🌱 Which Kennedale kicker just landed AP All-America honors?

Hello Kennedale! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Which Kennedale kicker just landed AP All-America honors?
• Why is a Top 50 Fort Worth BBQ stand shutting down?

Also on today's calendar: The Thrive Open Mic Showcase.

📸 Have a great pic of holiday decorations from around Kennedale? Post it to Kennedale photos of the day! ☃️ 🟢-🟠-🟣-🔴-🟡-🔵 ☃️

Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Increasing cloudiness, with a high of 60 and low of 48 degrees.
• Wednesday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 62, low: 54.
• Thursday: Sunny, breezy and pleasant, with a high of 67 and low of 37 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• ASU's Jordyn Tyson makes 2025 AP All-America team (arizonasports.com) — Kennedale residents can cheer Georgia Tech kicker Aidan Birr, who earned a spot on the AP 2025 All-America Third Team and is listed from Kennedale. The broader list also honors standout players nationwide, including multiple Texans and several repeat All-Americans.
   

• A Top 50 Texas BBQ stand is closing in south Fort Worth (star-telegram.com) — Kennedale-area barbecue fans will note that pitmaster Zain Shafi, formerly of No. 1-ranked Goldee’s BBQ near Kennedale, is closing his acclaimed Sabar BBQ stand in Fort Worth’s South Main Village after lunch this Saturday. Shafi, whose Pakistani-influenced Texas barbecue earned a Texas Monthly Top 50 nod, says he’s leaving to pursue a new opportunity he couldn’t pass up.
   

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📸 Around Kennedale

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Kennedale

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 19

• FA vs Dallas Thunder
  Fellowship Academy, 1021 N Bowman Springs Rd, Kennedale
  2:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday December 20

• The Thrive Open Mic Showcase
  Thrive Coffee , 201 W Kennedale Pkwy Suite 760 , Kennedale
  7:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Board Meeting
  Dr. Jim Vaszauskas Center of Performing Arts , 1110 W Debbie Ln , Mansfield
  6:00 pm
• Orchestra Winter Concert
  Young J H Arlington, TX 76016
  7:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Roadrunner Rally/ Club Day
  Tarver-Rendon
• Kinder Christmas Performance @ High School Auditorium
  High School Auditorium Fort Worth, TX 76140
  11:30 am
• Called Board Meeting
  Dr. Jim Vaszauskas Center of Performing Arts , 1110 W Debbie Ln , Mansfield
  6:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Winter Parties/ Last Day of the Semester
  Tarver-Rendon
• Texas Western Work Night
  Texas Western Model Railroad Club , 6808 Forest Hill Dr , Forest Hill
  7:00 pm

Friday December 19

• BBB @ Lamar
  Lamar High School , 1400 W Lamar Blvd , Arlington
• Girls soccer vs Allen
  Eagle Stadium , 155 Rivercrest Blvd , Allen
• GBB @ Lamar
  Lamar High School , 1400 W Lamar Blvd , Arlington

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Looking for someone who does beaded extensions at a reasonable price.
  Must be willing to come to my home. Recommendations appreciated! (Nextdoor West Kennedale)

• Schulte posted a job opening for Sales Coordinator - Hilton Garden Inn Dallas Arlington in Arlington. Apply here.
• Kroger posted a job opening for Courtesy Clerk/Grocery Bagger in Arlington. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Kennedale here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Arlington

• Mission Arlington's Christmas store offers free gifts for children (fox4news.com)
• Winning $1 million scratch-off ticket claimed in Arlington – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (nbcdfw.com)
• 3 East Texas teams to compete for a state title in Arlington this week (ketk.com)

Crowley

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don't know, but April May!
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