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DETROIT – 🦃 Detroit’s Thanksgiving tradition returns to Woodward, plus festive spots to kick off the holidays with your family.
10 things to do this weekend in Metro Detroit
Thanksgiving Family Fun Fest (Majestic Theatre), Thursday 7 a.m.: Want to watch The Parade away from the crowds but in a fun and exciting environment? Enjoy a filling breakfast buffet that includes items like biscuits and gravy, French toast, paczkis and more while staying warm in the theater’s heated lobby. Tickets are $40 for adults and $18 for children 12 and under. Proceeds benefit The Children’s Center of Detroit. Get tickets here.
S3 Turkey Trot (Downtown Detroit), Thursday 7:30 a.m.: It’s the parade before The Parade. Celebrating it’s 41st run through the streets of Downtown Detroit, thousands of runners will start off Thanksgiving with their blood pumping with either the 10K, 5K or mile run, many in costume. Last minute registration info here.
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America’s Thanksgiving Parade presented by Gardner White (Woodward Avenue), Thursday 8:45 a.m.: One of the largest holiday parades in America walks down Detroit’s main street for the 97th year to fill the Detroit skies with larger-than-life balloons, colorful floats and thousands of visitors. This theme is “A Heart of History.” The holiday tradition is free to attend. Local 4 will be there every step of the way with coverage on Local 4 and Local 4+ starting at 6 a.m., and the parade beginning at 9 a.m. Visitor info here.
Lions vs. Green Bay Packers (Ford Field), Thursday 12:30 p.m.: After the parade’s final float makes its way down Woodward, head down the street to Ford Field to watch the 8-2 Lions take on the Green Bay Packers. “First Class” rapper Jack Harlow will be performing live at this year’s halftime show. Get tickets here.
Holidays at Meadow Brook, opens Friday: Two events to fill you with the holiday spirit in one place! By day, enjoy the indoor Holiday Walk inside the historic mansion that has been transformed with holiday decorations around every corner. At night, the outdoor estate illuminates into a glowing garden filled with light installations, music and seasonal treats at Winter Wonder Lights. Each experience is separately ticketed. More info and schedule here.
Home for the Holidays (Ford House), opening Friday: Walk through the historic Ford House estate for a new winter experience that is sure to become a family tradition. Glittering lights surround the grounds with festive trees and walkways. Head inside the Main Residence’s first floor for holiday stories and enjoy a complimentary hot chocolate as you leave. More info and tickets here.
Santa’s Plymouth Parade, Friday 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.: Santa makes an early visit to see his good little boys and girls in Plymouth. Starting and ending at the Municipal Services Yard, Santa and his little helpers will make stops in 10 of the city’s parks. Jingle all the way to your nearest park for your chance to see the jolly man in red. Schedule of stops here.
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Michigan State vs. Penn State (Ford Field), Friday 7:30 p.m.: The Lions aren’t the only ones playing this weekend. The Spartans will close off their season in primetime by taking on the Penn State Nittany Lions. If you can’t make it to Ford Field, you can catch all the action on Local 4. Get tickets here.
Indie Arts & Crafts Fest (Midtown), Saturday 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.: Back for its third year, Motor City Brewing Works transforms into an indoor holiday craft show with over two dozen crafters and plenty of craft beer. Find unique and one-of-a-kind goods in this festive atmosphere. Admission is free and open to all ages. 21 and over to drink. More info here.
Mrs. Doubtfire (Fisher Theatre), through Sunday: Helloooo, Detroit. It’s your last chance to see everyone’s favorite Scottish nanny coming to life in the Tony Award-nominated Broadway musical. Starring Rob McClure, who originated the role on Broadway, the stage adaptation expands on the 1993 Robin Williams movie with brand new songs and mesmerizing on-stage quick changes into Euphegenia Doubtfire.Showtimes and tickets here.
Find more events with our Live Guide calendar here.
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Detroit Pistons (7-9, seventh in the Eastern Conference) vs. Charlotte Hornets (5-9, 11th in the Eastern Conference)
Charlotte, North Carolina; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST
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BOTTOM LINE: Charlotte hosts Detroit looking to continue its three-game home winning streak.
The Hornets are 4-8 against Eastern Conference opponents. Charlotte has a 2-5 record against opponents over .500.
The Pistons have gone 6-8 against Eastern Conference opponents. Detroit is sixth in the Eastern Conference with 16.3 fast break points per game led by Jaden Ivey averaging 3.1.
The Hornets score 109.1 points per game, 1.8 fewer points than the 110.9 the Pistons give up. The Pistons average 12.5 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.6 fewer makes per game than the Hornets give up.
TOP PERFORMERS: LaMelo Ball is averaging 28.4 points and 6.6 assists for the Hornets.
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Cade Cunningham is averaging 23.3 points, 7.3 rebounds and 8.8 assists for the Pistons.
LAST 10 GAMES: Hornets: 3-7, averaging 105.4 points, 45.2 rebounds, 23.6 assists, 7.8 steals and 4.5 blocks per game while shooting 42.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 112.0 points per game.
Pistons: 6-4, averaging 112.7 points, 49.5 rebounds, 26.8 assists, 6.0 steals and 5.5 blocks per game while shooting 46.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 109.4 points.
INJURIES: Hornets: Nick Richards: out (ribs), Mark Williams: day to day (foot), DaQuan Jeffries: out (hand).
Pistons: Bobi Klintman: out (calf), Ausar Thompson: day to day (illness).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
(CBS DETROIT) – A pair of bills in the Michigan House, introduced by Democrats, aim to make it more difficult to implement book bans in our state.
The bills would set requirements before books could be removed from shelves at community and district libraries but not school libraries.
“Depending on what they’re banning, I mean, if they’re banning pornography, I’m all for it, but if they’re banning our history, I’m against it,” said Doug Freeman, who was at the East Lansing Public Library on Tuesday with his granddaughter.
The bills, also called The Freedom to Read Act, would limit who can challenge library materials to community residents, require challenges to certify they have read or watched the material they want removed, require library directors to decide what is on the shelves and only allow libraries to approve removals if the material has been determined to be obscene by the United States or Michigan Constitution.
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“In a way, it’s better to view it as more of a conversation between patron and library because we want to hear their voices, and a lot of times folks are just wanting to be heard and this is sometimes the way they feel most able to be heard,” said Chrissie Evaskis who works as a collection development librarian at the East Lansing Public Library.
Evaskis-Garrett says that while libraries like hers already use some of the requirements outlined in the bill package, she feels it’s a good idea to make them law.
“There’s this idea that we’re just willy-nilly out here purchasing whatever books strike our fancy, and we’re really not so kind of having those things codified, I think not necessarily protects us but the freedom of information in general,” said Evaskis-Garrett.
Freeman doesn’t want to see one person make decisions about which books go on the shelves. He says it’s important to think of his granddaughter.
“I want her to know the true history of our country,” he said.
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Elle Meyers
Elle Meyers joined the CBS News Detroit team in April of 2023 after spending two years covering Michigan’s capitol. Elle is an Oregon native and a graduate of the University of Oregon (go Ducks!), where she double majored in journalism and political science, both of which have served her well in her journey to Detroit.
Detroit Tigers’ Trey Sweeney (27) and Jake Rogers wait at home plate for teammate Kerry Carpenter after Carpenter hit a three-run home run in the ninth inning during Game 2 of baseball’s AL Division Series against the Cleveland Guardians, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Dermer) (David Dermer, Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)
DETROIT – The Detroit Tigers announced Tuesday that they have reached a new TV broadcast deal.
The deal is with Diamond Sports Group and keeps the team on FanDuel Sports Network — previously Bally Sports Detroit — for all in-market games. That means FanDuel Sports Detroit will have all games that aren’t selected exclusively by national networks like ESPN, FOX, or Apple TV.
FanDuel Sports Detroit will also broadcast pre- and postgame shows for the Tigers. Fans can also watch games on the FanDuel Sports Network app by logging in with paid TV credentials or buying a subscription.
“We are excited to renew our longstanding partnership with the Tigers and to continue delivering broadcasts to passionate fans across Michigan,” Diamond CEO David Preschlack said. “Through comprehensive linear and digital offerings, our renewed partnership ensures that Tigers games reach fans across a variety of platforms, keeping them connected to the team they love.”
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The length and financial details of the agreement were not revealed.
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Derick Hutchinson
Derick is the Digital Executive Producer for ClickOnDetroit and has been with Local 4 News since April 2013. Derick specializes in breaking news, crime and local sports.
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