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DECEMBER 19, 2024 • Vol. 43, No. 27
‘I’M JUST LIKE EVERY OTHER KID’ AS REGIONAL YOUTH AMBASSADOR, WOODS BOY RAISES AWARENESS AFTER OWN DIAGNOSIS WITH TYPE 1 DIABETES
The Dirty Dog Jazz Café on the Hill in Grosse Pointe Farms is one of the places where patrons might soon be able to enjoy a cocktail outside.
BY K. MICHELLE MORAN
Photo by K. Michelle Moran
kmoran@candgnews.com
WOODS — At 9, Salvatore “Sal” Strasz, of Grosse Pointe Woods, is a bundle of energy who loves dogs — his family has two — and sports, especially soccer. And he doesn’t let having Type 1 diabetes stand in the way of anything he wants to do. With his positive outlook, outgoing personality and natural compassion, Sal was a perfect choice to serve as a youth ambassador for Michigan and northern Ohio for Breakthrough T1D — formerly the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. He has spent the past year educating others about Type 1 diabetes and raising money for research. “I’m just like every other kid,” Sal said. “I play soccer. I don’t think there’s a way I’m differ-
Farms to create social district on the Hill BY K. MICHELLE MORAN
kmoran@candgnews.com
Salvatore “Sal” Strasz, of Grosse Pointe Woods, has spent the past year serving as a youth ambassador for Breakthrough T1D — formerly the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Photo provided by Amber Strasz
FARMS — Patrons of several Hill businesses will soon be able to enjoy a cocktail, beer or glass of wine outside. The Grosse Pointe Farms City Council voted unanimously in favor of creating a social district on the Hill during a meeting Dec. 9. The district will include The Bronze Door, Luxe Bar and Grille and the Dirty Dog Jazz Café, as well as possibly the bookstore Fly Leaf, which has a bistro and bar. The boundaries of the social district would be Kercheval Avenue between McMillan and Muir roads and would include the Kercheval sideSee SOCIAL DISTRICT on page 4A
See SAL on page 8A
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