Christmas Eve Mall Hours Around Macomb Township

Here's when The Mall at Partridge Creek and Lakeside Mall will be open on Monday, Dec. 24.

Have some last-minute shopping to do? Have no fear – malls around Macomb Township are open on Christmas Eve. Here are their hours. The Mall at Partridge Creek Partridge Creek will be open Monday, Dec. 24 at 8 a.m. and close at 6 p.m. The mall will be closed Christmas Day and re-open at 8 a.m. Wednesday. Lakeside Mall The mall will be open Monday, Dec. 24 at 8 a.m. and close at 6 p.m. Lakeside will be closed Christmas Day and re-open at 8 a.m. Wednesday. The Somerset Collection The collection will open Monday, Dec. 24 at 9 a.m. and close at 5 p.m. There will also be a special send-off for Santa Claus starting at 2 p.m. in the North Grand Court. The Somerset Collection is closed on Christmas Day and will re-open Wednesday at 9 a.m. Oakland …

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Have the Best Decorations on the Block? You Could Win Money for Your School District!

Did you decorate your house for the holidays this year? Enter our "Deck the House" contest and you could win $100,000 for a school district in Macomb Township and $500 to pay your electric bills!

Enter Patch's “Deck the House” Contest for a Chance to Win $100,000 for a Macomb School District

Did you decorate your house for the holidays this year? Enter our "Deck the House" contest and you could win $100,000 for a school district in Macomb Township and $500 to pay your electric bills!

We’re launching our annual Deck the House Contest to find the most over-the-top holiday decorations in America—the best “decked” house in the country—the one home so spectacularly decorated that everyone in town jokes your holiday decorations could rival Rockefeller Center’s. If this sounds like your house, upload a photo or video of your home to our contest page from Nov. 26 to Dec. 16 (We'll start accepting entries on Monday, Nov. 26). Only residents of Patch towns are eligible to enter. We’ll select 24 regional finalists, and from them, pick one grand prize winner. Patch will pay up to $500 of the utility bill for each finalist, while our national winner will have $100,000 donated to his or her local school district. Our contest is …

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Debra Kaszubski

11:53 am on Monday, November 26, 2012

Thank you for letting us know about the home on Azalea. They must really go all out! Do you know the owners of the home? Perhaps they might be willing to submit their own photos.   more ›

Santa Claus at The Somerset Collection: 2012 Schedule

The jolly old elf will arrive this Friday. Here are the days and hours he'll be available this season.

Ho, ho, ho! Santa Claus is coming to town – or, more specifically, to The Somerset Collection in Troy. Here's what you need to know about Santa's arrival and extended visit to the upscale mall this season. Santa will arrive in Troy at 6:30 p.m. this Friday, Nov. 16 in front of Somerset Collection North between J Alexander’s and Capital Grille. There will be stilt walkers, jugglers, a caroling quartet and townspeople handing out roasted almonds to guests.  At 7 p.m., the Dearborn Marching Band will begin marching and playing a holiday tune from Nordstrom’s to the center doors. They will play as Santa arrives in a horse-drawn carriage with Princess Celeste.  Once inside, the Dearborn Jazz Band will play while Santa visits with all his guests…

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What Gadget Did you Get for Christmas?

Was a new phone or tablet high on your wish list this year?

We know electronic devices were high on many people's wish lists this year, so we want to know: What gadget did you get for Christmas? Was it an iPhone (which version?), an Android smartphone, the latest iPad, an Android tablet, a laptop computer, digital camera or something else?  Maybe you went electronics free this holiday. Tell us about it. If you were lucky enough to score a mobile device as a gift, learn how you can put it to work learning about your community. Patch has apps for iPhones and Android phones, and also makes it easy for you to upload photos, news and comments from anywhere. Here is a look at a few ways you can connect with Patch through your mobile device. 

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Anne Seebaldt

5:16 pm on Wednesday, December 28, 2011

I got a Nook Tablet (thanks Mom and Dad). Still learning how to use it, but except for a frantic call to the Barnes and Noble to find out how to get to the keyboard to register it, I've figured quite a bit out on my own.   more ›