🌱 Patch AM: How did Brentwood stack up in a national small-city ranking?

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In today's newsletter:

• How did Brentwood stack up in a national small-city ranking?
• How a Brentwood student became a national power engineering scholar

Today's riddle: Last night I had a dream. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Sunny and breezy, with a high of 59 and low of 40 degrees.
• Sunday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 52, low: 28.
• Monday: Partly sunny with a shower, with a high of 59 and low of 50 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• The best small cities in the US to live in 2025 (businessinsider.com subscription) — Brentwood earns a spot among WalletHub’s top small U.S. cities for 2025, with especially strong scores in economic health and safety. While its quality-of-life ranking sits near the group’s middle, Brentwood stands out for balanced strengths across affordability, economy, and livability compared with 1,318 similarly sized cities nationwide.
   

• School of Engineering senior named Power and Energy Society Scholar (mercer.edu) — A Brentwood native, Grant Clark has been honored as an IEEE Power and Energy Society Scholar for his standout work in electrical engineering at Mercer University. The senior helped author advanced research on machine learning and cosmic rays, is active in engineering honor societies, and plans to pursue a career delivering safe, reliable, and clean energy after graduation.
   

📸 Around Brentwood

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Brentwood

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Monday December 22

• BHS boys freshman basketball @ Ravenwood
  Ravenwood High School , 1724 Wilson Pike , Brentwood
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday December 20

• Williamson County Writers Group
  Learning Center , 1314 Columbia Avenue , Franklin
  10:00 am
• The Merry Magical Christmas Show! - Family Event
  La Vergne, TN Calendar , 5063 Murfreesboro Road , La Vergne
  2:00 pm
• PMS Basketball Holiday Classic @ Stewart's Creek Middle
  Stewarts Creek Middle School , 400 Red Hawk Pkwy , Smyrna
  4:00 pm
• BHS varsity boys basketball @ Adidas Shootout
  Riverdale High School , 802 Warrior Dr , Murfreesboro
  4:00 pm
• The Dinner Detective True Crime Murder Mystery Dinner Show – Franklin, TN
  Franklin Marriott Cool Springs , 700 Cool Springs Blvd , Franklin
  6:00 pm

Monday December 22

• BHS boys freshman basketball @ Ravenwood
  Ravenwood High School , 1724 Wilson Pike , Brentwood
  6:00 pm
• Shane & the MoneyMakers: Solo Shane Mostly Acoustic Open Mic Night
  Memories Bar and Grill , 574 Waldron Rd , La Vergne
  7:00 pm

Tuesday December 23

• Pedro Card Game
  Bethesda Branch Library , 4905 Bethesda Road , Thompsons Station
  1:00 pm

Wednesday December 24

• Offices Closed - Christmas Eve
  La Vergne, TN Calendar La Vergne, TN 37086

Thursday December 25

• Offices Closed - Christmas
  La Vergne, TN Calendar La Vergne, TN 37086
• Pajama Story Time at Smyrna Library
  Smyrna Public Library , 400 Enon Springs Rd W , Smyrna
  6:15 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Report of plane crash in Nashville, Tennessee.
  10:13PM on Dec 18: An aircraft crash was reported at Everald Walker Jr, Md (2300 Patterson St) in Midtown at 10:04 PM. (Nextdoor )
• I-65 Southbound near Exit 87 in Davidson County is closed due to a vehicle fire, but has since reopened.
  10:23AM on Dec 18: I-65 Southbound near Exit 87 (Trinity Lane) in Davidson County is closed due to a vehicle fire. (Nextdoor )

• Krispy Kreme posted a job opening for Seasonal Sanitation Operator in Brentwood. Apply here.
• CDS (Club Demonstration Services) posted a job opening for Part Time Product Demonstrator in Costco in Brentwood. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Brentwood here.

🗞 Nearby News

Nolensville

• Williamson County students create film to help educate families on e-bike safety (wkrn.com)

Franklin

• The Factory at Franklin Continues the Tradition of a Saturday Farmers Market (downtownfranklintn.com)
• Franklin native living out dream as Radio City Rockette in New York City (wsmv.com)
• Tennessee woman accused of plotting murder-for-hire now accused of stealing from Franklin nonprofit (wsmv.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I dreamed I was swimming in a pool of orange soda, but it was just a Fanta-sea.
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