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And check out LOCAL FILM PREMIERE: Ghost In The Closet Brings a Paranormal Comedy to Royal Oak's Five15 on the Oak Park Patch calendar

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Hi there, Oak Park! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Pepper Elementary's enrollment is changing for Oak Park families.
  • What investigators say really happened at Eight Mile and Coolidge crash
  • Seven weeks on, why no arrests in Oak Park's double homicide?

Also on today's calendar: LOCAL FILM PREMIERE: Ghost In The Closet Brings a Paranormal Comedy to Royal Oak's Five15 and 4 more events.

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

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Some sun, then clouds, with a high of 65 and low of 53 degrees.
  • Wednesday: A couple of showers, temps: high: 66, low: 50.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high of 67 and low of 45 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Pepper Elementary School enrolled 3 American Indian students in 2024-25 (seoaklandnews.com) — Pepper Elementary, in the Oak Park school district, enrolled three American Indian students out of 416 in the 2024-25 school year, with African American students making up the vast majority. The story tracks a decade of enrollment trends at Pepper and notes that Oak Park High School has the district's highest American Indian enrollment, while statewide student numbers continue to decline.
   

2. Uber driver dead, passenger hurt in Oak Park crash; man charged (bnd.com) — Oak Park residents are learning more about last week's fatal crash at Eight Mile and Coolidge, where police say a 19-year-old driver ran a red light while intoxicated, killing an Uber driver and critically injuring a passenger. The suspect faces serious OWI charges, a $2 million bond, and strict conditions, while local officials urge safer, sober driving on city roads.
   

3. Families demand answers 7 weeks after 2 men were killed in Oak Park shooting (fox2detroit.com) — Families of two young men killed seven weeks ago in an Oak Park shooting are still waiting for arrests and clearer answers from investigators. The victims, college-bound students staying at an Airbnb near Coolidge and Nine Mile, were shot while asleep after a party, and police say the case remains a top priority while they seek more information from the public.
   

4. One of Oak Park's first craft breweries to close this year (detroitnews.com) — Unexpected Craft Brewing Company, one of Oak Park's first breweries, will close toward the end of this year as owners Martha and Edward Stencel retire. Until then, they're keeping regular hours on 11 Mile, and residents will still have Dog and Pony Show Brewing nearby once Unexpected pours its last beers.
   

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  • O'Reilly Automotive posted a job opening for Parts Specialist in Oak Park. Apply here.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I'll meet you at the corner! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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