🌱 Patch AM: How South Nashville parents raised $70,000 to transform a school playground

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In today's newsletter:

• How South Nashville parents raised $70,000 to transform a school playground

Also on today's calendar: The French Family Band and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call advice from a cow ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 97 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Tuesday: Not as hot; a p.m. t-storm, temps: high: 85, low: 66.
• Wednesday: Mostly cloudy with a shower, with a high of 81 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• South Nashville school gets new turf field after PTA raises $70k in fundraising efforts (newschannel5.com) — Shayne Elementary families in South Nashville can now enjoy a brand-new turf field, funded entirely by about $70,000 in parent and community donations after public money wasn't available. The new surface replaces a rocky, dusty patch that caused scrapes and even breathing issues, giving students a safer, more comfortable place to play and run at recess.
   

📸 Around South Nashville

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🗓 Upcoming Events in South Nashville

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★ Featured events ★

Monday September 21
• Val Storey, Larry Cordle, Carl Jackson & New Monday →
  Station Inn, 402 12th Avenue South, Nashville
  8:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday September 22
• The French Family Band →
  Station Inn, 402 12th Avenue South, Nashville
  8:00 pm
Wednesday September 23
• Becky Buller & Ned Luberecki →
  Station Inn, 402 12th Avenue South, Nashville
  8:00 pm
Thursday September 24
• Pam Setser →
  Station Inn, 402 12th Avenue South, Nashville
  9:00 pm
Friday September 25
• Downriver Collective →
  Station Inn, 402 12th Avenue South, Nashville
  9:00 pm
Saturday September 26
• Volume Five →
  Station Inn, 402 12th Avenue South, Nashville
  9:00 pm
Sunday September 27
• Sunday Gospel with Val Storey & Larry Cordle →
  Station Inn, 402 12th Avenue South, Nashville
  3:00 pm
• Bluegrass Jam →
  Station Inn, 402 12th Avenue South, Nashville
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday September 21
• Spirit of Two Rivers Historic Tours →
  The Friends of Two Rivers, Nashville
  9:00 am
• Basic Digital Literacy in Nashville →
  Opportunity Center, 501 Mainstream Drive, Nashville
  10:00 am
• WMS-Girls Soccer vs SMS
  Crockett Park, 1500 Volunteer Pkwy, Brentwood
  4:00 pm
• WMS-Volleyball vs GMS
  Woodland Middle School, 1500 Volunteer Pkwy, Brentwood
  4:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Nashville

• Man breaks Nashville McDonald's employee's arm after being asked to leave for making female worker uncomfortable (wsmv.com)
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• Why a Middle Tennessee town is removing Flock cameras (tennessean.com)

Brentwood

• 1813 Dartmouth Dr, Brentwood, TN 37027 (redfin.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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