🌱 Patch AM: How a Marina del Rey cafe quietly turned Bitcoin into everyday payment

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In today's newsletter:

• How a Marina del Rey cafe quietly turned Bitcoin into everyday payment

Also on today's calendar: Live improv comedy show! 🎭😂 and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What do an island and the letter "t" have in common? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 76 and low of 68 degrees.
• Monday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, temps: high: 76, low: 68.
• Tuesday: Pleasant with clouds and sun, with a high of 78 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Coffee for crypto: Why Bitcoin cafes never went mainstream (tradersunion.com) — A Marina del Rey spot, Noun Coffee + Wine, is highlighted as a real-world example of how ordinary cafes now quietly accept Bitcoin alongside cards using Square terminals. The piece explains why early, crypto-only cafes struggled, how lower fees and easier tech now help small businesses, and why Bitcoin has become just another payment option rather than a full business model.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Marina del Rey

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday September 24
• Live improv comedy show! 🎭😂 →
  Michelle Danner Acting Studio, 10820 Washington Blvd, Culver City
  8:30 pm
Saturday September 26
• FREE Chamber Music Palisades Woodwind Quartet Concert →
  Brentwood Presbyterian Church, 12000 San Vicente Blvd, Los Angeles
  3:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday September 26
• Saturday Date Night in Marina del Rey →
  Marina del Rey CA
  6:00 pm
Sunday September 27
• The Million Dollar Breakfast Club, Marina del Rey →
  Starbucks at Lincoln and Fiji Way, 4724 1/2 Admiralty Way, Marina Del Rey
  7:00 am
Saturday October 3
• Blue Waters: Santa Monica Bay Boating Festival →
  Burton Chace Park, 13650 Mindanao Way, Marina del Rey
Sunday October 4
• The Million Dollar Breakfast Club, Marina del Rey →
  Starbucks at Lincoln and Fiji Way, 4724 1/2 Admiralty Way, Marina Del Rey
  7:00 am
Thursday October 8
• Library Visit with Ms. Hart →
  Marina del Rey CA
  1:00 pm
• "How to Fix & Flip Houses" →
  IMAN Cultural Center, 3376 Motor Ave, Los Angeles
  6:30 pm
Sunday October 11
• Marina Spooktacular →
  Burton Chace Park, 13650 Mindanao Way, Marina del Rey

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday September 20
• Samizdat Sundays →
  The Wende Museum's Community Center, 10858 Culver Boulevard, Culver City
  10:30 am
• LIVE Culver City Song Circle →
  Rotary Plaza, 5100 Overland Ave, Culver City
  2:00 pm
• Racist by Design: Kelly Lytle Hernández in Conversation →
  The Wende Museum's Community Center, 10858 Culver Boulevard, Culver City
  2:00 pm
• Illustrating Picture Books with Stephanie Lunkewitz →
  The Wende Museum's Community Center, 10858 Culver Boulevard, Culver City
  2:00 pm
• THE TOLEDO SHOW →
  1432 4th Street, Santa Monica
  9:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I've been feeling a little off the past few days.
  I need some Irene Martinez Happy beautiful posts. Irene where are you? (Nextdoor Marina Del Rey-Via Marina)

• Marina Del Rey Toyota posted a job opening for Service Drive Host in Marina Del Rey. Apply here.
• The Cheesecake Factory posted a job opening for Busser in Marina Del Rey. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Marina del Rey here.

🗞 Nearby News

Culver City

• Student volunteers needed Saturday to build piñatas at Tito's Tacos for upcoming festival (westsidetoday.com)
• CCUSD State of the District – Dr. Jiménez Speaks on Progress (culvercitycrossroads.com)
• Founder of Nonprofit Named in Councilmember Price's Corruption Case Faces Federal Fraud Charge (westsidecurrent.com)

Santa Monica

• 2545 2nd St Apt C, Santa Monica, CA 90405 (redfin.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: They are both in the middle of water. (Thank you Curt K. for sending it in!)
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