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And check out Captain While You Can Tailgate Tour on the Ferndale Patch calendar

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Good morning Ferndale! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • When Lee Emi's debut album tour stops at Ferndale's Magic Bag
  • Why Ferndale walked away from controversial Flock license plate cameras

Also on today's calendar: Captain While You Can Tailgate Tour and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Cloudy, showers around; warm, with a high of 76 and low of 56 degrees.
  • Friday: A touch of morning rain, temps: high: 66, low: 46.
  • Saturday: Sunshine and a few clouds, with a high of 65 and low of 48 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Lee Emi Lets Her Fiery Impulses Loose With Debut Album 'Destroy Everything' (wildfiremusic.net) — Ferndale music fans can catch Lee Emi's debut album tour when it hits the Magic Bag on Nov. 20, bringing her dark indie-pop and rock sound to town. The Grand Rapids artist, known from The Crane Wives, is launching her first solo album this week and then heading out on a nationwide November tour.
   

• South Lyon is the latest local community to cover its Flock cameras (audacy.com) — Ferndale is among several Metro Detroit communities that have already terminated contracts with Flock Safety, the license plate reader company now facing growing pushback. South Lyon just bagged its cameras, while state lawmakers propose new rules and penalties to curb potential misuse of the surveillance technology and better protect residents' privacy across Michigan.
   

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💬 Chatter

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  • I need this bare bench transformed into this beautiful one.
    I need it identical.. Port Huron, Mi If you can definitely do it, or know someone who can. Please contact me immediately…. (Nextdoor Upper Diamond)
  • Kentucky Fried Chicken posted a job opening for Team Member in Ferndale. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Hazel Park

  • Brennan's Restaurant: A Premier Champagne Destination (myneworleans.com)
  • Hazel Park school board accepts superintendent's retirement offer (detroitnews.com)

Oak Park

  • Michael Jackson tribute, flying motorcycles, local dance groups coming to UniverSoul Circus Detroit (clickondetroit.com)
  • Michigan Works! Opens new office in Southfield (theoaklandpress.com)

Royal Oak

  • Hospitals Are Scrambling To Keep 340B Discounts. Here's What To Know (wordandbrown.com)
  • What should Michigan do with its bottle deposit law? Retailers want it gone, shoppers say otherwise (clickondetroit.com)

Ok Ferndale! 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: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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