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Morning Grosse Pointe Farms! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a Grosse Pointe Farms childhood helped shape rock icon Meg White
  • Grosse Pointe Farms Rockette shares what really happens at a 100-year reunion
  • Why the Italian consul says Grosse Pointe felt like “The Truman Show”

Also on today's calendar: Badminton at GP South High School and 5 more events.

Find out what's happening in Grosse Pointe Farmsfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

Find out what's happening in Grosse Pointe Farmsfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

  • Thursday: Cold with a flurry, with a high of 28 and low of 18 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
  • Friday: Cloudy, flurries; chilly, temps: high: 30, low: 18.
  • Saturday: A little snow in the p.m., with a high of 24 and low of 11 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Meg White: Bio And Career Highlights (boredpanda.com) — A world-famous rock drummer actually grew up just down the road in Grosse Pointe Farms, where Meg White spent a low-key childhood before graduating from Grosse Pointe North High School. This profile traces how her local roots, early work as a chef, and partnership in The White Stripes led to global fame, Grammy wins, and a 2025 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction.
   

• They still get a kick out of it (grossepointenews.com) — A former Radio City Rockette from Grosse Pointe Farms, Alexis Olson, joined hundreds of past dancers in New York to celebrate the troupe’s 100th anniversary and relive the precision and discipline of their famous routines. She and other Rockettes with Grosse Pointe ties describe the emotional reunion, backstage memories, and the enduring sisterhood that still connects them to Detroit and beyond.
   

• Consul returns to Italy after four years in Farms (grossepointenews.com) — An Italian consul who made Grosse Pointe Farms her family’s home is heading back to Italy after more than four years leading the Detroit-based consulate. She reflects on raising children here, local schools and churches that supported her family, and her efforts to reshape Americans’ view of Italy through culture, sustainability, and space-technology outreach.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • The crash on eastbound I-96 after Schaefer has been cleared.
    11:33PM on Dec 9: Crash on EB I-96 after Schaefer Lanes blocks the right lane, right shoulder, and entrance ramp from Grand River. (Nextdoor )
  • Report of police activity at airport in Detroit, Michigan.
    11:42PM on Dec 9: Social media reports police presence at Detroit Airport. (Nextdoor )
  • The Grosse Pointe Public School System posted a job opening for English as a Second Language Assistant ~ ESL in Grosse Pointe. Apply here.
  • Aramark Corp. posted a job opening for Group Leader - Facilities in Warren. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Grosse Pointe Farms here.

🗞 Nearby News

Grosse Pointe

  • One-Owner Survivor: 1994 Camry LE Wagon (barnfinds.com)
  • Rink at Campus Martius ranked No. 1 in US by USA TODAY readers (freep.com)
  • A house full of history: Pointer has prized presidential memorabilia collection (grossepointenews.com)

Grosse Pointe Park

  • Oakland County man sentenced for sexually assaulting Wayne County teen (clickondetroit.com)

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