Detroit Back To School Calendar + Detroit's Best Cocktail Bars

Hey, everybody! It's me, Dylan Siwicki, your host of the Daily. Here are all the most important things to know about what's happening in town...

First, today's weather:

Sunshine with a shower. High: 79 Low: 61.

Here are the top stories in Detroit today:

1. Back To School In Detroit: What's New On 2022-23 Calendar. (Detroit Patch)
2. Nine new cocktail bars in Detroit 2022 to Freshen Up Your Palate. Detroitisit rounded up a list of new cocktail bars in Detroit for you and your mates (or your date) to visit and maybe even frequent. (Detroitisit)
3. A Macomb County nurse practitioner was arrested by federal agents Thursday after he agreed to meet a 15-year-old boy for sex, according to reports. Posing as the young boy, federal agents tricked Jigger O. Garcia, 50, of Chesterfield Township, in to believing he was meeting the boy in a Detroit church parking through a series of text messages on Aug. 8, reports said. (Rochester Patch)

Today in Detroit:

• Alumni Webinar Series: 'The Loneliness Crisis & Power of Human Connection' (4:00 PM)
• Board of Directors Meeting - Junior League of Detroit Inc (6:30 PM)
• Spice Up Your Kitchen In-Person - Caroline Kennedy Library (7:00 PM)
• Spirit & Truth - St. Stephen AME Church (7:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Detroit Historical Society: "On August 15, 1945, a group of Packard workers were pictured celebrating the surrender of Japan at the close of World War II. Two women near the center hold a copy of the Detroit News with the front page headline, "Truman's Proclamation:..." (Detroit Historical Society via Facebook)
• Detroit Public Television: "#DramaNight keeps getting better with two season FINALES! Season 7 of Grantchester on MASTERPIECE | PBS all comes to an end at 9pm ET, then catch the finale of COBRA at 10pm ET - or watch with the PBS Video app! dptvpassport.org" (Detroit Public Television via Facebook)
• Detroit Public Library: "Last week for #summerreading at the #detroitpubliclibrary Douglass Branch!" (Detroit Public Library via Facebook)
• Preservation Detroit: "Explore the sculptures and other public art in Detroit's Cultural Center with us on Thursday (Aug. 18th)! The tour departs from the Josephine Ford Sculpture Garden on John R at E. Kirby." (Preservation Detroit via Facebook)

That's it for today! I'll see you soon.

— Dylan Siwicki

About me: I was born and raised on Detroit's Westside, in the hard working blue-collar Polish neighborhood of Warrendale. I'm a Detroit Public School graduate who fought hard to earn my education. My aspiration into journalism came as a young kid, when I began following the corruption scandal of former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick. My first break in to the journalism world began with the opportunity to work at the Michigan Journal, where I primarily reported on campus and local news throughout the Dearborn community. I eventually worked my way to news editor. So with first-hand experience growing up in a tight-knit neighborhood, I know the importance of delivering news and telling stories that impact local communities. And as a breaking news editor at Patch for Metro Detroit, it's my job to deliver that news. So feel free to contact me about news tips or your own unique experiences at dylan.siwicki@patch.com

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