🌱 Patch AM: How Waverly schools opened on time despite last‑minute construction worries

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In today's newsletter:

• How Waverly schools opened on time despite last‑minute construction worries
• Which Lansing restaurants were flagged for serious health violations in July?
• When Lansing's trees are expected to hit peak fall color this year

Also on today's calendar: Xfinity Student Hour and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the wall say to the other wall. 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Periods of sun with a t-storm, with a high of 77 and low of 61 degrees.
• Thursday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 80, low: 55.
• Friday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 76 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Waverly Community Schools sees first day of school after construction (wlns.com) — Families in the Lansing area can breathe easier after Waverly Community Schools opened on time Monday, despite intense last‑minute construction at Elmwood and Winans elementary schools. Parents described anxiety over exposed wires and unfinished work before open houses, but the superintendent says buildings were safe, crediting staff for a rapid turnaround as the district continues a multi‑phase expansion, including Colt Early Childhood Center opening after Labor Day.
   

2. Roaches around the water heater: What Ingham County food inspectors found (lansingstatejournal.com) — Ingham County health inspectors recently cited several Lansing restaurants, including spots on Cedar, Turner, Waverly, Saginaw, Mt. Hope and Michigan Avenue, for issues like unsafe food temperatures, sanitizer problems, plumbing repairs, and even roaches. The report also lists violations in nearby East Lansing, Okemos, Holt, Haslett and other communities, noting most problems are corrected but still useful for diners to know.
   

3. When will leaves start to change? Fall foliage forecast for Michigan (lansingstatejournal.com) — If you're in Lansing and love fall colors, mark late October on your calendar: that's when forecasters say the city's foliage will be at its brightest. Leaves in Greater Lansing should start changing in early October, peak roughly October 25–31, and mostly fall by early November, while northern Michigan sees color much earlier for those planning leaf‑peeping trips.
   

4. Michigan Democrat William Lawrence's 2013 arrest and 'Defund the Police' posts shadow pivotal House race (americandigest.com) — A closely watched Mid-Michigan House race now centers on Democrat William Lawrence's past calls to defund the Lansing police and his earlier pipeline protest arrest. Republicans are using those 2020 posts and his left-wing affiliations to paint him as too radical, while Lawrence campaigns with national progressives in Lansing and tries to rebrand himself as a pragmatic coalition-builder.
   

📸 Around Lansing

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lansing

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday August 26
• Xfinity Student Hour →
  Xfinity Store by Comcast, 2911 Preyde Blvd, Lansing
  7:00 pm
Thursday August 27
• Free Coffee for MSU Students →
  Haraz Coffee House, 501 E Grand River Ave, East Lansing
  11:00 am
Friday August 28
• Free Coffee for MSU Students →
  Foxtail Coffee Grand River, 431 E Grand River Ave, East Lansing
  11:00 am
Saturday August 29
• Custom Tee Pop-Up for MSU Students →
  437 E Grand River Ave, East Lansing
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday August 27
• Nonprofit Education Series: AICPA Not-for-Profit Industry Conference Takeaways →
  10:30 am
Friday August 28
• EIBC Heat Pump Initiative
  Michigan Energy Innovation Business Council Zoom Meeting
  11:00 am
Sunday August 30
• Summer Sizzler- Lansing →
  Burchard Park, 220 E Maple St, Lansing
  7:00 pm
Monday August 31
• LAFCU Pathway to Financial Transformation enrollment through Aug. 31 →
  5:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• Entrepreneurship Mixer Series: Securing Success →
  106 N Marketplace Blvd, Lansing
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday August 26
• Planning Commission meeting - CANCELED →
  East Lansing, MI Calendar, 819 Abbot Road, East Lansing
  6:30 pm
• Planning Commission meeting →
  East Lansing, MI Calendar, 819 Abbot Road, East Lansing
  6:30 pm
Thursday August 27
• 9th & 11th Pics
  Charlotte High School CPAC
  7:10 am
• Boys Golf St. John Neumann Invite @ Valencia
  Charlotte High School Charlotte, MI 48813
  8:00 am
• Downtown Development Authority meeting →
  East Lansing, MI Calendar, 819 Abbot Road, East Lansing
  12:00 pm
• Brownfield Redevelopment Authority Meeting →
  East Lansing, MI Calendar, 819 Abbot Road, East Lansing
  12:00 pm
• Volleyball vs Lemon Bay JV and V
  Charlotte High School Charlotte, MI 48813
  6:00 pm

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