🌱 Why is River Rouge shrinking while nearby Ferndale keeps growing?
River Rouge, Michigan Patch AM: a 3 min readGood morning River Rouge! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Why is River Rouge shrinking while nearby Ferndale keeps growing?
Also on today's calendar: Opera Winds and Strings and 3 more events.
Today's riddle: Who is taller, Mr Bigger or Mr Bigger's son? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Cooler with a few showers, with a high of 54 and low of 40 degrees.
- Thursday: A passing shower or two, temps: high: 55, low: 37.
- Friday: Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high of 49 and low of 34 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Detroit's inner-ring suburbs are losing population. This one isn't. (freep.com subscription) — River Rouge has seen the steepest population drop among downriver Wayne County communities since 2020, even as nearby Ferndale stands out as one of the few inner-ring suburbs gaining residents. The story explores why Ferndale is attracting young families, how politics and amenities shape where people move, and what shrinking populations and housing trends mean for surrounding suburbs. 
📸 Around River Rouge
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Upcoming Events in
River Rouge
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★ Featured events ★
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Opera Winds and Strings →
Scarab Club, 217 Farnsworth, Detroit
3:00 pm
Sunday May 3
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Other local events
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Lincoln Park Girls Varsity Soccer @ River Rouge →
River Rouge High School, 1460 Coolidge Hwy, River Rouge
5:30 pm -
Lafayette's Cultural Night (5:30-7:00)
Lafayette Elementary Lincoln Park, MI 48146
5:30 pm -
Choir Concert
Lincoln Park Middle School Lincoln Park, MI 48146
7:00 pm -
HS and MS End of the Year Choir Concert
Lincoln Park High School Lincoln Park, MI 48146
7:00 pm -
Forgotten Harvest ON The GO! Free →
Ann Visger Elementary School, 11121 W Jefferson Ave, River Rouge
9:00 am
Wednesday April 29
Thursday April 30
Tuesday May 5
Wednesday May 6
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Family Storytime
Melvindale Public Library Melvindale, MI 48122
10:30 am -
Carlson Varsity Baseball @ Allen Park →
Allen Park High School, 18401 Champaign Rd, Allen Park
4:30 pm -
Al Turner Drop In Chess
Bacon Memorial District Library Multi Purpose Program Room
5:00 pm -
Crestwood Girls Varsity Soccer @ Melvindale →
Melvindale High School, 4500 Enterprise Dr, Allen Park
5:00 pm -
Spring Into Action! [Seed Library]
Bacon Memorial District Library Multi Purpose Program Room
6:00 pm -
Navigating My VA Benefits →
Foundation For Pops, 17500 Dix Rd, Melvindale
2:00 pm -
Trenton vs Allen Park →
Allen Park High School, 18401 Champaign Rd, Allen Park
4:30 pm
Wednesday April 29
Thursday April 30
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Carmeuse North America posted a job opening for General Utility Person-Truck Loader in River Rouge. Apply here.
- HRU Inc Technical Resources posted a job opening for Material Coordinator (512930) in Allen Park. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near River Rouge here.
🗞 Nearby News
Ecorse
- Board of Trustees appoints David M. Knezek, Jr. as the seventh College President (yemeniamerican.com)
Allen Park
- HFC welcomes Terri McKay, who demystifies IT for students and employees (hfcc.edu)
- Lions pick up Jahmyr Gibbs' fifth-year option, hope for long-term deal with LB (mlive.com)
- 5 bald eagles found dead in Upper Peninsula, and 4 other major stories (mlive.com)
Dearborn
- British Photographer Sets Out on a 90-Day Journey to Portray Muslim Life Across the US (wisconsinmuslimjournal.org)
- Malik Unis is educated in matters of public health, computer animation, and compassion (thebeacon.net)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: His son; he's just a little Bigger. (Thank you Joe Y. for sending it in!)
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