Barbra Streisand Got Her Start at Club Getting Snazzy Makeover: Patch PM

METRO DETROIT, MI – Here are some stories from the Michigan Patch network worth talking about tonight:

Caucus Club, A Downtown Detroit Institution, To Reopen

• Barbra Streisand got her start on the Caucus Club stage in 1961. Memorabilia from that era blended with modern touches and Art Deco theme.

Former Ferndale Police Chief’s Missing Badge Found Decades Later

• Badge, revered as a culmination of an officer’s career, will be returned to the late police chief’s relatives.

1960s Anti-War Activist Tom Hayden Dead at 76

• From the University of Michigan to Hanoi to the California State Assembly, Tom Hayden stirred revolutions.

Make-A-Wish Flies Dutch Teen to Dearborn to See Dream Truck

• At Ford Motor Co.’s Rouge plant, teen saw the past and the future when he cruised in a Model-T and a yet-to-be released Ford F-150.

Charges Filed in Graffiti Death Threats Against Detroit Police Chief

• Detroit man charged with spray-painting “kill James Craig” and “kill all police” on building could go to prison for 20 years.

5 Bugs (Including Stink Bugs) Crawling Into Your House Right Now: What to Do

• If you think stink bugs alone will foul your home, you’re wrong. You also may be very wrong about spiders invading your home in the fall.

Also Worth a Read

• Canton Township Clerk Candidate May Have to Relinquish School Board Seat if Elected
• Voters Will Decide Fate of Transportation Tax Hike
• Plan Your Royal Oak Restaurant Week Dining Schedule
• Dearborn Sued for $10M In Fatal Shooting of Unarmed Black Man.
• Trash Hauler FBI Named in Bribery Scheme Gets Mixed Reception
• $1,000 Reward in Hit-and-Run that Killed Homeless Man
• Record-High STD Rates in US: Where Metro Detroit Ranks
• Fake ‘Lucky Pennies’ Dropped in 10 Cities, Worth $1,000 Each
• Detroit Free Press Sports Columnist Drew Sharp Dies at 56
• 2 Hepatitis A Cases Linked to Detroit Whole Foods Market
• NOAA’s 2016 Winter Outlook for Metro Detroit: Snowier, But Temperature Extremes a Toss-Up
• Which Michigan Communities Have Chromium 6 In Their Water — And How Much?
• Where Have UFOs Been Sighted in Michigan?
• Apple Season 2016 in SE Michigan: U-Pick Farms, Cider Mills, Pumpkins
• 2016 Fall Foliage Peak in Michigan, U.S.: Interactive Map

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