🌱 How a massive eBay bid could reshape GameStop stores near you

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In today's newsletter:

• How a massive eBay bid could reshape GameStop stores near you

Today's riddle: Why is the mushroom always invited to the party? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Monday: Partly sunny and breezy, with a high of 84 and low of 72 degrees.
• Tuesday: An afternoon thunderstorm, temps: high: 90, low: 62. 🌶 Hot!
• Wednesday: A thundershower in spots, with a high of 75 and low of 53 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• D-FW's GameStop bids $56 billion to buy iconic internet auctioneer eBay (dallasnews.com) — A major North Texas employer, Grapevine-based GameStop, is proposing a $55.5 billion takeover of eBay, which would put the iconic online marketplace under local ownership. The story notes a GameStop location at Carrollton Park in Carrollton, underscoring the chain’s local footprint as it pitches cost cuts, store-based services, and a performance-based pay plan for its CEO in the potential deal.
   

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📸 Around Carrollton

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Carrollton

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Tuesday May 5

• Teacher Appreciation Week
  Rosemeade El Carrollton, TX 75007
• Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
  Rainwater El Carrollton, TX 75007
• 3rd Grade Performance "The Cuckoo"
  Rainwater El Carrollton, TX 75007
• Reading MAP
  Perry Middle Carrollton, TX 75006
  8:00 am
• Art Show and Open House
  Kent El Carrollton, TX 75007
  5:00 pm

Wednesday May 6

• Teacher Appreciation Week
  Rosemeade El Carrollton, TX 75007
• National School Nurse Appreciation Day
  Rosemeade El Carrollton, TX 75007
• National School Nurse Day
  Rainwater El Carrollton, TX 75007

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday May 4

• Little Nugget Story Time at Chick-fil-A
  Chick-fil-A, 3705 Main St., The Colony
  10:15 am
• Bilingual Story Time →
  Farmers Branch Manske Library, 13613 Webb Chapel Rd, Farmers Branch
  10:30 am

Tuesday May 5

• Teacher Appreciation Week
  Mclaughlin Strickland El Dallas, TX 75234
• Cinco de Mayo
  Grand Prairie ISD Grand Prairie, TX 75053

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• LOST DOG!!!
  Sadie is an older black lab with a cropped tail. She has arthritis in her hip. She slipped out of her collar around 10pm on Clear Creek ln, near… (Nextdoor Windmill Hill/Blalack MS)
• Anyone have experience with a puppy/dog daycare?
  I usually take my girl to work with me but I’m hoping to get her some play time with other dogs. Shes still got one round of shots coming up in about… (Nextdoor Old Downtown)

• Teamwork Online posted a job opening for Soccer Skills Trainer- Carrollton in Carrollton. Apply here.
• GE FOODLAND INC posted a job opening for Marketing Graphic Designer in Carrollton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Carrollton here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Addison

• North Texas high school senior takes his two grandmothers to prom (wfaa.com)
• After 43 years in DART, why did Highland Park voters choose to leave? (dallasnews.com)
• Votes Are In On Dallas ISD's $6.2B Bond, DART Membership Questions (dallasexpress.com)

Farmers Branch

• Here's what residents say is on the line in May 2 DART exit elections (dallasnews.com)

Coppell

• Breakdown and analysis of new Texans rookie OL Febechi Nwaiwu (usatoday.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: He is a fungi (Thank you Liz N. for sending it in!)
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