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🌱 Patch AM: Why Capitola’s once-haunted Rispin Mansion is now a family-friendly park

And on the Capitola Patch calendar - A Proper Autumn Tea

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Good morning to you Capitola! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Why Capitola's once-haunted Rispin Mansion is now a family-friendly park

Also on today's calendar: A Proper Autumn Tea and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do some birds fly south for the winter? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Cool with periods of sun, with a high of 69 and low of 47 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 73, low: 51.
  • Wednesday: Brilliant sunshine and nice, with a high of 77 and low of 53 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• This 22-Room California Mansion Sat Abandoned For Decades And Its Story Gets Stranger The Deeper You Dig (newsbreak.com) — Capitola's long-abandoned Rispin Mansion has finally become the centerpiece of a new public park on Wharf Road, giving residents creekside trails, plazas, and a bike-ped bridge while the historic building itself remains sealed. The story traces how a 1920s showpiece turned convent, ruin, and alleged haunted house before community pushback led the city to buy the land, protect monarch habitat, and reopen the grounds as a quiet neighborhood escape.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

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Ok Capitola! 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: "Why do some birds fly south for the winter?" — Because it's too far to walk..! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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