Community Corner
🌱 Meet Stone Branch’s first artist-in-residence right here on Main Street
Spotted on the Front Royal calendar: Mix It Up Sports Presents Live Combat Sports
Morning Front Royal! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Meet Stone Branch's first artist-in-residence right here on Main Street
- What Front Royal's new Dollars for Dolly Day means for local charities
- Why Front Royal's data center ban decision is being pushed back
Also on today's calendar: Mix It Up Sports Presents Live Combat Sports and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you get when you cross an angry cow with an angry sheep? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Humid with a t-storm in spots, with a high of 85 and low of 66 degrees.
- Friday: Partly sunny, showers around, temps: high: 80, low: 63.
- Saturday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 77 and low of 67 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Stone Branch arts center welcomes first residency artist (nvdaily.com) — Stone Branch Center for the Arts on East Main Street in Front Royal is launching its first artist residency with Virginia painter Linda L. Anderson, featuring a Friday evening reception and a Sunday artist talk. Throughout September, locals can drop in to watch her work, ask questions, and explore her nature-inspired paintings and sculptural artist books connected to her Book of Eve Legacy Project. 
2. Mayor to proclaim Sept. 25 Dollars for Dolly Day (nvdaily.com) — Front Royal's mayor plans to proclaim September 25 as Dollars for Dolly Day, encouraging residents to donate $5 to any nonprofit that matters to them. In the same work session, council advanced major infrastructure financing, bridge and paving contracts, handbook updates, and set timelines for the next town budget and a zoning administrator code change, all of which could affect local services and streets.
3. Town Council's Data Center Dialogue Plays Out Against September 11 Backdrop (royalexaminer.com) — Front Royal's Town Council is still wrestling with how, or whether, to allow data centers in town, reviewing a new legal draft that would largely exclude them except for existing low-impact operations. Because members need more time to study the proposal, a vote will likely slip past September 28 and extend the current application moratorium, giving residents extra time to follow and weigh in on the debate.
4. Commemoratives around the region remembering 25 years since 9/11 (theriver953.com) — Front Royal residents are invited to a solemn 9/11 commemoration at the town gazebo starting at 8:30 a.m. on September 11, alongside ceremonies across the Shenandoah Valley. From stair climbs to veterans' events, communities regionwide will honor first responders and lives lost, with organizers urging people to check local listings for additional observances.
📸 Around Front Royal
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Front Royal
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★ Featured events ★
- Mix It Up Sports Presents Live Combat Sports →
Winchester Sportsplex, 221 Commonwealth Ct, Winchester, VA, 22602,
7:00 pm - Mix It Up Sports Presents Live Combat Sports, MMA and more →
Winchester Sportsplex, 221 Commonwealth Ct, Winchester
7:00 pm
Saturday September 12
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Other local events
- 24th Annual Tour de Skyline: 2 days of Cycling Skyline Drive →
Front Royal VA - 24th Annual Tour de Skyline →
17065 Skyline Drive, Front Royal - PickleStock →
Front Royal VA - WOLFPACK vs. STRIKERS
Front Royal Soccer Association Soccerplex #2, Skyline Soccerplex
9:00 am - FIRECRACKERS - SACKETT & SONS vs. LOBSTERS
Front Royal Soccer Association Soccerplex #1NW, Skyline SoccerPlex
9:00 am - VALOR vs. COMMODORES
Front Royal Soccer Association Soccerplex #3, Skyline SoccerPlex
9:00 am - NINJAS vs. COMETS
Front Royal Soccer Association Soccerplex #1SW, Skyline Soccerplex
9:00 am - HORNETS vs. THE KONGS
Front Royal Soccer Association Soccerplex #4N, Skyline Soccerplex
9:00 am - SUPER SNAPPERS vs. WARRIORS
Front Royal Soccer Association Soccerplex #1SE, Skyline SoccerPlex
9:00 am - Senior Care Fair & Education →
Southside Church Of Christ Winchester, 3136 Papermill Rd, Winchester
7:30 am
Friday September 11
Saturday September 12
Thursday September 17
📣 Front Royal Shout Outs!
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Chipotle posted a job opening for Crew Member in Front Royal. Apply here.
- The GIANT Company posted a job opening for PT Janitor - 6282 in Front Royal. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Front Royal here.
Ok Front Royal! 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: An animal that's in a baaaaad mooood! (Thank you Lisa A. for sending it in!)
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