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Southlake, Texas Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hey hey Southlake! Your one-stop source for local news is here. Continue reading for all the updates. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How much Alpha’s AI-powered Southlake campus really costs local families.
  • How a Southlake mom rebuilt her career during motherhood’s identity shift

Also on today's calendar: Sullivan Smokeout and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the difference between black eyed peas and chick peas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Hot, with a high of 100 and low of 80 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Thursday: Toasty conditions, temps: high: 97, low: 76.
  • Friday: Sunny and very warm, with a high of 96 and low of 77 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Map shows where teacher-free schools are expanding across America (newsweek.com) — Families in Southlake can now enroll students at Alpha Southlake, an AI-driven private school based in Texas that charges about $40,000 per year and operates on a two-hour core learning model. The article maps Alpha’s rapid national expansion, outlines tuition ranges, and explains how the schools replace traditional lectures with adaptive software and “guides,” while noting experts’ concerns about fully AI-centered education.
   

• What Is Matrescence? Why Becoming a Mom Changes So Much (dfwchild.com) — A local mom who left teaching now runs a creative marketing agency in Southlake, illustrating how motherhood can reshape identity and career. Drawing on Dallas-Fort Worth postpartum experts, the article explains “matrescence” and offers insight into the emotional, relational, and practical shifts new mothers face, plus ways friends and family can better support them.
   

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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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💬 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)
  • Rangers, other MLB hopefuls head into final round of 'Who wants to be a playoff team?' (dallasnews.com)

Keller

  • Keller Central, Mansfield Lake Ridge, Prosper have a chance for program-defining wins (dallasnews.com)
  • Texas counties have no zoning powers over data centers (dallasnews.com)
  • Margaret Marie Redman-Hainsworth (wvnews.com)

Grapevine

Ok Southlake! 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: Black eyed peas can sing us a song but chick peas can only hummus one. (Thank you Bev H. for sending it in!)
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