Good Morning, Brighton

Here are five tidbits of news and information we hope you'll find useful or entertaining.

And remember, always included in this Monday-Friday feature is a video (at right) from someone wishing everyone "good morning" as part of a message to our community. Today's message comes from Tracey Flanigan of . Make sure to "like" Art in Bloom on Facebook.

1. The weather

Showers and thunderstorms are expected today with a high near 69 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. Tonight will be mostly cloudy with a low around 51 degrees.

2. Fuel prices

Here's a quick survey of the lowest per-gallon prices for regular gasoline in the Brighton area as of Sunday afternoon, according to DetroitGasPrices.com via GasBuddy.com:

• , 6700 Whitmore Lake Rd.: $3.37

• , 1050 E. Grand River Ave: $3.39

• , 9925 Spencer Rd.: $3.44

3. Hartland Players Auditions

The Hartland Players will hold auditions for Jeff Daniels' adult comedy Norma and Wanda at the Hartland Educational Support Service Center (the old Hartland High School) 9525 E. Highland Rd., at 7 tonight. A script is available for perusal at the Cromaine Library Village branch, 3688 N. Hartland Rd. in Hartland, and the Cromaine Library Crossroads branch, 1788 N. Old U.S. 23. For more information, contact Janet Winn at wjwinn@aol.com.

4. Board of Education meeting

The Brighton Area Schools Board of Education meets at 7 tonight at the . On the agenda are electronic record keeping and the Livingston Educational Service Agency (LESA) Head Start Service Agreement.

5. Trivia

In what year did the city of Brighton receive its city charter?

Know the answer? Tell us in the comments. 

Congratulations to Tara Roth for answering Friday's trivia question correctly. Tara answered four out of five trivia questions correctly last week. Friday's question — The former Brighton Inn was a regular stop for what mode of transportation before 1871? Answer: Stagecoach.