🌱 What Alpha’s AI-powered Southlake campus could mean for local families.

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In today's newsletter:

• What Alpha's AI-powered Southlake campus could mean for local families.
• Southlake family grieves the passing of Joan Irene Hutcheson

Also on today's calendar: Sullivan Smokeout and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a tail, but no body? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Hot, with a high of 100 and low of 79 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Wednesday: Hot, temps: high: 100, low: 78.
• Thursday: Toasty conditions, with a high of 97 and low of 76 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Map shows where teacher-free schools are expanding across America (newsweek.com) — Families in Southlake may be interested to know that Alpha Southlake, the AI-driven private school network's local campus, is already open and enrolling in nearby Keller, with tuition starting around $40,000. The article maps Alpha's rapid national expansion and explains its two-hour AI-based core learning model, while also noting ongoing debates about how effective heavily AI-centered schooling really is.
   

• Joan Hutcheson of Carroll (1380kcim.com) — A Southlake family is mourning the loss of Joan Irene Hutcheson, a longtime Carroll, Iowa resident whose son and daughter-in-law live in Southlake. Her life was marked by deep church involvement, community service, and decades of friendships, with funeral services planned in Carroll on September 19 for relatives and friends to honor her.
   

📸 Around Southlake

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Southlake

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★ Featured events ★

Friday September 18
• Caleb Gordon →
  The King's University, 2121 E Southlake Blvd, Southlake
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday September 17
• Sullivan Smokeout →
  500 East State Highway 114, Southlake
Saturday September 19
• City Cave Southlake Turns ONE! — Community Wellness Celebration →
  181 West Southlake Boulevard, Southlake
• Graduate Preview | Fall 2026 →
  The King's University, 2121 E Southlake Blvd, Southlake
  10:00 am
• Southlake Dog Adoptions →
  PetSmart Southlake, 200 Village Center Dr, Southlake
  11:00 am
• Strong Bones, Steady Soul: A Yoga Workshop for Healthy Bones →
  BE HERE Yoga, 3280 West Southlake Boulevard, Southlake
  2:00 pm
• Acoustic Mayhem at Taverna Rossa Southlake →
  Taverna Rossa Southlake, 1151 E. Southlake Blvd., Southlake
  8:00 pm
Sunday September 20
• Qigong Autumn Equinox for Balance →
  BE HERE Yoga, 3280 West Southlake Boulevard, Southlake
  12:00 pm
• Fall Equinox Sound Bath →
  BE HERE Yoga, 3280 West Southlake Boulevard, Southlake
  2:00 pm
• The Sacred Window of Postpartum →
  BE HERE Yoga, 3280 West Southlake Boulevard, Southlake
  4:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday September 15
• Q3 2026 ISPE South Central Chapter Educational Event →
  Grapevine TX
  12:30 pm
• Make AI Write Like You: Emails, Proposals, and Follow-ups - Live Beginner Session →
  1201 Municipal Way, Grapevine
  4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Panda Express posted a job opening for Cook (P1-1383272-3) in Southlake. Apply here.
• Sprouts Farmers Market posted a job opening for Assistant Grocery Manager in Southlake. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Southlake here.

🗞 Nearby News

Colleyville

• Colleyville police investigate apparent murder-suicide after two found dead inside home – [your]NEWS (yournews.com)
• Irzua Consulting Service INC Accounts Associate in Colleyville, TX (star-telegram.com)
• Tarrant County College trustees approve property tax increase 5-1 after spending debate (fortworthreport.org)

Keller

• Fort Worth-area high school football Week 4 schedule: See where teams will play (star-telegram.com)
• Margaret Marie Redman-Hainsworth (wvnews.com)

Grapevine

• For Sale: 1967 Sunbeam Alpine in Grapevine, Texas (classiccars.com)

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