🌱 Patch AM: Memphis real estate visionary also left his mark on Franklin

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In today's newsletter:

• Memphis real estate visionary also left his mark on Franklin

Also on today's calendar: Christmas Open House and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the boat dock say when it was arrested? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Low clouds, then sun; cooler, with a high of 47 and low of 17 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Sunday: Sunny, brisk and much colder, temps: high: 27, low: 13.
• Monday: Sunny and not as cold, with a high of 41 and low of 25 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Memphis developer Michael Lightman remembered as 'real estate genius' (commercialappeal.com) — Franklin readers may be surprised to learn that influential Memphis developer Michael Lightman also helped build shopping centers in Franklin alongside major projects across the Mid-South. Friends and family remember the 81-year-old as a visionary yet honorable real estate leader whose work shaped entertainment, retail, and residential spaces for decades before his death on Dec. 9.
   

📸 Around Franklin

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Franklin

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday December 14

• Irving Berlin's White Christmas
  Turner Theater, 230 Franklin Rd, Franklin
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Sunday December 14

• Christmas Open House
  McLemore House, 446 11th Ave N, Franklin
  3:00 pm
• Christmas Concert — New College Franklin
  FSD Performing Arts Center , 1030 Excellence Wy , Franklin
  5:00 pm

Monday December 15

• Literary Ladies Book Club December Meeting
  Main Library Franklin , 1314 Columbia Avenue , Franklin
  6:00 pm
• Steven Curtis Chapman: A Franklin Christmas
  Liberty Hall - Heritage Room , The Factory , Franklin
  7:00 pm
• PHS Hockey vs. Mt. Juliet, Wilson Central, Lebanon
  Centennial Sportsplex , 222 25th Ave N , Nashville
  8:15 pm

Tuesday December 16

• GMS Basketball @ SSMS
  Spring Station Middle School , 1000 Spring Station Dr , Spring Hill
  4:00 pm
• PMS Basketball vs FMS @ PMS
  Page Middle School , 6262 Arno Rd , Franklin
  4:00 pm
• HEMS Basketball v E A Cox
  Hillsboro Elementary/ Middle School Franklin, TN 37064
  5:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• The Dinner Detective True Crime Murder Mystery Dinner Show - Franklin, TN
  Franklin Marriott Cool Springs , 700 Cool Springs Blvd , Franklin
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday December 13

• Daddy-Daughter Winter Ball
  Deer Run Camps & Retreats , 3845 Perkins Rd , Thompson's Station
  4:45 pm
• Deer Run’s Daddy-Daughter Winter Ball
  Deer Run Camps & Retreats , 3845 Perkins Rd , Thompson's Station
  4:45 pm
• Bryan Simpson, Jerry Flowers, & Josh Jenkins
  Listening Room Cafe - Nashville , 618 4th Ave S , Nashville
  6:00 pm
• Natalie Grant and Danny Gokey
  The Fisher Center for the Performing Arts , 2020 Belmont Blvd , Nashville
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Missing.
  Koda was last seen in Forest Crossing. He is chipped and friendly. Please share his picture with friends and neighbors that might be able to help… (Nextdoor Creekstone)
• Please help us find Tiana.
  She was last seen in Forest Crossing. She’s petite. She’s two years old. She is also chipped. I’d appreciate if everyone can share her picture with… (Nextdoor Creekstone)

• After 33 years in the fire service, including 27 with the Franklin Fire Department, Battalion Chief Joseph R. Polenzani will retire next week. Please... (X: FranklinFire)
• Several of our newest Franklin police officers are officially graduating today from the Police Academy at Walters State, and four of them earned top... (X: FranklinTNPD)

• Travel America / Petro - TA Operating, LLC posted a job opening for Porter in Franklin. Apply here.
• IICRC posted a job opening for Housekeeping in Franklin. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Franklin here.

🗞 Nearby News

Brentwood

• WCSO Presents Inaugural DUI Enforcement Award (williamsonsource.com)
• Millburn High School Robotics Team Continues to Make History at VEX Signature Event (tapinto.net)
• Music City Spotlight 2025 (nashvillelifestyles.com)

Nolensville

• UPDATE: Police Still Searching for Driver After Bicyclist Hit by Car and Killed in Nolensville (wgnsradio.com)
• Basketball Game Preview: Rockvale vs. Nolensville Knights + Official Tickets (maxpreps.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I demand a jury of my piers.
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