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🌱 What losing an enrollment cap means for Parkside Elementary families
Good morning Morrisville! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- What losing an enrollment cap means for Parkside Elementary families
Also on today's calendar: Dean Edwards and 2 more events.
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Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Sun followed by clouds, with a high of 55 and low of 34 degrees.
- Thursday: Rain and drizzle in the p.m., temps: high: 59, low: 53.
- Friday: Mostly sunny and breezy, with a high of 57 and low of 27 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Wake County schools propose changes to enrollment caps as overcrowding persists (cbs17.com) — Morrisville families should know Parkside Elementary is slated to lose its enrollment cap next school year, meaning new residents would be guaranteed a seat instead of being diverted to overflow schools. Wake County leaders still plan to cap 18 other schools as they balance overcrowding, with a final board vote expected in January and changes taking effect July 1. 
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Pony Run with Fleet Feet Raleigh & Morrisville at 6pm
Ponysaurus Brewing Co., 2221 Iron Works Dr Suite 100, Raleigh
6:00 pm
Thursday December 18
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Other local events
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Dean Edwards
Goodnights Comedy Club , 401 Woodburn Rd , Raleigh
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Menorah Lighting Morrisville 2025
Indian Creek Greenway , 101 Town Hall Dr , Morrisville
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Flannels and Flexing: Weight Lifting Fundamentals
9521 Lumley Rd , Morrisville
6:00 pm -
Dean Edwards
Goodnights Comedy Club , 401 Woodburn Rd , Raleigh
8:00 pm
Friday December 19
Sunday December 21
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Wednesday Morning Movie
The Halle Cultural Arts Center , 237 N. Salem Street , Apex
10:00 am -
Ribbon Cutting for Betty & Jane
Apex Chamber of Commerce , 3117 McChesney Hill Loop , Apex
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Special Meeting - Peak Plan 2055 - Task Force Meeting
Apex, NC Calendar , 73 Hunter Street , Apex
5:30 pm -
Winter Concert (MCHS Chorus)
Middle Creek High , 123 Middle Creek Park Avenue , Apex
6:30 pm -
Learning Lunch ~ Kwanzaa
Apex, NC Calendar , 63 Hunter Street , Apex
12:00 pm -
Boys'/Girls' Basketball @ North Garner (away)
Ligon Middle , 706 E Lenoir St , Raleigh
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Special Meeting - Environmental Advisory Board Subcommittee Meeting
Apex, NC Calendar , Mason Street Municipal Building 322 N. Mason Street | 2nd Floor Conference Room , Apex
5:00 pm
Wednesday December 17
Thursday December 18
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🗞 Nearby News
Cary
- Virtual learning coming to one Wake high school after concerns from town, fire marshal (wral.com)
- 2025 Wrapped: The Year's Top Features (carymagazine.com)
- Meet the woman bringing Japanese milk bread to the Triangle (wunc.org)
Raleigh
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-- The Patch AM Team
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