🌱 What big changes could be coming to Livonia’s Laurel Park Place?
What's up Livonia! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- What big changes could be coming to Livonia’s Laurel Park Place?
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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Not as cold with high clouds, with a high of 33 and low of 29 degrees.
- Wednesday: Fog in the morning and breezy, temps: high: 39, low: 31.
- Thursday: Increasingly windy with rain, with a high of 47 and low of 23 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Twelve Oaks still thriving, but other area malls face uncertain futures (hometownlife.com) — Laurel Park Place in Livonia is struggling with many empty storefronts, light foot traffic, and possible redevelopment as its owner explores future options. The story compares Livonia’s mall to Westland’s declining center and contrasts both with thriving Twelve Oaks, explaining how online shopping, changing retail habits, and local income levels are reshaping which malls survive and what might replace failing ones. 
📸 Around Livonia
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★ Featured events ★
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In Person Bible Study at McNamara Senior Towers in Livonia, MI
McNamara Towers, 19550 Purlingbrook St, Livonia
1:00 pm
Thursday December 18
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Other local events
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Board of Trustees (LERS) Meeting
Livonia, MI Calendar , 33000 Civic Center Drive , Livonia
8:30 am -
Civil Service Commission Meeting
Livonia, MI Calendar , 33000 Civic Center Drive , Livonia
5:30 pm -
Blood on the Clocktower
Bennett Civic Center Library Meeting Room A, Meeting Room B,
6:30 pm -
2031st City Council Regular Meeting
Livonia, MI Calendar
7:00 pm -
Finvarra's Wren Solstice Show - December 19, 2025
Trinity House Theater Livonia, MI 48152
7:30 pm -
2025 Night of Lights: Frozen Night
Greenmead Historical Park , 20501 Newburgh Rd , Livonia
4:00 pm -
2025 Night of Lights: Holiday Magic
Greenmead Historical Park , 20501 Newburgh Rd , Livonia
4:00 pm
Wednesday December 17
Friday December 19
Saturday December 20
Sunday December 21
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Business Networkers of Westland (Business N.O.W.) Group
Livonia-Westland Chamber of Commerce , 8028 N Wayne Rd , Westland
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Toddler Story Time - Tuesday
Caroline Kennedy Library of Dearborn Heights , 24590 George St , Dearborn Heights
10:30 am -
Brightmoor Food Pantry Assistance
Wayne Metropolitan Community Action Agency Brightmoor Food Pantry, 20740 Grand River Ave, Detroit, 48219, United States
12:00 pm -
J&T's Kitchen Detroit
Wayne Metropolitan Community Action Agency Mission Cafe, 7310 Woodward Ave Suite 113, Detroit, MI, United States
12:00 pm
Tuesday December 16
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- There's been a lot of great reminders to not leave pets out in this extreme cold.
I'd like to include people too. Early this morning I was driving through my subdivision and saw a lady on the ground. Apparently she was walking… (Nextdoor Castle Garden) - Christmas Cookie Central.
Donna getting ready for her big Christmas bake off with her family .. I will chill in the basement with the 2 mutts and watch football in my lazy boy… (Nextdoor Quakertown)
- Office Pride posted a job opening for Day Porter Cleaning Team Member in Livonia. Apply here.
- Workbox Staffing posted a job opening for 1st Shift - Stand-up Forklift Operator (WH) in Livonia. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Livonia here.
🗞 Nearby News
Plymouth
- Monroe County Region varsity sports schedule for week of Dec. 15-21 (monroenews.com)
Westland
- 2-year-old Michigan girl meets woman whose kidney saved her life (cbsnews.com)
Huntington Woods
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-- The Patch AM Team
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