🌱 Patch AM: Why Brandon’s mosquitoes are so bad right now—and how to fight back

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• Why Brandon's mosquitoes are so bad right now—and how to fight back

Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: An afternoon thunderstorm, with a high of 92 and low of 76 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 90, low: 75.
• Sunday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 91 and low of 73 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Tampa Bay mosquitoes: High humidity and rain drive summer surge (fox13news.com) — Mosquito activity is surging around Brandon and the wider Tampa Bay area thanks to heavy rain and humidity, and Hillsborough County has already logged eight locally acquired dengue cases. A Brandon-based pest control manager explains how standing water fuels breeding and shares simple tips to reduce bites and itching while health officials urge residents to eliminate water around homes.
   

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Monday August 24
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Thursday August 27
• Parent Information Night (Times TBA)
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Friday August 28
• Neon Spirit Day
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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday August 21
• R&B Ink & Sip Night | Beginner Tattoo Experience + Wine Tasting (Tampa)8/21 →
  Vino Ghvino 21, 1717 S 50th St, Tampa
  6:30 pm
Monday August 24
• Early Release Day (Students released 1 hour early)
  Brooker Brandon, FL 33511
Wednesday August 26
• Parent Newsletter (September) Sent via Text & Posted Online
  Valrico , FL 33594
Thursday August 27
• Parent Information Night (Times TBA)
  Valrico , FL 33594
• Business After Hours →
  Voodoo Brewing Co - Valrico, FL, 3432 FL-60, Valrico
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Is anyone near John Moore / Bloomingdale missing a large, tall grey cat?
  I wasn't able to get a picture, but think it may be a Russian Blue. It was trapped in my garage and I tried to feed it, but it didn't seem interested… (Nextdoor Hidden Forest)
• Hello Brandon Pointe .
  I need someone to put 1 gutter on my house. Any recommendations? (Nextdoor Brandon Pointe)

• Miller's Ale House Restaurant & Sports Bar posted a job opening for Expeditor in Brandon. Apply here.
• Dine Brands Global, Inc. posted a job opening for Shift Manager in Brandon. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Brandon here.

🗞 Nearby News

South Tampa

• Sunday is National Cuban Sandwich Day, and people are bound to argue about this South Tampa French restaurant's take on the classic (cltampa.com)
• Florida Republicans Outpace Democrats By Nearly 438,000 Votes In Statewide Primary (tampafp.com)
• Bobby Fenton And The Free Stretch Make An Appearance At Bucs Camp; We Talk Vita's Contract, The Real Backup QB Situation, And Starters Vs. The Chiefs (joebucsfan.com)

Valrico

• Tampa's SoFresh Expands to Valrico (tbbwmag.com)
• Local Businesses Invited To Join Holiday Vendor Fair (ospreyobserver.com)

Tampa

• Dengue Cases On The Rise In FL: Health Officials (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A sponge (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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