Here are a few items to help you get your day started.
1. The National Weather Service is forecasting a 40 percent chance of showers with a high near 70. Winds will be from the east, northeast between 5 and 7 miles per hour.
2. This weekend we remember the tragic events on 9/11. will hold a special anniversary mass at 11 a.m. Sunday, which will be followed by a Peace Walk in the parish neighborhood.
3. Since the 9/11 attacks hundreds of Macomb County residents have been deployed around the world. On Thursday, a father and an airman returned home to suprise his family.
4. A recently introduced bill that would mandate all districts in Michigan participate in the Schools of Choice program led to a vigorous discussion on the St. Clair Shores Patch Facebook page.
5. Our neighbors in the Village shopping district of Grosse Pointe will be holding Grosse Pointe's Greatest Garage Sale this weekend with live music, classic car show and a taste of Grosse Pointe.
