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🌱 Patch AM: What Grosse Pointe Woods residents should know after the Lochmoor Club fire

And check out Les Misérables on the Grosse Pointe Patch calendar

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Hello Grosse Pointe! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • What Grosse Pointe Woods residents should know after the Lochmoor Club fire
  • What Grosse Pointe doctors say is really going around this week
  • How a 228-day pizza campaign paid off in Grosse Pointe Farms

Also on today's calendar: Les Misérables and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the tractor say to the plow? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: An afternoon shower in spots, with a high of 82 and low of 65 degrees.
  • Sunday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 80, low: 53.
  • Monday: Mostly cloudy and not as warm, with a high of 70 and low of 62 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Massive Fire Destroys Clubhouse in Grosse Pointe Woods, MI (firehouse.com) — A massive fire has destroyed the historic Lochmoor Club clubhouse in Grosse Pointe Woods, and officials say the site remains an active scene with lingering air-quality concerns. Nearby Grosse Pointe schools have limited outdoor time at Mason, Parcells and North as a precaution, while public safety crews from multiple Grosse Pointe communities continue monitoring hotspots and investigating the cause.
   

2. What's Going Around in Metro Detroit: Upper respitory infections, e-bike injuries, allergies (clickondetroit.com) — Doctors, including the emergency chief at Corewell Beaumont Grosse Pointe Hospital, report that local ERs are busy with seasonal allergies, viral stomach bugs, asthma flare-ups and e-bike injuries across Metro Detroit. They're urging residents, especially as school resumes, to wear helmets, watch for respiratory symptoms, and plan flu shots in late September or October to build protection before the holidays.
   

3. Portney rates Fresh Farms' pizza a 7.9 (grossepointenews.com) — Fresh Farms Market in Grosse Pointe Farms finally landed a surprise visit from Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy, who rated their New York-style cheese pizza a strong 7.9. After 228 straight days of social media campaigning and daily customer reviews, staff say his stop-in ended their "one bite" challenge era on a high note and boosted their statewide ranking.
   

4. Michigan's 9/11 legacies: 16 terrorism victims with ties to the state (bnd.com) — Among the 16 people with Michigan ties remembered on this 9/11 anniversary is investment executive David Alger, who grew up in Grosse Pointe before rising to lead a major New York financial firm. The piece shares personal stories of Alger and other victims, highlighting their Michigan roots, careers, families and the legacies they left behind after the World Trade Center and Pentagon attacks.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Grosse Pointe

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★ Featured events ★

    Friday September 18
  • Les Misérables →
    Schaap Center, 15001 E Jefferson Ave, Grosse Pointe Park
    7:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Saturday September 12
  • 2nd Saturdays: Dino Discovery — The War Memorial →
    The War Memorial, 32 Lake Shore Dr, Grosse Pointe Farms
    9:00 am
  • Park Farmers Market →
    Grosse Pointe Park, MI Calendar Grosse Pointe, MI 48230
    9:00 am
  • Community Conversation →
    Grosse Pointe Park, MI Calendar, 15115 E. Jefferson, Grosse Pointe Park
    10:00 am
  • Straight Ahead →
    Dirty Dog Jazz Cafe, 97 Kercheval St, Grosse Pointe Farms
    6:30 pm
    • Monday September 14
  • Summer Taxes Due
    City of Harper Woods, 19617 Harper Ave, Harper Woods
  • City Chipping →
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    • Tuesday September 15
  • Water Bills Due
    City of Harper Woods, 19617 Harper Ave, Harper Woods
  • Barnes Back to School Night
    Grosse Pointe School District, 389 St. Clair, Grosse Pointe
    6:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Grosse Pointe Public School System posted a job opening for Day Custodian in Grosse Pointe. Apply here.
  • Bank of America posted a job opening for Relationship Banker in Grosse Pointe. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Grosse Pointe here.

Ok Grosse Pointe! 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: Hold me close John Deere. (Thank you Jenny H. for sending it in!)
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