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Motown Museum unveils historic document ๐Ÿ“œ | Sterling Heights unveils latest installation โ™ž

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Stunning shot of the Mackinac Bridge on a rainy evening!ย ๐Ÿ“ท wandering__aimlessly__/Instagram

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Weather:ย High 88ยฐ, low 70ยฐย โ›…

The hot and humid weather is sticking around for a bit longer. We're not expecting any thunderstorms during the day, but a shower is possible later tonight. We'll be cooling down later this week!

Check the latest forecast at ClickOnDetroit.com/WeatherCenter.

Traffic:ย I-94 bridge, road repair project near DTWย ๐Ÿšง

This started Friday, so for anyone who is waking up today without driving his route since last week, here's your reminder:ย Eastbound and westbound I-94 will be reduced from three lanes to one lane each between US-24 and I-275ย to complete work on the shoulders, which will be used as temporary lanes through the fall.

Check the live Traffic Map here.

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Motown Museum reveals Hitsville land contractย ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ

A copy of the original land contract for Motown Recordsโ€™ Hitsville U.S.A. in Detroit will be unveiled as part of the music companyโ€™s 60th anniversary celebration.ย The event is part of a series of โ€œarchive divesโ€ this year to coincide with milestone dates.

Jason Colthorp: Here's who I despised the most as a Detroit sports fanย ๐Ÿ…

We've launched our next bracket tournament to honor those athletes we hated to love as Detroit sports fans. You can vote in the first round right here.

Sterling Heights unveils latest installationย โ™Ÿ๏ธ

The city of Sterling Heights will host a ribbon cutting for their latest "community engagement installation," which is an over-sized checkerboard near the library. You may remember their last unveiling -- it didn't exactly go as planned.

World Mosquito Dayย ๐ŸฆŸ

World Mosquito Day is today. It commemorates the day when the relationship between mosquitoes and malaria was identified.ย The goal is to raise awareness of causes of Malaria, and to to learn methods of prevention.

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๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Here's what's on the calendar:

  • Aug. 23 -- Detroit Lions vs. Buffalo Bills at Ford Fieldย ๐Ÿˆ
  • Aug. 29 -- Michigan State Fair begins ๐ŸŽก
  • Aug. 30 -- Michigan State football opener vs. Tulsaย ๐Ÿˆ
  • Aug. 30 -- Arts, Beats and Eats weekend ๐Ÿ–ผ๏ธ ๐ŸŽถ ๐Ÿ”
  • Aug. 31ย -- Detroit Jazz Festival kicks offย ๐ŸŽท
  • Aug. 31 -- Michigan footballย opener vs. Middle Tenn. Stateย ๐Ÿˆ
  • Sept. 2 -- ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Labor Day
  • Sept. 7 -- Dally in the Alley in Midtownย ๐Ÿป
  • Sept. 8 -- Detroit Lions open season in Arizonaย ๐Ÿˆ
  • Sept. 14 --ย 18th Annual Tour de Troitย ๐Ÿšด

Check the Live Guide calendar for more local events, and post your own.ย 

Today in history:ย First around-the-world telegram sentย ๐Ÿ›ฐ๏ธ

On August 20, 1911, a dispatcher in the New York Times office sends the first telegram around the world via commercial service. Exactly 66 years later, NASA sends a different kind of messageโ€“a phonograph record containing information about Earth for extraterrestrial beingsโ€“shooting into space aboard the unmanned spacecraft Voyager II.ย ๐Ÿ›ฐ๏ธ

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๐Ÿ“ท Today's Featured Photo:ย Stunning shot of the Mackinac Bridge on a rainy evening!ย ๐Ÿ“ท wandering__aimlessly__/Instagram

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Ken Haddad has proudly been with WDIV/ClickOnDetroit since 2013. He also authors the Morning Report Newsletter and various other newsletters, and helps lead the WDIV Insider team. He's a big sports fan and is constantly sipping Lions Kool-Aid.

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