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In today's newsletter:

• How a controversial transfer found a fresh start on ASU's court
• Why a deadly Tempe street‑racing case just saw sentencing delayed

Also on today's calendar: C2 Tactical Alternate-Force and Less-Lethal Defense and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Do you know what the two sides of a circle are? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A stray afternoon t-storm, with a high of 96 and low of 75 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 98, low: 77.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high of 101 and low of 77 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Badgers Red to Sun Devil Gold: The transfer that left Wisconsin reeling (statepress.com) — An Arizona State volleyball standout who transferred from Wisconsin has settled into a supportive new home in Tempe, finding comfort in ASU's strong international community. Her on-court partnership with teammate Glover is powering the Sun Devils' impressive run against top-ranked opponents, while giving her space from the backlash that followed her controversial departure from Wisconsin.
   

• Families seek closure as sentencing delayed in deadly Tempe crash (azfamily.com) — A high-speed 2023 crash in Tempe that killed Maria Rangel and Jesse Ruiz is still unresolved for their families after the driver's sentencing was unexpectedly delayed this week. Relatives, including one who flew in from California, described the emotional toll of preparing for court only to learn the hearing was postponed; sentencing is now set for Oct. 1.
   

📸 Around Tempe

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Tempe

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★ Featured events ★

Friday September 25
• R&B Sip & Paint: Sing-A-Long Edition →
  7470 South Priest Drive, Tempe

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Other local events

Friday September 25
• C2 Tactical Alternate-Force and Less-Lethal Defense →
  C2 Tactical Gun Range of Tempe, AZ, 8475 S Emerald Dr, Tempe
  5:00 pm
• Breath: Between Word & Image Public Reception →
  Tempe AZ
  6:00 pm
• Arizona Dance Festival 2026 →
  Tempe AZ
  6:30 pm
• Performances at the Museum: Jerusafunk →
  Tempe AZ
  7:00 pm
• TCA Presents SINGALONG BROADWAY →
  Tempe AZ
  7:30 pm
• PHANTOM OF THE OPERA →
  ASU Gammage, Tempe
  7:30 pm
Saturday September 26
• Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Training – Sept 26 and Oct 3 (Tempe) →
  Tempe AZ
• Dinosaurs in the Desert →
  Phoenix Zoo, 455 N Galvin Pkwy, Phoenix
  9:00 am
• Phoenix Children's Chorus: Elemental →
  Tempe AZ
  3:00 pm
Thursday October 1
• Roars & Pours: Prehistoric Pours →
  Phoenix Zoo, 455 N Galvin Pkwy, Phoenix
  5:30 pm
Friday October 9
• The Rocky Horror Picture Show Spooktacular Tour →
  ASU Gammage, 1200 S Forest Ave, Tempe
  7:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Anyone who needs food boxes I have 7 food boxes that have peanut butter, spaghetti sauce, spaghetti noodles, beans rice and Mac and cheese let me know that if you want them I even have coconut milk to and potatoes please let me know because I had a
  couple of people say that they were interested and they never responded back I will be handing them out Thursday or Friday I will let anyone who… (Nextdoor East Tempe)
• ANYBODY ABLE TO HELP TRAP KITTENS TONIGHT?
  Desperately need help, I suffer from chronic illness and cannot do it on my own. I have no trap and no way of getting anywhere to get one because I… (Nextdoor W Baseline Rd)

• Walmart posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate in Tempe. Apply here.
• Ross Stores, Inc. posted a job opening for Store Manager in Tempe. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Tempe here.

🗞 Nearby News

Chandler

• Drumming and Dinner for a Cause at Holy Trinity in Chandler — Grand Canyon Synod of the ELCA (gcsynod.org)
• Chandler churches have festival events in October, November (yourvalley.net)
• Recent analysis ranks Sioux Falls among best for affordable living (argusleader.com)

Paradise Valley

• Volleyball Recap: Notre Dame Prep Edges Past Desert Mountain (maxpreps.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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