🌱 How Park sewer upgrades connect to a cleaner Lake St. Clair this year

Hello Grosse Pointe Park! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How Park sewer upgrades connect to a cleaner Lake St. Clair this year

Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 80 and low of 61 degrees.
• Friday: Sunny to partly cloudy, temps: high: 83, low: 65.
• Saturday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 80 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Chapaton keeps it clean (grossepointenews.com) — Grosse Pointe Park officials are highlighting major progress on sewer and flood-control upgrades, including a $2.8 million emergency valve at Patterson Park and a new $6.5 million sewer lining project. They're tying these investments to regional gains at St. Clair Shores' Chapaton Pump Station, which has gone a full year without combined sewer overflows into Lake St. Clair, helping protect local water quality and property values.
   

📸 Around Grosse Pointe Park

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Grosse Pointe Park

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday August 25
• In Cold Mug Book Discussion Group →
  Atwater in the Park, 1175 Lakepointe St, Grosse Pointe Park
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday August 20
• Planning Commission Meeting →
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  7:00 pm
Friday August 21
• City Offices Closed - Summer Hours →
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Saturday August 22
• Park Farmers Market →
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  9:00 am
• After 6 on Kercheval →
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  6:00 pm
Friday August 28
• City Offices Closed - Summer Hours →
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Saturday August 29
• Park Farmers Market →
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  9:00 am
Wednesday September 2
• Beautification Commission Meeting →
  Grosse Pointe Park, MI Calendar, 15115 E. Jefferson, Grosse Pointe Park
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 20
• Night Cap feat. Aunt Comet →
  The War Memorial, 32 Lake Shore Dr, Grosse Pointe Farms
  6:00 pm
Saturday August 22
• Not 2 Nite: Grosse Pointe South Class of 86' Reunion →
  Grosse Pointe Yacht Club, 788 Lake Shore Rd, Grosse Pointe Shores
  6:00 pm
Monday August 24
• Grosse Pointe South Boys JV Soccer @ Lakeview →
  Lakeview High School, 21100 E 11 Mile Rd, St Clair Shores
  5:30 pm
Wednesday August 26
• Chelsea JV Football @ Harper Woods →
  Harper Woods High School, 20225 Beaconsfield St, Harper Woods
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• KBP Brands posted a job opening for KFC Team Member in Harper Woods. Apply here.
• EASTPOINTE HIGH SCHOOL posted a job opening for HS Varsity Wrestling Head Coach in Eastpointe. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Grosse Pointe Park here.

🗞 Nearby News

Grosse Pointe

• Helm director, SideStreet owner join Main Street board (grossepointenews.com)
• Personal mission (grossepointenews.com)
• After theft, Arc seeks help through GoFundMe (grossepointenews.com)

Grosse Pointe Farms

• Meet the member (grossepointenews.com)
• Jacquelyn M. Wilson (grossepointenews.com)
• Grosse Pointe Farms warn about E-motos amid growing safety concerns (audacy.com)

Detroit

• Detroit Teen Charged After Shooting Dad, Stealing Car: Prosecutor (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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