Run, Little Piggy, Run and Other Stories That Aren’t About Politics: Patch PM

METRO DETROIT, MI – Here are some stories from the Michigan Patch network worth talking about tonight:

200 Piglets Liberated in Foggy Crash Briefly Taste Freedom

• These little pigs didn’t go to market. They frolicked across open fields, and it took a small army of volunteers to round them all up.

Smokey Robinson, Motown R&B Legend, is 9th Gershwin Prize Winner

• Being mentioned in the same breath with the Gershwins is “a crowning achievement for me as a songwriter,” says Smokey Robinson.

‘Detroit’s Largest Art Object’ Gets $100M Facelift

1. Renovation of Art Deco masterpieces the Fisher and Kahn buildings isn’t just a symbol of Detroit’s rebirth, but a catalyst for it.

Ferndale's Valentine Distilling Co. Toasts 'World's Best Vodka'

• The commercial celebrates Valentine Distilling Company being named the world's best vodka this year.

Traffic Study Planned On Road Where Dakota High School Student Was Killed

• This is the second tragic case of a student killed while walking to Dakota High school.

Zara Is Coming to Troy's Somerset Collection

• Zara to open a two-story location at the Somerset Collection in Troy.

Also Worth a Read

• Clinton Township Man Gets Life In Prison For Toddler's Murder
• P-CEP Marching Band Is Top Michigan Performer at Bands of America Competition
• Judge Denies Motion to Drop Charges in Trooper Dragging Case
• Chippewa Valley Alum Organizes Band Reunion
• Handyman at Troy Apartment Complex Pleads Guilty to Home Invasion
• ‘Mannequin Challenge’: The Henry Ford Nails It (Whatever It Is)
• Grosse Pointe South Principal Supported at School Board Meeting

Did you miss Tuesday’s Patch PM? Read it here.

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