🌱 Patch AM: What’s behind this week’s drop in Dearborn-area gas prices?

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In today's newsletter:

• What's behind this week's drop in Dearborn-area gas prices?
• How a Dearborn-backed music series is turning homesickness into shared sound.
• Why a Dearborn protest figure is now tied to 'Spider-Man' viral fame

Also on today's calendar: Frames of Reference, Past and Present: Selected Works by Anita Bates | Opening Reception and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the wall say to the other wall. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 82 and low of 63 degrees.
• Thursday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 83, low: 62.
• Friday: Turning cloudy and less humid, with a high of 80 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• State gas prices drop 11 cents (wnmufm.org) — If you're filling up in Dearborn this week, you'll see some relief at the pump as Michigan's average gas price has dropped 11 cents to $4.16 per gallon. AAA says demand has eased and supplies ticked up, though prices remain well above last year, with Metro Detroit still averaging $4.21 for regular unleaded.
   

• Homesickness and loss in sound, from Detroit to Beirut: Layan Srour - CDM Create Digital Music (cdm.link) — Dearborn plays a central role in a new short film and the Jalasat performance series, both supported by the Arab American National Museum and the City of Dearborn, that spotlight Arab and diasporic artists. Centered on Detroit-based, Beirut-raised artist Layan Srour, the story explores homesickness, grief, and community-building through music, with monthly pop-up performances in local cafés and gathering spaces.
   

• A Man in a Full Spider-Man Costume Jumped on Far-Right Activist Jake Lang's Truck in Minneapolis, and the Internet Turned Him Into a Folk Hero (thoughtcatalog.com) — Dearborn is again in the national spotlight after far-right activist Jake Lang organized an anti-Muslim "Christian Crusade March" here on August 18, then appeared at a Dearborn City Council meeting. Days later in Minneapolis, a man in a Spider-Man costume confronted Lang at a rally, was arrested, and quickly became an online folk figure as supporters raised money for his legal costs.
   

📸 Around Dearborn

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Dearborn

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Thursday August 27
• Soft start - half day for kindergarten and Young 5s, teacher scree
  Howe Montessori and Center Based Education Dearborn, MI 48124
Monday August 31
• Picture Day for Students and Staff
  Crestwood High School Gym
  8:00 am
Tuesday September 1
• CHS Open House - Student Success Night
  Crestwood High School Whole School
  5:30 pm
Thursday September 3
• Frames of Reference, Past and Present: Selected Works by Anita Bates | Opening Reception →
  Stamelos Gallery, 4901 Evergreen Rd, Dearborn
  5:00 pm
Friday September 11
• 10,000 Sq. Ft. Rummage Sale →
  St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church, 375 Lothrop Rd, Grosse Pointe Farms
  9:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday August 26
• MS WEB Training
  Arno Elementary Allen Park Middle School, 8401 Vine Ave, Allen Park, MI 48101, USA
  8:00 am
• Said Elementary Open House
  MELVINDALE-NORTHERN ALLEN PARK SCHOOLS Melvindale, MI 48122
  4:00 pm
• MHS Open House
  Melvindale High School Melvindale, MI 48122
  6:00 pm
Thursday August 27
• Soft start - half day for kindergarten and Young 5s, teacher scree
  Howe Montessori and Center Based Education Dearborn, MI 48124
• HS Freshmen Jag Day
  Arno Elementary Allen Park High School, 18401 Champaign Rd, Allen Park, MI 48101, USA
  8:00 am
• HS Link Crew Training
  Arno Elementary Allen Park, MI 48101
  8:00 am
• AES Back to School Night
  MELVINDALE-NORTHERN ALLEN PARK SCHOOLS Melvindale, MI 48122
  4:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Melvindale

• 2026 Melvindale football season preview and schedule (thenewsherald.com)

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Detroit

• Joe Louis Southern Kitchen Opening New Detroit Location Thursday (patch.com)

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