Lost
Lost brooches from my grandmother; sentimental heirlooms.
Near the Michigan Theatre
Lost
listing
Posted
15 days
ago
Description
Last Friday around 7:40 p.m., I realized the brooches were missing outside the Michigan Theatre on S. Saginaw Street after I stepped out to take a call. They’re a pair: one with a sapphire stone and the other with a small pearl. I’d tucked them in the pocket of my blazer while I chatted with a friend, and when I turned back they were just gone from the bench by the entrance. They belonged to my grandmother, and losing them feels like losing a piece of her—I’m hoping for a friendly return from someone who might have picked them up by mistake.
Approximate last-seen location
Near the Michigan Theatre
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