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Also on today's calendar: Art & Faith Galleria will be Exhibiting at Art Beats & Eats Friday September 4- Monday September 7 and 8 more events.
Today's riddle: What has a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Run Wild with the Detroit Zoo (candgnews.com) — Royal Oak residents can join the Detroit Zoo's 30th annual Run Wild on Sept. 13, starting near 10 Mile and finishing inside the zoo. The event offers a 5K, a Fun Walk, and a virtual option, with proceeds funding vital veterinary equipment that keeps zoo and Belle Isle Nature Center animals healthy.
2. Check out these 2026 fall festivals around Birmingham (metroparent.com) — Royal Oak residents can look ahead to Arts, Beats & Eats taking over downtown Sept. 4-7 with hundreds of performers, artists, and food vendors, plus new science activities for kids. The guide also points families to other regional fall outings, from orchards to pumpkin patches, helping you plan affordable, crowd-sized experiences throughout the season from Birmingham to Ann Arbor.
3. Lipscomb scores seven TDs in Fitzgerald's rout of Warren Mott; Utica cruises past Cousino; Lutheran North edges Madison; Port Huron outlasts Anchor Bay in 2 OTs (macombdaily.com) — Royal Oak football fans can celebrate a strong start, as the Ravens beat St. Clair Shores Lake Shore 28-6 in an OAA-MAC crossover opener. The roundup also highlights standout Week 1 performances from several other Macomb and Oakland County football and volleyball teams.
4. Detroit man sentenced for role in auto theft ring (candgnews.com) — Royal Oak police were among many metro Detroit departments that helped crack a large auto theft ring, which has now led to a five- to 20-year prison sentence for a Detroit man. State investigators say the group stole high-end SUVs and luxury vehicles from storage lots, dealerships, and homes across the tri-county area, with more than a dozen defendants sentenced so far.
5. What's Going Around in Metro Detroit: Seasonal allergies, asthma flare-ups, colds, stomach viruses (clickondetroit.com) — Royal Oak families should know Corewell Health Children's in Royal Oak is reporting more rhinovirus and enterovirus cases in kids, causing breathing issues and fevers. This metro Detroit roundup also notes spikes in seasonal allergies, asthma flare-ups, stomach bugs, and e‑bike injuries across nearby counties, with doctors stressing handwashing, helmets, and attention to respiratory symptoms.
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