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🌱 Children's consignment sale and free safety activities come to Legacy Park
Alachua, Florida Patch AM: a 4 min readCoffee in hand, Alachua? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Children's consignment sale and free safety activities come to Legacy Park
- Police link assault charges to search behind Alachua school lockdowns
Also on today's calendar: Jacksonville Chocolate and Coffee Festival and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Wednesday: An afternoon shower in spots, with a high of 79 and low of 56 degrees.
- Thursday: A steady afternoon breeze, temps: high: 78, low: 50.
- Friday: Mostly sunny and not as warm, with a high of 68 and low of 39 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• JBF Gainesville sale returns Nov. 12-15 in Alachua (mainstreetdailynews.com) — Families can shop for secondhand children's clothes, toys and baby gear at Alachua's Legacy Park Multipurpose Center during the Nov. 12–15 Just Between Friends sale. A free Safe KIDS' Day runs Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon, with safety activities and family resources, including a sensory-friendly opening half-hour. 
• Man facing aggravated assault charges linked to search that locked down Alachua schools (wcjb.com) — Alachua police have linked charges against Eric Vinson Jr., 29, to the armed-suspect search that prompted three school lockdowns last Thursday. Officers say he threatened a man with a gun at Sherwood Oaks Apartments before a confrontation in which it discharged. Investigators charged him with aggravated assault and firearm possession by a convicted felon.
📸 Around Alachua
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Upcoming Events in
Alachua
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★ Featured events ★
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The War and Treaty →
Curtis M. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 3201 Hull Rd, Gainesville
7:30 pm
Sunday November 22
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Other local events
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General Admission | Open to Public Hours November 12-15 →
Legacy Park Multipurpose Center, 15400 Peggy Road, Alachua -
Read with a Ranger
Alachua Branch - Meeting Room
10:30 am -
Community Resource Navigator
Alachua Branch - Learning Center
11:00 am -
Stitch & Chat
Alachua Branch - Meeting Room
2:00 pm -
Saturday Story Time
Alachua Branch - Meeting Room
11:00 am -
GED Study Sessions at Alachua Branch Library
Alachua Branch - Learning Center
2:00 pm -
19th Annual ElderCare of Alachua County Golf Tournament →
Alachua FL -
Jacksonville Chocolate and Coffee Festival →
Prime F Osborn III Convention Center, 1130W W Bay St, Jacksonville
10:00 am
Thursday November 12
Friday November 13
Saturday November 14
Friday November 20
Sunday November 22
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Sweetwater Wetlands Park Wednesday Bird Walks →
Sweetwater Wetlands Park, 325 SW Williston Rd, Gainesville
8:30 am -
Alachua County Veterans Day 5K →
Veterans Memorial Park, 7400 SW 41st Place, Gainesville
8:30 am -
City of Newberry Veterans Day Tribute →
Lois Forte Park, 120 NW 260th St, Newberry
9:00 am -
LaVern Porter Dancers Grp Class →
Rena's Ballroom, 720 NW 23 Ave, Gainesville
2:00 pm
Wednesday November 11
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Dunkin' posted a job opening for Team Member in Alachua. Apply here.
- Chipotle posted a job opening for Crew Member in Alachua. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Alachua here.
🗞 Nearby News
Newberry
- White supremacist Nick Fuentes linked to college Republican group, records show (newsbreak.com)
- O-Zone: Ultimate Goal (jaguars.com)
- Voices from the front: Inside the Military Auxiliary Radio System (MARS) and its most famous mission (alachuachronicle.com)
Ok Alachua! 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: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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