🌱 Patch AM: How a Berkmar High grad became a global hip-hop star

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In today's newsletter:

• How a Berkmar High grad became a global hip-hop star

Also on today's calendar: Scrooge! A musical and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the stop sign say to the yield sign? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Plenty of sun, but chilly, with a high of 42 and low of 26 degrees.
• Tuesday: Partly to mostly sunny, temps: high: 54, low: 31.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 58 and low of 43 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Offset: Bio And Career Highlights (boredpanda.com) — Lilburn readers may be interested to know that rapper Offset graduated from Berkmar High School in Lilburn in 2009 before rising to global fame with Migos. The piece traces his Gwinnett County roots, his breakout on “Bad and Boujee,” his solo success with Father of 4, and his high-profile family life with Cardi B.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lilburn

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 19

• Scrooge! A musical
  St Matthew's Episcopal Church, 1520 Oak Rd SW, Snellville
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday December 19

• Yellow River Wildlife Sanctuary: Santa in the Sanctuary
  Yellow River Wildlife Sanctuary , 4525 US-78 , Lilburn
  6:00 pm
• Annual Christmas Concert | Mountain Park UMC
  1405 Rockbridge Rd SW , Stone Mountain
  7:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Yellow River Wildlife Sanctuary: Santa in the Sanctuary
  Yellow River Wildlife Sanctuary , 4525 US-78 , Lilburn
  9:00 am
• Competition Team Rehearsal — En Pointe School of Dance - Lilburn
  En Pointe School of Dance , 5334 Lawrenceville Hwy , Lilburn
  11:30 am
• Teen & Parent Skills Training
  , Tucker
  1:00 pm

Sunday December 21

• Yellow River Wildlife Sanctuary: Santa in the Sanctuary
  Yellow River Wildlife Sanctuary , 4525 US-78 , Lilburn
  9:00 am

Monday December 22

• Yellow River Wildlife Sanctuary: Santa in the Sanctuary
  Yellow River Wildlife Sanctuary , 4525 US-78 , Lilburn
  9:00 am

Tuesday December 23

• Yellow River Wildlife Sanctuary: Santa in the Sanctuary
  Yellow River Wildlife Sanctuary , 4525 US-78 , Lilburn
  9:00 am

Wednesday December 24

• Family Christmas Eve Service | Mountain Park UMC
  Mountain Park UMC , 1405 Rockbridge Rd SW , Stone Mountain
  4:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday December 15

• Stone Mountain Origami Club
  Stone Mountain-Sue Kellogg Library -
  6:00 pm
• YP Chanuka Event
  Chandler Run - Taylor Morrison , 6162 Wayburn Street , Tucker
  7:30 pm

Tuesday December 16

• Baby Babbles Storytime
  Northlake-Barbara Loar Library -
  9:30 am
• Toddler Storytime
  Northlake-Barbara Loar Library -
  10:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I'm trying to put together a couple of cat shelters for the semi feral cats I'm trying to rescue before the extreme cold hits tomorrow night.
  I have plenty of large storage boxes but will need to buy styrofoam containers and straw. Nowhere I've looked has enough straw available (at a… (Nextdoor Hanarry Estates)
• ISO a small dog…..
  Is anyone looking to re-home a small dog this Christmas to put a smile on my daughter’s face!? She really wants a dog and I would really love to get… (Nextdoor Mountain Park Park)

• The Home Depot, Inc. posted a job opening for Cashier in Lilburn. Apply here.
• Hut American Group, LLC posted a job opening for Team Member in Tucker. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lilburn here.

🗞 Nearby News

Norcross

• Local warming stations to open as frigid temperatures expected (accesswdun.com)
• Where to kick off Hanukkah celebrations in metro Atlanta area (wsbtv.com)
• Gwinnett neighbors push for roundabout to stop dangerous intersection burnouts (wsbtv.com)

Peachtree Corners

• Georgia Tech students may have solved traffic headache for some Gwinnett drivers (wsbtv.com)

Duluth

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