🌱 Patch AM: How will Kyrene’s six school closures reshape Tempe students’ futures?

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In today's newsletter:

• How will Kyrene’s six school closures reshape Tempe students’ futures?
• How a Tempe producer helped turn grief into a 17-track album

Also on today's calendar: The Dinner Detective True Crime Murder Mystery Dinner Show - Tempe, AZ and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What two things can you never eat for breakfast? . 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 74 and low of 51 degrees.
• Tuesday: Pleasant with clouds and sun, temps: high: 71, low: 54.
• Wednesday: Turning cloudy, with a high of 74 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Kyrene school staff concerned, hopeful about career future (yourvalley.net) — Kyrene School District’s decision to close six campuses over the next two years has staff anxious about job security and how students, including many from Tempe, will be reassigned. Some employees see painful disruption, while others hope consolidation will stabilize the budget. District leaders will now work on new boundaries, staff reconsolidation, and next steps ahead of a key Jan. 13 board meeting.
   

• With Changing Tides: Rachael Plays Guitar to jam new album at Rebel Lounge (phoenix.org) — A Tempe-based producer plays a key role in shaping Phoenix musician Rachael Beck’s deeply personal new album “Tides,” now getting airplay and streaming attention. Beck channels a tough year, including her mother’s death, into 17 emotional tracks and will bring the songs to life at The Rebel Lounge on Jan. 29.
   

📸 Around Tempe

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Tempe

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Tuesday December 30

• Youth Winter Reading Bingo
  Tempe Public Library -

Wednesday December 31

• Noon Years' Eve
  Guadalupe Branch at Community Room
  10:00 am
• The Dinner Detective True Crime Murder Mystery Dinner Show - Tempe, AZ
  Embassy Suites by Hilton Phoenix Tempe , 4400 S Rural Rd , Tempe
  7:00 pm

Thursday January 1

• Youth Winter Reading Bingo
  Tempe Public Library -

Saturday January 3

• Max Fleischer Superman Cartoons Screening
  Tempe Public Library - Desert Willow Program Room
  2:00 pm

Tuesday January 6

• THE BOOK OF MORMON The Musical at ASU Gammage
  ASU Gammage , 1200 S Forest Ave , Tempe
  7:30 pm

Wednesday January 7

• THE BOOK OF MORMON The Musical at ASU Gammage
  ASU Gammage , 1200 S Forest Ave , Tempe
  7:30 pm

Thursday January 8

• THE BOOK OF MORMON The Musical at ASU Gammage
  ASU Gammage , 1200 S Forest Ave , Tempe
  7:30 pm

Friday January 9

• THE BOOK OF MORMON The Musical at ASU Gammage
  ASU Gammage , 1200 S Forest Ave , Tempe
  7:30 pm

Saturday January 10

• The Dinner Detective True Crime Murder Mystery Dinner Show - Tempe, AZ
  Embassy Suites Tempe 4400 S Rural Rd Tempe, AZ 85282
  6:00 pm
• THE BOOK OF MORMON The Musical at ASU Gammage
  ASU Gammage , 1200 S Forest Ave , Tempe
  7:30 pm

Sunday January 11

• THE BOOK OF MORMON at ASU Gammage
  ASU Gammage , 1200 S Forest Ave , Tempe
  6:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Please share & repost to help reunite this lost cat!
  Omri was LOST on December 27, 2025 in Tempe, AZ 85281 near University and Price Sharing for a neighbor. For the latest information or to contact… (Nextdoor Escalante & Alegre)
• Howdy neighbors, I wanted to make a post to raise awareness about how some pharmacies charge far too much for pet medications.
  My elderly kitty has cancer and needs steroids to help her breathe because she gets fluid buildup in her lungs. I had my vet call the prescription… (Nextdoor Sunset Vista)

• ABM Industries posted a job opening for Janitorial Cleaner in Tempe. Apply here.
• Levi Strauss & Co. posted a job opening for Seasonal Stock Associate in Tempe. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Tempe here.

🗞 Nearby News

Chandler

• Popular restaurant reemerges in Chandler (chandlernews.com)
• Lions a lifeline for scores of Chandler Unified students (chandlernews.com)
• Around Chandler: Week of Dec. 28, 2025 (chandlernews.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Lunch and dinner. (From Norine S.)
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