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In today's newsletter:

• How Greenville Costco customers helped stop an armed jewelry heist
• How a Clemson solar car in Greenville could reshape future EVs

Also on today's calendar: After Teaching Through 61 U.S. Colleges, Mr. EWS Returns with Affordable Online Fashion Class and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a snowman that is having a temper tantrum? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 99 and low of 75 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Tuesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 95, low: 74.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and warm, with a high of 94 and low of 74 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Armed suspect with machete, pickaxe detained by customers during Costco jewelry heist: reports (foxbusiness.com) — Shoppers at the Costco on Woodruff Road in Greenville helped detain a man accused of smashing jewelry cases while armed with a machete and pickaxe, according to police. One customer was injured while restraining the suspect, who now faces armed robbery and assault charges and is being held at the Greenville County Detention Center.
   

• Students Build Energy-Positive Solar EV With 1,700 Photovoltaic Cells (dallasexpress.com) — Clemson University students and BMW engineers have built an ultra‑light solar‑assisted electric coupe that's now being tested and refined at Clemson's International Center for Automotive Research in Greenville. The prototype, covered in 1,700 solar cells, is designed to generate more energy than it uses on a typical short commute, giving Greenville a front‑row seat in cutting‑edge EV research.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Greenville

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Friday August 28
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  Peace Center Concert Hall, 300 S Main St, Greenville
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Other local events

Thursday August 20
• Back to School Vaccine Clinic
  Washington Center Greenville Co Health Dept, 352 Halton Rd, Greenville, SC 29607\
Saturday August 22
• After Teaching Through 61 U.S. Colleges, Mr. EWS Returns with Affordable Online Fashion Class →
  , Greenville
  9:00 am
Saturday August 29
• A Toast to the Upstate →
  Hampton Station, 1320 Hampton Ave Ext, Greenville
  7:30 pm
Sunday August 30
• The Greenville Jewish Film Festival Pop Up Movie: BELLA →
  Camelot Cinemas, 48 E Antrim Dr, Greenville
  4:00 pm
Saturday September 5
• Greenville, SC Crab Feast! →
  Double Stamp Brewery, 819 Laurens Rd, Greenville
  1:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday August 17
• Chrous Auditions
  Tigerville Elementary Taylors, SC 29687
  7:15 am
• Summer Graduation
  Southside High School Greenville, SC 29605
  5:00 pm
• Open Mike Jam at 3 Friends →
  3 Friends Bar & Grill, 2801 Wade Hampton Blvd, Taylors
  7:00 pm
Tuesday August 18
• Battle of the Books
  Tigerville Elementary Taylors, SC 29687
  7:15 am
Wednesday August 19
• Council Hill →
  Doc's Tavern, 1178 Woodruff Rd, Greenville
  7:00 pm
Saturday August 22
• Yoga in the Galleries
  Greenville County Museum of Art 420 College St, Greenville, SC 29601
  9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Just found this dog while driving down Roe Ford Road.
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🗞 Nearby News

Mauldin

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Taylors

• Book Pet Care Services in Taylors, SC with Callie S. from $21/hr (care.com)
• HSRZ Preview 2026: Woodmont Wildcats (wspa.com)

Simpsonville

• Greenville Triumph brings a galaxy far, far away to Simpsonville with annual Star Wars Night at GE Vernova Park (whosonthemove.com)
• UPDATE: Thunderstorms with marble-sized hail in Laurens and Greenville counties (thestate.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A meltdown ! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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