🌱 Patch AM: What Augusta’s tourism team pitched during their Brookhaven City Centre visit

Good day Brookhaven! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• What Augusta's tourism team pitched during their Brookhaven City Centre visit
• How a Brookhaven Ronald McDonald House kept this transplant family together

Also on today's calendar: Wig Making Class in Atlanta | Private 1-on-1 Sewing Machine Course and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What has 2 arms and a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 95 and low of 74 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 94, low: 72.
• Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 96 and low of 74 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Destination Augusta touts Savannah River city as tourism destination in Brookhaven (roughdraftatlanta.com) — Brookhaven residents recently got a close-up look at what Augusta is offering travelers, as Destination Augusta hosted a three-hour open house at Brookhaven City Centre's Murphey Candler Room. The showcase highlighted Augusta's coming $275 million arena, golf options, and cultural attractions, while also drawing comparisons to Explore Brookhaven's own tourism efforts and the city's role in Georgia's travel economy.
   

• 7-year-old battling sickle cell gets life-changing transplant from his brother (wsbtv.com) — A young boy recovering from a bone marrow transplant has been able to stay close to his family thanks to a transplant suite at the Ronald McDonald House in Brookhaven. The specialized rooms, created in partnership with Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, offer filtered air, a kitchen, and laundry so families can safely remain together while children heal and prepare to return to school and friends.
   

📸 Around Brookhaven

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Brookhaven

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Friday September 4
• Boys Basketball Workouts (Gym)
  Crews Middle School Lawrenceville, GA 30044
  4:30 pm
Saturday September 5
• Future Ready: Teen Life Skills Series 2
  Redan-Trotti Library - Conference Room
  2:00 pm
• Anime Bites for Adults
  Redan-Trotti Library -
  2:00 pm
Monday September 7
• đĽPercussion EnsembleđĽ (Band Room)
  Crews Middle School Lawrenceville, GA 30044
  4:30 pm
Tuesday September 8
• Take & Make Craft - Campfire Craft Kit
  Brookhaven Branch Library Brookhaven Library -
• Take & Make Crafts: Cryptid Bookmarks
  Redan-Trotti Library -
• Spooky Scavenger Hunt
  Brookhaven Branch Library Brookhaven Library -
• Crews Singers (Chorus Room)
  Crews Middle School Lawrenceville, GA 30044
  8:15 am
Sunday September 13
• Wig Making Class in Atlanta | Private 1-on-1 Sewing Machine Course →
  Yoli Opulence, 175 W Wieuca Rd NE, Atlanta
  8:00 am
Sunday September 20
• Wig Making Class in Atlanta | Private 1-on-1 Sewing Machine Course →
  Yoli Opulence, 175 W Wieuca Rd NE, Atlanta
  8:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday September 3
• Girls Basketball Morning Workouts (Gym)
  Crews Middle School Lawrenceville, GA 30044
  7:15 am
• Coffee in the Garden
  Hawthorne Elementary School Atlanta, GA 30345
  7:30 am
• LEGO Constructors
  Scottdale-Tobie Grant Branch Library Scottdale-Tobie Grant Homework Center -
  11:00 am
• Bones for Life
  Chamblee Library -
  11:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Chamblee

• Churches go solar, putting creation care into action (umnews.org)
• Comebacks take spotlight, nine DeKalb teams win in week two (thechampionnewspaper.com)
• 🏛️ Old work, new chapters (roughdraftatlanta.com)

Doraville

• Mack Petty (theblacksheartimes.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A shirt (Thank you Dianna H. for sending it in!)
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