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In today's newsletter:

• When will Cherry Street's sinkhole sidewalk finally reopen?
• Why a beloved Lee Highway furniture store may soon close

Also on today's calendar: Ghost Hunters' Steve Gonsalves Live: A Life With Ghosts and 7 more events.

And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, Chele S.!

Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 91 and low of 67 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 93, low: 66.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 90 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Downtown Chattanooga sinkhole repairs nearly done after broken pipe fixed (newschannel9.com) — Downtown Chattanooga's Cherry Street sinkhole is almost fully repaired after crews fixed the broken underground pipe, with only surface paving and stairway work left. The city credits help from the Chattanooga Fire Department for saving time and money, and pedestrians are asked to stay behind barriers until the sidewalk officially reopens.
   

• Chattanooga business owner considers shutting down store after 3 burglaries (local3news.com) — A longtime Chattanooga furniture store owner on Lee Highway is considering closing after her business was hit by three burglaries, most recently this summer. She says thieves took over $10,000 in furniture and feels shaken running the shop and raising two daughters alone. Chattanooga Police confirm a report was filed and ask anyone with information to come forward.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Chattanooga

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday September 10
• Ghost Hunters' Steve Gonsalves Live: A Life With Ghosts →
  Chattanooga Convention Center, 1 Carter St, Chattanooga
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday August 21
• HAUS of Flow →
  The Signal, 21 Choo Choo Ave, Chattanooga
  7:00 pm
Saturday August 22
• Mosaic Art Classes Chattanooga: Turkish Lamp Workshop →
  Hilton Garden Inn Chattanooga Downtown, 311 Chestnut St, Chattanooga
  10:00 am
• Watermelon Festival →
  Old McDonald's Farm, 16705 Coulterville Rd, Sale Creek
  10:00 am
• Paul Cauthen →
  The Signal, 21 Choo Choo Ave, Chattanooga
  8:00 pm
Sunday August 23
• Summer Sizzler- Chattanooga →
  Camp Jordan, 323 Camp Jordan Pkwy, East Ridge, TN 37412
  7:00 am
• Watermelon Festival →
  Old McDonald's Farm, 16705 Coulterville Rd, Sale Creek
  11:00 am
Friday August 28
• Kawaii Rave - 18+ →
  The Signal, 21 Choo Choo Ave, Chattanooga
  9:00 pm
• Summer Jam Feat. YFN Lucci & Hardaway 1k →
  The Signal, 21 Choo Choo Ave, Chattanooga
  10:00 pm
Wednesday September 9
• Greensky Bluegrass →
  The Signal, 21 Choo Choo Ave, Chattanooga
  8:00 pm

🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday August 22
• New York Cosmos at Chattanooga Red Wolves SC →
  CHI Memorial Stadium, 1 Stadium Wy, East Ridge
  7:00 pm
Sunday August 23
• Birmingham Barons at Chattanooga Lookouts →
  AT&T Field, 201 Power Alley, Chattanooga
  1:00 pm
Wednesday August 26
• Planning Commission Regular Session →
  Red Bank, TN Calendar
  6:00 pm
• Southeastern City Slam FINALS →
  The Comedy Catch At The Choo Choo, 29 Station St, Chattanooga
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Found this pretty boy around 1 pm in Mountain Shadows
  No collar but super personable, likes belly rubs, shakes and sits on command! DM to claim (Nextdoor Mountain Shadows)
• Anyone missing this handsome intact male?
  He was hanging out on Lawson St and Hixson Pike for a couple of months. Then he went missing for about a month but now he's back! Please message me… (Nextdoor Stuart Heights)

• Allegiance Industries, Inc. posted a job opening for Part-Time 2nd Shift General Cleaner in Chattanooga. Apply here.
• Aimbridge Hospitality posted a job opening for TownePlace Suites Chattanooga - Laundry Attendant in Chattanooga. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Chattanooga here.

🗞 Nearby News

Red Bank

• Tennessee Valley Showdown: South Pittsburg leads after first week (timesfreepress.com)
• Sheriff's Department Getting New Drones In $493,844 Purchase (chattanoogan.com)
• TVA proposes new data center power rate starting in October, with 10% average increase (newschannel9.com)

East Ridge

• Law and Order August 20 (eastridgenewsonline.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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