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Hi Menlo Park! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Menlo Park's Trinity Church looks back on 140 years of history
  • What Meta just revealed at its Menlo Park Connect conference
  • How a Menlo Park garage helped launch Google's global empire

Also on today's calendar: Ragnarocktoberfest 2026 3-Day Nerf Event and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: How do you know the moon is going broke? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Partly sunny, with a high of 76 and low of 54 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 84, low: 55.
  • Wednesday: Sunny and very warm, with a high of 88 and low of 57 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

📰 News we're reading

• Trinity Church in Menlo Park celebrates its 140th anniversary (inmenlo.com) — Trinity Church in Menlo Park is marking 140 years since its founding, celebrating a community that began with a family prayer gathering and grew into a full parish by 1886. A time capsule was opened and a new one buried, connecting today's congregation with generations of local worshippers who shaped the church's long history.
   

• Meta Unveils Meta VR Glasses and AI Hardware at Connect (memesita.com) — Meta's latest Connect conference took place right here in Menlo Park, where Mark Zuckerberg introduced lightweight $1,299 VR glasses, new Ray-Ban audio and camera smart glasses, and a handheld Muse-powered AI gadget called Charm. The devices aim to blend entertainment, gaming, and productivity, with launches starting this October and continuing into the 2027 spring season.
   

• Google Marks Anniversary: From Classic Doodles to the 1998 Logo (heraldousa.com) — Google's 28th anniversary story includes a local chapter: its early move from Stanford dorm rooms into Susan Wojcicki's garage in Menlo Park, where a scrappy team worked among old computers and a Lego-built server. The piece traces how those humble beginnings evolved into today's global search giant, celebrated through nostalgic anniversary Doodles and a throwback 1998-style logo.
   

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Ok Menlo Park! 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's down to its last quarter. (Thank you Linda H. for sending it in!)
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