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In today's newsletter:
- How firefighters contained an early-morning Belvedere Street house fire
- What the new Brookley by the Bay funding means for you
- Why Mobile's planners blocked a big expansion at Sea Pines Mobile Home Park.
Also on today's calendar: An Evening with Adam Cesare at The Haunted Book Shop and 1 more event.
Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 95 and low of 73 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: A stray thunderstorm, temps: high: 97, low: 71.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high of 98 and low of 75 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Mobile Fire-Rescue Department investigates Belvedere St. residential fire (utv44.com) — Mobile Fire-Rescue crews responded before dawn Thursday to a house fire on Belvedere Street, where one resident escaped but was treated for smoke inhalation and taken to a hospital. Firefighters knocked down flames in the bedroom and living room within about 25 minutes, and investigators are still working to determine the cause and damage estimates. 
2. $9 million award clears way for first phase of Brookley by the Bay (mynbc15.com) — A fresh $9 million state award is jump-starting phase one of Brookley by the Bay, bringing a new waterfront park with trails, play areas, and parking closer to reality for Mobile residents. With additional city funding, officials expect to bid the project soon, finish construction in about a year, and eventually add an amphitheater overlooking downtown.
3. Mobile Planning Commission shoots down mobile home park's controversial rezoning bid (fox10tv.com) — Mobile's Planning Commission has unanimously rejected a rezoning change tied to a big expansion of Sea Pines Mobile Home Park off Dauphin Island Parkway, keeping a 133-unit cap in place for now. Neighbors argued hundreds of additional residents and vehicles would overwhelm the area, while park representatives say they still hope to revitalize the community.
4. Local nonprofit working to revitalize historic Mobile cemetery (wkrg.com) — A grassroots nonprofit is leading a major cleanup of historic Oaklawn Cemetery in Mobile, where many local families, Tuskegee Airmen, and Buffalo Soldiers are buried. With nearly $30,000 in grants and donations, including support from the Mobile County Commission, volunteers are clearing overgrown graves so descendants can find loved ones and better honor the city's history.
5. 5 Thing To Do This Weekend: Aug. 21-23 (wkrg.com) — If you're staying in Mobile this weekend, you can choose between the 8th Annual endITnow Family Day at Cathedral Square and the Sisters for Life Wellness Expo at the Convention Center, both happening Saturday. The roundup also flags free fishing fun in Pensacola, live music in Gulf Shores, and a Community Safety Day at OWA in Foley.
📸 Around Mobile
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mobile
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★ Featured events ★
- Mac Mcanally →
Saenger Theatre Mobile, 6 S Joachim St, Mobile
7:30 pm
Friday September 11
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Other local events
- An Evening with Adam Cesare at The Haunted Book Shop →
The Haunted Book Shop, 9 S Joachim St, Mobile
5:30 pm - Christian Comedy Revival Live →
601 Zeigler Cir E, Mobile
7:00 pm - Christian Comedy Revival Talk Show →
601 Zeigler Cir E, Mobile
9:00 am
Tuesday August 25
Tuesday September 1
📣 Mobile Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Kellen Erskine →
Crescent Theater, 208 Dauphin St, Mobile
7:00 pm - Mobile County Board of School Commissioners Meeting
Dunbar Creative Performing Arts Irvington, AL 36544
10:00 am - Environmental Advisory Committee →
City of Daphne Jubilee Conference Room - 1705 Main Street Daphne AL 36526
4:00 pm - CMS Volleyball vs. Burns
Bernice J Causey Middle School 2205 McFarland Rd, Mobile, AL 36695, USA
4:00 pm - Daphne Public School Commission →
City of Daphne Jubilee Conference Room - 1705 Main Street Daphne AL 36526
5:30 pm - LEGO Fun Tuesday at Semmes →
Semmes Regional Library - Mobile Public Library, 9150 Moffett Rd, Semmes
4:00 pm - Satsuma VS St. Michael →
Satsuma High School, 1 Gator Cir, Satsuma
6:00 pm - CMS Volleyball vs. Scarborough/Grand Bay
Bernice J Causey Middle School 12800 Cunningham Rd, Grand Bay, AL 36541, USA
4:00 pm
Friday August 21
Monday August 24
Tuesday August 25
Wednesday August 26
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Breakfast at Tiffany's?
No!! Dinner at Angela's!!! I got the invite last night to come by Ms. Angie's. I got to meet her cutest new puppy and was blessed with the delish… (Nextdoor Colonial Heights) - This young man found his way into my backyard.
He is very sweet, but I know he would rather be home with his family. (Nextdoor Carrington Place)
- Lucky Strike Entertainment posted a job opening for Porter in Mobile. Apply here.
- AltaPointe Health Systems posted a job opening for Recreational Aide Acute, Part Time in Mobile. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mobile here.
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A sponge (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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