🌱 Berkley family displaced after Prairie Avenue house fire damages home
Berkley, Michigan Patch AM: a 4 min readHey there, Berkley! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Berkley family displaced after Prairie Avenue house fire damages home
- How a 2027 national conference could spotlight Berkley’s Main Street
Also on today's calendar: Royal Oak Garden Club's First Yard Sale and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 84 and low of 60 degrees.
- Thursday: Partly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 86, low: 67. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 88 and low of 68 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Fire damages big section of home in Berkley (candgnews.com) — A Berkley home in the 3700 block of Prairie Avenue suffered major damage when a fire broke out Friday afternoon, though everyone inside escaped safely. Berkley Public Safety quickly knocked down the flames but had to open the ceiling to reach fire that spread into the attic, leaving the house uninhabitable during extensive repairs. 
• Main Street Oakland County to co-host 2027 Main Street Now Conference in Detroit (legalnews.com) — Berkley’s Main Street district is slated to benefit from national attention when the 2027 Main Street Now Conference brings thousands of community leaders to Detroit. Attendees are expected to explore nearby Oakland County downtowns, including Berkley, offering local businesses extra visibility and potential economic boost during the multi-day gathering.
📸 Around Berkley
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Royal Oak Garden Club's First Yard Sale →
Unity of Royal Oak, 2500 Crooks Rd, Royal Oak
9:00 pm
Saturday June 6
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Other local events
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Gianmarco Soresi →
Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle, 310 S Troy St, Royal Oak
7:30 pm -
ROOM 203 - Official Driving School
Royal Oak High School Royal Oak, MI 48073
5:15 pm -
LC, Fishbowl, Drop In Room, Rm 156, 157 & MMR - SATs - Mallory
Royal Oak High School Royal Oak, MI 48073
7:00 am -
Lilly MacPhee →
Zerbo’s Market & Bistro, 3000 E West Maple Rd, Commerce Township
6:00 pm -
ROOM 203 - Official Driving School
Royal Oak High School Royal Oak, MI 48073
5:20 pm -
TURF FIELD- Oakland County FC
Royal Oak High School Royal Oak, MI 48073
6:00 pm -
MEL BRYANT & the MERCY MAKERS with JUNE HENRY and... →
Reware Vintage, 2965 12 Mile Rd # 200, Berkley
7:00 pm
Thursday June 4
Friday June 5
Saturday June 6
Wednesday June 10
Thursday June 11
📣 Berkley Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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FMS Half-Day
Ferndale Middle School Ferndale, MI 48220
8:00 am -
Birmingham Open Swim →
Goldfish Swim School - Birmingham, 2388 Cole St, Birmingham
12:00 pm -
Postpartum Support Group →
Jewish Family Services, 25900 Greenfield Rd, Oak Park
1:00 pm -
OPEN MIC NIGHT →
Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle, 310 S Troy St, Royal Oak
7:30 pm -
Archangel Healing Gong Journey ($44.44) →
Sacred Wave Gong Immersions, 808 Rochester Rd, Clawson
5:00 pm
Wednesday June 3
Thursday June 4
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Michigan State University Federal Credit Union posted a job opening for Financial Services Specialist - Berkley Branch in Berkley. Apply here.
- Spectrum Health System posted a job opening for Specialist Billing Services in Royal Oak. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Berkley here.
🗞 Nearby News
Royal Oak
- Dweezil Zappa Announces DZ20: Like Father, Like Son Tour (gratefulweb.com)
- ROMS student wins 2 best of show awards at film festival (candgnews.com)
- Foxconn Boosts Production Throughput With DeepHow Live SOP Verification Powered By NVIDIA (businesswire.com)
Birmingham
- Birmingham Barbers celebrates 6 decades of cutting hair in an atmosphere that ‘feels like home' (candgnews.com)
Detroit
- Summer Heat Builds Before Storms Later This Week (patch.com)
- Downtown Detroit Restaurant Closing After 12 Years (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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