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Today's riddle: What is the difference between black eyed peas and chick peas? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Bloomfield Hills 2024 non-profits by total revenue: Samuel And Jean Frankel Fine Arts Foundation led (seoaklandnews.com) — Nonprofits based in Bloomfield Hills generated more than $57 million in reported revenue in 2024, with the Samuel and Jean Frankel Fine Arts Foundation leading the pack at over $7.8 million. A new IRS-based ranking highlights the city's 10 highest‑revenue organizations, showing big swings in contributions, government grants, and asset values that shape Bloomfield Hills' charitable landscape.
2. Cranbrook Institute of Science Hosts 'Artificial Intelligence: Your Mind & The Machine' (dbusiness.com) — Bloomfield Hills' Cranbrook Institute of Science is bringing a major hands-on exhibit, "Artificial Intelligence: Your Mind & The Machine," running Sept. 27 through May 9, 2027. Local families, students, and educators can explore interactive AI experiences and attend an opening-day panel on AI in education, with early access for museum members on Sept. 26.
3. Michigan's Best Private High Schools Ranked for 2026 (wearekalamazoo.com) — Families in Bloomfield Hills can take pride that three local schools—Cranbrook Schools, The Roeper School, and Academy of the Sacred Heart—rank among Michigan's top private high schools for 2026. Using Niche ratings, the piece compares tuition, academics, college prep, and student experience across leading schools statewide, giving Bloomfield Hills parents fresh context as they weigh private education options.
4. Future US Women's Amateur venues and dates through 2046: Confirmed and speculative (thegolfnewsnet.com) — Bloomfield Hills will be in the national golf spotlight when Oakland Hills Country Club's South Course hosts the 2029 U.S. Women's Amateur. The article lays out confirmed venues and dates for this major championship through 2046, highlighting how top courses like Oakland Hills are tapped to showcase their potential for future national events.
5. 28 African American students enrolled at International Academy in 2024-25 (seoaklandnews.com) — With Oakland Schools' central office in Bloomfield Hills, new state data show International Academy enrolled 28 African American students in 2024–25, a slight decline from last year. Overall enrollment reached 1,370 students, with Asian students making up just over half the population, and the report places these numbers in the context of Michigan's growing education budget.
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