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🌱 First Tesla Supercharger in Town + Fantasy Playhouse Season Lineup

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Posted Wed, Jun 8, 2022 at 5:06 am CT

Welcome back, Huntsville. I'm here in your inbox per usual to tell you everything you need to know about what's going on around town.

First, today's weather:

Cloudy, a shower and t-storm. High: 83 Low: 69.

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Here are the top stories today in Huntsville:

Absentee voting is open now for the runoff elections set for June 21. You can still apply, and the City of Huntsville recommends doing so in-person because of their quick turnarounds right now. (WHNT)
Huntsville Utilities has finished installing a pad-mount transformer at MidCity! This will be used to power Huntsville’s first Tesla Supercharger station in a few days. (WAFF)
Congrats to Boeing on 60 years of operation in Alabama! The state’s first location was opened in Huntsville in 1962. At a ceremony to celebrate 60 years, they donated a $60,000 check to the Boys and Girls Club of North Alabama’s STEM program and to the Huntsville-Madison County’s Foundation Hiring our Heroes. (WHNT)
Fantasy Playhouse Children's Theater and Academy has announced their season lineup! This will be their 62nd year. Shows include a special showing of “Tinker Bell” at the Botanical Garden, Charlotte’s Web, and our favorite presentation of “A Christmas Carol.” (themadisonrecord.com)
The Huntsville Police Citizens Advisory Council (HPCAC) is hosting a public forum on June 14. The meeting will feature community and school resource officers (CROs and SROs). This is meeting 5 of 9 of the public meeting series HPCAC has planned for this year. (WHNT)

Today in Huntsville:

Science on the Spot @ Cook Museum - Cool Cranes (12:30 PM)
Madison Library Free Summer Movies - “The Little Mermaid” (2:00 PM)
The Golden Hour - Huntsville Botanical Garden (5:00 PM)
Neil deGrasse Tyson @ the Orion - “An Astrophysicist Goes to the Movies” (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

The Southern Fried Film Fest is headed back to Huntsville on June 9-12 at venues around Huntsville! (Details)
Congrats to Rock Steady Boxing Rocket City on six years in Huntsville! (Details)
Rocket City Mom has compiled a list of things to do to celebrate Father’s Day. Make sure to check it out here.

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