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Downriver, MI
27Events this week
6Free things to do
86New spots
91New stories

● Checked this morning, before the 6 AM send.

This week in Downriver

Five picks from this week's calendar. See all 27 events, day by day →

Under the Moonlight: Street Angels

Friday 7pm · VFW Post 1136

Wyandotte Movie Night: How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days

Friday 7pm · Theatre Square · Free

Wyandotte Sound Bath by Candlelight

Friday 7pm · Downriver Council for the Arts

Cars & Coffee

Saturday 9am · Ford's Garage · Free

Fall Feels Vendor Event

Saturday 10am · The Venue

New in Downriver

Places that opened, reopened, or earned a mention this month — the ones we'd go back to.

Monday Coffee Club

Cafes

Make Mondays Better: Monday Coffee Club turns that first weekday into a small win with locally roasted specialty coffee, single-origin espresso, and housemade syrups that actually taste like the real thing.

mondaycoffeeclubmi.com ↗

Taylor Conservatory & Botanical Gardens

Parks & Outdoors

Music, art, and zen: Taylor Conservatory & Botanical Gardens is your Downriver mini-escape this week with Music & Art in the Garden and trails that make stress disappear.

taylorconservatory.org ↗

Taylor Meadows Golf Club

Entertainment

Swing smarter this week: Taylor Meadows Golf Club brings classic Arthur Hills design, smooth putts, and a layout that rewards smart shots without bruising your Downriver ego.

taylormeadowsgolf.com ↗

Downriver’s best businesses

Every spot worth knowing, in one place.

The restaurants, shops, and services the newsletter recommends, all in one place — every listing checked, and paid pins marked every time.

Browse Downriver’s best →

Most read in Downriver

The five stories Downriver readers clicked most this month, from the daily editions.

  1. Henry Ford owned more than 2,000 acres around his Michigan home. The estate later became a national histor

    Henry Ford, the inventor of the Model T and the Ford Motor Company, began buying up land around Dearborn, Michigan in the early 1900s and expanding his holdings to over 2,000 acres.

    Full story at m.economictimes.com ↗

  2. Trenton Art Festival returns for 3rd year

    The third annual Trenton Art Festival will take place in downtown Trenton, featuring community gathering, culture, art, and food.

    Full story at clickondetroit.com ↗

  3. ‘Long overdue’: Newly restored Henry Ford home will confront his antisemitism

    The newly restored Henry Ford home in Dearborn, Michigan, will confront his antisemitism, according to Jewish educators, historians, museum staff and museum staff.

    Full story at timesofisrael.com ↗

  4. Dearborn homeowner speaks after heated exchange with driver spreads online

    A homeowner in Dearborn, Michigan, has spoken out after a heated exchange with a driver, who drove his vehicle on his grass to avoid a flooded street.

    Full story at fox2detroit.com ↗

  5. NWS: EF2 tornado tears through Detroit, EF0 confirmed in Lincoln Park

    An EF2 tornado, with peak winds of 115 mph, tore through Detroit, becoming the city's first confirmed tornado in 29 years.

    Full story at gmg-wdiv-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com ↗

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