🌱 How an Elon student is rescuing Burlington’s Black business history

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In today's newsletter:

• How an Elon student is rescuing Burlington’s Black business history

Also on today's calendar: Burlington Carousel Festival - May 3rd.

Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Warmer; breezy in the morning, with a high of 84 and low of 50 degrees.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 85, low: 49.
• Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 85 and low of 58 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Elon student digs into Burlington's past after historic hotel demolition (elonnewsnetwork.com) — An Elon University sophomore is helping preserve Burlington’s Black business history after the demolition of the Rockefeller Integrated Hotel on Maple Avenue. By digitizing rare documents and interviewing community leaders, he’s uncovering stories of African American entrepreneurs and urging better support for local archives, including Burlington’s library and the African American Cultural Arts and History Center.
   

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📸 Around Elon

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Elon

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday May 2

• Burlington Carousel Festival 2026
  Burlington City Park, 1419 Overbrook Rd, Burlington
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Sunday May 3

• Burlington Carousel Festival - May 3rd
  Burlington City Park , 1419 Overbrook Rd , Burlington
  12:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday April 22

• Baseball vs EG (Senior Night)
  Western Alamance High Elon College, NC 27244
  6:00 pm
• Softball @ Cedar Ridge
  Western Alamance High Elon College, NC 27244
  6:00 pm
• Soccer @ Southeast Alamance
  Western Alamance High Elon College, NC 27244
  6:00 pm

Friday April 24

• Red Oak Brewery Tour
  Red Oak Brewery Lager Haus & Biergarten , 6905 Konica Dr , Whitsett
  4:30 pm
• Lacrosse @ Southern Alamance
  Western Alamance High Elon College, NC 27244
  6:00 pm
• Soccer vs Orange
  Western Alamance High Elon College, NC 27244
  6:00 pm
• Baseball @ Williams
  Western Alamance High Elon College, NC 27244
  7:00 pm
• Softball @ Southern Alamance
  Western Alamance High Elon College, NC 27244
  7:00 pm

Saturday April 25

• Ancient African Art Collection
  Ledbetter Folk Art Auction Gallery , 1001 Springwood Ave , Gibsonville
  10:00 am

Monday April 27

• Senior Adult Bingo
  Burlington Calendar , 849 Sharpe Rd. , Burlington
  1:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I’m looking to get a quote on my wood working workshop roof?
  It’s a small shop and sorta pitched? Thank you! (Nextdoor Gibsonville Elon Ossipee)

• Alamance-Burlington School System posted a job opening for Athletic Coach in Elon. Apply here.
• Elon University posted a job opening for 3rd shift Floor Tech Sunday-Thursday 10pm-6:30am in Elon. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Elon here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Burlington

• Man arrested in Burlington in domestic violence case and vehicle theft investigation: Police (wfmynews2.com)
• Friday drug raid in Burlington yields seven arrests (alamancenews.com)
• Performance and luxury define Sunbrella fabrics (businessofhome.com)

Alamance

• Alamance County Commissioners approve controversial landfill permit (wunc.org)
• Burlington police arrest federal fugitive, accused of domestic assault (abc45.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By inches because they have no feet. (Thank you Gypsy S. for sending it in!)
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