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Good morning Corpus Christi! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How $30 million yearly could reshape Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
  • Which Corpus Christi restaurants scored lowest on recent health inspections?
  • Why Corpus Christi will repave 22 fewer miles of streets next year

Also on today's calendar: Zoom-delivered Japanese Classes and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the tractor say to the plow? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Winds picking up, with a high of 100 and low of 81 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Sunday: Hot with a couple of t-storms, temps: high: 97, low: 81.
  • Monday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 98 and low of 78 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Could Receive Up to $30 Million a Year for Research (aframnews.com) — Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi has qualified for the Texas University Fund, potentially bringing up to $30 million a year in new research money to the city. That funding could expand labs, faculty, and student opportunities while supporting projects on coastal resilience, marine science, and technology, strengthening Corpus Christi's role as a growing innovation and jobs hub for South Texas residents.
   

2. Nueces County restaurant inspections for Sept. 3 to Sept. 9 (caller.com subscription) — Health inspectors for the Corpus Christi-Nueces County Public Health District recently checked more than 40 local food businesses, with 15 scoring below 95 and 17 earning perfect scores. Violations included issues like personal medications near food and raw eggs stored above ready-to-eat items, giving Corpus Christi residents a fresh snapshot of how safely their favorite spots are operating.
   

3. Corpus Christi's pothole battle is getting bigger as street paving shrinks (kiiitv.com) — Corpus Christi plans to sharply cut its neighborhood street paving program next year, dropping from about 40 miles of rebuilt roads to just 18. While crews will keep patching roughly 120,000 potholes a year, more long-neglected neighborhood streets may wait longer for full repairs, affecting daily drives and local contractors who depend on city paving work.
   

4. Spooky season starts early as shoppers line up outside Corpus Christi Spirit Halloween (kens5.com) — Corpus Christi residents are already lining up outside the Spirit Halloween store at 6006 Ayers Street, eager to grab costumes and decorations as doors open at 10 a.m. Even with Halloween weeks away, the seasonal shop's giant pumpkin and packed displays are drawing locals ready to jump straight into spooky season and stock up early for October.
   

5. Brothers in service: Corpus Christi firefighters who answered the call on 9/11 reflect 25 years later (kristv.com) — Two retired Corpus Christi firefighters are sharing their memories of deploying to Ground Zero after 9/11, reflecting on the sacrifice of first responders 25 years later. Speaking from their long bond in the Corpus Christi Fire Department, they urge residents to keep the tragedy's lessons alive and to reach out to loved ones, reminding everyone how suddenly life can change.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Question of the day:
    What advice would you give to your 10 year old self? (Nextdoor Wynnwood)
  • does he look familiar to anyone ???!
    ' He's been laying in my front door now for about two hours He won't let me get close enough to check his tag. If anybody recognizing let me know. (Nextdoor Schanen)
  • EMCOR Group, Inc. posted a job opening for Performance Mechanical, Inc. - Fab Shop Welder in Corpus Christi. Apply here.
  • MyJobsCorner posted a job opening for Dock Worker Jobs: Hiring Immediately! Full Time / Part Time - $18-$36/Hr in Corpus Christi. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Corpus Christi here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hold me close John Deere. (Thank you Jenny H. for sending it in!)
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