Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 82 and low of 65 degrees.
Wednesday: Periods of sun with a t-storm, temps: high: 80, low: 55.
Thursday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 78 and low of 54 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Michigan Public's Doug Tribou receives Salute to Excellence Award from the NABJ (michiganpublic.org) — Ann Arbor's long-closed Jones School is in the spotlight again as a Michigan Public feature about its Black community legacy just earned host Doug Tribou a national NABJ Salute to Excellence Award. The story highlights alumni efforts to fund a historical marker honoring the school and its historically Black neighborhood.
• U-M Clements Library acquires 2,000 handwritten pages of Revolutionary War-era sermons (audacy.com) — Ann Arbor's U-M Clements Library has landed 192 newly surfaced Revolutionary War–era sermons, about 2,000 handwritten pages by chaplain Rev. Joseph Bowman. The library is launching a $40,000 crowdfunding campaign to finalize the purchase and open this rare window into religion and the early war years to researchers and the public.
Budapest: a Danube Celebration Dexter District Library Dexter, MI 48130 7:00 pm
Wednesday August 19
Back to School SplitterPalooza Lincoln Consolidated Schools Full LAB,LAB Parking Lot 4:00 pm
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
Our little piece of paradise 🦋 We're really starting to get the butterflies and the hummingbirds are mixed amongst them! (Nextdoor Saginaw Hills)
I need some little red "wigglers" for our compost bin. They over-wintered the last many years but, as far as I can tell, I have none now. If anyone has them, may I get several? In previous years they… (Nextdoor Ann Arbor Hills)
Ann Arbor YMCA posted a job opening for Custodian - Evening in Ann Arbor. Apply here.
Busch's, Inc. posted a job opening for Stock Associate in Ann Arbor. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ann Arbor here.
🗞 Nearby News
Ypsilanti
See the $16M in salaries for 293 Ypsilanti-area employees (mlive.com)
Ypsilanti Township eyes moratorium on power transmission to slow U-M data center (bridgemi.com)
Can an activist also wear the badge? A Michigan sheriff aims to find out (mlive.com)
Detroit Area Lawmaker Wants Answers Amid Reports Of Deteriorating Conditions Aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (patch.com)
Ok Ann Arbor! 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: So he could save time! (Thank you Lorraine S. for sending it in!) Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!