🌱 Patch AM: Could the $1 million Powerball winner be your Grosse Pointe neighbor?

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In today's newsletter:

• Could the $1 million Powerball winner be your Grosse Pointe neighbor?

Today's riddle: I used to work in a doughnut shop. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Cloudy and colder, with a high of 34 and low of 31 degrees.
• Thursday: Low clouds, temps: high: 39, low: 30.
• Friday: Freezing rain in the morning, with a high of 36 and low of 30 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Million-dollar Powerball ticket sold at Grosse Pointe Farms party store (wxyz.com) — A $1 million Powerball ticket was sold at Mr. A’s Party Shoppe on Mack Avenue in Grosse Pointe Farms, sparking plenty of guessing about which local regular might be the winner. It’s the second million-dollar ticket sold on the east side in recent months, and customers are already lining up for a shot at the growing $1.6 billion jackpot.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 25

• Trash Pickup - Delayed one day
  City of Harper Woods , 19617 Harper Ave , Harper Woods
• Christmas Day
  Grosse Pointe Park, MI Calendar
• City Offices Closed - Christmas Day
  Grosse Pointe Park, MI Calendar Grosse Pointe, MI 48230
• City Offices Closed – Christmas Day
  City of Harper Woods , 19617 Harper Ave , Harper Woods

Friday December 26

• City Offices Closed
  Grosse Pointe Park, MI Calendar Grosse Pointe, MI 48230

Saturday December 27

• Allen Park Inter-City Baptist at Grosse Pointe South
  Grosse Pointe South High School , 11 Grosse Pointe Blvd , Grosse Pointe Farms
  1:50 pm

Sunday December 28

• Plymouth at Grosse Pointe North
  Grosse Pointe North High School , 707 Vernier Rd , Grosse Pointe Woods
  2:00 pm

Tuesday December 30

• CHAKRA 7th ~ An ADVANCED SERIES — Healing Arts
  Full Lotus Yoga , 20365 Mack Ave , Grosse Pointe Woods
  5:30 pm
• Jam Night with Bobby East
  Cabbage Patch Saloon , 15130 Mack Ave , Grosse Pointe Park
  8:00 pm

Wednesday December 31

• City Offices Closed - New Years Eve
  Grosse Pointe Park, MI Calendar Grosse Pointe, MI 48230
• City Offices Closed – New Years Eve
  City of Harper Woods , 19617 Harper Ave , Harper Woods
• Dirty Dog Jazz Cafe featuring Damon Terrell
  Dirty Dog Jazz Cafe , 97 Kercheval Ave , Grosse Pointe Farms
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Lost Cat-
  Name: Mercury Breed: Tuxedo Color: Mostly black with white paws Last Seen: Oldtown and Chandler Park | Friday 12.19 in the late afternoon ran into… (Nextdoor Cornerstone Village)
• This lovely boy is up for adoption, hes a shy boy but once he gets use to you hes super sweet and will just be happy sitting or laying around you.
  He does have an adoption fee to ensure his safety he does have an adoption contract that requires monthly updates via pictures and videos and a home… (Nextdoor Cornerstone Village)

• The Grosse Pointe Public School System posted a job opening for Afternoon Custodian - Various Locations in Grosse Pointe. Apply here.
• The Home Depot, Inc. posted a job opening for Customer Service/Sales in Harper Woods. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Grosse Pointe here.

🗞 Nearby News

Grosse Pointe Farms

• ‘Christmas miracle': Detroit EMTs' quick response credited for saving stroke victim's life (clickondetroit.com)
• Monday, Dec. 22, 2025: 5 things you need to know (wnem.com)

Detroit

• Detroit Man Charged After His Abandoned Dogs To Freeze To Death: Prosecutor (patch.com)
• Santa Tracker 2025: When St. Nick Arrives In Metro Detroit (patch.com)
• These Were Southeast Michigan's Most Popular Baby Names In 2025 (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I got tired of the hole business.
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