🌱 Patch AM: How does Stone Mountain’s new entertainment district compare with Tucker’s?

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In today's newsletter:

• How does Stone Mountain's new entertainment district compare with Tucker's?

Also on today's calendar: Soccer for a Good Cause! 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: 59.
• Monday: Turning sunny and warmer, with a high of 86 and low of 58 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

📰 News we're reading

• Stone Mountain Village opens entertainment district (thechampionnewspaper.com) — Stone Mountain has launched a new downtown entertainment district where visitors can carry alcoholic drinks between participating businesses, aiming to boost foot traffic and tourism. For Tucker residents, it's a nearby example of the same open-container entertainment district concept already in place in Tucker and other DeKalb cities, highlighting a growing regional trend in walkable, nightlife-focused areas.
   

📸 Around Tucker

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Tucker

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 10
• Mi Vida Loca the Musical LIVE in Tucker GA →
  2241 Idlewood Road, Tucker
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Sunday October 11
• Mi Vida Loca the Musical LIVE in Atlanta →
  2241 Idlewood Road, Tucker
  6:00 pm
• Sunday Night Football Watch Party at Katch Kitchen & Cocktails →
  Katch Kitchen & Cocktails, 2077 Northlake Parkway, Tucker
  8:00 pm
Monday October 12
• Passive Puzzling at Stone Mountain
  Stone Mountain-Sue Kellogg Library -
• Decompress with Perler Beads
  Stone Mountain-Sue Kellogg Library -
  5:30 pm
Tuesday October 13
• Baby Babbles Storytime
  Northlake-Barbara Loar Library -
  9:30 am
• Tales for Twos
  Tucker-Reid H. Cofer Library -
  9:30 am
• Toddler Storytime
  Northlake-Barbara Loar Library -
  10:30 am
• Kids Punch and Paint
  Stone Mountain-Sue Kellogg Library -
  5:30 pm
Wednesday October 14
• Gwinnett Support Group →
  AMS Vans, 6275 Lawrenceville Highway, Tucker
  11:00 am
Saturday October 24
• Soccer for a Good Cause! →
  Mercedes-Benz Stadium, 1 AMB Dr NW, Atlanta
  10:00 am
Monday October 26
• Black Dog Books ACOTAR 6 Book Release PJ Party →
  Black Dog Books, 2323 Main St, Tucker
  9:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Pizza Hut - Flynn Group posted a job opening for Assistant Manager in Tucker. Apply here.
• Sherwin-Williams posted a job opening for Bilingual Customer Service Specialist (Spanish) in Norcross. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Tucker here.

🗞 Nearby News

Clarkston

• Obama endorses Bottoms in Georgia governor's race (wabe.org)

Stone Mountain

• This North Jersey haunted house considered one of America's scariest (northjersey.com)
• Stone Mountain couple celebrates 80th wedding anniversary (thechampionnewspaper.com)
• A fake Norwegian widower got a 77-year-old woman to send over $162,000 in checks (newsbreak.com)

Chamblee

• Wheels Up Experience (NYSE:UP) vs. LATAM Airlines Group (NYSE:LTM) Head-To-Head Survey (defenseworld.net)

Ok Tucker! 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: "How do billboards talk?" — Sign language (Thank you Ellen S. for sending it in!)
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