Good Morning Grosse Pointe: June 28

Here are a few things to help you get your day started. 

1. It will be party sunny but breezy today, according to the National Weather Service, with highs nearing 80. A cold front will move in this afternoon and could bring some wet weather with it. 

2. A after a council meeting Monday, in which council voted to not consider an exception to an ordinance banning undomesticated animals. The couple raised the chickens from chicks and believed they would provide a good educational/bonding experience for their grandchildren, who live immediately behind them.

3. The Grosse Pointe School Board passed its 2011/2012 fiscal year budget that includes a variety of proposed cuts district administration will be tasked with implementing in the next few weeks. The cuts help reduce the amount of fund equity the district will use to balance its budget, therefore preserving the backup account that took years to build.

4. There is a free event at the Grosse Pointe War Memorial tonight featuring an author, a vegetarian dinner, live music and classical Indian dance. Radhanth Swami will talk about his autobiography, The Journey Home. 

5. The Grosse Pointe Schools Safety Town course has begun its first session of the summer at . The program aims to education near-kindergarteners about safety related to fires, traffic, bicycles as well as litter prevention and recycling. More sessions are offered throughout the summer.