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Hello Memphis! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Which South Front Street stretch will shut down for two weeks?
  • How 350 Memphis volunteers turned 9/11 remembrance into 185,000 meals
  • What Memphis stories are shaping your weekend, from titles to Tigers?

Also on today's calendar: Homeschool Days Fall 2026 and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why are crows so alert and curious? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Near-record temperatures, with a high of 98 and low of 74 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Monday: Near-record temperatures, temps: high: 97, low: 75.
  • Tuesday: Very hot, with a high of 100 and low of 77 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Another road closure coming to South Front Street (wreg.com) — Drivers in downtown Memphis should prepare for both lanes of South Front Street at Mina and Butler to close from September 14 through September 30 for sewer work. While that project begins, the nearby G.E. Patterson intersection has just reopened, easing access for businesses like the Blue Monkey and neighbors who've endured a long, disruptive construction summer.
   

2. Volunteers pack more than 185K meals for Mid-South Food Bank in 9/11 remembrance event (actionnews5.com) — Hundreds of volunteers gathered at FedExForum in Downtown Memphis to pack more than 185,000 meals for Mid-South Food Bank in a 9/11 day-of-service event. Sponsored by the Memphis Grizzlies and national nonprofit 9/11 Day, the effort turned remembrance into hands-on help for local families facing food insecurity across the Mid-South.
   

3. Daily Memphian - Saturday, September 12, 2026 (dailymemphian.com) — This Daily Memphian roundup touches on everything from a new Shelby County Clerk tackling title backlogs to Memphis Tigers football storylines and debates over Flock cameras across the county. It also highlights Memphis Farmers Market's 20th anniversary, a 9/11 ceremony at the Fire Museum of Memphis, local arts performances, and neighborhood development and business updates.
   

4. Memphis Man Attacked at Home By Two Men Wrestles Gun Away From Intruder Who Said 'Watch This,' Then Shoots Him (usacarry.com) — A Memphis man in a Frayser apartment fought off two intruders, wrestled away a handgun, and fatally shot one attacker after being beaten in his bedroom, according to police. The second suspect, a convicted felon, allegedly continued the assault with a rifle and now faces multiple serious charges and a $150,000 bond.
   

5. Overton Park Shell celebrates 90 years of music (wreg.com) — Overton Park Shell in Midtown Memphis is marking its 90th anniversary with a weekend of concerts and a free series running through October. Locals and visitors packed the lawn Saturday for a "Sounds of the Shell" show celebrating decades of Memphis music, and organizers say more performances are scheduled in the coming weeks.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • DISPOSAL of old TV.
    Does anybody know anywhere or anybody that will simply PICK up and dispose of an old Samsung TV ??.. I have a TV that was nice... and worked for 18… (Nextdoor Southern Heights)
  • We cut a tree in our backyard and this baby was found while taking out the branches..
    I see it's hurt and has an open wound on it's back leg I've texted ​"Out of the Woods Wildlife Rescue & Rehab" 1 hour ago I'm not sure what else I… (Nextdoor Hillshire/Appling Farms)
  • Sysco posted a job opening for Cycle Counter in Memphis. Apply here.
  • Disabledperson, Inc posted a job opening for Insurance Coordinator at Harrison County Board of Supervisors in Memphis, Tennessee in Memphis. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Memphis here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: They start each day with a cup of caw-fee. (Thank you Curt K. for sending it in!)
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