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Good morning Albany! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • What Albany’s latest unemployment numbers mean for local workers
  • How Albany teens can step onto the mic this fall
  • How Albany’s new alliance director plans to revitalize RiverQuarium and Thronateeska

Also on today's calendar: CPR/First Aid.

Today's riddle: What kind of shoes do frogs wear? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Humid with a t-storm or two, with a high of 90 and low of 74 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Sunday: A p.m. t-storm in spots, temps: high: 93, low: 74.
  • Monday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 96 and low of 75 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Metro Albany Reports 4.4% Unemployment Rate for June (albanyceo.com) — Albany’s metro unemployment rate ticked up to 4.4% in June, even as year-over-year numbers remain relatively stable, according to the Georgia Department of Labor. The area saw slight declines in labor force, employed residents, and total jobs, while initial unemployment claims dipped modestly, signaling a mixed but steady local job market.
   

2. SmAlbany Poets Gives Voice to Albany's Youth (southgatv.com) — Albany teens in grades 6–12 can now join SmAlbany Poets, a new local program using poetry and performance to build confidence, literacy, and critical thinking. Run by the Fawohodie Cultural Sustainability Center on Greenwood Drive, the initiative offers workshops, open mics, and slam competitions starting this fall, and invites families, schools, and community members to help recruit youth and support the effort.
   

3. Artesian Alliance's Leslie Stout building from the ground up (albanyherald.com) — Albany’s Artesian Alliance has a new executive director, Leslie Stout, who’s prioritizing long-overdue repairs and accreditation work at the Flint RiverQuarium and Thronateeska before adding flashy new exhibits. She’s hiring staff, planning maintenance like HVAC replacement, expanding conservation efforts, and strengthening partnerships with Dougherty County and Radium Springs to better anchor downtown as a regional zoo and aquarium destination.
   

4. Planning for downtown Albany Riverfront Park splash pad replacement ongoing (albanyherald.com) — Dougherty County officials are working on a master plan to replace the removed downtown Albany Riverfront Park splash pad and renovate Turtle Grove Play Park, with SPLOST funds and potential federal support. A design team and the Artesian Alliance are shaping plans that could boost family recreation, attract visitors, and keep kids engaged safely during Albany’s hot summers.
   

5. New name, same mission: Albany soup kitchen reopens on the Southside (walb.com) — A longtime Southside soup kitchen has reopened as Pot of Gold Outreach Ministry, continuing decades of service to Albany families. Located at 2005 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, the ministry now offers free Monday and Wednesday lunches plus essentials like clothing and household items, backed by local partners to keep this neighborhood resource alive.
   

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  • A festival celebrating blues music, barbecue, and heritage in Albany, Georgia.
    The inaugural event will be held at VFW Post 2785 on Philema RD starting at 10am with a car show, vendors followed by live bands at 6 pm till 10pm in… (Nextdoor Pine Brook)
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    On August 6th at 2 PM, and on August 18 at 8:30 AM, the Albany-Dougherty Planning Commission and the City of Albany Board of Commissioner,… (Nextdoor Avondale)
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  • Wal-Mart posted a job opening for Janitorial Associate in Albany. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Albany here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Open-toad (Thank you Harold W. for sending it in!)
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