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🌱 What’s in the discrimination and privacy lawsuit against Oak Park City Hall?
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In today's newsletter:
- What's in the discrimination and privacy lawsuit against Oak Park City Hall?
- Why a judge just cut bond for an Oak Park hit-and-run suspect
- What past bedbug problems at Oak Park's library can teach us now
Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 82 and low of 60 degrees.
- Friday: Some sun, temps: high: 83, low: 65.
- Saturday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 78 and low of 60 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Former Oak Park clerk sues city, alleging religious discrimination and privacy breach (mlive.com) — A former records clerk is suing the City of Oak Park and three employees, alleging religious discrimination, harassment, and an improper search of confidential police records about her past. Filed in Oakland County Circuit Court, the case claims city staff made anti-Muslim remarks, spread degrading rumors, and misused a secure database, leading to her medical leave and job loss. 
• Judge: Woman accused in hit and run that injured child can get out of jail if monitored by GPS (theoaklandpress.com) — An Oak Park woman charged in a July hit-and-run that critically injured an 8-year-old in Royal Oak Township may be released from jail on a reduced personal bond with GPS monitoring. The 27-year-old is accused of leaving the scene on Eight Mile near Wyoming and driving on a suspended license, and she's due back in court Sept. 10.
• Ypsilanti library closes temporarily due to bedbug sighting (clickondetroit.com) — A temporary closure of Ypsilanti's downtown library over bedbugs comes with a reminder that Oak Park's public library also briefly shut down for the same issue in 2024. The story explains how libraries handle infestations, including barring patrons with active problems until they show proof of treatment, underscoring how easily bedbugs can spread through shared public spaces.
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🗓 Events Nearby
- HPHS Viking Day
Hazel Park High School , 23400 Hughes Ave, Hazel Park, MI 48030\
8:00 am - HPJH Patriot Day
Hazel Park High School Hazel Park Junior High School, 22770 Highland Ave #1803, Hazel P
8:00 am - Member Appreciation Night at SCS
Greater Royal Oak Chamber-Commerce Centennial Commons 204 S Troy St Royal Oak, MI 48067 (behind Henry Ford Health)
5:30 pm - Summer Concert Series Presented by Henry Ford Health
Greater Royal Oak Chamber-Commerce Centennial Commons Park 204 S. Troy C.C Park Royal Oak, MI 48067
5:30 pm - Live at Longfellow : Acoustic Music and Good Vibes
Hazel Park High School Longfellow Community Center, 24400 Battelle Ave, Hazel Park, MI
6:30 pm - The Den Open House & RIbbon Cutting for the Public
Berkley School District The Den
6:30 pm - Todd Rundgren →
Royal Oak Music Theatre, 318 W 4th St, Royal Oak
6:30 pm - Madison Heights Music Trivia Night | Irish Tavern →
Irish Tavern Madison Heights, 29028 N Campbell Rd, Madison Heights
7:00 pm - Farmers Market →
City of Royal Oak - Community Events Royal Oak Farmers Market - 316 E 11 Mile Road Royal Oak MI 48067
7:00 am - 2026 Hazel Park Art Fair →
Hazel Park Art Fair, 620 W Woodward Hts, Hazel Park
11:00 am - Ferndale, MI - The Magic Bag →
Magic Bag, 22920 Woodward Ave, Ferndale
7:00 pm - Big Jay Oakerson →
Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle, 310 S Troy St, Royal Oak
7:00 pm
Thursday August 20
Saturday August 22
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🗞 Nearby News
Berkley
- Driver crashes into Berkley restaurant (candgnews.com)
- Nonprofit helps families in need across tri-county area (candgnews.com)
- Inbox: We're gonna learn a whole lot more in Denver (packers.com)
Ferndale
- White students made up 26.3% of Ferndale High School enrollment in 2024-25 (seoaklandnews.com)
Detroit
- Detroit Teen Charged After Shooting Dad, Stealing Car: Prosecutor (patch.com)
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