🌱 Patch AM: Why protesters and counterprotesters filled the streets outside a Plano mosque.

Hi Plano! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Why protesters and counterprotesters filled the streets outside a Plano mosque.
• How many free eggs are headed to Plano families in need?

Also on today's calendar: Stand-Up & Sing and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the fish say when she hit a wall? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Sizzling sunshine and hot, with a high of 100 and low of 80 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and hot, temps: high: 98, low: 79.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high of 98 and low of 79 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Protesters, Counterprotesters Face Off Outside Plano Mosque On 9/11 Anniversary (dallasexpress.com) — Outside a Plano mosque on the 9/11 anniversary, protesters and counterprotesters squared off over Islam, Sharia law, and the role of local Muslim institutions like the Islamic Association of Collin County and East Plano Islamic Center. Activists raised concerns about alleged extremist ties while interfaith and Muslim groups stressed peaceful coexistence and community support, highlighting deep tensions over religion and politics in Plano and North Texas.
   

• Texas food banks to get 7 million free eggs after settlement over alleged price-fixing (thecooldown.com) — Plano's North Texas Food Bank is set to receive more than 842,000 free eggs as part of a statewide settlement with major egg producers accused of inflating prices. The donation is meant to ease grocery pressures for families while redirecting value back to communities, with millions more eggs going to food banks from Houston to the Rio Grande Valley.
   

📸 Around Plano

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday September 15
• Starcatchers Dungeons and Dragons - All Ages →
  NTPA Willow Bend Center of the Arts, 6121 W Park Blvd, Ste. B216, Plano
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday September 15
• Tuesday Fellowship Hour →
  7029 Fullerton Dr, Plano
  6:00 pm
• Tuesday Bible Study & Fellowship →
  7029 Fullerton Dr, Plano
  7:00 pm
Wednesday September 16
• Dallas | Прем'єра фільму «Кузьма: Страшно весело» →
  3800 Dallas Parkway, Plano
• Dallas | Прем'єра фільму «Кузьма: Страшно весeлий» →
  Cinemark West Plano XD and ScreenX, 3800 Dallas Parkway, Plano
• Dallas | Прем'єра фільму «Кузьма: Страшно веселий» →
  Cinemark West Plano XD and ScreenX, 3800 Dallas Parkway, Plano
  6:50 pm
Thursday September 17
• Monthly Commercial Real Estate Mastery & More - September 2026 →
  Legacy Hall, 7800 Windrose Avenue, Plano
• Volunteer-a-thon →
  Perot Family Campus, 3677 Mapleshade Lane, Plano
• Fiber Arts Demonstration at Heritage Farmstead Museum →
  1900 West 15th Street, Plano
• Story Time on the Farm →
  1900 West 15th Street, Plano
• Mind & Machine DFW: AI for Business Leaders - September 17, 2026 →
  ll Brothers Grill & Bar, 8308 Preston Road, Plano
Sunday September 27
• Stand-Up & Sing →
  Mic Drop Comedy, 7301 Lone Star Dr, Plano
  8:30 pm

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Dam! (Thank you George G. for sending it in!)
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