🌱 Patch AM: How Tempe’s new Kiwanis Park project could support local caregivers

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In today's newsletter:

• How Tempe's new Kiwanis Park project could support local caregivers
• Tempe Prep volleyball looks to rebound at home against Lincoln Prep
• Why Mesa is keeping Flock cameras after Tempe chose to cancel

Also on today's calendar: The18th Annual Gospel Explosion Out of Africa Prophetic Conference and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What happened to the pregnant cat that ate yarn? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Hot, with a high of 109 and low of 85 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Wednesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 108, low: 87.
• Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 107 and low of 85 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Tempe developing dementia- and age-friendly park within Kiwanis Park (ktar.com) — Tempe is planning a first-in-the-nation dementia- and age-friendly park inside Kiwanis Park, designed specifically for older adults and their caregivers. Local leaders and residents are shaping features like safe walking paths, sensory landscaping, and quiet gathering spaces. Funding will combine grants, city capital funds, donated design work, and community contributions through Tempe Diablos Charities.
   

• Volleyball Recap: Heritage Academy Mesa Wins Going Away Against Tempe Prep (maxpreps.com) — Tempe Prep's volleyball team fell 3–0 to Heritage Academy Mesa, dropping the Knights to a 1–1 record after a close second set. Tempe fans won't have to travel far this week, as the Knights stay home to host Lincoln Prep on Wednesday at 6 p.m., giving local supporters a quick chance to see how the team responds.
   

• Mesa keeping license plate reader cameras (eastvalleytribune.com) — Tempe residents may be interested that Mesa is keeping its Flock license plate reader cameras even as cities like Tempe, Chandler, and Surprise have canceled theirs. Mesa officials say the technology helps solve serious crimes and missing-person cases, while residents and Arizona's attorney general raise privacy and misuse concerns. A statewide review could influence how such systems are used in the future.
   

📸 Around Tempe

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Tempe

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★ Featured events ★

Friday September 18
• The18th Annual Gospel Explosion Out of Africa Prophetic Conference →
  Wyndham Phoenix Airport/Tempe, 1600 S 52nd St, Tempe
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday September 8
• Early Release: Parent Teacher Conferences
  Kyrene De Los Niños Tempe, AZ 85283
  11:00 pm
Wednesday September 9
• Preschool Storytime
  Tempe Public Library - Storytime Room
  10:00 am
• Chipotle Night
  Kyrene De Los Niños, 1655 W Elliot Rd, Tempe
  3:00 pm
• Varsity Cross Country - Girl's:Central, Tempe vs North Canyon
  North Canyon High School
  4:00 pm
• Chipotle Dine Out
  Chipotle Mexican Grill, 1005 E Broadway Rd, Tempe
  4:00 pm
• Varsity Cross Country - Boy's:Central, Tempe vs North Canyon
  North Canyon High School
  4:00 pm
• FR/SO Football: Flagstaff vs Tempe
  Tempe High School
  5:00 pm
• Q1-Boys Baseball
  Gililland Middle School Geneva Epps Mosley Middle School, 1025 S Beck Ave, Tempe, AZ 85
  5:00 pm
Thursday September 10
• TSRotary & the Tempe Healing Field - Flag Placement 9/10/26 →
  Tempe AZ
Friday September 18
• Spanish Guitar Concert in Scottsdale with Latin Grammy Winner Twanguero →
  First Christian Church Scottsdale, 7405 E McDonald Dr, Scottsdale
  7:30 pm
Saturday September 26
• Dinosaurs in the Desert →
  Phoenix Zoo, 455 N Galvin Pkwy, Phoenix
  9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Phoenix Natives Bring Urban Hip-E Fresh Kitchen to Mill Avenue —Jennifer Parks-Sturgeon Read on Patch

• Update: Pet Reunited
  Melody, a dog who went missing in Tempe, AZ, has been safely reunited with their family after 9 hours, 41 minutes. More details here https://www… (Nextdoor Royal Tempe Estates)
• PLEASE HELP ME FIND MY DOG, HIS NAME IS BENNY HE RAN AWAY AROUND 9PM NEAR TEMPE TOWN LAKE.
  HE IS NOT WEARING A COLLAR, HES A SWEET BOY AND VERY SHY. MESSAGE ME IF YOU HAVE SEEN HIM PLEASE!!! (Nextdoor Rio Salado Park)

• Kroger posted a job opening for Grocery Clerk in Tempe. Apply here.
• LPL Financial posted a job opening for Product Ops Associate in Tempe. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Tempe here.

🗞 Nearby News

Chandler

• 'BreakingTheCycle': Chandler students hosting PMOS Women's Health Walk (abc15.com)
• Toddler given CPR after reported drowning in Chandler (azfamily.com)
• Lane restriction this week along SR 347 near Chandler (yourvalley.net)

Paradise Valley

• Paradise Valley Community College's 2026/2027 Season! (blogspot.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: She had mittens! (Thank you April M. for sending it in!)
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