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🌱 How a hip-hop star is mentoring students at Riverdale schools
Riverdale, Georgia Patch AM: a 3 min readGreetings Riverdale! We’re your go-to source for what’s happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How a hip-hop star is mentoring students at Riverdale schools
Also on today's calendar: Uptown Comedy Corner Presents:Sunset Sundays Comedy Show and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: What do French fries do when they haven’t seen each other in a while? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Sunday: A thunderstorm in spots, with a high of 93 and low of 74 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Monday: A stray afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 94, low: 75.
- Tuesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 93 and low of 75 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Young Dro Is Back—And He's Pouring Into the Next Generation (blackamericaweb.com) — Students at Riverdale Middle and Riverdale High are hearing directly from Atlanta rapper Young Dro, who’s now mentoring Clayton County youth on mental health, nonviolence, and life choices. He’s sharing his own journey with bipolar disorder and five years of sobriety to normalize getting help, while still creating new music and film projects with longtime collaborator T.I. 
📸 Around Riverdale
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Upcoming Events in
Riverdale
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★ Featured events ★
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2nd Loc Gala →
The Chateau, 335 Upper Riverdale Rd, Jonesboro
5:00 pm
Sunday June 28
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Other local events
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Uptown Comedy Corner Presents:Sunset Sundays Comedy Show →
Traditions Global Cuisine, 1140 Mt Zion Rd, Morrow
6:00 pm -
Q&A Session: Home Repair Assistance Program →
Riverdale Calendar, 7210 Church Street, Riverdale
6:00 pm -
One-on-One Tech →
Clayton County Library System - Riverdale Branch, 420 Valley Hill Rd, Riverdale
11:20 am -
Closure: Independence Day Holiday Observance →
Riverdale Calendar Riverdale, GA 30274
7:30 am -
Fun Fridays →
Riverdale Calendar, 7210 Church Street, Riverdale
11:00 am -
Pics on the Plaza: GOAT →
Riverdale Calendar, 7210 Church Street, Riverdale
7:45 pm -
Artist Showcase NFB & Lalaa →
Status lounge restaurant and bar, 707 GA-138, Riverdale
9:00 pm
Sunday June 28
Tuesday June 30
Wednesday July 1
Thursday July 2
Friday July 10
Friday July 17
📣 Riverdale Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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BLACK BOY JOY FESTIVAL →
Starr Park, 5031 Park Ave, Forest Park
10:00 am -
Take & Make: Letter Craft
County Line-Ellenwood Library -
10:00 am -
Dinosaur Scavenger Hunt
County Line-Ellenwood Library -
10:00 am -
Preschool Storytime
County Line-Ellenwood Library -
10:30 am
Sunday June 28
Monday June 29
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Wal-Mart posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate in Riverdale. Apply here.
- Food Depot posted a job opening for Part Time Stocker in Riverdale. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Riverdale here.
🗞 Nearby News
Jonesboro
- A Georgia Antique Market Turns One Weekend A Month Into A Giant Treasure Hunt With Furniture, Finds, And Collector Buzz (myfamilytravels.com)
- Historic Leadership Panel Highlights Collaboration and Progress Across Clayton County (audacy.com)
- Wild Things are cooking with Ketchup (observer-reporter.com)
College Park
- Caitlin Clark Getting Punched by Alyssa Thomas Gets Clear Verdict From Micah Parsons's Brother (gridironheroics.com)
- Rep. Carl Gilliard Applauds Georgia Municipal Association Resolution Honoring the Original 33 (house-press.com)
Ok Riverdale! 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: “ketchup!” (Thank you Fauna T. for sending it in!)
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