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🌱 How a West Elm Street parking lot could become Graham’s next park
Greetings Graham! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How a West Elm Street parking lot could become Graham’s next park
- Why did Graham’s new park project draw only two bids?
Also on today's calendar: Annual Star Party at the Observatory and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Hot, with a high of 88 and low of 56 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: Hot, temps: high: 94, low: 61.
- Sunday: Windy and cooler, with a high of 69 and low of 39 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Legal Notices, Thursday, April 16, 2026 (alamancenews.com) — Several new legal notices directly affect Graham residents, including a call for design-build proposals to turn a West Elm Street parking lot into a new urban park downtown and multiple estate and court filings listing Graham addresses. The package also includes Burlington rezonings, foreclosure and property sales, and deadlines for creditors tied to local families and businesses across Alamance County. 
• Bid opening for Graham's new park delayed by a week due to having only two responses (alamancenews.com) — Plans for a new city park at 129 West Elm Street in Graham have hit a brief snag after only two construction bids were received, forcing a one-week rebid. City leaders are racing an end-of-June funding deadline tied to a state grant and may need a special council meeting to approve a contractor in time.
📸 Around Graham
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Southeast Alamance High School vs Graham Red Devils
Southeast Alamance High School, 3400 S NC 119 Hwy, Haw River
6:00 pm
Friday April 17
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Other local events
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Annual Star Party at the Observatory
Three College Observatory , 5106 Thompson Mill Rd , Graham
7:30 pm -
Leaves, Light & Lenses: Smartphone Photography in the Parks
Bill Cooke Park , 1010 Townbranch Rd , Graham
9:00 am -
April Showers Cookie Decorating with Treats by Tracey
Poison Ivy Brewing Company , 3814 Rural Retreat Rd Suite 105 , Burlington
2:00 pm -
Teen 2 Teen Video & Theatre
Thataways Youth Center , 1331 Overbrook Rd. , Burlington
7:00 pm -
Graham Middle vs Southern Alamance Middle School
Graham Middle School , 311 E Pine St , Graham
4:45 pm -
Graham Historical Museum Advisory Board Monthly Meeting
Graham Historical Museum , 135 W Elm St , Graham
6:30 pm -
Teen 2 Teen Video & Theatre
Thataways Youth Center , 1331 Overbrook Rd. , Burlington
7:00 pm
Friday April 17
Saturday April 18
Sunday April 19
Monday April 20
Thursday April 23
Monday April 27
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Customer Appreciation - Hosted by Farm Services and Colonial Hardware
Graham Cinema , 119 N Main St , Graham
11:00 am -
River Mill Academy Varsity Baseball @ Clover Garden School
Clover Garden School , 2454 Altamahaw Union Ridge Rd , Burlington
4:00 pm -
Southeast Alamance High School vs River Mill Academy Jaguars
Southeast Alamance High School , 3400 S NC 119 Hwy , Haw River
4:30 pm -
Big Sweep at Guilford Mackintosh Park & Marina
Burlington Calendar
8:30 am
Friday April 17
Saturday April 18
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- So my bride woke up yesterday and decided to go to college.
I have suggested she go many times. When we talk about college, you can easily see that she was bothered not having completed it. Many years ago, she… (Nextdoor Swepsonville) - Hello community.
Today I went for a walk to Saxapahaw got to the river park at at a little beach on the side of the river everything looked so peaceful until I saw… (Nextdoor Eli Whitney)
- Bell Partners, Inc. posted a job opening for Leasing Consultant in Graham. Apply here.
- Food Lion posted a job opening for FT Assistant Manager Customer Service in Haw River. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Graham here.
🗞 Nearby News
Burlington
- Burlington launches workshop series to support small businesses (wfmynews2.com)
- Crafted location in Mebane to close later this month (wfmynews2.com)
- Duke Blue Devils scramble at QB after Mensah's departure leaving thin passing attack (fiorreports.com)
Alamance
- Rising stars: sheriff makes two significant promotions (alamancenews.com)
- After 34 years of excellent Christian columns, R.I.P. Stephen Crotts (alamancenews.com)
- NC farmers feel drought pressure as planting season begins (wfmynews2.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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