Detroit Charivari Festival + Fire Destroys $2.5M House In Downtown

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Now, today's weather:

Periods of sun; not as warm. High: 78 Low: 61.

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Here are the top stories in Detroit today:

1. The Detroit Brewery Garden will be at the Charivari Detroit summer festival. The annual festival returns to Detroit Thursday-Sunday for its ninth event. (Detroit News)
2. Fire destroys dilapidated $2.5 million house next to the Little Caesars Arena. The two-story wood house, at 2712 Cass Ave., was built in the late 1800s and once had a $5 million price tag, (Detroit Free Press)
3. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel called for a special prosecutor to investigate nine individuals after she said they gained unauthorized access to voting tabulators after the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election, according to a petition filed by Nessel. (Michigan Patch)

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Today in Detroit:

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From my notebook:

• Preservation Detroit: "Preservation Detroit is proud to have partnered today with Tom Page on a Shore 2 Shore (Full Grand Blvd) Ride. It was a punishing day with high humidity and temperatures in the high 90's, but look at all of these smiling faces! Special t..." (Preservation Detroit via Facebook)
• Detroit Historical Society: "On August 8, 1974, President Richard M. Nixon announced that he would resign the next day. Nixon had fought to stay in office for more than a year following revelations of the Watergate scandal the previous summer. Protesters calling for..." (Detroit Historical Society via Facebook)
• Detroit Police Department: "Be careful of pooling water in areas around Detroit due to heavy rain. Remember: turn around, don't drown. #OneDetroit" (Detroit Police Department via Facebook)
• Detroit Public Library: "This week at the #detroitpubliclibrary Parkman Branch with Miss Charlene and Stanley the Shark for #summerreading fun!" (Detroit Public Library via Facebook)

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— 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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