🌱 Patch AM: How you can run in Suwanee to put books on buses

Hello Suwanee! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How you can run in Suwanee to put books on buses
• Why Suwanee's favorite BBQ festival is moving just five miles away

Also on today's calendar: All School First Look - Preview Grades PreK to 8 - Saturday, October 3 9:45AM and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: How do you know the moon is going broke? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Partly sunny, with a high of 82 and low of 54 degrees.
• Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 83, low: 58.
• Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 85 and low of 63 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• GCPS To Host 5K Race To Support Book Mobile (savannahherald.com) — A community 5K and fun run to support the GCPS Book Mobile is coming to the J. Alvin Wilbanks Instructional Support Center on Old Peachtree Road in Suwanee on October 31. With in-person and virtual options, family and group discounts, costumes, music, and prizes, the race raises money to put more books directly into local students' hands.
   

• Local Event: Taste of BBQ Festival (patch.com) — A popular barbecue festival that previously drew thousands in Suwanee has moved just five miles up the road to Sugar Hill, with this year's event set for Saturday, October 3. Families can enjoy BBQ tastings, local vendors, an artist market, and kids' activities, with proceeds supporting a children's nonprofit and free admission for everyone.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Suwanee

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 3
• All School First Look - Preview Grades PreK to 8 - Saturday, October 3 9:45AM →
  Holy Redeemer Catholic School, 3380 Old Alabama Rd, Alpharetta
  9:45 am
• Taste of BBQ Festival →
  5039 W Broad St NE, Sugar Hill
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Tuesday September 29
• Motul Petit Le Mans Kickoff Party →
  Suwanee GA
  6:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• Suwanee Farmers Market →
  Suwanee GA
  8:00 am
• Suwanee Art and Craft Festival →
  Suwanee GA
  10:00 am
• African American Culture Arts Festival →
  Suwanee Town Center Park, 330 Town Center Avenue Northwest, Suwanee
  12:00 pm
• 2026 African American Culture and Arts Festival →
  Suwanee Town Center, 330 Town Center Avenue Northwest, Suwanee
  12:00 pm
• African American Culture & Arts Festival →
  Suwanee GA
  12:00 pm
• The Courage to Talk About Fibroids →
  Suwanee Social, 350 Town Center Avenue Northwest, Suwanee
  2:00 pm
Wednesday October 7
• Monica Spears at Two Cities Pizza →
  Two Cities Pizza, Suwanee
  7:00 pm
• Monica Spears →
  Suwanee GA
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 17
• Spooky Spirits 5k →
  Suwanee City Hall, 330 Town Center Ave, Suwanee
  9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I am looking for some recommendations for landscaping contractors for help with the stormwater drainage system.
  This is for JC/Suwanee area. Can anyone share any contacts they have worked with? No solicitations please. (Nextdoor Hillside Trace)
• Is anyone missing this dog?
  All white medium sized... Was super hungry and thirsty.. need to find owner ASAP. (Nextdoor Ascot-Ridgemoore Estates)

• Target posted a job opening for Seasonal: Guest Advocate (Cashier), General Merchandise, Fulfillment, Food and Beverage, Front of Store Attendant (Cart Attendant), Style, Tech, Inbound (Stocking) (T2056) in Suwanee. Apply here.
• Disabledperson, Inc posted a job opening for Accounts Payable Specialist at The Intersect Group in Duluth, Georgia in Duluth. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Suwanee here.

🗞 Nearby News

Duluth

• Federal officials recover $9.2M in settlements from CT companies to resolve PPP loan fraud (courant.com)
• Sunday Puzzle: So-so (gpb.org)
• New Cobb County Business Licenses Issued Sept. 20-27 (cobbcountycourier.com)

Buford

• UPDATE: New York murder suspect caught after running gun battle with cops in Buford (wgtjradio.com)
• Georgia's Lanier Islands Resort Unveils a Packed Fall Calendar of Lakeside Events (express-press-release.net)

Ok Suwanee! 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's down to its last quarter. (Thank you Linda H. for sending it in!)
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