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Greetings Petaluma! We're your go-to source for what's happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Kenilworth Junior High just got a new principal—meet Gina Roberts
  • Petaluma's Floathouse is back—here's when you can get on the water
  • How a new soccer partnership will shape Petaluma's District 5 Cup

Also on today's calendar: Blue Dog & Wine Club Release and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Clouds giving way to sun, with a high of 80 and low of 52 degrees.
  • Saturday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, temps: high: 85, low: 52.
  • Sunday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 87 and low of 53 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

📰 News we're reading

1. Kenilworth Junior High in Petaluma starts school year with new principal (pressdemocrat.com) — Kenilworth Junior High families will start the 2026-27 year with a new principal, longtime Petaluma City Schools educator and parent Gina Roberts. District leaders say her deep experience in local schools and community ties position her to guide the east side campus, which began classes Aug. 12, while continuing efforts to support students and teachers across Petaluma.
   

2. Petaluma's Floathouse, parked for 2 years across the Turning Basin, returns home (pressdemocrat.com) — Petaluma's beloved Floathouse boat rental center is back in its original Turning Basin spot and is once again renting kayaks, canoes, paddle boards and more. After two years docked across the basin during city dock reconstruction, volunteers carefully moved the floating platform home, and it's now open Fridays through Sundays with posted daytime hours for river fun.
   

3. Cal North Announces New Partnership with SogilityGO (calnorth.org) — Petaluma will host the Cal North District 5 Cup on November 7, 2026, bringing recreational youth soccer teams and a new training partner, SogilityGO, to town. The statewide partnership means local players and families will see added development resources and on-site engagement at this fall's regional cup events, including the Petaluma tournament date.
   

4. Squid Pisser (GWAR) Share Their Single 'Rats' - New EP Incoming (ghostcultmag.com) — Petaluma metal and punk fans can catch Squid Pisser at the Phoenix Theatre on Friday, August 21, as part of the band's Tumors Across America tour. The show coincides with their new EP "Throat Slave," a chaotic, noise-driven release tied to GWAR's Grodius Maximus and packed with abrasive, experimental tracks and remixes.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A sponge (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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