🌱 Patch AM: Why this Italian consul calls Grosse Pointe the perfect place to belong

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In today's newsletter:

• Why this Italian consul calls Grosse Pointe the perfect place to belong
• Meet the Grosse Pointe couple living inside a presidential memorabilia time capsule

Also on today's calendar: Motor City Chorale presents Christmas Time is Here and 5 more events.

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

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Cold with a flurry, with a high of 28 and low of 16 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Cloudy, flurries; chilly, temps: high: 30, low: 18.
• Saturday: Cloudy, flurries; quite cold, with a high of 24 and low of 8 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Consul returns to Italy after four years in Farms (grossepointenews.com) — An Italian consul who made Grosse Pointe Farms her home base is heading back to Italy after more than four years serving the Detroit-region consulate. She praises Grosse Pointe’s schools, churches, and tight-knit feel as the ideal place to raise her young family. Her tenure included boosting Italy’s image, expanding consular services, and deepening cultural ties across Michigan.
   

• A house full of history: Pointer has prized presidential memorabilia collection (grossepointenews.com) — Longtime City of Grosse Pointe residents Rick and Jenny McAtee have turned their home into a mini-museum of original presidential and political memorabilia collected over the past decade. Rick, a retired social studies teacher, tracks down authentic campaign buttons, protest pieces, and quirky historical items at estate sales and through a national collectors group, all while enjoying walks into town and dinners at local favorite Da Edoardo.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Grosse Pointe

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 13

• White Christmas
  Schaap Center for the Arts, Grosse Pointe Park
  7:30 pm

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Other local events

Saturday December 13

• Irving Berlin’s White Christmas presented by Grosse Pointe Theatre Dec. 5-21 at the Schaap Center
  Schaap Center for the Arts , 15001 E Jefferson Ave , Grosse Pointe Park
  7:30 pm

Monday December 15

• City Council Meeting
  City of Grosse Pointe , 17147 Maumee Ave , Grosse Pointe
  7:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Irving Berlin’s White Christmas presented by Grosse Pointe Theatre Dec. 5-21 at the Schaap Center
  Schaap Center for the Arts , 15001 E Jefferson Ave , Grosse Pointe Park
  7:30 pm

Friday December 19

• White Christmas
  Schaap Center for the Arts
  7:30 pm

Sunday December 21

• Irving Berlin’s White Christmas presented by Grosse Pointe Theatre Dec. 5-21 at the Schaap Center
  Schaap Center for the Arts , 15001 E Jefferson Ave , Grosse Pointe Park
  2:00 pm
• Motor City Chorale presents Christmas Time is Here
  St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church , 375 Lothrop Rd , Grosse Pointe Farms
  5:00 pm

Tuesday December 23

• Candlelight: Tribute to Fleetwood Mac
  The War Memorial , 32 Lake Shore Dr , Grosse Pointe Farms
  8:45 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Home for the Holidays at Ford House
  Ford House , 1100 Lake Shore Rd , Grosse Pointe Shores
  5:30 pm
• Bedtime Stories with Santa
  The War Memorial , 32 Lake Shore Dr , Grosse Pointe Farms
  5:30 pm
• Gerard Gibbs
  Dirty Dog Jazz Cafe , 97 Kercheval Ave , Grosse Pointe Farms
  6:00 pm
• Jody Raffoul Band
  WaterMark Bar and Grille , 24420 Jefferson Ave , St Clair Shores
  8:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

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 here.

🗞 Nearby News

Grosse Pointe Park

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

Grosse Pointe Farms

• They still get a kick out of it (grossepointenews.com)
• Meg White: Bio And Career Highlights (boredpanda.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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