🌱 How a $750M movie studio could reshape Mansfield’s economy and skyline

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In today's newsletter:

• How a $750M movie studio could reshape Mansfield’s economy and skyline
• Which Mansfield runners and jumpers just punched tickets to regionals?

Also on today's calendar: 420 Preroll Party featuring Idoljob w/Burning Slow and 5 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 cloudy; windy, humid, with a high of 84 and low of 57 degrees.
• Saturday: A few morning showers, temps: high: 64, low: 41.
• Sunday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 72 and low of 49 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Starring soon: Hollywood ambitions head to Mansfield with $750M studio project (therealdeal.com) — A massive $750 million mixed-use studio campus is headed to Mansfield, promising thousands of permanent and construction jobs plus new housing, retail, parks, and a hotel. Super Studios USA plans to break ground in August on the first phase near Easy Drive, backed by city economic incentives and designed to position Mansfield as a key player in Texas’ booming film industry.
   

• Lancaster girls run a top-10 time in national history in 4x100 relay en route to winning area meet (dallasnews.com) — Mansfield track fans have plenty to cheer about after Mansfield Legacy’s Lincoln Wright ran one of Texas’ fastest 800-meter times this season and Mansfield Lake Ridge captured the girls team title at the 3-6A/4-6A area meet. Multiple Mansfield athletes, including high jumper Zion Robinson and sprinter Folaramni Oyalami, delivered standout performances to advance toward regional competition in early May.
   

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📸 Around Mansfield

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mansfield

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday April 18

• FAMILY FRIENDLY! Baby Monkey Hugs
  Painting with a Twist, 2851 Matlock Rd #442, Mansfield
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday April 18

• JV Baseball @ Arlington HS
  Mansfield H S Mansfield, TX 76063
  10:00 am
• Varsity Baseball vs Arlington (home)
  Mansfield H S Mansfield, TX 76063
  12:00 pm
• Freshman Baseball @ Arlington HS
  Mansfield H S Mansfield, TX 76063
  12:00 pm
• 420 Preroll Party featuring Idoljob w/Burning Slow
  Fat Daddy's Sports & Spirits Cafe , 781 W Debbie Ln , Mansfield
  1:30 pm
• The Elton Johns
  Arlington Music Hall , Music Hall , 224 N Center St , Arlington
  7:00 pm

Sunday April 19

• Nite Bite (5-16Y) - Su 04/19 - Mansfield, TX 2026
  Shelly Lanners Administrative Offices , 1164 Matlock Rd , Mansfield
  8:15 pm

Tuesday April 21

• Varsity Baseball @ Weatherford
  Mansfield H S Mansfield, TX 76063
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• Career Launch Pad
  Martin Luther King Jr Library and Learning Center , 2922 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. , Dallas
  10:00 am
• Toddler Storytime
  Dallas Public Library , 1515 Young Street , Dallas
  10:30 am
• Open Lab Hours
  Dallas Public Library , 1515 Young Street , Dallas
  1:00 pm
• Afterschool Supersnack/Supermerienda extraescolar
  Martin Luther King Jr Library and Learning Center , 2922 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. , Dallas
  4:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Hello Everyone!
  So this little guy walked into my garage. He was hungry and thirsty. We have Maltese so we were able to give him some food. He has no collar but… (Nextdoor Spring Lake Estates)
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• US Customs and Border Protection posted a job opening for Marine Interdiction Agent in Mansfield. Apply here.
• Parker Hannifin Corporation posted a job opening for Winder Operator- 2nd Shift in Mansfield. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mansfield here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Arlington

• Fort Worth-Based Speed Fab-Crete Recently Completed Rowlett Fire and Police Station No. 5 at Sapphire Bay on Lake Ray Hubbard, Advancing Dallas-Fort Worth Public Safety Infrastructure and Celebrating (myrtlebeachonline.com)
• Patented: AT&T's Quantum Security and More North Texas Inventive Activity » Dallas Innovates (dallasinnovates.com)

Cedar Hill

• FIFA World Cup 2026: Arlington officials clarify tailgating rules for Dallas matches (fox4news.com)
• What to know about Plano Rides, Via's service to supplement DART (dallasnews.com)
• Police: Street racing topped 100 mph before Arlington crash that killed woman (kwtx.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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