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Akron, Alabama Patch AM: a 3 min readHey there, Akron! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☀️
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Wednesday: Periods of sun, with a high of 73 and low of 53 degrees.
- Thursday: Periods of sun, temps: high: 67, low: 42.
- Friday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 59 and low of 34 degrees.
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Sewing Lab →
Weaver Bolden Branch, 2522 Lanier Ave, Tuscaloosa
9:30 am -
Introduction to Microsoft Word →
Main Library – Computer Lab, 1801 Jack Warner PKWY, Tuscaloosa
9:30 am -
Introduction to Microsoft Excel →
Weaver Bolden Branch, 2522 Lanier Ave, Tuscaloosa
10:00 am -
Community Quilting Group →
Main Library – First Floor, 1801 Jack Warner PKWY, Tuscaloosa
11:30 am -
Veteran's Day (No School)
Hale County Greensboro, AL 36744
12:00 pm -
A Lifestyle Experience Event — Veterans Day →
The Crossings at North River, 200 George Hall Lane, Tuscaloosa
2:30 pm -
Youth Research Class →
Main Library – First Floor, 1801 Jack Warner PKWY, Tuscaloosa
4:00 pm -
Junior Recital: Sarah Weekers, Violin →
Moody Music Building 140 Recital Hall, 810 2nd Avenue, Tuscaloosa
5:30 pm -
Community Poetry Club →
Main Library – History Room, 1801 Jack Warner PKWY, Tuscaloosa
5:30 pm -
Capstone String Quartet →
Moody Music Building 140 Recital Hall, 810 2nd Avenue, Tuscaloosa
7:30 pm -
PERFORMANCE – “Tartuffe: Born Again” →
Marian Gallaway Theatre, 348 Stadium Drive, Tuscaloosa
7:30 pm -
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What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- The Scion Group posted a job opening for Porter in Tuscaloosa. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News
Greensboro
- Opportunity Zones for Selma and Wilcox, Hale, Greene and Montgomery counties approved by feds (blackbeltnewsnetwork.com)
- Did Alabama Senate election results improve gambling bill's chances in 2027? (1819news.com)
Demopolis
- Thrifty Deals (pbs.org)
Tuscaloosa
- Inaugural Community Connections Resource Fair showcases what's available in Tuscaloosa (wvua23.com)
- Tuscaloosa marks 50 years of holiday parade tradition (miamiherald.com)
- Popular chicken finger chain announces opening of new Birmingham-area location (al.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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