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🌱 Patch AM: How Dearborn’s new zoning could block massive AI data centers nearby
Also check out Frames of Reference, Past and Present: Selected Works by Anita Bates | Opening Reception on the Dearborn Patch calendar
Hi there, Dearborn! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Dearborn's new zoning could block massive AI data centers nearby
- How new Dearborn–Kalamazoo rail upgrades could change your Amtrak ride
Also on today's calendar: Frames of Reference, Past and Present: Selected Works by Anita Bates | Opening Reception and 3 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the tree say when Spring arrived? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Turning cloudy and less humid, with a high of 81 and low of 60 degrees.
- Saturday: A blend of sun and clouds, temps: high: 82, low: 66.
- Sunday: Partly sunny and warm, with a high of 84 and low of 68 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Two more Metro Detroit communities move to amend data center zoning (detroitnews.com) — Dearborn's City Council just tightened its zoning rules so data centers are no longer allowed by right in light industrial or tech-research districts, limiting them to general industrial areas instead. Officials say the move is meant to prevent massive, noisy hyperscale facilities from landing near homes and businesses, while neighboring Livonia considers similar guardrails for future data‑center projects. 
• POLITICAL NEWS: Lake America? Trump orders Lake Ontario renamed for U.S. federal use (ourmidland.com) — Dearborn gets a direct connection to major new rail funding, with $145 million awarded to upgrade the passenger corridor between Dearborn and Kalamazoo for faster, more reliable Amtrak service. The roundup also highlights Dearborn Rep. Erin Byrnes' push to extend Michigan's FOIA to the governor and Legislature, plus other statewide political and legal battles that could shape transparency and health funding.
📸 Around Dearborn
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Dearborn
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- Picture Day for Students and Staff
Crestwood High School Gym
8:00 am - CHS Open House - Student Success Night
Crestwood High School Whole School
5:30 pm - Frames of Reference, Past and Present: Selected Works by Anita Bates | Opening Reception →
Stamelos Gallery, 4901 Evergreen Rd, Dearborn
5:00 pm - No school - Labor Day
Howe Montessori and Center Based Education Dearborn, MI 48124 - Early dismissal
Howe Montessori and Center Based Education Dearborn, MI 48124 - 10,000 Sq. Ft. Rummage Sale →
St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church, 375 Lothrop Rd, Grosse Pointe Farms
9:00 am
Monday August 31
Tuesday September 1
Thursday September 3
Monday September 7
Tuesday September 8
Friday September 11
📣 Dearborn Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Picture Day for Students and Staff
Crestwood High School Gym
8:00 am - Welcome/Faculty PD #1
Arno Elementary Allen Park, MI 48101
8:00 am - CHS Open House - Student Success Night
Crestwood High School Whole School
5:30 pm - Elementary Meet the Teacher Night
Arno Elementary Allen Park, MI 48101
6:30 pm - Dearborn JV Football @ Crestwood →
Crestwood High School, 1501 N Beech Daly Rd, Dearborn Heights
6:00 pm - Introduction to Rain Gardens
Melvindale Public Library Melvindale, MI 48122
6:00 pm
Monday August 31
Tuesday September 1
Wednesday September 2
Thursday September 3
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- The People's Firm PLLC (Dearborn) — (313) 914-7783
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Dearborn Federal savings bank on Michigan Avenue near S.
Military Rd. is having free things they're giving away and a free lunch with hamburgers, hotdogs, corn, potato salad and coleslaw and then they have… (Nextdoor Snow Woods) - Did you know the United States Postal Service will email you daily about your upcoming mail delivery?
It has scans of the front of the envelope in the email and it is FREE. No special app necessary, it just comes to your email. https://www.usps.com… (Nextdoor Georgetown Commons)
- Goodwill of Greater Detroit posted a job opening for Store Inventory Clerk in Dearborn. Apply here.
- Henry Ford College posted a job opening for Adjunct Faculty - Chemistry in Dearborn. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Dearborn here.
🗞 Nearby News
Dearborn Heights
- Mechanical Heating, Cooling & Electrical Addresses AC Replacement Timing (rivertonjournal.com)
- American Medinas: Turning US Cities Into 'Beachheads' for Islam (realclearinvestigations.com)
- Wild Ohio wedding brawl leaves guests injured as man allegedly threatens crowd with butter knife (wfin.com)
Allen Park
- Mich. City Defeats Excessive Force Claim Over Driver's Arrest (law360.com)
Ok Dearborn! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: What a re-leaf! (Thank you Flo G. for sending it in!)
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