🌱 Patch AM: Why a Brighton man’s low-profile House bid is raising red flags.

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• Why a Brighton man's low-profile House bid is raising red flags.

Today's riddle: What do evil hens lay? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: A passing morning shower, with a high of 79 and low of 56 degrees.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 80, low: 56.
• Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 81 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Unknown US House candidate who secured Green Party nod with little vetting donated to Republicans in 2023 (wlns.com) — A Brighton resident, Shane Dedrick, has quietly secured the Green Party nomination for Michigan's hotly contested 7th Congressional District, yet hasn't been reachable or visibly campaigning since April. Party officials now question how thoroughly he was vetted, especially after records showed small 2023 donations to a Republican presidential campaign, raising concerns about third-party spoilers in a race closely watched by Brighton-area voters.
   

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Friday August 21
• Brighton Street Art Fair →
  Downtown Brighton, 104 E Grand River Ave, Brighton
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday August 20
• Coffee Club
  The Greater Brighton Area Chamber of Commerce Java House Cafe 25840 Pontiac Trail South Lyon, MI
  9:00 am
• intenSati - Movement Mantras Meditation to Manifest Your Best Life!
  The Greater Brighton Area Chamber of Commerce Brighton Lighthouse 142 Brighton Lake Road Brighton, MI, 48116 United States
  6:00 pm
• Trivia at South Lyon Aubree's
  The Greater Brighton Area Chamber of Commerce 218 E Grand River Ave, Brighton, MI 48116
  7:00 pm
Friday August 21
• 2026 Brighton Street Art Fair →
  The Greater Brighton Area Chamber of Commerce Downtown Brighton
• 2026 PPHH Food Truck Friday- August 21 →
  The Greater Brighton Area Chamber of Commerce See you in the Square in downtown Pinckney.
  12:00 pm
Saturday August 22
• 2026 Brighton Farmers Market
  The Greater Brighton Area Chamber of Commerce Located at the City's Municipal Parking Lot located at 200 N. First Street in downtown Brighton.
  8:00 am
Sunday August 23
• Unified Worship Service
  The Greater Brighton Area Chamber of Commerce 300 E Grand River, Brighton
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday August 19
• NTAL Wednesday Story Time →
  Northfield Township Area Library, 125 Barker Rd, Whitmore Lake
  11:00 am
• Hartland Business Builders
  Hartland Area Chamber of Commerce Chamber Office 9525 E. Highland Road Howell, MI 48843
  11:30 am
Thursday August 20
• The Wilows at Howell Car Show →
  The Willows at Howell, 1500 Byron Rd, Howell
  4:00 pm
• Onsted Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Whitmore Lake →
  Whitmore Lake High School, 7430 Whitmore Lake Rd, Whitmore Lake
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• HI still looking for interior painter.
  Last was a no show :( I can provide all the paint and most supplies, just need the work done soon. Most of it is just heavy touch up and redo the… (Nextdoor Hillside Lakes)
• Gas price in Wisconsin $3.
  69 (Marinette). Gas price in Michigan $4.19 (Menominee). Wisconsin roads seem better than ours. Just returned from a trip over the top. Of course we… (Nextdoor Northridge Hills)

• The Home Depot, Inc. posted a job opening for Freight/Receiving in Brighton. Apply here.
• Gordon Food Service posted a job opening for 1st Shift Freight Handler in Brighton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Brighton here.

🗞 Nearby News

South Lyon

• How West Oakland communities grow without losing what makes them special (metromodemedia.com)
• Novi's Peter Stassinopoulos of Novi wins GAM Championship in a playoff (theoaklandpress.com)

Hartland

• Hartland logs 1 scam report for week ending Aug. 8, 2026 (livingstontoday.com)
• Hartland High School enrolled 1 Hawaiian student in 2024-25 (livingstontoday.com)
• Record book: Livingston County football top performances (livingstondaily.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Deviled eggs (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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