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What's up Great Neck! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a $10 million grant could reshape Great Neck's arts future

Also on today's calendar: Tanker Friend & Foes: A WWII Labor Day Weekend Event and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the chicken go to the gym? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Humid; afternoon t-storms, with a high of 85 and low of 68 degrees.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 82, low: 63.
  • Sunday: Pleasant with clouds and sun, with a high of 77 and low of 63 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Gold Coast Arts Center continues to inspire artists and (longislandpress.com) — Great Neck's Gold Coast Arts Center is being hailed as a key force keeping the village culturally vibrant and economically attractive, even as local retail and theaters have declined. Local leaders are eyeing a $10 million state Downtown Revitalization Initiative grant that could help create a new theater and revive a broader "Great Neck the Greater" vision supporting arts, business, and community life.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Has anyone used a local orthopedic hand specialist locally?
    I have a ganglion cyst that needs attention in my wrist. (Nextdoor Great Neck Village)

🗞 Nearby News

Manhasset

  • LIVE UPDATES: Former Penn State frat members in court for alleged cocaine trafficking ring (komonews.com)
  • Here are some must-have fall fashion finds (longislandpress.com)

Port Washington

  • Bank of New York Mellon Corp Invests $10.51 Million in Global Industrial Company $GIC (marketbeat.com)

Garden City

  • Garden City School District Welcomes New Teachers (patch.com)

Ok Great Neck! 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: He was working on his pecks (pecs). (Thank you W F C. for sending it in!)
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