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Hello Livermore! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- What Livermore's new congressional representative plans to focus on first
- How Livermore families can play games and fight Type 1 diabetes
- What Rigatoni's closure means for Livermore's remaining Strizzi's location
Also on today's calendar: FINAL DAY: Wines as low as $8 per bottle! and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: Why did the fish blush ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Monday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 90 and low of 55 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny and hot, temps: high: 96, low: 67.
- Wednesday: Partly sunny and very hot, with a high of 102 and low of 68 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 'A common purpose over division': Democrat Wahab sworn into Congress with bipartisan aspirations (pleasantonweekly.com) — Livermore residents will now be represented in Congress by Democrat Aisha Wahab, recently sworn in to complete Eric Swalwell's term in District 14. She emphasizes bipartisan cooperation and draws on her background as an Afghan American and former foster youth, while preparing to face Melissa Hernandez again in November for a full two-year term.
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• Contra Costa Teens Team Up to Help Families Living With Type 1 Diabetes (contracosta.news) — Families in Livermore can join the Breakthrough T1D NorCal Community Games at Da Boccery on Sunday, Sept. 27, to support type 1 diabetes research while enjoying bocce, cornhole, arcade games and more. Two East Bay teens living with T1D are helping lead the event, which aims to raise $60,000 for research and advocacy benefiting people with the condition.
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• Rigatoni's restaurant closes for good in Dublin after 27 years (danvillesanramon.com) — A longtime Dublin Rigatoni's has closed after 27 years, but the restaurant group is steering loyal diners toward its remaining locations, including Strizzi's in downtown Livermore. For Livermore residents, that means your nearby Strizzi's is now even more central to the brand's future, as other Tri-Valley sites have shut down in recent years.
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📸 Around Livermore
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Livermore
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★ Featured events ★
- FINAL DAY: Wines as low as $8 per bottle! →
274 Lindbergh Ave, Livermore
11:00 am - Join Us in Remembering the Heroes of Flight 93 →
3296 Courthouse Pl, Union City
10:00 am - Luna Fish Live @ LPV! →
Las Positas Vineyards, 1828 Wetmore Rd, Livermore
6:00 pm
Monday September 7
Friday September 11
Want to see your event featured? Click here!
Other local events
- Estate Block Party at Concannon Vineyard →
4590 Tesla Rd, Livermore
11:30 am - Livermore's 3rd Annual Wine and Pizza Pairing Competition →
7702 Cedar Mountain Rd, Livermore
12:00 pm - Picture Day
Lawrence Elementary Livermore, CA 94551
8:30 am - Independence at Home Presents Fall Prevention - a Free Virtual Class →
Online via Zoom
2:00 pm - Line Dancing Class at Wood Family Vineyards →
Wood Family Vineyards, 2407 Research Dr, Livermore
7:00 pm - Acoustic Wednesday at Wood Family Vineyards with Tim Gomes →
Wood Family Vineyards, 2407 Research Dr, Livermore
4:00 pm - Twilight Tunes Summer Concert Series | Live Music & Food Trucks in Livermore →
Concannon Vineyard, 4590 Tesla Rd, Livermore
5:30 pm - Albert Lin: Exploring Human Frontiers →
Bankhead Theater, 2400 First St, Livermore
7:30 pm - Fun Friday at Wood Family Vineyards - Urban Sky →
Wood Family Vineyards, 2407 Research Dr, Livermore
5:00 pm
Monday September 7
Tuesday September 8
Wednesday September 9
Thursday September 10
Friday September 11
📣 Livermore Shout Outs!
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Adopting Cats - I have never owned pets before but now my family of three wants to adopt a cat.
Where should I start? Where can I adopt one? How do you take care of them? Any other advice? (Nextdoor Bill Clark Park)
- Taco Bell posted a job opening for Taco Bell Team Member-Food Champion in Livermore. Apply here.
- Parkwest Casinos posted a job opening for Cardroom Server in Livermore. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Livermore here.
🗞 Nearby News
Pleasanton
- Rigatoni's restaurant closes for good in Dublin after 27 years (pleasantonweekly.com)
- Nilsine Partners LLC Makes New Investment in Veeva Systems Inc. $VEEV (marketbeat.com)
- Amador Valley boys' basketball hit with penalties, put on probation over player ineligibility (pleasantonweekly.com)
Dublin
- TV Host Accused Of Assassination Threat Mom Forgives Son's Killer: CA News (patch.com)
- Single-family home in Dublin goes for $2 million (mercurynews.com)
Ok Livermore! 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: It saw the ocean's bottom! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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