🌱 Patch AM: What could replace the long-vacant Met Hotel site in Troy?

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In today's newsletter:

• What could replace the long-vacant Met Hotel site in Troy?
• Is Troy's new EMS provider fast enough when seconds really count?
• Why did the FBI raid a Troy addiction treatment facility?

Also on today's calendar: Wine & Cheese Open House and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A stray afternoon t-shower, with a high of 81 and low of 59 degrees.
• Friday: Partly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 80, low: 58.
• Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high of 82 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Commission eyes mixed-use development near Crooks Road (candgnews.com) — Troy's Planning Commission is weighing a major mixed-use proposal at Crooks Road and I-75 that would bring a Meijer, hotel, gas station, and new retail-residential buildings to the long-vacant former Met Hotel site. Commissioners like the project's potential for northern Troy but are questioning the gas station, walkability, and parking design before it returns for further review. The development could significantly reshape a prominent gateway area.
   

• Troy reviews EMS service 6 months into new contract (candgnews.com) — Troy officials say the city's new EMS provider, Star EMS, is showing mostly positive results six months into its contract, with faster travel times and less reliance on mutual aid. Response times still fall short of the six-minute emergency goal, so the current model will continue through year's end while data is closely monitored. City leaders emphasize this review's importance for residents' public safety.
   

• 3 Quality Behavioral Health Locations Raided by FBI and Michigan Law Enforcement (bhbusiness.com) — An addiction treatment facility in Troy run by Quality Behavioral Health was one of three Michigan locations searched by the FBI and local law enforcement on August 25, though officials have not disclosed why. Patient care is continuing, the nonprofit's CEO says, while the FBI confirms there was no public safety threat and has not tied the searches to specific allegations.
   

📸 Around Troy

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Troy

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday September 9
• Wine & Cheese Open House →
  Guardian Angel Cemetery, 4701 N Rochester Rd,
  1:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday August 27
• MJR Theatres Hosts Annual Family Film Festival →
  MJR Troy Cinema, 100 E Maple Rd, Troy
  9:00 am
• Big Screen Rewind - Harry Potter 25th Anniversary Marathon At Select MJR Theatres! →
  MJR Troy Cinema, 100 E Maple Rd, Troy
  2:00 pm
Saturday August 29
• New Day Counseling "Addiction" →
  306 Town Center Drive, Troy, MI
  9:00 am
Wednesday September 2
• Could Your Dog Be A Therapy Dog? →
  First Congregational Church Of Clarkston, 5449 Clarkston Rd, Village of Clarkston
  6:30 pm
• "Whiplash" Tom Santilli Presents: The Magic of Movies at MJR Troy Cinema →
  MJR Troy Cinema, 100 E Maple Rd, Troy
  7:00 pm
Thursday September 3
• Big Boy of Troy Cruise Night →
  Big Boy, 200 W Maple Rd, Troy
  5:00 pm
Tuesday September 8
• Come Join the Troy Community Chorus →
  6363 Livernois Rd, Troy
  7:00 pm
Friday September 11
• Come From Away →
  Ridgedale Players, 205 W Long Lake Rd, Troy
  7:30 pm
Saturday September 19
• Troy Gym Kids Night Out →
  Troy Gym 3, 1921 Northwood, Troy
  6:30 pm
Thursday September 24
• Big Boy of Troy Cruise Night →
  Big Boy, 200 W Maple Rd, Troy
  5:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 27
• Entrepreneurship; Coffee & Conversation
  Rochester Regional Chamber of Commerce Each month we'll meet at the same coffee shop in the Rochester/Troy area. Location is shared once we receive your RSVP to ensure we have a curated gathering without unexpected drop-ins.
  8:00 am
• Blood Drive hosted by Chief Financial Credit Union →
  Rochester Regional Chamber of Commerce Chief Financial Credit Union Event Room 20 S. Main Street, Rochester Hills
  10:00 am
• Weekly Meeting
  Kiwanis Club Filippas Restaurant, 45125 Mound Rd, Shelby Charter Twp, MI, 48317, United States
  12:00 pm
• Mobile Library in Dodge Park →
  Sterling Heights, MI Calendar, 40620 Utica Road, Sterling Heights
  3:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• We are looking for an experienced and reasonably priced plumber to fix a leak from a bathroom faucet.
  Please recommend someone trustworthy professional. Thank you. (Nextdoor Wattles to Square Lake)

• Restaurant Depot posted a job opening for Hilo Driver in Troy. Apply here.
• American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. posted a job opening for AE - Stock Associate - Early Morning (Off-Hours) in Troy. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Troy here.

🗞 Nearby News

Clawson

• T&B Play Is NOW OPEN in Rochester Hills (littleguidedetroit.com)

Birmingham

• Kosmo's been granted another year of prep football forecasting (theoaklandpress.com)
• Bev's Bagels Joining Restaurants in Downtown Birmingham This Fall (whatnow.com)
• Birmingham, Michigan residents sound off on city's new welcome signs (cbsnews.com)

Royal Oak

• Birmingham parents split over schools' bell-to-bell cellphone ban (fox2detroit.com)

Ok Troy! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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