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Good morning Cedar Park! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Where Cedar Park's five new stoplights are going and when they'll arrive.
  • How two new manufacturers could reshape Cedar Park jobs and investment
  • Sting's sons are teaming up in Cedar Park this November.

Also on today's calendar: Cedar Park Market Days and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the difference between black eyed peas and chick peas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 97 and low of 77 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Thursday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 92, low: 74.
  • Friday: Sunshine and very warm, with a high of 94 and low of 73 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. 6 Austin metro transportation updates to know (communityimpact.com) — Cedar Park drivers will see five new traffic signals added at key intersections, including Brushy Creek Road, New Hope Drive, Cottonwood Creek Trail, and Cypress Creek Road, following City Council's approval of a $1.7 million contract. Construction is expected to start soon and take about nine months, meaning safer, more controlled crossings by late spring or early summer 2027.
   

2. 2 aerospace and military manufacturing companies coming to Cedar Park (communityimpact.com) — Cedar Park is set to gain two aerospace and military manufacturers, bringing more than $40 million in investment and about 240 new jobs. City Council has approved up to $1 million in incentives for Machine Sciences Corporation, tied to job and investment milestones at a Cedar Park facility through 2034.
   

3. Sting's sons Steven & Garrett Borden teaming together for first time (f4wonline.com) — A major independent wrestling event is headed to Cedar Park this November, as Rhodes Wrestling Association's Fall Fury 2026 brings Sting's sons Steven and Garrett Borden together for their first-ever tag team match. The brothers will face The 8th Day at the promotion's two-year anniversary show, while Steven continues building his profile with AEW and other indie dates.
   

4. Cedar Park toddler's lungs collapse while on family vacation (fox7austin.com) — A Cedar Park family is grappling with their two-year-old daughter Eliza's collapsed lungs and severe esophagus damage, discovered while on a Minnesota vacation and requiring weeks of hospitalization. Now back home, they're preparing for possible major surgery and years of recovery while facing about $400,000 in out-of-pocket medical bills, and are asking the community for financial help.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Big yellow and white male cat lost in the wooded area in Deer Creek near Zappa Dr.
    He is a large young neutered male named Goose and very beloved by my granddaughters. They live on Lovett. Please check your yards and garages Thanks… (Nextdoor Cypress Creek)
  • TABBY/SEAL POINT SIAMESE MIX SPOTTED.
    Does this baby belong to you? He/she has been passing through my yard the past couple of days. Appears well cared for. (Nextdoor Riviera Springs)
  • GO Car Wash posted a job opening for Customer Service Lead in Cedar Park. Apply here.
  • City of Cedar Park Texas posted a job opening for Irrigation Technician I/II in Cedar Park. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cedar Park here.

Ok Cedar Park! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Black eyed peas can sing us a song but chick peas can only hummus one. (Thank you Bev H. for sending it in!)
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