SKEPTICAL of motives. You don't spend that kind of money out of pocket simply because you want to serve. I at least respect Hopper and Roberts, they have people in the community that think enough of them to donate to their efforts. Collins and Fredanberg show me everything I need to see given no one BUT the cotton family gave them money.

I think any of the Nice guy crew or Gellci will be great additions...at least they will be representative of the community.

This looks exciting! It is about time Comcast swap the 90s coax with Corning fiber. This is near Mack and Vernier in Grosse Pointe Woods. Hope to see an upgrade across all Pointes!

Corning fiber delivered to Comcast as per label

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Installation in progress at Mack and Vernier area

I’m in SCS but also close to Grosse Pointe & Harper Woods. I find as I get older I’m getting a little scared to walk by myself in the dark. I am definitely open to driving to new areas to walk my elderly dog. Looking for off leash as well. She just likes to sniff and meander around. Thank you so much!

what the title says but what are some parking options near grosse pointe park on weekends?

Any body know where a transplant can find a Clam Bake? Thank you

Story floating around the barber shop Saturday is that the new super is being housed by the boe president. Any truth?

I live in Farms near Kercheval and I’ve heard an exorbitant amount of sirens today. Any one else notice this? Did something happen?

For a writing project, tell me about your experiences going to the middle-school dances at the War Memorial. Fonder memories preferable to disasters, but funny disasters are fine. Anybody experience them as both a kid and a parent?

Anyone else lose power? And does anyone know why? Weather was good today.

Just moved to the farms a few months ago. My current vet is located in Rochester and it’s become a pain to drive that far. Can anyone recommend a vet in the GP area? Thanks in advance!

Editing to add that I made an appointment at Harper Woods Vet. Thanks for all the recommendations!

We have a bunch of small landscaping pavers that we no longer have a use for. I’d rather not do FB marketplace place as we don’t want people coming over to our house.

GPPSS's new superintendent wrote a letter to School Board member Valerie St. Jean and read it to her at the meeting. You can hear it at: 3:15:00. https://www.gpschools.org/boe-meetings

Is there a good spot to cold plunge? Is there a group of people who do this regularly?

Note - based in Farms

I made some updates to the flag design I posted a while back based on feedback. I brightened the green and blue up a little bit. Also added a gold border to the sail and altered its shape and position slightly. I’ll paste my spiel on the design choices and symbolism in the comments.

I am a new homeowner here in ‘the Woods’ and want to know what to expect on Halloween as far as ‘trick or treating,’ i.e. giving out candy. I have lived in dense big cities for the past 18 years and so don’t really know what I’m doing in these types of situations…although I grew up in Dearborn in the 90s and participated in Halloween as a kid and have great memories. I expect that things have probably changed since then…but hopefully not too much. I would like to trust that this should be pretty straightforward, but what do I know? I bought like $50 of candy to hand out this weekend and am not sure if it’s enough or too much (also, wtf is up with these candy prices?!?). Are there even kids here, and do they still ‘trick or treat’? Any tips or tricks or watch -outs? I am learning so much here already, but don’t want to f-up one of the best nights of the year! Thanks!

My mother-in-law would like to stay in her house but is starting to have real problems with stairs. It’s got 2 bedrooms downstairs and a linen closet, the washer/dryer could potentially go any of those places. Does anyone have recommendations for contractors?

Hi! We are currently staying with in-laws as we look for a home. Is anyone selling in GP in the next few months?

I have voted at Brownell Middle School for years. This year they moved our poll location to the War Memorial. What happened with the precincts and poll locations this year? I have a feeling that they reduced the number of locations if I am literally driving to the opposite corner of the Farms to vote now.

Also, what is the process for early voting. I read on a couple Michigan websites that you need an absentee ballot to early vote at city hall but the GPF website doesn’t say anything about that. It just lists the times and dates for early voting. I requested an absentee just in case. I’m worried that with the new location they limited the number of polling sites which is just going to lead to crazy lines and wait times.

We are Chicago transplants in Grosse Pointe…having a hard time finding a place that shows Bears games. Looked into getting Sunday ticket but it’s $$$. Any restaurant/bars that show da bears in lion country?

Could there be a more miserable public servant? This man has zero humility, appears to be utterly humorless and really isn't that much of a financial "wiz". He is definitely not the best available candidate on the market place.

Moving to GP woods from California in November, what do I need to be prepared for other than the cold, originally from Scandinavia so used to the cold.

Has anyone lowered their taxes by attending and complaining at the March Board of Review? Any tips?

Can anyone recommend a good bee removal service in GP? It seems the bigger companies, Terminex and Orkin, all want to sell extra items. I’m just looking to get a hive removed

Am I the only person worried about WHY someone would spend SO MUCH money to elect people to the school board that agree with me? What is the end game, because there is no way we know it.

Hey neighbors, my family and I just moved here from California with our 9 year old Havapoo Jordy. I ran a successful dog boarding/walking business there but that won’t fly in our new house. Jordy is used to having 3-8 dogs to play with daily, and I can see the lack of socialization is getting to him.

I’ve taken him to the GPP dog park 7 times and there was another dog there once 😟. Is there any other parks nearby that are more active or do people actually go to Patterson and I just go at the wrong time?

Thank you in advance for any and all help you can provide. If anyone else is in the same situation and wants a doggie meet up or just to walk together let me know.

Check out @the_canineteenth_hole on Instagram or DM me for my rover.com link where you can see my former doggie empire in action.

From both sides of the political spectrum. Gives me anxiety.