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What's up Charleston! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How will the Capitol Connector remake Kanawha Boulevard this fall?
  • Where Charleston-area residents can turn for confidential recovery support
  • When and why West Virginia flags will fly at half-staff.

Also on today's calendar: Live Music with Steve Himes and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: I'm a rock group with 4 members; one member was assassinated. What am I? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Humid; fog in the morning, with a high of 82 and low of 68 degrees.
  • Saturday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 83, low: 70.
  • Sunday: A stray t-storm; very warm, with a high of 87 and low of 67 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

📰 News we're reading

• Charleston to bid Capitol Connector in weeks, aims to start construction this fall (wchstv.com) — Kanawha Boulevard in Charleston, from Magic Island to the 35th Street Bridge, is set for a major overhaul that will narrow traffic lanes and significantly widen sidewalks and bike space. City officials expect to put the Capitol Connector project out to bid within weeks, aiming to start construction this fall and leverage about $1.5 million in city funds into roughly $27 million in federal investment.
   

• Good Day Live: Recovery Month, resources, and more (wowktv.com) — From Charleston, a local Good Day Live segment spotlights Recovery Month and explains how West Virginians struggling with addiction or mental health can connect with peer support and treatment resources. Viewers can learn first steps for asking for help and watch the full interview through WOWK's free streaming app.
   

• Morrisey orders West Virginia flags to half-staff for 25th anniversary of 9/11 (wvnews.com) — From Charleston, Gov. Patrick Morrisey has ordered U.S. and West Virginia flags at state facilities to fly at half-staff on Sept. 11 to mark the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. He's also asking residents to observe a moment of silence at 8:46 a.m. and has proclaimed the date as Patriot Day and a National Day of Service and Remembrance across the state.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Artsy Fartsy Thursday
    Arsty Fartsy Thursday Artist: Serenity Rose Title :Bookworm pencil Drawing http://pattimouse.blog/2026/09/10/artsy-fartsy-thursday-143/ (Nextdoor Clemson)
  • I think my cat got out when I fed the strays.
    She is a house cat she has never been outside. I've checked all of her hiding places I even opened a can of food and she didn't come. By now she is… (Nextdoor North Charleston)
  • West Virginia Department of Education posted a job opening for Substitute Custodian 001-047-C in Charleston. Apply here.
  • Optimum Communications, Inc. - Altice USA posted a job opening for Retail Sales Consultant in Charleston. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Charleston here.

🗞 Nearby News

South Charleston

  • South Charleston man sentenced to over eight years in prison for federal drug crime (wchstv.com)
  • West Virginia Squirrel Season Opens Saturday (theintelligencer.net)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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