🌱 How Disney’s new community could ripple into Siler City’s economic future

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In today's newsletter:

• How Disney’s new community could ripple into Siler City’s economic future

Also on today's calendar: In honor of the 250th Anniversary of April 19, 1775, Project Appleseed's weekend Rifle Clinicn and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 86 and low of 56 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: Partly sunny and hot, temps: high: 93, low: 64.
• Sunday: Windy and cooler, with a high of 69 and low of 40 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Disney's touch will open North Carolina front doors in 2028 – [your]NEWS (yournews.com) — Siler City’s $5 billion Wolfspeed semiconductor project is highlighted as part of a broader wave of major investments reshaping Chatham County, including a new Disney-branded Asteria community in nearby Pittsboro. The piece explains how these developments, along with other industrial projects in Moncure, are expected to drive population growth, housing demand, and jobs across the region through 2028 and beyond.
   

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📸 Around Siler City

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Siler City

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday April 18

• In honor of the 250th Anniversary of April 19, 1775, Project Appleseed's weekend Rifle Clinicn
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Friday April 17

• Karaoke at Thirsty Skull
  Thirsty Skull Brewing , 915 N 2nd Ave , Siler City
  7:00 pm

Saturday April 18

• Job Fair with West Chatham Chamber of Commerce
  Wren Memorial Library , 500 N 2nd Ave , Siler City
  10:00 am
• Open Barn at Celebrity Dairy
  The Inn at Celebrity Dairy , 144 Celebrity Dairy Way , Siler City
  12:00 pm
• CGE Chorus @ Durham Bulls Game
  Chatham Middle Siler City, NC 27344
  6:45 pm

Tuesday April 21

• Baseball/Volleyball AWAY vs. JS Waters
  Silk Hope School Siler City, NC 27344
  4:15 pm
• IBN Evening Social in Siler City
  Thirsty Skull Brewing , 915 N 2nd Ave , Siler City
  6:00 pm

Wednesday April 22

• Growers & Makers Market
  Siler City Growers & Makers Market , 420 E 3rd St , Siler City
  4:00 pm

Friday April 24

• Dining for $- Jeremiah's Italian Ice
  Jeremiah's Italian Ice , 65 Ramseur Rd , Pittsboro
  5:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• Fiber and Folk 2026 Day Pass — Piedmont Fibershed
  Deep River Folk School , 282 Rising Sun Way , Franklinville
  3:00 pm

Wednesday May 13

• Open Mic Nights at NC Arts Incubator
  NC Arts Incubator , 223 N Chatham Ave , Siler City
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Wendy's posted a job opening for Crew Member in Siler City. Apply here.
• Chatham County Schools posted a job opening for Kindergarten Teacher in Pittsboro. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Siler City here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Pittsboro

• Photos: Disney reveals plans for Asteria club in North Carolina (myfox8.com)
• Atlanta nursing assistant charged with exploitation of Pittsboro man under his care (wral.com)
• Northwood to honor Austin Brice with jersey dedication (chathamjournal.com)

Asheboro

• 3 men arrested in connection to Asheboro armed robbery, police say (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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