🌱 Patch AM: How Google Maps errors are frustrating fast-growing Goose Creek neighborhoods

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In today's newsletter:

• How Google Maps errors are frustrating fast-growing Goose Creek neighborhoods

Today's riddle: I’m trying to think of a new cloud joke. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Clouds breaking; not as warm, with a high of 70 and low of 59 degrees.
• Monday: Windy with a few showers, temps: high: 69, low: 37.
• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and cooler, with a high of 52 and low of 32 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Who really controls the map? Inside Google's grip on Lowcountry navigation (postandcourier.com) — Goose Creek city staff say Google Maps often lags behind their official data, leaving some fast-growing neighborhoods missing or mislabeled and frustrating residents who rely on GPS. Local GIS experts explain how user edits, pranks, and slow updates can affect everything from finding new streets to directing emergency services, even as most errors are eventually fixed.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Goose Creek

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Monday December 29

• Chess Club In-Person
  Goose Creek Library , Activity Room , Goose Creek
  4:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday December 28

• Motown Throwdown
  The Charleston Pour House , 1977 Maybank Hwy , Charleston
  1:30 pm
• WFY12 Sunday Meeting +Movement (in person) (1)
  Satsang Yoga Charleston , 1256 Ben Sawyer Blvd , Mt Pleasant
  4:00 pm
• Kwanzaa | A Community Celebration
  International African American Museum , 14 Wharfside St , Charleston
  6:00 pm

Monday December 29

• SC Works Berkeley: Info Session
  SC Works Berkeley , 500 S Live Oak Dr , Moncks Corner
  9:00 am

Tuesday December 30

• Clara's Kids Club Youth Litter Cleanup Event
  Charleston, SC Calendar , 505-A Arlington Drive , Charleston
  1:00 pm

Wednesday December 31

• NYE Rooftop Dinner
  Wild Dunes Resort , 5 Seagrove Ln , Isle of Palms
  6:30 pm
• NYE Rooftop Dinner at Wild Dunes Resort
  Wild Dunes , 5757 Palm Blvd , Isle of Palms
  6:30 pm

Thursday January 1

• All Parks and Recreation Facilities CLOSED for New Year's Day
  Summerville, SC Calendar Summerville, SC 29483
• New Year's Day - Town Hall Closed
  Summerville, SC Calendar Summerville, SC 29483

Monday January 5

• Design Review Board
  Charleston, SC Calendar , 2 George St. First Floor - Suite 1403 , Charleston
  4:30 pm

Tuesday January 6

• Maintenance Work on Sawmill Branch Trail
  Summerville, SC Calendar , 500 E. Richardson Ave. , Summerville

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• We’re back again.
  This is our 11th year celebrating Kwanzaa. HAPPY KWANZAA FROM THE JONES’ Day One of Kwanzaa – Umoja (Unity) Day One of Kwanzaa celebrates Umoja,… (Nextdoor Red Bank Rd)
• Good evening Neighbors.
  This Sunday, December 28th from 12-2, the Hopeful Hearts Feeding Initiative will gather on the corner of Cosgrove and Rivers to feed the less… (Nextdoor Red Bank Rd)

• Lowe's posted a job opening for Full Time - Sales Associate - Outside Lawn & Garden - Day in Goose Creek. Apply here.
• Taco Bell posted a job opening for Late Night Team Member in Goose Creek. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Goose Creek here.

🗞 Nearby News

Hanahan

• 3rd annual All-Friday Night Lights team revealed (live5news.com)

Ladson

• Home for the holidays: Charleston Animal Society delivers newly adopted pets for Christmas (postandcourier.com)

North Charleston

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-- The Patch AM Team

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