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🌱 How could new data center rules reshape life around Charleston on Monday?
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- How could new data center rules reshape life around Charleston on Monday?
Also on today's calendar: Wind Ensemble Concert and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Friday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 86 and low of 58 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: Partly sunny and warm, temps: high: 86, low: 50.
- Sunday: Partly sunny; windy, cooler, with a high of 66 and low of 41 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Rumored data center sparks concerns in Bradley County (wdef.com) — Residents in and around Charleston are alarmed about a rumored 251‑acre AI data center site behind Walker Valley High School, even as county officials stress no formal proposal has been filed. Bradley County leaders, including the mayor who lives in Charleston, will debate new zoning rules for data centers on Monday at noon, a discussion that could shape future development and quality of life in the community. 
📸 Around Charleston
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Mike Snodgrass
B&B Marina, Paradise Point Restaurant, The Pavilion at B&B Restaurant, 117 Marina Dr NW, Charleston
7:00 pm
Friday April 17
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Other local events
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Wind Ensemble Concert
Conn Center , 150 11th St NE , Cleveland
7:30 pm -
Graduate Recital; Jared Burchfield, clarinet
Squires Recital Hall
8:00 pm -
Sweet Tea & Sunshine Family Festival & Craft Fair
Greenway Pavilion
10:00 am -
Senior Recital: Jonathan Meyer, viola
Squires Recital Hall
6:00 pm -
Percussion Ensemble Concert
Lee University Pangle Hall , 340 Church St NE , Cleveland
3:00 pm -
Masterworks Concert
Conn Center , 150 11th St NE , Cleveland
7:30 pm -
CareEQUIP TBRI Training for Organizations
CareEQUIP , by OrphanWise , Cleveland
9:00 am
Friday April 17
Saturday April 18
Sunday April 19
Thursday April 23
Friday April 24
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Worship Project: Danielle Peyton
Conn Center , 150 11th St NE , Cleveland
8:00 pm -
Keg, Cork, & Barrel
Museum Center at 5ive Points , 200 Inman St E , Cleveland
3:00 pm -
Opera Theater Concert, Opera Scenes
Squires Recital Hall
3:00 pm
Friday April 24
Saturday April 25
Sunday April 26
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
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🗞 Nearby News
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Athens
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Englewood
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