🌱 How an alleged ‘master of disguise’ targeted East Point stores at night

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In today's newsletter:

• How an alleged ‘master of disguise’ targeted East Point stores at night

Also on today's calendar: Gary Clark Jr..

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

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: A stray afternoon t-storm, with a high of 88 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: An afternoon thunderstorm, temps: high: 89, low: 72.
• Sunday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 91 and low of 74 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Alleged Serial robber known as ‘master of disguise' faces federal charges (fox5atlanta.com) — A string of armed robberies at chain stores across metro Atlanta included locations in East Point, where a suspect allegedly used elaborate disguises to target late-night workers. Federal prosecutors say the accused “master of disguise” now faces multiple robbery and firearm charges and is being held by U.S. Marshals while the case moves forward.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in East Point

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday August 9

• Sloppy Jane →
  Purgatory At The Masquerade, 50 Alabama St SW, Atlanta
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday August 11

• FCS Board Work Session
  Tri-Cities North Learning Center
  12:30 pm

Tuesday September 1

• Gary Clark Jr. →
  The Eastern, 777 Memorial Dr SE, Atlanta
  8:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday August 7

• Recycling Collection Schedule →
  Hapeville Calendar Hapeville, GA 30354
  7:00 am
• JROTC Orientation
  Westlake Auditorium
  8:00 am
• Drill Practice
  Westlake Practice Football Field
  4:30 pm

Saturday August 8

• Community Clean Up →
  Riverdale Calendar Riverdale, GA 30274
  8:00 am
• Saturday Adventures at the Center →
  National Center for Civil and Human Rights , 100 Ivan Allen Jr. Blvd, Atlanta, GA, 30313, United States
  10:00 am

Sunday August 9

• Jazz Ensemble Practice
  Westlake Band Room
  2:00 pm

Monday August 10

• What's Your Favorite Fox Theatre Memory?
  County Line-Ellenwood Library -
• Chorale Rehearsal
  Westlake Room 524
  3:45 pm
• Softball Tryouts
  Crawford Long Middle School Atlanta, GA 30354
  4:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Looking for drop in pet sitter in East Point for dogs and cats Sept 25-27 if you have experience with big, hyper dogs (friendly) and experience with isolating medical diet cats (friendly), please message me.
  I can afford reasonable rates, and again I am looking for drop in, not house sitting. *There will be no litter scooping required* (Nextdoor Connally Dr)

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🗞 Nearby News

College Park

• Woman arrested on DUI, drug charge during Georgia 400 stop (appenmedia.com)
• Piccadilly Restaurants offers a FREE carrot souffle for National Carrot Souffle Day this Monday, Aug. 10th (atlantaonthecheap.com)
• Meet Elena Smith (canvasrebel.com)

Hapeville

• Chick-Fil-A adding a new treat just in time for early school mornings (savannahnow.com)

Atlanta

• Potentially Deadly, Drug-Resistant Fungus Spreads In GA: What To Know (patch.com)
• Slow-Moving Storms To Soak GA, Produce Flood Risks (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Sign language (Thank you Ellen S. for sending it in!)
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