🌱 Patch AM: How a South Bend interview helps remember Tim Curry’s cult legacy

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In today's newsletter:

• How a South Bend interview helps remember Tim Curry's cult legacy
• Why Elkhart's data center pause has South Bend business leaders uneasy

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

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 81 and low of 65 degrees.
• Sunday: Partly sunny, warm and humid, temps: high: 85, low: 68.
• Monday: Hot with clouds and sun, with a high of 91 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

📰 News we're reading

• Son of 'Rocky Horror' creator discusses Tim Curry's impact with ABC57 (abc57.com) — South Bend's ABC57 sat down with Linus O'Brien, son of "Rocky Horror" creator Richard O'Brien, to reflect on Tim Curry's death at 80 and his lasting cultural impact. The filmmaker discusses Curry's iconic turn as Dr. Frank-N-Furter, his broader film and voice career, and a recent documentary built around in-depth conversations with the beloved actor.
   

• Elkhart city council passes data center, battery storage pause 9-0 (wvpe.org) — Elkhart's city council has unanimously paused new hyperscale data centers and battery storage projects for at least six months while it writes rules on power, water, and air impacts. In neighboring St. Joseph County, South Bend Regional Chamber president Jeff Rea worries such moratoriums could cost the area a share of over a trillion dollars in expected data center investment.
   

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Saturday August 29
• PHS bTE JV Plymouth Invite
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Monday August 31
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• Madison Parent Information Night
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• PHS gGO @ Goshen w Northridge
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  Plymouth Community School Corp Plymouth, IN 46563
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• LUNAR ECLIPSE TONIGHT!
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• Dog turned up on our back porch and is injured.
  Did anyone's dog run away he has a collar. The collar is black. (Nextdoor Near Northwest)

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🗞 Nearby News

Notre Dame

• Notre Dame celebrates 10 years of international partnership with Kylemore (ndsmcobserver.com)
• Third geothermal plant on Notre Dame's campus set to go online this year (ndsmcobserver.com)
• Architecture Program Receives STEM Designation, Recognizing the Growing Integration of Design, Technology, and Science (nd.edu)

Mishawaka

• South Bend Saint Joseph girls soccer dedicate win vs Penn to injured captain (southbendtribune.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A bottle (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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