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🌱 Patch AM: Meet the Westwood teens quietly reshaping community power in Memphis

And check out The Nutcracker in Collierville - Saturday Evening on the Memphis Patch calendar

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Greetings Memphis! We’re your go-to source for what’s happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Meet the Westwood teens quietly reshaping community power in Memphis
  • How grieving Memphis mothers are turning heartbreak into holiday action
  • How a Midtown car confrontation turned into an attempted murder charge

Also on today's calendar: The Nutcracker in Collierville - Saturday Evening and 5 more events.

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Today's riddle: What did the balloon say to the doctor? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

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  • Sunday: Times of sun and clouds, with a high of 55 and low of 39 degrees.
  • Monday: A passing shower, temps: high: 60, low: 57.
  • Tuesday: A couple of morning showers, with a high of 68 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Teen organization gives back to Westwood community (wreg.com) — Westwood teens in Memphis are spending their weekends distributing food and support to neighbors through their youth-led group, Youth Minds United. The 16-year-old founders want to build youth power across Memphis, urging peers to engage elected officials and community leaders. Their efforts have already drawn backing from the mayor’s office and local organizations.
   

2. Memphis mothers share grief of losing loved ones to violence (fox13memphis.com) — Several Memphis mothers who lost children to violence are leaning on each other for support while pressing Memphis police for answers they feel haven’t come. Their group, The Hands of Rozay, now channels grief into action, including giving toys to nearly 40 children who’ve also lost parents to violence. The women say they’re determined to keep pushing for justice.
   

3. Man arrested, charged with attempted murder for Midtown shooting, MPD says (fox13memphis.com) — A man driving away from suspects who’d been sitting in his car was shot early Saturday in Midtown Memphis, near the Bayou Grill on Madison, police said. MPD later detained three men, recovered guns from two, and charged 22-year-old Jose Osorio, while the wounded driver’s condition was upgraded from critical to non-critical.
   

4. THE BREAKDOWN: Two deadly EF-2 tornadoes of December 21, 2013 (actionnews5.com) — A look back at December 21, 2013 recalls how record-warm air in Memphis helped fuel two deadly EF-2 tornadoes elsewhere in the Mid-South just days before Christmas. The story revisits the lives lost, the damage to mobile homes and a school, and asks residents what they remember from that dangerous day.
   

5. 2 occupants walk away after plane makes emergency landing on Highway 65 (sgfcitizen.org) — A small private plane that took off from Memphis made an emergency landing on Highway 65 near Springfield, Missouri, but both people on board escaped serious injury. Troopers say the aircraft experienced engine trouble while heading to Kansas and briefly caught fire after touching down on the highway. Traffic was cleared and the road reopened within a few hours.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Since so many liked the soup recipe I posted about a week ago, here is another low cost, protein rich, easy to make main course soup.
    It's another of my favorite winter soups and one I'm making as I post this. (Nextdoor Cooper-Young)
  • For those that frequent the Kroger on Hacks Cross and Winchester (or the Taco Bell, KFC, or East End Grill) - have you noticed the woman living in her car in the parking lot?
    A black Ford Escape parked by the tree on the south side of the lot (near Winchester). She's been there for at least 3 months, because I take her… (Nextdoor Southwind)
  • Domino's Pizza, Inc. posted a job opening for Assistant Manager(5437) - 1560 Union Ave in Memphis. Apply here.
  • Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc. posted a job opening for Merchandiser Stocker in Memphis. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Memphis here.

Ok Memphis! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I feel lightheaded!
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