🌱 How a $37 million library could reshape downtown Williamsburg

Hello Williamsburg! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How a $37 million library could reshape downtown Williamsburg
• Toddler in car as driver tops 100 mph near Williamsburg

Also on today's calendar: The Big Flea Market at the Fredericksburg Expo Aug. 15-16th and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: Where is the worst place to hide in a hospital ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 95 and low of 74 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: A shower and t-storm; humid, temps: high: 90, low: 72.
• Saturday: An afternoon thunderstorm, with a high of 87 and low of 72 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Cost of new Williamsburg library grows by more than $10 million (pilotonline.com) — Williamsburg officials are weighing a new downtown library that's now projected to cost about $37 million, more than $10 million above earlier estimates, with borrowing planned as soon as this fall. The project would replace the aging current library near the Stryker Center, demolish the old police station next spring, and aims to open a larger, more modern facility by August 2028.
   

• Woman charged with child endangerment, reckless driving after fleeing police (13newsnow.com) — Law enforcement in and around Williamsburg arrested a local woman who allegedly fled multiple traffic stops while reportedly driving over 100 mph with a toddler and an infant in the car. Deputies, state police, and Williamsburg Police coordinated to track her across Merrimac Trail, Route 199, and I-64 before taking her into custody at a Wawa parking lot.
   

📸 Around Williamsburg

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Williamsburg

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday August 16
• The Big Flea Market at the Fredericksburg Expo Aug. 15-16th →
  Fredericksburg Expo Center, 2371 Carl D Silver Pkwy, Fredericksburg
  4:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday August 15
• Williamsburg Farmers Market →
  Williamsburg, VA Calendar, 345 W. Duke of Gloucester St., Williamsburg
  8:00 am
• Regular Season Market 2026 →
  Williamsburg, VA Calendar, 345 W Duke of Gloucester Street Located on Duke of Gloucester St and the P4 Lot, Williamsburg
  8:00 am
• Learn & Grow Program
  Williamsburg Botanical Garden James City County Recreation Center, 5301 Longhill Rd, Williamsb
  10:00 am
• August Kids' Movie Night
  Heritage Humane Society
  5:30 pm
Sunday August 16
• Sean Feucht: Roots of Revival - Williamsburg, VA →
  Jamestown Settlement, 2110 Jamestown Rd, Williamsburg
  6:00 pm
Monday August 17
• Housing Collaborative Meeting →
  Williamsburg, VA Calendar Williamsburg, VA 23185
  11:00 am
Tuesday August 18
• Williamsburg Community Policy and Management Team (CPMT) meeting →
  Williamsburg, VA Calendar, 312 Waller Mill Rd, Williamsburg
  1:30 pm
Wednesday August 19
• Planning Commission Regular Meeting - CANCELED →
  Williamsburg, VA Calendar Williamsburg, VA 23185
  3:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 13
• W&M Wordshop Juniors at Williamsburg Library... →
  Williamsburg Regional Library - Williamsburg Library, 515 Scotland St, Williamsburg
  5:30 pm
• W&M Wordshop Juniors at Williamsburg Library (Williamsburg) →
  Williamsburg Regional Library - Williamsburg Library, 515 Scotland St, Williamsburg
  5:30 pm
Friday August 14
• ELL Book Group →
  Williamsburg Regional Library - Williamsburg Library, 515 Scotland St, Williamsburg
  10:00 am
Saturday August 15
• A Ballet Russe for Doctor Seuss →
  Williamsburg Regional Library - Williamsburg Library, 515 Scotland St, Williamsburg
  11:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Every garden needs a mascot: meet Joe.
  https://gardeningbeforeandafter.wordpress.com/2026/08/11/every-garden-needs-a-mascot/ (Nextdoor Kingsmill)
• Do yourself a favor & visit the Muscarelle Museum of Art on the W&M campus.
  https://muscarelle.wm.edu/ We drive past it all the time. Have you told yourself "We should go there some day". We visited on "First Friday"… (Nextdoor Berkeley's Green)

• Acosta Group - Acosta Sales & Marketing Company posted a job opening for Retail Merchandiser - Walmart in Williamsburg. Apply here.
• Great Wolf Lodge posted a job opening for Room Attendant (Housekeeping) in Williamsburg. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Williamsburg here.

🗞 Nearby News

Yorktown

• Yorktown's QDaddy's Pitmaster BBQ reopens after lightning strike (wavy.com)
• Report alleges history of antisemitism with limited consequences at Yorktown HS (arlnow.com)
• The fog of war: The Revolutionary War may have never reached Virginia without a meteorological miracle (cardinalnews.org)

Surry

• Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued for High Country Until 2 a.m. Wednesday (wataugaonline.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: In the ICU (Thank you Donna M. for sending it in!)
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