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Hello Rainbow City! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Is a Rainbow City home on Gilmer Lane about to be demolished?
Also on today's calendar: FOODEESFEST Gadsden, Alabama (40+ food trucks and craft vendors!) and 2 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Friday: Very warm, with a high of 87 and low of 57 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: Partly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 86, low: 48.
- Sunday: Some sun, breezy and cooler, with a high of 67 and low of 38 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Legals for 4/17/2026 - 4/23/2026 (gadsdenmessenger.com) — Rainbow City officials have declared a house at 5425 Gilmer Lane unsafe and set a June 8 public hearing at City Hall that nearby residents may want to attend. The same legal roundup lists multiple Etowah County foreclosures, estate claim deadlines, court hearings, nuisance abatements, and auctions of abandoned vehicles that could affect property owners and heirs across the area. 
📸 Around Rainbow City
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Upcoming Events in
Rainbow City
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★ Featured events ★
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Details Coming — Folk AF
Folk AF, 2111 Rainbow Dr Suite A, Gadsden
12:30 pm
Saturday April 18
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Other local events
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FOODEESFEST Gadsden, Alabama (40+ food trucks and craft vendors!)
Gadsden Mall , 1001 Rainbow Dr , Gadsden
1:00 pm -
FOODEESFEST Gadsden, AL
Gadsden Mall , 1001 Rainbow Dr , Gadsden
1:00 pm -
Foodee Festival
Gadsden Mall , 1001 Rainbow Dr , Gadsden
1:00 pm -
Weekly Live Trivia Nights at Moe's Original BBG - Gadsden
Moe's Original BBQ , 208 S 2nd St , Gadsden
6:00 pm
Friday April 24
Wednesday April 29
📣 Rainbow City Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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City of Southside Dinner & a Movie
Southside Landing , 721 Pier , AL-77 , Southside
6:00 pm -
PMP Certification 4 Days Classroom Training in Gadsden, AL
Professional Workplace on Fifth , 601 S 5th St , Gadsden
9:00 am -
Project Management Techniques Training in Gadsden, AL
Regus Gadsden , 401 Locust St 1st Floor , Gadsden
9:00 am -
Softball Vs. Gadsden State
Gadsden State Community College - Wallace Drive Campus , 1001 George Wallace Dr , Gadsden
6:00 pm -
Gadsden Reptile Expo (Show Me Reptile Show)
The Venue at Coosa Landing , 201 George Wallace Dr , Gadsden
9:00 am -
Little Mania Midget Wrestling
Tentacion Cantina llc , 221 S 3rd St , Gadsden
7:30 pm -
One-to-One Small Business Counseling
Etowah Chamber of Commerce , 1 Commerce Square , Gadsden
1:30 pm
Friday April 17
Tuesday April 21
Friday April 24
Thursday May 7
Saturday May 23
Thursday May 28
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- This little guy is lost on Becky Allen Circle found it standing on my sisters front porch at 2 am this morning it’s has a red sweater on and a collar no name tag.
He/she is scared I’ll try to keep him/ her calm let me know if if it’s your dog (Nextdoor Rainbow City, AL) - Getting the full series of MMR vaccines protects you!
If you have all your MMR shots, you have a 97% chance of not getting measles. If you're not sure about your MMR vaccination status, talk to your… (Nextdoor )
- AutoZone, Inc. posted a job opening for Part Sales Manager - Full Time in Rainbow City. Apply here.
- Arcosa, Inc. posted a job opening for Welding Instructor - Weekend Shift in Steele. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Rainbow City here.
🗞 Nearby News
Gadsden
- Cusimano, Roberts, Mills & Knowlton marks one year with attorney Carson S. Campbell (gadsdenmessenger.com)
- GCHS boys and girls win area soccer championship (gadsdenmessenger.com)
- Etowah County Man Sentenced to More than 17 Years in Prison for Trafficking Drugs (weisradio.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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