🌱 See how two Alamo homes cracked Contra Costa’s top 10 sales.

Coffee in hand, Alamo? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• See how two Alamo homes cracked Contra Costa’s top 10 sales.

Also on today's calendar: Pacheco's Artisan Fair and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the longest word in the dictionary? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Sunshine and a few clouds, with a high of 88 and low of 57 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Sunday: Sunshine and a few clouds, temps: high: 88, low: 58.
• Monday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 81 and low of 56 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Top 10 most expensive homes sold in Contra Costa County, reported in the week of July 13 (eastbaytimes.com) — Two Alamo properties made this week’s list of Contra Costa County’s 10 most expensive home sales, including a six-bedroom Megan Court house that sold for $2.8 million and a Golden Grass Drive home that went for $3.41 million. The roundup, based on county records for the week of July 13, highlights how Alamo stacks up against luxury markets in Lafayette, Orinda, Danville, and Moraga.
   

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📸 Around Alamo

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Alamo

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 22

• Pacheco's Artisan Fair →
  Pacheco Community Center, 5800 Pacheco Blvd, Pacheco
  9:00 am

Sunday August 23

• ECK Light and Sound Service →
  5200 Case Ave, Pleasanton
  11:00 am
• Yin Yoga & Soundbath Journey →
  YogaSix Walnut Creek, 1500 N California Blvd, Walnut Creek
  3:00 pm

Want to see your event featured? Click here!

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Other local events

Monday August 24

• Dungeons & Dragons®
  San Ramon Library 100 Montgomery St, San Ramon, CA 94583
  4:00 pm
• Family Storytime
  San Ramon Library 100 Montgomery St, San Ramon, CA 94583
  6:30 pm

Tuesday August 25

• Intro to Meditation
  San Ramon Library 100 Montgomery St, San Ramon, CA 94583
  12:15 pm
• Paws to Read
  San Ramon Library 100 Montgomery St, San Ramon, CA 94583
  5:30 pm

Wednesday August 26

• Whatever Wednesdays: Teen Craft Convention
  San Ramon Library 100 Montgomery St, San Ramon, CA 94583
  4:15 pm
• Author Talk with Eleanor Vincent
  San Ramon Library 100 Montgomery St, San Ramon, CA 94583
  5:30 pm

Saturday August 29

• Pianist Mira Armij Gill Performs with Violinist Francisco Salazar at St. Paul's in Walnut Creek →
  St Paul's Episcopal Church, 1924 Trinity Ave, Walnut Creek
  7:00 pm

Thursday September 3

• Viva Las Vegas Spectacular Swim Show! →
  1750 Heather Dr, Walnut Creek
  8:00 pm

Thursday September 10

• Autos of Alamo →
  Alamo Plaza Shopping Center, 200 Alamo Plaza, Alamo
  4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Looking for a family activity close to home?
  The Diablo Valley College Planetarium in Pleasant Hill is hosting a live night-sky tour and exploration of the search for life beyond Earth on… (Nextdoor )
• There is a super bright light on Diablo that we have never seen before.
  Does anybody know what’s going on? Thank you. (Nextdoor Whitegate)

• Albertsons Companies, Inc. posted a job opening for Night Crew Stocker in Alamo. Apply here.
• Reyes Beverage Group posted a job opening for Retail Beverage Merchandiser in Walnut Creek. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Alamo here.

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🗞 Nearby News

San Miguel

• SLO County has dozens of races with no candidates. What happens now? (sanluisobispo.com)
• 3 ex-NPA members yield arms to Army in Surigao Sur (balita.com)

Walnut Creek

• Big, Free Labor Day Concert is Coming to Walnut Creek Bay Area Telegraph (bayareatelegraph.com)
• A Super Upscale Swiss Chocolatier Just Opened at Broadway Plaza Bay Area Telegraph (bayareatelegraph.com)
• Bay Area Kitchen Remodeling Trends Shift Toward Smart, Custom Designs (timesoftheislands.com)

Danville

• Car Crashes Into Danville Restaurant (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Smiles, because it has a mile between “s”. (Thank you Sharon M. for sending it in!)
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