🌱 How high could Doraville gas prices climb after Hurricane Isaias?

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In today's newsletter:

• How high could Doraville gas prices climb after Hurricane Isaias?
• What does Doraville’s former police chief promise as insurance commissioner?

Also on today's calendar: Five-Star Fears Yelp ATL Halloween Party @ Vela Park and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: How do billboards talk? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Tropical Rainstorm Isaias, with a high of 70 and low of 60 degrees.
• Sunday: A couple of morning t-storms, temps: high: 69, low: 60.
• Monday: Partly sunny and warmer, with a high of 86 and low of 58 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

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📰 News we're reading

• Hurricane Isaias could send gas prices even higher (wsbtv.com) — Drivers filling up in Doraville are already seeing higher prices as fuel trucks roll out of a local terminal while Hurricane Isaias shuts down much of Gulf oil and gas production. Experts warn that reduced refinery output and storm-fueled demand for generator fuel could push prices even higher, with the true impact becoming clearer once damage to energy infrastructure is assessed.
   

• Georgia Insurance & Safety Fire Commissioner (uga.edu) — Doraville residents may recognize Republican incumbent John King, who once served as the city’s police chief and is now seeking another term as Georgia’s insurance and safety fire commissioner. A voter guide contrasts his focus on returning money to consumers and fighting fraud with Democratic challenger Keisha Waites’ priorities of rent relief, ending credit and ZIP code discrimination, and strengthening healthcare access, especially in rural areas.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Doraville

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Monday October 12

• Take & Make Crafts: Halloween Handprints
  Redan-Trotti Library -
• Babbling Babies Storytime
  Doraville Library -
  10:30 am
• Sip, Paint, and Unwind
  Redan-Trotti Library -
  11:00 am

Tuesday October 13

• Sensory Story Bins
  Redan-Trotti Library -
  11:00 am
• Book Club is My Alibi
  Redan-Trotti Library -
  2:00 pm

Wednesday October 14

• Pass It On: Kindness Card Table
  Redan-Trotti Library -
• Inktober: Pen and Ink Creations
  Redan-Trotti Library -
• Transfer and Paint Workshop: Ghost
  Redan-Trotti Library -
  4:30 pm

Thursday October 15

• Library Walkers
  Redan-Trotti Library -
  9:00 am
• Aging Well With Your Health Conditions
  Redan-Trotti Library -
  11:00 am
• Pen & Purpose: The Writing Collective
  Doraville Library -
  4:00 pm

Thursday October 22

• Five-Star Fears Yelp ATL Halloween Party @ Vela Park →
  Vela Park, 1881 2nd Ave, Decatur
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• STRAY DOG FOUND AT PLANET FITNESS IN LAWRENCEVILLE.
  Is anyone missing this sweet dog? She’s very friendly and looks like maybe a husky lab mix? My friend found her at Planet Fitness, 1455 Pleasant… (Nextdoor Winters Hill)
• Hi looking for a handyman carpenter for small unfinished projects around the house.
  Please recommend someone who is honest and efficient and does not charge a hand and a foot. Also looking for landscape services to create a nice… (Nextdoor Northwoods)

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🗞 Nearby News

Chamblee

• Wheels Up Experience (NYSE:UP) vs. LATAM Airlines Group (NYSE:LTM) Head-To-Head Survey (defenseworld.net)
• Publix opening more stores in October. See in which states (miamiherald.com)
• Hurricane Isaias prompts Georgia event cancellations and changes (fox5atlanta.com)

Dunwoody

• Dunwoody budget projects costs rising faster than revenue (appenmedia.com)
• Stone Mountain Village opens entertainment district (thechampionnewspaper.com)
• Hurricane Isaias cancels, delays weekend events in metro (appenmedia.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "How do billboards talk?" — Sign language (Thank you Ellen S. for sending it in!)
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