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Hi there, Corpus Christi! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️

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In today's newsletter:

  • How close did Corpus Christi really come to running out of water?
  • How a Del Mar College baker turned lemon cake into a Golden Ticket
  • Want to taste Corpus Christi's 12-layer championship honey butter chicken biscuit?

Also on today's calendar: Free Bra Fittings to Support Breast Cancer Awareness and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Breezy; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 95 and low of 80 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Wednesday: Becoming windier and humid, temps: high: 94, low: 79.
  • Thursday: Humid with a t-storm or two, with a high of 93 and low of 78 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Corpus Christi's Water Crisis Serves as a Warning for Others (southtexascommunitynews.com) — Corpus Christi narrowly avoided a severe water crisis this year, coming close to asking residents and businesses to cut usage by 25% as reservoir levels plunged. Local and state experts now warn the city must quickly diversify its water sources—through recycling, groundwater management and possible seawater desalination—and overhaul long-term planning to prevent a future "Day Zero" scenario.
   

• Del Mar College baking student wins Golden Ticket to World Food Championships in Indianapolis (kristv.com) — A Del Mar College baking student from Corpus Christi has earned a coveted Golden Ticket to the World Food Championships after winning the dessert category at the Texas Food Championship held at Water's Edge Park. The event drew about 150 competitors, showcased multiple DMC student teams, and even awarded local high schoolers scholarships to Del Mar's culinary and hospitality programs.
   

• Corpus Christi restaurant earns spot at World Food Championships with honey butter chicken biscuit (kristv.com) — A downtown Corpus Christi favorite, Streat Corner Kitchen, just cooked its way into the World Food Championships with a towering 12-layer honey butter chicken biscuit. Before the team heads to Indianapolis, locals can taste the competition dish at a special October 12 dinner and even help sponsor the restaurant's trip as they represent Corpus Christi nationally.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • My Daddy grew up in the depression.
    He was about 11 when the cow dried up. What did they do? Unable to feed a cow with no calf and not giving milk, they could butcher the cow and eat it… (Nextdoor New River Hills)
  • #Neighbors helping street pups of Corpus Christi
    These pups are safe!! Thanks to a foster . I am fostering her babies (Nextdoor Mariposa)
  • Chick-fil-A posted a job opening for Night Shift - Front of House Team Member in Corpus Christi. Apply here.
  • Fresenius Medical Care posted a job opening for Clinical Educator in Corpus Christi. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Corpus Christi here.

🗞 Nearby News

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  • Where Marine Science Meets Geoscience: Collaborative Workshop Sparks New Research Ideas - UT Institute for Geophysics (utexas.edu)
  • Texas Girls Cross Country Performer of the Week (Sep. 21-27) (milesplit.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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