🌱 Can Melvindale’s new coach finally end the Cardinals’ losing streak?

Coffee in hand, Melvindale? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Can Melvindale's new coach finally end the Cardinals' losing streak?
• Which Melvindale retailer sold a $1 million lottery ticket?

Also on today's calendar: 10,000 Sq. Ft. Rummage Sale and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Partly sunny and nice, with a high of 79 and low of 59 degrees.
• Wednesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 82, low: 64.
• Thursday: Humid with a passing shower, with a high of 81 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 2026 Melvindale football season preview and schedule (thenewsherald.com) — Melvindale football fans get a full look at the Cardinals' 2026 season, including a new head coach from within the school district and a detailed game schedule starting August 28. The story highlights key returning players, promising newcomers, and how the young roster hopes to finally break a four-year losing skid in the tough Western Wayne Athletic Conference.
   

• Where the biggest winning Michigan Lottery tickets in July were sold (freep.com subscription) — Melvindale is spotlighted as one of just four Michigan cities where a $1 million lottery ticket was sold in July, alongside an $8 million top prize elsewhere in the state. The piece runs down where the biggest winning tickets were bought, giving locals a sense of just how lucky one neighborhood retailer turned out to be.
   

📸 Around Melvindale

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Melvindale

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Wednesday August 26
• Said Elementary Open House
  MELVINDALE-NORTHERN ALLEN PARK SCHOOLS Melvindale, MI 48122
  4:00 pm
• MHS Open House
  Melvindale High School Melvindale, MI 48122
  6:00 pm
Thursday August 27
• AES Back to School Night
  MELVINDALE-NORTHERN ALLEN PARK SCHOOLS Melvindale, MI 48122
  4:00 pm
Friday September 11
• 10,000 Sq. Ft. Rummage Sale →
  St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church, 375 Lothrop Rd, Grosse Pointe Farms
  9:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday August 25
• MS WEB Training
  Allen Park High School Allen Park Middle School, 8401 Vine Ave, Allen Park, MI 48101, USA
  8:00 am
• AAUW (front)
  Southgate Veterans Memorial Library (Adults) Southgate, MI 48195
  2:30 pm
• VVA BOD Mtg
  VVA Chapter 528 Dearborn, MI 48124
  7:00 pm
Wednesday August 26
• Soft start - half day for kindergarten and Young 5s, teacher scree
  Howe Montessori and Center Based Education Dearborn, MI 48124
• Forgotten Harvest ON The GO! Free →
  Ann Visger Elementary School, 11121 W Jefferson Ave, River Rouge
  9:00 am
• Race the Space: Hot Wheels
  Bacon Memorial District Library Multi Purpose Program Room
  10:00 am
• Al Turner Drop In Chess
  Bacon Memorial District Library Multi Purpose Program Room
  5:00 pm
Thursday August 27
• HS Freshmen Jag Day
  Arno Elementary Allen Park High School, 18401 Champaign Rd, Allen Park, MI 48101, USA
  8:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Bowlero Corporation posted a job opening for Food Runner in Allen Park. Apply here.
• Kentucky Fried Chicken posted a job opening for KFC Shift Supervisor in Allen Park. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Melvindale here.

🗞 Nearby News

Allen Park

• The Detroit News high school football preview: Downriver (detroitnews.com)

Lincoln Park

• Lincoln Park Days will feature live entertainment, carnival rides, more (thenewsherald.com)
• Residents expected to object to water rate increases at Lincoln Park council meeting (thenewsherald.com)
• 2026 Trenton football season preview and schedule (thenewsherald.com)

River Rouge

• Jars Cannabis Delivery Driver- River Rouge, Michigan in River Rouge, MI (pennlive.com)
• Why assessment is the key to solving a health problem (kitsapsun.com)

Ok Melvindale! 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

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: If you weren't so sweet, we wouldn't be in this jam! (Thank you Patti F. for sending it in!)
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