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Greetings Pasadena! We're your go-to source for what's happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Recognize this man from a Pasadena Panera purse theft video?
  • How Pasadena High is turning ordinary hallways into a physics lab.
  • Will South Houston's Trojans bring the Pasadena ISD Media Day crown home?

Also on today's calendar: Stage Door Inc Family Fun Day! and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the tree say when Spring arrived? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Humid with a stray t-storm, with a high of 93 and low of 77 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 96, low: 79.
  • Sunday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 95 and low of 79 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Video: Purse-napping caught on camera as suspect bags more than leftovers. If this is your boyfriend PPD Detective Teepe would like to speak with you. (pasadenian.com) — Pasadena police are asking for help identifying a man caught on video stealing a $2,800 Louis Vuitton purse from the Panera Bread on W Fairmont Parkway around midday on August 20. Investigators say he hid the forgotten purse in a to-go bag before walking out. If you recognize the suspect, you're urged to contact Detective R. Teepe with any information.
   

• Pasadena High's Mission Monday takes physics beyond the classroom walls. (pasadenian.com) — Pasadena High School students are turning their hallways into a physics lab, using measuring wheels to collect real-world data that will power an upcoming Distance & Displacement Lab. This Mission Monday activity in Pasadena ISD emphasizes hands-on learning, data skills, and scientific thinking. It's a small but meaningful glimpse into how local teachers are making physics more engaging for Pasadena teens.
   

• Video: Trojans charm social media to clinch Pasadena ISD Media Day title. (pasadenian.com) — South Houston High School is rallying support in the Pasadena ISD Media Day Challenge, where social media likes, comments, and shares will determine which campus takes the crown. Pasadena-area families and students are urged to boost the Trojans' posts to climb the leaderboard. The winning school, based on total interactions, will be announced next week.
   

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  • I had new visitors this evening.
    There were two but, they are so fast I couldn't get a picture of both of them. #hummingbird #socuteandtiny (Nextdoor Parkgate)
  • Linde Plc posted a job opening for Shipper in Pasadena. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

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  • Trojan cross country team races toward victory at Crenshaw Park tomorrow. (pasadenian.com)

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  • Kobelco expands Houston compressor service facility (zephr.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: What a re-leaf! (Thank you Flo G. for sending it in!)
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