🌱 How Meadowbrook turned last year’s surprise into this year’s statement win

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In today's newsletter:

• How Meadowbrook turned last year’s surprise into this year’s statement win

Also on today's calendar: Gram Cakes and Coffee and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Monday: Sunshine and hot, with a high of 93 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and very hot, temps: high: 99, low: 72.
• Wednesday: Partly sunny and very hot, with a high of 100 and low of 74 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• No longer a suprise story, Meadowbrook dominates in opener (richmonder.org) — Meadowbrook High’s Monarchs opened their football season with a dominant 49-9 road win over Clover Hill, building on last year’s turnaround that energized Eastern Chesterfield County. Players and coaches say they’re treating this as a statement game, aiming not just for another winning record but a real playoff run that local fans can rally behind.
   

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📸 Around Meadowbrook

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Meadowbrook

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday September 2

• Pre-K Story Time →
  Meadowdale Library - Chesterfield Public Library, 4301 Meadowdale Blvd, North Chesterfield
  10:30 am

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Other local events

Thursday September 3

• Back to School/ParentVue night night
  Falling Creek Middle Richmond, VA 23234
  5:00 pm

Wednesday September 9

• Pre-K Story Time →
  Meadowdale Library - Chesterfield Public Library, 4301 Meadowdale Blvd, North Chesterfield
  10:30 am

Saturday September 12

• Gram Cakes and Coffee →
  2401 Hartman St, Richmond
  8:00 am
• Wind Walkers →
  The Canal Club, 1545 E Cary St, Richmond
  7:00 pm

Tuesday September 15

• The Bouncing Souls →
  The National, 708 E Broad St, Richmond
  6:00 pm

Saturday September 19

• Bernstein, Foley & Still →
  Dominion Energy Center, 600 E Grace St Ste 400, Richmond
  7:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday August 31

• Level Up with LaShawn
  Harold Macon Ratcliffe Elementary The Oak Avenue Complex, 15 S Oak Ave, Highland Springs, VA 2307
  6:00 pm
• Back-to-School Night
  CCPS Online Midlothian, VA 23112
  6:30 pm

Tuesday September 1

• Henrico HEROES New Mentor Training
  Henrico County School District Richmond, VA 23223
  4:30 pm
• ESL Family Engagement Night
  Carver Middle School, 3800 Cougar Trail, Chester, VA 23831, US
  5:00 pm
• Matoaca District: Joint County and Schools District Meeting on 1 fo →
  Chesterfield County Public Meetings Matoaca High School Auditorium - 17700 Longhouse Lane Ches
  6:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Richmond

• Mayor Avula on Run Richmond 16.19: '1 in 4 African Americans can trace their roots to Richmond' (wtvr.com)
• ‘Suck It Up, Buckle Up,' Mural on Richmond's south side promotes seatbelt safety (nbc12.com)
• Richmond's Nepali community rallies for flood victims: 'Rise back up' (wtvr.com)

Colonial Heights

• CDL Truck Driving Job near Colonial Heights, VA (thetrucker.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time (Thank you Kourtney Z. for sending it in!)
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