🌱 Patch AM: Ready to walk Pasadena’s Crenshaw Park for student health this September?

Good day Pasadena! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Ready to walk Pasadena's Crenshaw Park for student health this September?
• Could you be the one to get Bruno off the urgent list?
• Want Astros tickets while helping keep the Pasadena Strawberry Festival thriving?

Today's riddle: What did the Buffalo say when his son left? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Record-breaking heat, with a high of 103 and low of 78 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Monday: Partly sunny and hot, temps: high: 99, low: 80.
• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high of 99 and low of 79 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Get your steps in for a cause at Walk for Sight this September 24th. (pasadenian.com) — Pasadena families can lace up for the Walk for Sight on Thursday, September 24, at Crenshaw Park, supporting Pasadena ISD health and wellness programs. With activities, inflatables, and a community walk, residents are invited to register, donate, and meet the September 9 T‑shirt deadline to back local students.
   

2. Juvenile inmate Bruno, caught up in the wrong place, needs your lap or he will soon disappear as a faded memory. (pasadenian.com) — An urgent local plea is going out for Bruno, a six‑month‑old Labrador mix on the Pasadena Animal Shelter's urgent list who can be adopted or fostered for free with supplies included. Pasadena residents can contact the Burke Road shelter today to give this playful, kennel‑trained, cat‑friendly pup a safe home and keep him from fading into shelter limbo.
   

3. Score big with four Astros tickets through the Strawberry Festival's $20 raffle. (pasadenian.com) — Pasadena residents can enter a $20 raffle for a chance to win four Houston Astros tickets in Section 128, with the drawing set for September 2. Proceeds support the Pasadena Strawberry Festival, giving locals a way to back a beloved community tradition while possibly scoring a night at the ballpark.
   

4. Another Houston Flock camera found cut down as surveillance fight escalates (houstonchronicle.com) — Vandalism of Flock license‑plate cameras in Houston is intensifying, fueling a wider fight over surveillance and privacy across the region. Pasadena police are among several agencies now investigating alleged officer misuse of the technology, raising concerns for local residents about how these systems are monitored and safeguarded.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Pasadena

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★ Featured events ★

Friday September 18
• Pasadena Livestock Show & Rodeo 2026 →
  Pasadena Livestock Show & Rodeo Office, Pasadena
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday September 1
• City Council Meeting →
  City of Seabrook -
  6:00 pm
Thursday September 3
• Parks and Trails Committee →
  City of Seabrook -
  5:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday August 24
• Safety Week
  Channelview ISD Channelview, TX 77530
Tuesday August 25
• Elementary Schools - Open House
  La Porte ISD La Porte, TX 77571
  5:30 pm
Wednesday August 26
• Women's Independence Day
  Cobb Sixth Grade Campus Houston, TX 77015
• Women's Equality Day
  Galena Park ISD Houston, TX 77015
Thursday August 27
• Girls Volleyball vs Bleyl
  Salyards Middle Houston, TX 77269
  4:30 pm
• Baker Sixth Grade - Open House
  La Porte ISD La Porte, TX 77571
  5:00 pm
Friday September 4
• District Holiday
  Galena Park ISD Houston, TX 77015
Friday September 11
• Ron Barrett →
  Sammy G's District 70, 4141 E NASA Pkwy, El Lago
  7:00 pm
Monday September 14
• Harris County Tax Office →
  Evelyn Meador Library, 2400 N Meyer Ave, Seabrook
  12:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Good morning, neighbors and friends it's Friday.
  The weekend is here. Good golf good tennis or whatever makes you happy. Have a great weekend. Love you all. (Nextdoor Fairmont Heights)
• Can somebody have a suggestion for an inexpensive room event for a baby shower for about 45 people that's not gonna cost oregano arm .
  Thank you. There will be no alcohol I need it close to Deer Park, or Pasadena more towards Fairmont. It's only going to be about 3-3 1/2 hrs. Silver… (Nextdoor Baywood Oaks)

• C.C.S. Facility Services posted a job opening for Janitor - South College Campus in Pasadena. Apply here.
• Silver Eagle Houston posted a job opening for Merchandiser in Pasadena. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Pasadena here.

Ok Pasadena! 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: Bison! (Thank you Judy M. for sending it in!)
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