Community Corner
🌱 What 324-unit housing project is coming to Highway 287 in Lafayette?
Be sure to catch Blessed Movie Premiere on the Lafayette Patch calendar
Hi Lafayette! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- What 324-unit housing project is coming to Highway 287 in Lafayette?
- Lafayette man faces serious charges after disturbing report to police
Also on today's calendar: Blessed Movie Premiere and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 87 and low of 57 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Wednesday: An afternoon thunderstorm, temps: high: 82, low: 55.
- Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high of 84 and low of 61 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• EMBREY Buys 18-Acre Colorado Dev Site for $38.5 Mil (rentv.com) — A major 18-acre development site at Northwest Parkway and Highway 287 in Lafayette has been sold to real estate firm EMBREY, which plans 324 new multifamily units there. With Boulder-area vacancies tightening and no recent new apartments delivered, this project signals significant new housing and potential construction activity for Lafayette residents. 
• Lafayette man arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting child (coloradohometownweekly.com) — Lafayette police arrested a 22-year-old local man after a mother reported repeated sexual assaults against her daughter, leading to multiple felony charges and a court appearance at Boulder County Jail. Authorities say the girl disclosed her concerns after learning about consent at school, and the investigation remains active. Identifying details about the child are being withheld for privacy.
📸 Around Lafayette
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lafayette
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★ Featured events ★
- Blessed Movie Premiere →
The Studio (Boulder), 3550 Frontier Ave, Boulder
7:00 am
Sunday August 30
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Other local events
- Back to School Night! (BTSN)
Lafayette Elementary School 101 North Bermont Ave., Lafayette, CO 80026
6:00 pm - Community Police Academy →
Lafayette, CO Calendar, 451 N. 111th St., Lafayette
6:00 pm - Planning Commission Meeting →
Lafayette, CO Calendar, 1290 S. Public Rd., Lafayette
6:00 pm - Weekly Sewer Jetting →
Lafayette, CO Calendar Lafayette, CO 80026 - Community BioBlitz at Kneebone Open Space →
Lafayette, CO Calendar, 11218 Arapahoe Rd, Lafayette
9:00 am - Fire & Domestic Line Backflow Tests Due →
Lafayette, CO Calendar Lafayette, CO 80026 - Local Liquor Licensing Authority Meeting →
Lafayette, CO Calendar, 1290 S. Public Rd., Lafayette
10:00 am - City Council Meeting →
Lafayette, CO Calendar, 1290 S. Public Rd., Lafayette
5:30 pm
Wednesday August 26
Thursday August 27
Sunday August 30
Monday August 31
Tuesday September 1
📣 Lafayette Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Tuesday Leads Group
Superior Chamber of Commerce 122 W William St, Superior, CO 80027
8:00 am - Storytime at Reynolds
George Reynolds Branch Library Reynolds Meeting Room, Reynolds Library
10:15 am - Craft Storytime
Meadows Branch Library Meadows Meeting Room, Meadows Library
4:00 pm - Cuentacuentos bilingüe en español e inglés / Bilingual Storytime in Spanish and English
George Reynolds Branch Library Reynolds Meeting Room, Reynolds Library
4:30 pm
Tuesday August 25
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- A short 20 second video showing two hummers chasing each other.
The first second is real time, the second is 8x slow motion. To do video for me is beyond my skill. They move in and out of the focal plane so… (Nextdoor Centaur Village North) - Broadtail vs Rufous.
It looks like the broadtail is taking the offensive. The background is some sunflowers that are looking really nice right now. (Nextdoor Centaur Village North)
- Whole Foods posted a job opening for Sanitation Team Member (Cleaner, Housekeeping, Custodial) - Full Time in Louisville. Apply here.
- Costco Wholesale Corporation posted a job opening for Maintenance Clerk in Broomfield. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lafayette here.
🗞 Nearby News
Louisville
- Boulder Valley school board to hear school closures, adjustments plan on Tuesday (dailycamera.com)
- Infleqtion Collaboration with Japan Moonshot Program Achieves Major Milestone: "Shunkai" Neutral Atom Quantum Computer Now Operational (lasvegassun.com)
Erie
- Why Erie Town Council will vote on SM Energy sale ordinance, even after company pulled out of deal (coloradohometownweekly.com)
- Weld County leads the pack for Colorado's population growth (cpr.org)
Ok Lafayette! 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: If you weren't so sweet, we wouldn't be in this jam! (Thank you Patti F. for sending it in!)
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