🌱 Teenager Sells Water For Date + Juneteenth At Nueces Brewing Co.

Hello, neighbors. It's Thursday in Corpus Christi and I'm back in your inbox with everything you need to know about what's happening locally. Hope you all have a great day.

But first, today's weather:

Mostly sunny. High: 96 Low: 74.

Here are the top three stories in Corpus Christi today:

1. Paul Kane Maldonado, 15, has been selling bottled water at the corner of Port Avenue and Arlington Drive to raise money to take his girlfriend on a date. After his mom posted a photo of him on the corner holding a sign, captioned "selling water to take my shorty on a date," the Corpus Christi student has become a social media sensation. Locals have banded together to make job offers to Maldonado, give him a free haircut, and even matching pairs of Crocs for him and his girlfriend. (KZTV 10 Corpus Christi)
2. Local institution Nueces Brewing Company, in partnership with the Texas Association of Black Personnel for Higher Education (TABPHE), is hosting a free event at the Brewing Company to kick off Juneteenth celebrations in Corpus Christi. The Juneteenth kickoff will include free food and live music, and will be held Friday, Jun. 9, from 6:00-8:00 p.m. (KRIS 6 News Corpus Christi)
3. A Corpus Christi woman who was dog-sitting a pit bull died on Monday, Jun. 5, after the dog attacked her. Rita Vasquez, 58, picked up the dog from her daughter on Wednesday of last week, returned to her home on the 6500 block of Lyons Street, and was attacked by the animal later that day. A call was made to emergency services around 11:54 a.m., resulting in Vasquez being hospitalized and the dog being impounded. The Nueces County Medical Examiner's Office is still in the process of determining whether the severe injuries to Vasquez because of dog bites were the cause of her death. (KIIITV.com)

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Today in Corpus Christi:

Thursday, June 8

• Billy Snipes At Pier 99 Restaurant (6:00 PM)
• Poetry Night & Art Exhibition At Coastal Bend Wellness Foundation (6:00 PM)
• artRageous: Cirque Du Fear (Fundraiser) At The Art Museum of South Texas (7:00 PM)
• Parker McCollum At The American Bank Center (7:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• The City of Corpus Christi and Naval Air Station Corpus Christi are collaborating to give out free sandbags to help locals prepare for hurricane season at Waldron Field, the City Service Center on Civitan, and West Guth Park on Jun. 10 and Jun. 17 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. both days. The Jun. 10 sandbag distribution event will be held at Waldron Field and the City Service Center on Civitan; the Jun. 17 event will be held at West Guth Park and the Civitan Service Center. (KIIITV.com)
• Beginning Wednesday, Jun. 7, a utility contractor has temporarily closed the intersection of Kostoryz Road and Holly Road for maintenance and electrical fiber installation purposes. Motorists are advised to use alternate routes and follow posted detour signs. For more information, please contact Senior Public Information Officer Richard Vargas at 361-826-3420 or richardv2@cctexas.com. (City of Corpus Christi)
• A large fight broke out on Monday, Jun. 5, at Niko's Steakhouse on Saratoga Boulevard shortly after 9:30 p.m., leading to the arrests of two people on assault charges, and one with a terroristic threat charge. Ivan Flores, 22, and Alexander Flores, 27, are alleged to have threatened and attacked staff members and other customers after being asked to leave. (KIIITV.com)

Alrighty, you're all good for today! I'll be in your inbox tomorrow with a new update.

— Sean Peek

About me: Sean Peek is a writer and entrepreneur with a degree in English Literature from Weber State University. Over the years, he has worked as a copywriter, editor, SEO specialist, and marketing director for various digital media companies. He currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.