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🌱 Patch AM: Want a dog to pick you? Big Alpharetta adoption day is coming.

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Hi there, Alpharetta! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Want a dog to pick you? Big Alpharetta adoption day is coming.
  • Have you ever stepped inside Alpharetta's unassuming Laborer statue?

Also on today's calendar: Patriot Day - Honoring Our Heroes and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What happened to the pregnant cat that ate yarn? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Decreasing clouds, with a high of 87 and low of 66 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny and warm, temps: high: 88, low: 69.
  • Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 86 and low of 68 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• LifeLine Animal Project launches 'Meant to Meet' initiative where dogs pick their owners (roughdraftatlanta.com) — Alpharetta dog lovers can meet more than 100 adoptable pups at LifeLine Animal Project's Super Adopt-A-Thon on Saturday, Sept. 26, at Union Hill Park on Little Pine Trail. The group's new "Meant to Meet" program lets dogs help choose their people, and this large event will feature spayed/neutered, vaccinated, microchipped dogs with adoption fees waived for the day.
   

• Theater nonprofit leader Sarah Hofaker's 11 Good Things (artsatl.org) — Among her favorite "good things," Atlanta theater nonprofit leader Sarah Hofaker singles out The Laborer statue in downtown Alpharetta, noting its hidden interior space where visitors can sit and reflect. Her list celebrates local arts venues, cafés, libraries, and whimsical living, offering Alpharetta residents a reminder that their own downtown park holds a quietly remarkable artwork worth exploring.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • I go to the men's room to wash my face.
    A man is singing in there. He looks completely happy in his own world. He is mopping around the urinals, cleaning up after the men who apparently… (Nextdoor Vicarage)
  • If you love bagels you've got to try The Bagel Hole located in the Publix shopping center Bethany Bend and Hwy9, Milton.
    The bagels are huge, crusty on the outside fluffy on the inside! Even their veggie cream cheese is good - chunks of veggies in every bite. (Nextdoor Whittington)
  • Lifetime posted a job opening for Fitness Floor Attendant in Alpharetta. Apply here.
  • 360clean posted a job opening for Cleaning Technician in Alpharetta. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Alpharetta here.

🗞 Nearby News

Roswell

  • Storms bring down trees, knock out power to 50K in metro Atlanta (fox5atlanta.com)
  • Fulton County family recovering after apartment fire: "It's life, and life is hard." (cbsnews.com)
  • Hundreds of firefighters participate in Truist Park stair climb to honor 9/11 deaths (ledger-enquirer.com)

Milton

  • High school honors 9/11 victims with 'Field of Flags' (wsbtv.com)

Ok Alpharetta! 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: She had mittens! (Thank you April M. for sending it in!)
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