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Brookie's Bakery Returns to the Water Street Commons
ALPENA, MICH (WBKB) - Brookie's Bakery, a dessert bar, will return to the Water Street Commons this Saturday, November 14th, starting at 10 AM. The Water Street Commons features multiple different small pop-up shops, located downtown, to give Alpena residents a rotating taste of new and upcoming businesses. Saturday, Brookie's Bakery joins the shops with their full lineup of homemade desserts. Expect cake slices including hummingbird with hazelnut frosting, chocolate fudge raspberry, lemon strawberry, vanilla blueberry with raspberry filling, chocolate caramel and peanut butter, raspberry pistachio, and fluffy coconut. Also cheesecake slices in flavors such as strawberry with Swiss meringue, double chocolate and black cherry, lemon blueberry, espresso martini, and cherry. Brookie's Bakery has appeared at the Commons a few times before, the last time being on October 24th. You can view the bakery's website here . The Water Street Commons has available holiday vendor slots for November through December. For more information about booking a space, visit their website here . COPYRIGHT 2026 BY WBKB 11. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. THIS MATERIAL MAY NOT BE PUBLISHED, BROADCAST, REWRITTEN OR REDISTRIBUTED.
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Downtown Alpena Holiday Kick Off this Weekend
ALPENA, MICH (WBKB) - Start celebrating the holiday season this Saturday, November 14th, with the Downtown Alpena Holiday Kick Off Event, from 11 AM to 5 PM. Shop the holiday merchandise at the downtown stores, and enjoy special promotions, such as bonus Downtown Dollars. During the Holiday Kick Off, those who purchase $75 dollars worth of Downtown Dollars will get $25 of Downtown Dollars free. Downtown Dollars are paper gift certificates that can be used at over fifty downtown businesses and restaurants. They can be purchased on Saturday at Parallel 45 Books and Gifts. Plus, the Alpena Downtown Development Authority introduces a new initiative at this year's Kick Off - Downtown Alpena Giving Trees. Read more about that here . COPYRIGHT 2026 BY WBKB 11. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. THIS MATERIAL MAY NOT BE PUBLISHED, BROADCAST, REWRITTEN OR REDISTRIBUTED.
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Salvation Army Offers Christmas Assistance Sign-Ups on Friday
ALPENA, MICH (WBKB) - The Salvation Army of Alpena offers Christmas Assistance to those in the area who need help. Sign-ups for Christmas Assistance will take place Friday, November 13th, from 10 AM to 3 PM, at the Salvation Army Community Center. It is asked that applicants bring picture I.D. that shows their Alpena County address, a form of I.D. for others in their household, and proof of income. Those approved for Christmas Assistance will receive a food basket with enough for a holiday meal, and gifts for all children in the household, newborn to age 17 years. COPYRIGHT 2026 BY WBKB 11. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. THIS MATERIAL MAY NOT BE PUBLISHED, BROADCAST, REWRITTEN OR REDISTRIBUTED.