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Cheers Mobile! We're back, helping you stay up to date with what's happening. Let's take on the day together! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Why a beloved Spring Hill eatery is fighting to stay in Mobile
  • How a $1.95M decision could reshape housing near 1010 Baltimore
  • How Mobile's DA says scammers are targeting local seniors' savings

Also on today's calendar: Christian Comedy Revival Live Talk Show and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: Where do math teachers go on vacation? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 88 and low of 73 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Sunday: Some sun, a t-storm; humid, temps: high: 91, low: 73.
  • Monday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 93 and low of 73 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Petition grows as Food Pak prepares to leave longtime Mobile location (wkrg.com) — Food Pak International, a Spring Hill favorite on Old Shell Road, may have to leave its longtime Mobile location after the landlord declined to renew the lease. Owner Reza Hejazi hopes to rezone a nearby residential lot for a new store, while thousands of loyal customers are signing a petition and raising money to support the move before the city council weighs in.
   

2. Mobile resolution faults Housing Authority as city moves to fill $1.95M Taylor Landing gap (mynbc15.com) — Mobile leaders are weighing a resolution to plug a $1.95 million funding gap for the Taylor Landing affordable housing project, using federal block grant dollars starting October 1. The proposal criticizes the Mobile Housing Authority's role in neighborhood decline near Oaklawn Homes and ties the funding decision to state tax credits that could reshape housing around Baltimore Street.
   

3. Mobile DA: Uptick in financial exploitation of the elderly prompts warning (wkrg.com) — Mobile County District Attorney Keith Blackwood is warning older Mobile residents about a rise in financial exploitation cases, including scams that may involve family, caregivers, or strangers. He urges families to talk with elderly loved ones, watch for sudden outsiders managing finances, and report suspected abuse to the DA's office, which now has tools to trace cryptocurrency-based schemes.
   

4. Woman indicted on murder charges in Mobile crash that killed two (mynbc15.com) — Mobile residents are learning more about a February crash that left two passengers dead and another seriously hurt, after a Mobile County grand jury indicted a local woman on murder and assault charges. Prosecutors allege she drove recklessly and possibly under the influence before the wreck; she is being held on high bonds and remains presumed innocent.
   

5. Father witnesses son's deadly car accident with cement truck in North Mobile County (wkrg.com) — A 21-year-old man was killed in a crash with a cement truck on Kushla McLeod Road in north Mobile County, and his father witnessed the burning wreckage after swerving to avoid the same truck. The family has hired an attorney as state troopers investigate what caused the truck to cross into the wrong lane and whether anyone will face charges.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mobile

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★ Featured events ★

    Friday September 11
  • Mac Mcanally →
    Saenger Theatre Mobile, 6 S Joachim St, Mobile
    7:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Tuesday September 8
  • Flag Football vs Burns
    Lott Middle School, 17740 Celeste Rd, Citronelle
    4:00 pm
    • Wednesday September 9
  • Volleyball Game vs Williamson-Away Game
    Lott Middle School, 1567 E Dublin St, Mobile
    4:00 pm
  • Volleyball vs. Grandbay
    Semmes Middle School, 4566 Ed George Rd, Semmes
    4:00 pm
  • CMS Volleyball vs. Denton/Dunbar
    Bernice J Causey Middle School 500 St Anthony St, Mobile, AL 36603, USA
    4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • When we're young, we might think love should be passionate and intense.
    But as I've gotten older, my understanding of love has actually become simpler and simpler. Having someone willing to listen to you, sharing a meal… (Nextdoor Highland Woods)
  • Yall, help!
    I know this poor thing doesn't have a chance because the city doesn't help dogs, but this dog showed up at our shop on the causeway. He just wondered… (Nextdoor Overlook)
  • Circle K posted a job opening for Team Member in Mobile. Apply here.
  • Rainbow Shops posted a job opening for Sales Associate/Stock in Mobile. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mobile here.

Ok Mobile! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Times Square (Thank you Jean K. for sending it in!)
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