Wednesday: A shower in the area, with a high of 67 and low of 50 degrees.
Thursday: Plenty of sun, temps: high: 69, low: 48.
Friday: Nice with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 70 and low of 48 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Ferndale Serving as Pilot Community for OakAlert Partnership (oaklandcounty115.com) — Ferndale is rolling out a new OakAlert emergency notification system that will send free, real-time alerts to residents about severe weather, road closures, public safety threats, and health issues. You'll need a Ferndale address to sign up and can customize multiple phone, text, email, and app contacts for your household. City officials say this county-backed tool replaces an older, costly text system without impacting the budget.
• Moby, Eminem rarities head to auction (themusicuniverse.com) — A new auction of rare tapes and records spotlights Ferndale's own Bassment Sounds studio, where early Eminem material was recorded before his debut album Infinite. The sale, running through October 8, features scarce Detroit mixtapes and original Infinite-era releases that trace how local collaborators and shops helped launch Eminem from Ferndale and Detroit into national fame.
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
MISSING CAT Alert Our indoor cat is still missing since 8/25. He is a 9 yo neutered male, short-hair gray tuxedo, with a black mark on his pink nose, a bit on the… (Nextdoor Northwest Ferndale)
FOUND 2 PITBULLS - Detroit, MI - John R Dr. 1 male, intact, brindle - younger in age but full grown. 1 female, white and tan spots - guessing same age. Found them running after cars and a… (Nextdoor Wanda)
DTLR, Inc. posted a job opening for Assistant Store Manager - Royal Town Center, Ferndale, MI in Ferndale. Apply here.
Mayville Engineering Company, Inc. posted a job opening for Production Operator I - 3rd Shift in Hazel Park. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ferndale here.
🗞 Nearby News
Hazel Park
Power of Tower: Titans remain atop MAC Silver with 7-1 win over Hazel Park (theoaklandpress.com)
Hazel Park leader sues school board over ouster tries, reveals buyout total (detroitnews.com)
Oak Park
Oakland County Brewery To Close Down This Year (patch.com)
Morning 4: Woman stabbed to death in Downtown Detroit was attacked at random, family says -- and more news (clickondetroit.com)
Families demand answers 7 weeks after 2 men were killed in Oak Park shooting (fox2detroit.com)
Ok Ferndale! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
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