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Detroit Parents Vaccine Hesitancy + Detroit's Casinos Profits

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Welcome back, Detroit! Let's get you started this Friday with everything you need to know going on today in Detroit.

First, today's weather:

Cloudy with a bit of snow. High: 39 Low: 20.

Here are the top stories in Detroit today:

  1. Detroit parents more hesitant of COVID-19 vaccine than non-parents. (FOX 2 Detroit)
  2. Detroit casinos report $94.7 million in revenue for February, but sports betting takes hit. (Detroit News)
  3. Metro Detroit Housing Report Shows Prices Rise 10%, Sales Fall. (dbusiness.com)
  4. Detroit teen couldn't find a main character with diabetes, so she wrote a novel with one. (WXYZ 7 Action News Detroit)

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Today in Detroit:

  • MSBOA District Festival (Events) - Thurston High School (12:00 AM)
  • Progress Reports (Quarter 3) - Frederick Douglass Academy for Young Men (12:00 AM)
  • Read-opoly! - Caroline Kennedy Library (12:00 AM)
  • Virtual Artist Salon: Ijania Cortez and Darcel Deneau (3:00 PM)

From my notebook:

  • Nextdoor Neighbor, North Rosedale Park: "Anyone ever took a DNA test and found out you have DNA from almost every continent except the one you were born in? - Oh and I took them from different companies and just about the same result. Hilarious!" (Nextdoor)
  • Nextdoor Neighbor, Mound/Eight Mile: "Looking to learn how to effectively manage grants? - WCCCD's School of Continuing Education & Workforce Development presents Grant Management, a virtual workshop by Shelly Norman-Hill, on Wednesday, March 23, 2022 from 10 a.m. - 11 a.m. ..." (Nextdoor)
  • Nextdoor Neighbor, Chandler Park: "When you file your taxes!!! - Remember if you lost anything in the flood and it was not cover by FEMA or your insurance company, be sure to claim a casualty loss on your 2021 taxes. It was a Natural disaster." (Nextdoor)
  • Nextdoor Neighbor, Regent Park: "Regent Park - Community Association March Virtual Meeting Tonya Wall is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom Meeting ID 891 7802 4084 Passcode 231237" (Nextdoor)

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You're all caught up for today! See you tomorrow morning for your next update.

— 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 Dearborn community. I eventually worked my way to news editor. In correlation to work in journalism, I had an amazing opportunity to study and write about many different cultures and backgrounds at the Piast Institute, which also helped me prepare for this role. 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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