In October 1897, a post office was established there with the name of "Half-way", as it was near the halfway point of the stage run between downtown Detroit and the Macomb County seat at Mount Clemens.

It incorporated as the village of Halfway in December 1924 and reincorporated as the city of East Detroit in January 1929.

It is bordered to the west by the city of Warren, to the north by Roseville, and to the east by St. Clair Shores.

Cruisin' Gratiot in June is an annual weekend celebration of automotive history, tradition and memorabilia.

[citation needed] Eastpointe is a Michigan home-rule city and operates under the council-manager form of government.

[24] On November 7, 2023, voters chose former city council member Michael Klinefelt as mayor.

Eastpointe voters also elected incumbent Harvey Curley and newcomer Margaret Podsiadlik to the city council.

The plaintiffs alleged that Owens had interrupted and censored their remarks during time allotted for public comments at council meetings and engaged in viewpoint discrimination against them.

The complaint requested that the city amend its public comment rules and sought damages from the mayor.

[30] On December 8, 2022, a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction prohibiting Owens from shouting down speakers or restricting the subject matter of their remarks.

[31][32][33][34] The lawsuit stemmed largely from an incident at the council's September 6, 2022, meeting, during which Owens interrupted or talked over three residents who had attempted to speak.

[21][35][36][37] The plaintiffs are represented by attorneys from the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), a First Amendment advocacy group.

[24][38][39] On September 28, 2023, Eastpointe's departing mayor, Monique Owens, pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge of making a false statement.

The case, which was initially charged as felony false pretenses, stemmed from her application for a CARES Act grant for her business.

The application stated that her business, Naturally Funny Talent Agency, was 51 percent of more owned by veterans and that it had 100-249 employees.

Upon investigation, the Macomb County Sheriff's Office determined that Owens had had never served in the military and that she was the sole employee of the company.

[40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47] On November 9, 2023, Owens was sentenced to six months of probation, 100 hours of community service, and $725 in court costs.

[55] Eastpointe is also served by Macomb Community College's South Campus, which is located in Warren, two miles north of the city.

[56] Wayne County Community College District's Mary Ellen Stempfle University Center is located in Harper Woods, just across 8 Mile from Eastpointe.

Detroit-style pizza inventors, Gus and Anna Guerra opened Cloverleaf Bar (on Gratiot Avenue in 1953 after selling Buddy's Pizza (originally named Buddy's Rendezvous) on Six Mile Rd and Contant Street in Detroit.

[60] Actor Jayson Blair of MTV's The Hard Times of RJ Berger is an Eastpointe native.

Christian Berishaj (stage name JMSN) is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, engineer, mixer, videographer and designer and a former member of the band, Love Arcade, in which he was known as Snowhite.

Jacob M. Appel's short story collection, Einstein's Beach House, is largely set in a fictionalized Eastpointe.

[61][62] Adrenalin is an American rock band from East Detroit Michigan, that is perhaps best known for their song "Road of the Gypsy," featured in the 1986 film Iron Eagle.

[64] East Detroit High School produced a number of professional football players, including Gary Ballman, Ron Kramer, Matt Hernandez, and Mickey Walker.

In 1995, Brown was hired as the head football coach at East Detroit High School.

584, Chartered on May 27, 1953, relocated from 1850 Vernier Rd, Grosse Pointe Woods, to Eastpointe in March 1992, and later Consolidated with Jefferson Lodge No.

[66] The St. John Deaf Center, affiliated with Holy Innocents Church in Roseville, is in Eastpointe.

[69] Our Lady of Grace was previously in Eastpointe, but moved to Warren in 2012 when it merged with St. Cletus Church.