🌱 What big changes could be coming to Westland Shopping Center?

Good day Westland! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• What big changes could be coming to Westland Shopping Center?
• How a stranger’s kidney gave a Westland toddler a new life

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: High clouds and not as cold, with a high of 33 and low of 30 degrees.
• Wednesday: Fog in the morning and breezy, temps: high: 37, low: 31.
• Thursday: Increasingly windy with rain, with a high of 45 and low of 22 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Twelve Oaks still thriving, but other area malls face uncertain futures (hometownlife.com) — Westland residents could see major changes at the aging Westland Shopping Center, as the mall’s owner and city officials say they’re actively exploring bold redevelopment options for the struggling property. The story compares Westland’s challenges with other metro Detroit malls, highlighting how online shopping, shifting retail trends, and regional income levels are reshaping what might replace traditional enclosed malls.
   

• 2-year-old Michigan girl meets woman whose kidney saved her life (cbsnews.com) — A 2-year-old girl from Westland, Luna Miller, is thriving after receiving a life-saving kidney transplant from a stranger who answered her family’s social media plea. The donor, inspired by her fiancé’s own kidney donation, recently met Luna for the first time, with doctors saying the safe, well-studied procedure should allow Luna to enjoy a normal childhood.
   

📸 Around Westland

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Westland

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Wednesday December 17

• Brightmoor Food Pantry Assistance
  Wayne Metropolitan Community Action Agency Brightmoor Food Pantry, 20740 Grand River Ave, Detroit, 48219, United States
  8:00 am
• Fish & Loaves Community Food Pantry Assistance
  Wayne Metropolitan Community Action Agency Fish & Loaves Community Food Pantry, 25670 Northline Rd, Taylor, 48180, United States
  9:00 am
• St Suzanne Assistance
  Wayne Metropolitan Community Action Agency St. Suzanne, 19321 W Chicago, Detroit, 48228, United States
  9:00 am
• The Good Food Truck
  Wayne Metropolitan Community Action Agency Mission Cafe, 7310 Woodward Ave Suite 113, Detroit, MI, United States
  12:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• ICNA Relief Michigan (Muslim Family Services) Assistance
  Wayne Metropolitan Community Action Agency ICNA Relief Michigan (Muslim Family Services), 12500 Mitchell St., Hamtamck, 48212, United States
  10:00 am
• J&T's Kitchen Detroit
  Wayne Metropolitan Community Action Agency Mission Cafe, 7310 Woodward Ave Suite 113, Detroit, MI, United States
  12:00 pm
• Transition Planning
  The Arc of Western Wayne County 2257 S Wayne Rd, Westland, MI 48186
  6:00 pm

Friday December 19

• USDA Foods Distribution
  Westland, MI Calendar Westland, MI 48185

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Open Skate
  Garden City, MI Calendar , 200 Log Cabin Road , Garden City
  12:00 pm
• 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
• Sticks and Pucks
  City of Garden City - Parks & Recreation Civic Ice Arena - 200 Log Cabin Road Garden City MI 48135
  1:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• A crash on the westbound I-96 express lanes between Davison and Fullerton St. in Wayne has been cleared.
  1:41AM on Dec 15: Accident closes I-96 Express Lanes westbound between Davison and Fullerton St. in Wayne. (Nextdoor )

• SBM Management posted a job opening for Custodian/CSR in Westland. Apply here.
• Keurig Dr Pepper posted a job opening for Merchandiser Stocker in Westland. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Westland here.

🗞 Nearby News

Wayne

• Wayne County deputies spread holiday cheer with surprise gift cards instead of tickets (wxyz.com)
• Kalamazoo Promise Adds New Partner to Support Michigan Students (wkfr.com)
• TSA agent acquitted in Huron Twp. highway shooting (thenewsherald.com)

Livonia

• CSotD: A Few Of My Favorite Rants (dailycartoonist.com)
• Photo gallery of Trenton vs Livonia Stevenson in a non-conference ice hockey matchup (thenewsherald.com)
• No Reserve: Neon Shell Sign (bringatrailer.com)

Detroit

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don't know, but April May!
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