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Hey hey Dearborn! Your one-stop source for local news is here. Continue reading for all the updates. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Dearborn became Michigan's self-proclaimed Coffee Capital in just years
  • Where Dearborn's new three-hour parking limits will hit starting Monday

Also on today's calendar: AAUW-Dearborn 73rd Used Book,Media, and Gift Fundraiser and 12 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Cooler; a little morning rain, with a high of 67 and low of 48 degrees.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 68, low: 47.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny and comfortable, with a high of 71 and low of 47 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Dearborn calls itself the 'Coffee Capital.' What's fueling the boom? (mlive.com) — Dearborn's booming coffee scene now includes more than 45 shops and a city-backed Coffee Week that wraps up today, Oct. 2, with a closing celebration at PEACE Park East. Local Yemeni- and globally-inspired cafes are expanding statewide and beyond, while still serving as neighborhood gathering spots where each cup supports Dearborn family-owned businesses.
   

• Dearborn limits parking to 3 hours in these west side downtown spots (bnd.com) — If you park in west downtown Dearborn, be ready for new three-hour limits at four popular spots near Michigan Avenue starting Monday, Oct. 5, from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. City officials say the pilot program is meant to keep prime spaces turning over for customers, with employees encouraged to use nearby parking decks while a commission monitors and adjusts the plan.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Melvindale

  • Ecorse Road to close as part of I-94 reconstruction (thenewsherald.com)
  • Lincoln Park girls volleyball gets back on track with road win at Taylor (thenewsherald.com)
  • Gibraltar moving forward on data center ordinance as lawsuit pending (thenewsherald.com)

Dearborn Heights

  • In Memoriam: Dorothy Rossow Fleck (cpp.edu)

Allen Park

  • Allen Park girls golf places first at final Downriver League tournament, repeats as outright league champs (thenewsherald.com)
  • Grand Rapids and Allen Park chefs shine on Hell's Kitchen debut (newsbreak.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig?" — Because he was such a boar! (Thank you Theresa H. for sending it in!)
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