Rochester Hills Mayor Bryan Barnett is lobbying Congress for gun control measures after the recent shootings, a new Detroit Public School is opening on the campus of Marygrove College, five parks in the city are turning into native grassland for birds thanks to Detroit Audubon, and commentary on Detroit Tigers prospect Chace Numata's death on Monday after a skateboarding accident.

Rochester Hills Mayor Bryan Barnett is lobbying Congress for gun control measures after the recent shootings, a new Detroit Public School is opening on the campus of Marygrove College, five parks in the city are turning into native grassland for birds thanks to Detroit Audubon, and commentary on Detroit Tigers prospect Chace Numata's death on Monday after a skateboarding accident.

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