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🌱 What we know about the Maple Street shooting in Avondale Estates
Coming up: Adult-ish Sewing Club on the Avondale Estates Patch calendar
Good morning Avondale Estates! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- What we know about the Maple Street shooting in Avondale Estates
- How worried should Avondale Estates be about West Nile-positive mosquitoes?
Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 92 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Wednesday: A stray afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 90, low: 71.
- Thursday: Humid; a p.m. t-storm or two, with a high of 86 and low of 71 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Avondale Estates shooting leaves man critically wounded (decaturish.com) — A man was critically wounded in a shooting Monday at Harley Collision on Maple Street in Avondale Estates, and local police say there is no ongoing threat to the public. Officers quickly aided the 53-year-old victim before he was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital, while the suspected shooter, who knew the victim, was later found in Hapeville with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. 
• Another mosquito trap tests positive for West Nile virus in DeKalb County (atlantanewsfirst.com) — Mosquitoes in the 30002 ZIP code covering Avondale Estates have tested positive for West Nile virus, part of a growing cluster of positive traps in DeKalb County. While no human cases are reported, health officials urge residents to take mosquito-bite precautions and stay alert as additional traps around the county continue to test positive.
📸 Around Avondale Estates
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Avondale Estates
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- Adult-ish Sewing Club
Decatur Library -
5:00 pm - Read the Rainbow Book Club
Decatur Library -
5:30 pm - How to Date a Fanatic: Aruni Kashyap with Anjali Enjeti
Decatur Library - Auditorium
7:00 pm - Business at Breakfast - Understanding Credit Reports
DeKalb Chamber of Commerce 1484 Brockett Rd Tucker, GA 30084
10:00 am - Workshop - Revenue Forecasting With An Assist From AI
DeKalb Chamber of Commerce Virtual
10:00 am - Workshop - Strategic Thinking and Planning
DeKalb Chamber of Commerce Virtual
11:00 am - Mind Bubble Homework Help: Grades K-5th
Scottdale-Tobie Grant Branch Library Scottdale-Tobie Grant Homework Center -
2:30 pm - Mind Bubble Homework Help: Grades 6th-8th
Scottdale-Tobie Grant Branch Library Scottdale-Tobie Grant Homework Center -
4:30 pm
Tuesday August 25
Wednesday August 26
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🗓 Events Nearby
- đAM Intramurals: Basketballđ(Gym)
Crews Middle School Lawrenceville, GA 30044
8:15 am - Baby Babbles Storytime
DeKalb County Public Library Northlake-Barbara Loar Library -
9:30 am - Healthcare Committee Meeting
DeKalb Chamber of Commerce VIRTUAL - Zoom link will be sent upon registration.
10:00 am - Toddler Storytime
DeKalb County Public Library Northlake-Barbara Loar Library -
10:30 am
Tuesday August 25
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- The Home Depot, Inc. posted a job opening for Freight/Receiving in Decatur. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News
Decatur
- Marker honors Muscogee (Creek) people on Decatur Square (decaturish.com)
- Yes, there's a $10,000 martini on the menu at Roaring Social (fox5atlanta.com)
- What true freshmen could see early playing time for Pitt? (triblive.com)
Stone Mountain
- Not cool: DeKalb police say men illegally dumped fridge (decaturish.com)
Atlanta
- CNN, HBO Outage Hits East Coast: Report (patch.com)
Ok Avondale Estates! 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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