{"id":29193,"date":"2025-05-15T08:49:40","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T12:49:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keener13.org\/?p=29193"},"modified":"2025-05-18T19:19:02","modified_gmt":"2025-05-18T23:19:02","slug":"keener-today-may-15-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/keener13.org\/?p=29193","title":{"rendered":"Keener Today &#8211; May 15"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_29194\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29194\" style=\"width: 771px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/keener13.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/cooleyrendering.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-29194\" src=\"https:\/\/keener13.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/cooleyrendering.webp\" alt=\"Detroit Cooley High School\" width=\"771\" height=\"463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/keener13.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/cooleyrendering.webp 771w, https:\/\/keener13.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/cooleyrendering-300x180.webp 300w, https:\/\/keener13.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/cooleyrendering-150x90.webp 150w, https:\/\/keener13.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/cooleyrendering-768x461.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29194\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rendering of a revived Cooley High School. (Rendering: Life Remodeled.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>The Detroit Public Schools will invest over $32 million in major upgrades<\/strong>, including turning the long-abandoned Cooley High into a community sports complex and moving Davis Aerospace High back to Detroit City Airport. Projects wrap by 2027. The move back to City Airport will expand the aviation and engineering curriculum to include hands-on training and double the school\u2019s enrollment to 200 students. The project is spearheaded by Launched the Detroit Public Schools Community District Foundation, Michigan\u2019s largest public school foundation. For more information, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/dpscdfoundation.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dpscdfoundation.org<\/a>.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Google DeepMind\u2019s new AI, AlphaEvolve, is designing algorithms beyond human ability.<\/strong> By blending Gemini\u2019s coding skills with evolutionary testing, it\u2019s improving chip design, datacenter efficiency, and even optimizing AI itself\u2014showing signs of real, original problem-solving.<strong>Google also now leads in generative AI patents<\/strong> and the fast-growing field of AI agents, according to new data. U.S. filings in this space have jumped over 50%, signaling intense research and competition.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A beloved Detroit pizza chain is closing its Portage location<\/strong> after nearly five years. Buddy\u2019s Pizza, known for its iconic Detroit-style pies, says pandemic challenges, staffing shortages, and rising costs made the location unsustainable.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Live Nation\u2019s \u201c$30 Ticket to Summer\u201d deal kicks off May 21,<\/strong> offering discounted tickets to over 40 shows in metro Detroit. Acts include Pantera, Cyndi Lauper, and the Black Keys at Pine Knob and more. Details at <a href=\"https:\/\/LiveNation.com\/TickettoSummer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LiveNation.com\/TickettoSummer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lions fans, mark your calendars\u2014Detroit will face the Vikings on Christmas Day and the Packers on Thanksgiving.<\/strong> The team\u2019s full 17-game schedule is out, including 11 matchups against last year\u2019s playoff teams. Get the full schedule at <a href=\"https:\/\/DetroitLions.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DetroitLions.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Google DeepMind\u2019s new AI, AlphaEvolve, is designing algorithms beyond human ability.<\/strong> By blending Gemini\u2019s coding skills with evolutionary testing, it\u2019s improving chip design, datacenter efficiency, and even optimizing AI itself\u2014showing signs of real, original problem-solving.<strong>Google also now leads in generative AI patents<\/strong> and the fast-growing field of AI agents, according to new data. U.S. filings in this space have jumped over 50%, signaling intense research and competition.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Detroit\u2019s packed with fun this weekend!<\/strong> Flower Day blooms at Eastern Market Sunday, Motor City Comic Con hits Novi with stars like Jeremy Renner, and Toy Story plays at the Redford Theatre Saturday at 1pm.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Today in History:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1967 &#8211; Paul McCartney met American photographer Linda Eastman at London\u2019s Bag O&#8217;Nails nightclub. They married less than two years later, on March 12, 1969.<\/li>\n<li>1968 &#8211; There have been seven winners to date in Keener&#8217;s Hi Lo contest. Stephanie Wrobel of Detroit leads the pack, taking home $3893.<\/li>\n<li>1971 &#8211; Crosby, Stills, Nash &amp; Young hit No. 1 in the U.S. with 4 Way Street. The live album featured performances from The Fillmore East in New York and The Forum in L.A.<\/li>\n<li>1976 &#8211; The Rolling Stones topped the U.S. album chart with Black and Blue. It marked their sixth U.S. No. 1 album.<\/li>\n<li>1982 &#8211; Stevie Wonder and Paul McCartney began a seven-week run at No. 1 with \u201cEbony and Ivory.\u201d The hit became McCartney\u2019s 24th U.S. No. 1 as a songwriter.<\/li>\n<li>1984 &#8211; Stevie Ray Vaughan released his second studio album, Couldn\u2019t Stand the Weather.<\/li>\n<li>2008 &#8211; Neil Diamond topped the U.S. Billboard album chart for the first time with <em data-start=\"86\" data-end=\"104\">Home Before Dark<\/em>, his 29th studio release. At 67, he became the oldest artist to reach No. 1, surpassing Bob Dylan\u2019s record from 2006.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Today&#8217;s Birthdays:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Trini Lopez was born on this day in 1937.<\/li>\n<li>Graeham Goble of Little River Band is 78<\/li>\n<li>Dennis Hardy Frederiksen (Fergie Frederiksen) of Toto was born today in 1951.<\/li>\n<li>Musician Mike Oldfield and baseball legend George Brett are 72.<\/li>\n<li>UM football great, Desmond Howard is 55.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Detroit Public Schools will invest over $32 million in major upgrades, including turning the long-abandoned Cooley High into a community sports complex and moving Davis Aerospace High back to Detroit City Airport. Projects wrap by 2027. The move back to City Airport will expand the aviation and engineering curriculum to include hands-on training and double the school\u2019s enrollment to 200 students. The project is spearheaded by Launched the Detroit Public Schools Community District Foundation, Michigan\u2019s largest public school foundation. 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