Hip Hop Concert Canceled Due To Vaccine Mandate + Monster's Ball

Morning, people of Detroit! Dylan Siwicki, your usual host of the Detroit Daily, is taking a well-deserved break. I'm Daniel Hampton and I'll be your pilot until Wednesday.

Let's get started!

First, today's weather:

Breezy with a shower. High: 51 Low: 45.

Here are the top stories today in Detroit:

1. Things to do on Halloween weekend in metro Detroit (FOX 2 Detroit)
2. Detroit honors lifetime achievement in the arts (Crain's Detroit Business)
3. More Detroiters than previously thought live in substandard housing: UM survey (Michigan Radio)
4. All the monsters and ghouls we saw at the 2021 Monster's Ball in Detroit (Detroit Metro Times)
5. Promoter cancels hip-hop concert due to fan outcry over vaccination mandate at Detroit's Masonic Temple (Detroit Metro Times)
6. Murder of worker at Detroit Hungry Howie's still unsolved more than 18 years later (FOX 2 Detroit)

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Today in Detroit:

• Virtual Meet The Employer Event - Matrix Human Services - Youth Services (10:00 AM)
• Health Fair - Matrix Human Services - Youth Services (1:30 PM)
• Food Tuesday Distribution with Forgotten Harvest (2:00 PM)
• School Advisory - Edmonson -- DPS Foundation for Early Learners PK (4:00 PM)
• Raising Entrepreneurs - West Side Academy of Information Technology and Cyber Security (4:00 PM)
• Florida Memorial Virtual Information Session (4:00 PM)
• Volleyball: Cass Troy Athens Quad Varsity (4:30 PM)
• Girls Swim: Cass VS GPS & Marian Grosse Pointe South (11 Grosse Pointe Blvd Grosse Pointe Farms, MI (5:00 PM)
• Annual Title I Parent Meeting (via Microsoft Teams) (5:00 PM)
• Halloween Craft & Stories Online - Caroline Kennedy Library (5:00 PM)
• Girls JV Volleyball vs Melvindale (Events) (5:30 PM)
• Girls Varsity Swimming v Crestwood High School - Dearborn Heights (Events) (6:00 PM)
• Girls Varsity Volleyball vs Melvindale (Events) (7:00 PM)
• The Monroe Monster - Caroline Kennedy Library (8:00 PM)

Detroit Patch Notebook

• Detroit Police Department: "WOW! The turnout for Light Up The Night! at the Minock-Whitlock park was amazing! More than 1,000 residents came out for food, games and to meet many of DPD’s finest. We loved seeing the many families and WONDERFUL costumes. 👻 🎃 Thank ..." (Facebook)
• Detroit Public Television: "PFAS, aka "Forever Chemicals," are a growing issue in homes all across Michigan and other states and provinces. Research is only beginning to determine the health effects and what, if any, treatment there might be. Great Lakes Now has be..." (Facebook)
• Detroit Medical Center: "Getting your flu vaccine is more important than ever this year. Flu vaccine helps to protect you and your loved ones from flu and can also reduce the burden on hospitals and healthcare systems. Learn more about flu vaccine benefits: http..." (Facebook)
• Detroit Public Schools Community District: "Your Input Matters! Hosted by Dr. Vitti & Board Member Vaughn, join us Tues, Oct 26 @ 11 a.m. for a Parent Listening Session to share ideas to better support students and hear updates and school programs. Meeting details at detroitk12.or..." (Facebook)

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— Daniel Hampton

About me: Hi! My name is Dan Hampton and I'm the program manager for Patch's Community Publisher Initiative. Formerly a local editor on Long Island covering Port Washington, Wantagh-Seaford, Levittown, Glen Cove, Plainview, Syosset, New Hyde Park, Hicksville, Great Neck, Oyster Bay and Mineola. I am the former wire editor on Patch's national team and a former news associate at The Associated Press. I graduated with a journalism degree from Temple University in Philadelphia. Send tips and/or photos of your dog to dan.hampton@patch.com.

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