🌱 How Richardson bars are turning tragedy into community support

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

In today's newsletter:

• How Richardson bars are turning tragedy into community support
• Why a Richardson-based institute just pulled its “TexAM University” website

Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Sunny and very warm, with a high of 91 and low of 68 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: Partly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 90, low: 69.
• Friday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 89 and low of 71 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Richardson community rallies around victims after stabbing attack at Good Vibes Bar and Grill (wfaa.com) — A recent stabbing at Good Vibes Bar and Grill in Richardson left four people injured, and the community is now rallying to support them. Local bars, including Wizards Sports Bar and The Cottage Dallas, are organizing upcoming benefit events and fundraisers, while victims continue recovering from surgeries and ICU stays. Residents are using donations, concerts, and raffles to help their neighbors heal.
   

• UPDATE: Dallas Area Institute Takes Down Its Website Branding Itself As "TexAM University At Dallas" (wtaw.com) — A private institute based in the Dallas suburb of Richardson has been ordered by the Texas A&M University System to stop branding itself as “TexAM University at Dallas,” which A&M says infringes on its trademarks. After the cease-and-desist letter, the institute’s website, which had continued using the disputed branding, went offline on May 12. Richardson residents may notice the change if they’d seen or interacted with this school online.
   

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📸 Around Richardson

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Richardson

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Thursday May 14

• Parent Construction Meeting
  Richardson North J H Richardson, TX 75080
  6:00 pm

Friday May 15

• Viking Vacation
  Richardson North J H Richardson, TX 75080
  11:00 am

Thursday May 21

• Talent Show
  Mark Twain El Richardson, TX 75081

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📣 Richardson Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday May 13

• College and Career Exploration Class: Job Shadow Day
  Walter & Lois Curtis Middle Allen, TX 75002
  8:00 am
• Choir Field Trip
  David and Lynda Olson El Allen, TX 75002
  9:00 am
• Holistic Leadership in Practice: 1 Day Workshop in Addison, TX →
  The Colonnade, 15301 Dallas Pkwy, Addison
  9:00 am
• WSMS PTO Board Meeting and General Meeting
  Lovejoy ISD WSMS Band Hall
  9:30 am
• Computer Basics: Microsoft Office
  Dallas Public Library, 1515 Young Street, Dallas
  10:30 am
• Mental Health Yoga Series
  Martin Luther King Jr Library and Learning Center, 2922 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Dallas
  10:30 am
• Job Seeker Services with Workforce Solutions Greater Dallas at the
  Ridgewood Branch Library West Garland Library - 3921 W. Walnut St. Garland TX 75042
  10:30 am
• Toddler Storytime
  Fretz Park Branch Library 6990 Belt Line Road, Dallas, TX, 75254, US
  10:30 am
• TET BASH - CE Credit: Generational Selling →
  Wildwood Firewheel, 310 Town Center Blvd, Garland
  11:00 am

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• What is going on at Richardson Square Mall and Jess Harben Elementary.
  People were posting earlier about police cars being everywhere.And now I can't find anything (Nextdoor College Park)
• I want to thank the honest neighbor who placed my order by my garage door on May 9.
  I think Fed Ex delivered to the wrong address and these honest folks delivered to me. (Nextdoor Mackenzie Meadows)

• Basis Texas Charter Schools posted a job opening for Kindergarten Teaching Fellow in Richardson. Apply here.
• Potbelly Corporation posted a job opening for Team Member in Richardson. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Richardson here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Plano

• Wash Broz Helps Plano Homeowners Save on Repairs with Routine Power Washing Services (bakercityherald.com)
• Downtown Plano kicks off World Cup season with ‘Japan Day: Ultras Meets Plano' (planomagazine.com)
• Darrell Rodenbaugh awarded Governor's Volunteer Lifetime Achievement Award (planomagazine.com)

Garland

• Asian American Heritage Festival (dfwchild.com)

McKinney

• Frisco Residents Invited to Cycle with City Leaders (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bugs Bunny ! (Thank you bruce A. for sending it in!)
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