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🌱 Patch AM: How a Danville family’s 9/11 near miss still shapes them

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Good morning Danville! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a Danville family's 9/11 near miss still shapes them

Also on today's calendar: FINAL DAY: Wines as low as $8 per bottle! and 13 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the fish blush ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 90 and low of 55 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 94, low: 67.
  • Wednesday: Very hot with clouds and sun, with a high of 102 and low of 69 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• He missed Flight 93. He's spent 25 years since 9/11 making the most of being alive. (columbustelegram.com) — A Danville family's memories of 9/11 center on how a last‑minute flight change kept a father from boarding United Flight 93, and how that near miss reshaped their lives. From Lynn's shock at home in Danville to Craig's later reflections on survivor's guilt and purpose, their story highlights how a national tragedy still echoes in one local household 25 years later.
   

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  • Tails of Tule the Adventure Cat…Today was Lake Anza in the Berkley Hills.
    She is really getting used to the leash and absolutely loved the Dragonflies!!!! (Nextdoor Downtown Danville)
  • 🐋 Not as active as last weekend but still saw humpback whales lunge feeding and breaching.
    It was magnificent! Wasn't as focused on taking pics this time but got this humpback iphone video. They still are enjoying their anchovy buffet at… (Nextdoor Greenbrook)
  • Vitality Bowls posted a job opening for Future Opening: Store Manager in Danville. Apply here.
  • Brigaid posted a job opening for San Ramon Program Chef in San Ramon. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Danville here.

🗞 Nearby News

San Ramon

  • First Look: San Ramon's Popular New Taco Shop, With Strong Oakland Roots Bay Area Telegraph (bayareatelegraph.com)
  • 38,354 Shares in Five9, Inc. $FIVN Acquired by The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company (marketbeat.com)
  • Local Event: Alamo Farmers' Market OPEN this weekend (9/6/26) (patch.com)

San Miguel

  • Expect Delays for Microsurface Paving on Several San Luis Obispo County-Maintained Roads (ca.gov)

Walnut Creek

  • We've Got an Official Opening Date for Walnut Creek's Super Luxe Mattress Store Bay Area Telegraph (bayareatelegraph.com)

Ok Danville! 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: It saw the ocean's bottom! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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