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🌱 How a Woodlawn High romance became a world‑famous murder case
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- How a Woodlawn High romance became a world‑famous murder case
Today's riddle: Why did the man leave his watch in the bank? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny and humid, with a high of 85 and low of 64 degrees.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 87, low: 69. 🌶 Hot!
- Thursday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 82 and low of 66 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Did Adnan Syed Really Murder Hae Min Lee — Or Did An Innocent Man Spend 23 Years Behind Bars? (allthatsinteresting.com) — Woodlawn readers will recognize the local high school at the center of this long-running Baltimore murder case, which still leaves major questions about what really happened. The piece walks through Adnan Syed's life at Woodlawn High, Hae Min Lee's disappearance, the controversial trial, and the legal twists that freed Syed while his conviction technically remains in place.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Woodlawn
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- Administrative and Supervisory Personnel Meeting
Meadowood Education Center Gwynn Oak, MD 21207 - Teachers and School Based Staff on Duty
Meadowood Education Center Gwynn Oak, MD 21207 - Systemwide Professional Development Activities
Meadowood Education Center Gwynn Oak, MD 21207 - Teacher Classroom Preparation Day
Meadowood Education Center Gwynn Oak, MD 21207 - Orientation for Students Entering Grades 6 and 9
Meadowood Education Center Gwynn Oak, MD 21207 - Teacher Classroom Preparation Day
Meadowood Education Center Gwynn Oak, MD 21207
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Toby's Dinner Theatre Presents: Mean Girls →
Toby's Dinner Theatre, 5900 Symphony Woods Rd, Columbia
6:00 pm - Make meals for CHANA families
BT Congregation 3300 Old Court Road, Baltimore, MD 21208 - Administrative and Supervisory Personnel Meeting
Catonsville Center for Alternative Studies Catonsville, MD 21228 - Teacher Meetings
BT Congregation 3300 Old Court Road, Baltimore, MD 21208 - Teachers and School Based Staff on Duty
Catonsville Center for Alternative Studies Catonsville, MD 21228 - Systemwide Professional Development Activities
Catonsville Center for Alternative Studies Catonsville, MD 21228
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🗞 Nearby News
Catonsville
- Baltimore restaurant openings and closures to know right now (baltimorestyle.com)
- Luke Jones and Nestor discuss torrid Orioles sweeping into Wild Card race in Tampa with Yankees coming (baltimorepositive.com)
Ellicott City
- Residents Report Theft Of Cash, Jewelry After Ellicott City Homes Broken Into (patch.com)
Randallstown
- Book Pet Care Services in Randallstown, MD with Yesenia G. from $25/hr (care.com)
- Book Tutoring Services in Randallstown, MD with Yesenia G. from $28 (care.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: So he could save time! (Thank you Lorraine S. for sending it in!)
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