- Members of a local veterans group will place more than 200 cross-shaped markers on the grounds of Livonias Nehasil Park Monday to mark the lives of Michigan soldiers who died in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. (Huffington Post)
- Brace yourself: Weather forecasters are predicting steamy conditions and a possible record high today for Memorial Day. The official high recorded Sunday by the National Weather Service at Detroit Metro Airport was 82 degrees at 3 p.m. (Detroit Free Press)
- Tropical Storm Beryl weakened early Monday even as it threatened to wipe out Memorial Day festivities across north Florida and south Georgia, forecasters said. Because of Beryl, Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown canceled all Memorial Day ceremonies. (ClickOnDetroit.com)
- Memorial Day morning will be warm and dry for parades and commemorations. Temperatures will start near 70 degrees. (msnbc.com)
- A reasonable and rational defense budget would be a fitting memorial to those who have given their lives so we may remain free. ROBERT B. (Huffington Post)
- Headed into the Memorial Day holiday weekend, the Tigers were feeling anything starting a two-week start out of the gate and going 9-3 in their first 12 games. Detroit will now head to Boston for their first trip to Fenway Park this season. (Bleacherreport.com)
- ROYAL OAK — Six red kangaroo joeys are growing by leaps and bounds — both in and out of their mothers' pouches — at the Detroit Zoo's Australian Outback Adventure. (The Oakland Press)
- About 6% of Michiganders will fly during the Memorial Day holiday, according to AAA Michigan. Airfare deals for the holiday are long gone (for example, a nonstop, round-trip Detroit to Charlotte, N.C., this weekend is $948. (Detroit Free Press)
- Metro Detroit grills and thermometers are set to sizzle this Memorial Day weekend as the long holiday stretch flirts with record highs. (detroitnews.com)
Monday, May 28, 2012
Memorial Day Detroit
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