🌱 Patch AM: What happens next to Willow Bend’s last remaining Plano shopkeepers?

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In today's newsletter:

• What happens next to Willow Bend's last remaining Plano shopkeepers?
• Plano native's theater journey from elementary school stage to Broadway Dallas intern.
• Plano family anxiously waits as search continues after deadly Nepal‑Tibet floods.

Today's riddle: What has a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Hot with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 101 and low of 81 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Sunday: Sunny and toasty conditions, temps: high: 100, low: 81.
• Monday: Sunny and toasty conditions, with a high of 100 and low of 80 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Amid redevelopment plans, The Shops at Willow Bend's last tenants cling to hope for a new home (wfaa.com) — Redevelopment of The Shops at Willow Bend in Plano is forcing longtime small retailers to pack up, even as they hope for a place in the new Dallas Stars–anchored mixed-use project. A few shops, like shoe repair and cutlery services, are hanging on past the posted August 31 deadline while they scramble for new locations and clarity on their futures.
   

• Behind the scenes or on stage, theater is where Andrew Briseno belongs (smu.edu) — A Plano‑raised actor, Andrew Briseno, is turning his childhood love of school and community theater into a professional path through SMU's Meadows School and a Broadway Dallas internship. He's now helping Dallas ISD students stage major productions while building his own resume with university and community shows, including an upcoming role in "To Kill a Mockingbird."
   

• Plano Couple Among Missing Americans After Deadly Nepal-Tibet Floods (dallasexpress.com) — A Plano couple who have lived in North Texas for decades are among the Americans still missing after catastrophic floods and mudslides near the Nepal‑Tibet border. Family in the Dallas area are coordinating with U.S. and Nepalese authorities, holding out hope as rescue efforts continue and officials warn of further flooding risks from a new high‑altitude lake.
   

📸 Around Plano

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Plano

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Sunday August 30
• Community Event: Welcome To The Table →
  Plano Chamber of Commerce 200 Chisholm Place, Suite 120, Plano, Texas 75075
  5:00 pm
Monday August 31
• PTA After School Programs Begin
  ANDREWS EL Plano, TX 75025
• MAP Test Reading K-2
  SKAGGS EL Plano, TX 75025
• Community Event: Cruise Q&A pluse Wine Tasting →
  Plano Chamber of Commerce 5400 Independence Pkwy #200, Plano, TX 75023
  5:00 pm
• Community Input Meeting
  BRINKER EL Plano, TX 75093
  5:30 pm
• Community Input Meeting
  BARKSDALE EL Plano, TX 75093
  5:30 pm
Tuesday September 1
• MAP Test Reading 3-5
  SKAGGS EL Plano, TX 75025
• JV/V Volleyball
  PLANO WEST SENIOR H S Competition gym
  5:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday August 29
• Keyboard Class
  Dallas Public Library 1515 Young Street, Dallas, TX, 75201, US
  10:00 am
• Crafting Club
  Martin Luther King Jr Library and Learning Center 2922 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Dallas, TX, 75215, US
  10:00 am
• Voice Class
  Dallas Public Library 1515 Young Street, Dallas, TX, 75201, US
  11:00 am
• Guitar Class →
  Dallas Public Library 1515 Young Street, Dallas, TX, 75201, US
  1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Eden the cool dog.
  Looking for her forever family She will be at Petsmart with Pooch Savers this weekend (6204 West Park in Plano). From 1:00 to 5:00. Come meet… (Nextdoor Wyndemere)
• We love helping the critters during this awful heat.
  Leo the lizard, Steve the squirrel and some birds all enjoy the bowl of water. Leo and Steve are buddies and nicely take turns. (Nextdoor Parker Road Estates)

• PrimeLending Corporation posted a job opening for Production Manager, NE - Lend TX in Plano. Apply here.
• TMD Staffing posted a job opening for Quality Control 1st and 2nd Shift in Plano. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Plano here.

🗞 Nearby News

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Murphy

• Fast start fuels Plano East's rout of Horn (murphymonitor.com)
• Measles exposure in Collin County (murphymonitor.com)
• Chris Hansen Is Being SUPER NORMAL About 'Primetime', Has Bought Ad Space In Front Of EVERY Screening Of The Film (brobible.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A bottle (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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