🌱 Patch AM: How Metro Detroit’s early potholes are slamming Ferndale drivers’ wallets

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In today's newsletter:

• How Metro Detroit’s early potholes are slamming Ferndale drivers’ wallets

Also on today's calendar: Super Saturday – Dearborn Grand Opening and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the shovel say to the dirt? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Breezy; a little morning rain, with a high of 56 and low of 32 degrees.
• Saturday: Colder with periods of rain, temps: high: 37, low: 29.
• Sunday: A couple of snow showers, with a high of 32 and low of 27 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Metro Detroit Road Crews Address Early Pothole Season as Freeze-Thaw Cycle Damages Pavement (wrif.com) — An early pothole season across Metro Detroit is already sending more damaged wheels and tires to a Ferndale repair shop, which now fixes up to 100 wheels a day. Crews in Wayne, Oakland, and Detroit are patching trouble spots, and residents are urged to report hazards so repairs near Ferndale and beyond can happen faster.
   

📸 Around Ferndale

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ferndale

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday January 17

• Super Saturday – Dearborn Grand Opening
  1300 Shehadi Court Dearborn, MI 48126,
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday January 10

• Farmers Market
  Royal Oak Farmers Market , 316 E 11 Mile Road , Royal Oak
  7:00 am

Sunday January 11

• Antiques & Collectibles Market
  Royal Oak Farmers Market , 316 E 11 Mile Road , Royal Oak
  8:00 am

Monday January 12

• DeCluttering: The Year Begins
  Hazel Park Memorial Library (5th-12th Grade) Hazel Park, MI 48030

Tuesday January 13

• Build Up the Park @ Webb: Navigating tech & Child Wellness
  Hazel Park High School Hazel Park, MI 48030
  5:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday January 9

• Morning Munchkins Preschool Program
  Red Oaks Nature Center , 30300 Hales St , Madison Heights
  10:30 am
• Pizza Night @ B.Nektar — Sly Fox Pizzaiolo
  B. Nektar Meadery - Taproom & Production Facility , 1511 Jarvis St , Ferndale
  6:00 pm
• Girls Varsity Basketball (A) vs Roseville High School
  Roseville High School , 17855 Common Rd , Roseville
  6:00 pm
• People We Meet On Vacation Watch Party
  Mother Handsome , 14661 W Eleven Mile Rd Ste 500 , Oak Park
  6:00 pm
• Oak Park Boys Varsity Basketball @ Kettering
  Waterford Kettering High School , 2800 Kettering Dr , Waterford Township
  7:00 pm

Saturday January 10

• Ferndale Parks & Recreation: Ferndale Parks & Rec Youth Basketball League
  Ferndale HS Main Gymnasium FHS -
  8:30 am

Monday January 12

• Gym-Royal Oak HS Basketball G JV Home Academy Of The Sacred Heart
  Royal Oak High School Royal Oak, MI 48073
  5:30 pm
• Gym-Royal Oak HS Basketball G V Home Pontiac High School
  Royal Oak High School Royal Oak, MI 48073
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Amazon posted a job opening for Regional Maintenance Manager, Prime Air in Hazel Park. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Hazel Park

• Popular pizza pop-up to open permanent shop in Oakland County (clickondetroit.com)
• These Are Michigan's Best Restaurants According To USA Today (99wfmk.com)

Oak Park

• Metro area theater companies opening new shows this week (theoaklandpress.com)
• President Trump says his voters loved the Venezuela attack — here's what they think (timesfreepress.com)
• President Trump Says His Voters Loved the Venezuela Attack — Here's What They Think (thenationalherald.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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