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🌱 Is your usual Azusa Starbucks on the closure list?
Coming up: Santino Bros. Wrestling presents: Night of the Human DeathMatch on the Azusa Patch calendar
Greetings Azusa! We're your go-to source for what's happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Is your usual Azusa Starbucks on the closure list?
- What Garey's lone win over Azusa means for Thursday's league showdown
- See which Azusa escape room just landed on a national top‑10 list
Also on today's calendar: Disconnect to Reconnect: Trade Screen Fatigue for Fall Rooftop Sunset Flow and 1 more event.
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Sunny and very warm, with a high of 94 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Sunshine and sweltering heat, temps: high: 102, low: 73.
- Saturday: Sunshine and sweltering heat, with a high of 102 and low of 73 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Which Starbucks locations closed? See list (miamiherald.com) — Azusa coffee drinkers should know the Starbucks at 710 S. Azusa Ave. has been permanently closed as part of a wider company downsizing. The chain recently shut about 250 underperforming locations across North America, and this list confirms which California stores, including Azusa's, are affected so you can plan where to grab your next coffee. 
• SGV football: Previews, predictions for Thursday's Week 6 games (pasadenastarnews.com) — Local football fans will note that Garey's only win so far is a 14–7 victory over Azusa, as the Vikings prepare to host Bassett in Miramonte League play. The preview breaks down key players, offensive struggles, and predictions for several Thursday night games across the San Gabriel Valley, giving context for how Azusa's program stacks up this season.
• The Escape Warehouse named the second best escape room in the country (dailyworld.com) — Azusa gets a fun national shout‑out as The Ministry of Peculiarities escape room is ranked among the top 10 escape rooms in the United States by USA Today's 10Best Readers' Choice Awards. The article mainly celebrates Louisiana's second‑place finisher but also lists Azusa's attraction alongside other standout escape rooms across the country, putting the city on enthusiasts' travel maps.
📸 Around Azusa
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Azusa
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★ Featured events ★
- Santino Bros. Wrestling presents: Night of the Human DeathMatch →
VFW Azusa Post 8070, 250 East 1st Street, Azusa
8:00 pm
Friday October 16
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Other local events
- HOCO Football Game
Citrus College, 1000 W Foothill Blvd, Glendora
7:00 pm - Loteria Night
Azusa High School Azusa, CA 91702
5:00 pm - Disconnect to Reconnect: Trade Screen Fatigue for Fall Rooftop Sunset Flow →
House of Soulstice, 621 North Azusa Avenue, Azusa
Friday October 2
Friday October 9
Saturday October 17
📣 Azusa Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Refreshments with Ms. Rodarte
Vineland Elementary Baldwin Park, CA 91706
8:30 am - Estate Planning Seminar for Landlords and Their Families →
KALEO Real Estate Compant, 158 N GLENDORA AVE., GLENDORA
3:00 pm - Hispanic Heritage Month: Milagro Hearts
Live Oak Library - Meeting Room
5:00 pm - Home VAR Girl's Volleyball VS. Charter Oak
Covina High School Covina, CA 91723
5:00 pm - VR Girls Volleyball vs Wilson
Northview High School
6:00 pm - English Connect (Chinese speakers) →
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 120 North Oakbank Drive, Glendora
7:00 pm - VR Football vs Glendora
Covina District Field
7:00 pm - Friday But First... Coffee Mixer →
Glendora CA
Thursday October 1
Friday October 2
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Charlie's Produce posted a job opening for Produce Store Merchandiser in Azusa. Apply here.
- GF Uponor posted a job opening for Site Quality Leader (Quality Manager) in Azusa. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Azusa here.
🗞 Nearby News
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- The Best Things We Ate In September 2026 - Los Angeles (theinfatuation.com)
- Taking antibiotics? Skipping sweets may help protect your gut (southernminn.com)
- Thalia Therapeutics receives China patent for AML drug miRisten By Investing.com (investing.com)
Covina
- Tigers from the '70s come home to Mizzou (missouri.edu)
Ok Azusa! 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: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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