🌱 Patch AM: How a 228‑day social media campaign brought Dave Portnoy to town

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In today's newsletter:

• How a 228‑day social media campaign brought Dave Portnoy to town
• What to watch when Warren Fitzgerald visits Grosse Pointe North Friday night

Also on today's calendar: Les Misérables and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: What is the difference between black eyed peas and chick peas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Clouds and sun with a shower, with a high of 72 and low of 62 degrees.
• Thursday: A shower and thunderstorm, temps: high: 74, low: 58.
• Friday: Sunny, nice and less humid, with a high of 75 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Barstool's Dave Portnoy Visits Grosse Pointe Pizzeria: See Their Score (wrif.com) — A Grosse Pointe grocery store's pizza just scored a strong 7.9 from Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy, after staff spent 228 straight days posting videos to lure him in. His surprise visit to Fresh Farms Market on Fisher Road has already boosted business, and the upcoming YouTube review could bring even more attention and customers to the neighborhood spot.
   

• Plenty of movement in Macomb County football rankings (macombdaily.com) — Macomb County's latest high school football rankings highlight Romeo on top, but local attention turns to Warren Fitzgerald's visit to Grosse Pointe North this Friday. With Fitzgerald still expected to win plenty this season, the matchup offers North fans a good early test and a chance to see how their team stacks up against one of the county's faster squads.
   

📸 Around Grosse Pointe

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Grosse Pointe

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★ Featured events ★

Friday September 18
• Les Misérables →
  Schaap Center, 15001 E Jefferson Ave, Grosse Pointe Park
  7:30 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday September 23
• The GUD Band →
  Dirty Dog Jazz Cafe, 97 Kercheval St, Grosse Pointe Farms
  6:30 pm
Thursday October 1
• Planet D Nonet →
  Dirty Dog Jazz Cafe, 97 Kercheval St, Grosse Pointe Farms
  6:00 pm
Wednesday October 7
• The GUD Band →
  Dirty Dog Jazz Cafe, 97 Kercheval St, Grosse Pointe Farms
  6:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday September 16
• Annual Trial Gardens Awards Tea →
  Grosse Pointe Farms MI
  1:00 pm
• Richard Back to School Night
  Grosse Pointe School District, 389 St. Clair, Grosse Pointe
  6:30 pm
Thursday September 17
• Bridging Service and Safety: Verizon's Veteran Support & Digital Wellness W →
  The War Memorial, 32 Lake Shore Drive, Grosse Pointe Farms
• Community Concert - Groove Session
  City of Harper Woods, 19617 Harper Ave, Harper Woods
• Thornetta Davis →
  Dirty Dog Jazz Cafe, 97 Kercheval St, Grosse Pointe Farms
  6:00 pm
• Grosse Pointe North/GPTC Back to School Night
  Grosse Pointe School District, 389 St. Clair, Grosse Pointe
  6:30 pm
• Grosse Pointe South Back to School Night
  Grosse Pointe School District, 389 St. Clair, Grosse Pointe
  6:30 pm
Friday September 18
• Living On (Grosse Pointe Farms) →
  The Helm at the Boll Life Center, 158 Ridge Rd, Grosse Pointe Farms
  10:00 am
• SATHS Varsity Football @ Harper Woods →
  Harper Woods High School, 20225 Beaconsfield St, Harper Woods
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• AMN Healthcare posted a job opening for Maternal Fetal Medicine (MFM) Physician in Grosse Pointe. Apply here.
• Domino's Pizza posted a job opening for Assistant Manager -1034 in Grosse Pointe. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Grosse Pointe here.

🗞 Nearby News

Grosse Pointe Farms

• DBusiness Detroit 500 Soirée 2026 (dbusiness.com)

Grosse Pointe Woods

• Michigan's Best Private High Schools Ranked for 2026 (wearekalamazoo.com)
• Kitchen fire destroys Michigan clubhouse two years after extensive renovations (usatoday.com)
• Michigan high school boys soccer rankings shaken up by 2 new No. 1 teams (mlive.com)

Harper Woods

• Line 5 pipeline spill cleanup continues (freep.com)
• Recruiting Roundup: OU win fuels massive recruiting weekend for Michigan (maizenbrew.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Black eyed peas can sing us a song but chick peas can only hummus one. (Thank you Bev H. for sending it in!)
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