Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 82 and low of 62 degrees.
Saturday: A shower and thunderstorm, temps: high: 74, low: 55.
Sunday: Partly sunny with a shower, with a high of 74 and low of 50 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• White students made up 92.2% of Brighton High School enrollment in 2024-25 (livingstontoday.com) — Brighton High School's 2024-25 enrollment is 1,887 students, with white students making up 92.2% of the population, the highest white enrollment in the Brighton Area Schools district. State data also highlight persistent racial achievement gaps and lingering post-pandemic academic declines, offering important context for how Brighton students fit into broader Michigan education trends.
• Artist Dylan Valade Navigates Memory during Residency on Island (mackinacislandnews.com) — A painter who grew up in Brighton, Mich., is back in northern Michigan as an artist-in-residence on Mackinac Island, creating photorealistic paintings of the Mackinac Bridge's construction. Drawing on years of visits up north and even a stint working for Shepler's Ferry, he's also teaching a "memory palace" technique that helps him remember key dates tied to island landmarks.
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
Whitmore Lake Farmers Market → The Greater Brighton Area Chamber of Commerce Northfield Community Park, just north of the Whitmore Lake Post Office (9725 Main St., Whitmore Lake) 10:00 am
Monday August 24
Honor & Fairway 2026 Golf Outing The Greater Brighton Area Chamber of Commerce Oak Pointe Country Club 4500 Club Drive, Brighton, MI 48116. 8:00 am
Tuesday August 25
Referral Group - Midday Connect The Greater Brighton Area Chamber of Commerce Greater Brighton Area Chamber of Commerce 218 E. Grand River Brighton, MI 48116 Conference Room on the first floor 11:30 am
CareGivers Connection The Greater Brighton Area Chamber of Commerce Community Bible Church 7372 Grand River Rd. Brighton, MI 48114 We meet in the Hive classroom. 6:00 pm
Recovery in the Spirit The Greater Brighton Area Chamber of Commerce Community Bible Church 7372 Grand River Rd. Brighton, MI 48114 We meet in the Big Room classroom. 6:30 pm
Wednesday August 26
NTAL Wednesday Story Time The Greater Brighton Area Chamber of Commerce Northfield Township Area Library 125 Barker Rd. Whitmore Lake, MI 48189 11:00 am
Back to School Night Hartland High School Howell, MI 48843 5:30 pm
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
Divorce Support Group Coming Soon —Janine Fruehan Read on Patch
ServiceMaster Clean posted a job opening for Evening Office Cleaner Part Time in Brighton. Apply here.
Molly Maid posted a job opening for Residential Housekeeper - NEW Brighton office! in Brighton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Brighton here.
How does Michigan view Trump? See latest polls (hometownlife.com)
Hartland
Multiracial students made up 1.7% of Hartland High School's student body in 2024-25 (livingstontoday.com)
County Board To Interview Applicants For Vacant Seat Tonight (whmi.com)
Asian students made up 0.8% of Livingston County districts' student body in 2024-25 (livingstontoday.com)
Plymouth
21-Year-Old Man Killed In Wayne County Crash: Police (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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