🌱 Pontiac-born rock critic who championed Springsteen remembered at 76

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• Pontiac-born rock critic who championed Springsteen remembered at 76

Today's riddle: Why did the man leave his watch in the bank? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 84 and low of 65 degrees.
• Wednesday: Periods of sun with a t-storm, temps: high: 79, low: 57.
• Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high of 80 and low of 57 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Music critic and Bruce Springsteen biographer Dave Marsh dies at 76 (altoonamirror.com) — Music critic Dave Marsh, who was born in Pontiac in 1950, has died at 76 after a long career championing artists like Bruce Springsteen. Marsh left Wayne State University to write for Detroit’s Creem magazine, becoming a nationally known rock writer whose books and criticism helped shape how fans understood Springsteen and rock music for decades.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Pontiac

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Saturday August 29

• Dancing In The Aisles - The Ultimate Motown Experience →
  Flagstar Strand Theatre, 12 N Saginaw St, Pontiac
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday August 18

• Java with Jean: MiNDCAN Inc →
  Auburn Hills Chamber-Commerce Martinrea International US Inc. - US Headquarters 2100 N. Opdyke Rd. Auburn Hills, MI 48326
  8:30 am
• Educational Series: August 2026
  Clarkston Area Chamber of Commerce Clarkston Independence District Library 6495 Clarkston Rd Clarkston, MI 48346
  9:00 am
• Toddler Classes - Little Eagles
  Rochester Regional Chamber of Commerce Eagle Creek Academy 3739 Kern Road Lake Orion, 48363
  9:30 am
• Birmingham Open Swim →
  Goldfish Swim School - Birmingham, 2388 Cole St, Birmingham
  12:00 pm
• Cruise-In at Rams Horn →
  Ram's Horn Restaurant, 1990 S Rochester Rd, Rochester Hills
  3:00 pm
• Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting →
  Bloomfield Hills, MI Calendar Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304
  4:00 pm
• Birdwatching 101 Class at OCC on August, 19-29, 2026
  Auburn Hills Chamber-Commerce Oakland Community College - Auburn Hills Campus
  6:00 pm
• TSD Board of Education Meeting
  Troy School District TSD Administration Bldg Board Room
  6:00 pm
• The Energy Detox Meditation
  Clarkston Area Chamber of Commerce Unity Healing Institute at The Artisan Building: 5897 Dixie Highway, Clarkston, MI 48346
  6:30 pm
• Paint Creek Trailway Meeting →
  Rochester Calendar Rochester, MI 48307
  7:00 pm

Wednesday August 19

• New Student Orientation
  Oakland Early College West Bloomfield, MI 48324
  9:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Auburn Hills

• BorgWarner Inc. Profile MarketWatch (marketwatch.com)
• National ICEE Day means free frozen drinks on Tuesday (freep.com)
• BorgWarner Announces Final Results and Upsize of its Cash Tender Offers for its Senior Notes (borgwarner.com)

Bloomfield Hills

• Bloomfield Hills football coach completes comeback from heart surgery (bluewaterhealthyliving.com)
• Bloomfield Hills Middle School had 38 African American students in 2024-25 (seoaklandnews.com)
• What football heaven looks like for Lions DL who ‘gets no love' (theoaklandpress.com)

Royal Oak

• 8 Arrested After Royal Oak Bar Brawl During Woodward Dream Cruise: Report (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: So he could save time! (Thank you Lorraine S. for sending it in!)
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