CHARLEVOIX STREET

Photo by Renee LanduytAttendees take a selfie during a 2019 street party. GROSSE POINTE PARK — The party season starts this week on Charlevoix between Maryland and Lakepointe. The first Charlevoix Street Party of the year is 7 to 11 p.m. Saturday, June 11, featuring the Top 40 band, Keep the Party Going. “Top 40

A new program is working to teach adults with developmental disabilities how to cook, shop for groceries and even train for jobs in the restaurant industry.

The apparently successful launch of Grosse Pointe Park’s social district is an experiment worth following — with best wishes for all involved and hopes for the continued good behavior of patrons. Social districts, inaugurated under a new state law as the COVID-19 epidemic settled in, allow establishments inside them to sell alcoholic drinks for customers to consume outside. The Park’s district encompasses several blocks of Kercheval Avenue and Charlevoix Street where each is adjacent to the city limits with Detroit. With an area in Belleville, it is one of just two social districts pioneering the concept in Wayne County. The Park deserves kudos for embracing and testing the social district concept.