🌱 Patch AM: What Brandon residents should do as dengue cases and spraying increase

Hey there, Brandon! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• What Brandon residents should do as dengue cases and spraying increase
• Are Brandon-area dog daycares regulated as tightly as you'd expect?
• How Brandon drivers and businesses are affected by the new water pipeline

Today's riddle: What has 2 arms and a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Humid with a heavy t-storm, with a high of 90 and low of 73 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., temps: high: 91, low: 73.
• Saturday: An afternoon t-storm; humid, with a high of 92 and low of 75 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Bay Area dengue cases rise to 33 as mosquito spraying ramps up (fox13news.com) — Dengue cases have risen sharply in Hillsborough County, prompting mosquito control crews to ramp up spraying, including previously scheduled aerial treatments in the Brandon area. Residents are urged to dump standing water, use mosquito repellent and wear protective clothing to reduce bites. Officials stress that local cooperation is key to slowing further spread of the virus.
   

• Frenchies Die of Heatstroke: Pet owner wants oversight and regulations of dog daycare centers (wgcu.org) — Two French bulldogs died of suspected heatstroke after attending a Hillsborough County dog daycare, and their owner rushed them to an emergency veterinary center in Brandon, where one died en route and the other was euthanized. The case highlights that Florida leaves dog daycare oversight to local governments, and Hillsborough County currently has no specific licensing or inspection rules for these businesses.
   

• South Hillsborough Pipeline Makes Significant Progress (ospreyobserver.com) — A major new water pipeline is under construction to boost Hillsborough County's drinking water supply for communities from Brandon down to Balm by late 2028. Expect ongoing tunneling, open-cut pipe work, detours and traffic changes along key corridors, while officials urge residents to use navigation apps and keep supporting businesses along the construction route.
   

📸 Around Brandon

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday September 4
• House Buddy Day
  Colson Seffner, FL 33584
• College Shirt Day
  Colson Seffner, FL 33584
• Color Run Spirit Day
  Valrico , FL 33594
• Parent's Night Out →
  North Brandon Family YMCA, 3097 S Kingsway Rd, Seffner
  5:30 pm
• Parent's Night Out - Seffner, FL 2026 →
  North Brandon Family YMCA, 3097 S Kingsway Rd, Seffner
  5:30 pm
Monday September 7
• Labor Day/Non-Student Day
  Kingswood Brandon, FL 33511
Wednesday September 9
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  The Orpheum, 14802 N Nebraska Ave, Tampa
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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Is someone missing a blue and white parakeet?
  Parakeet flew in my house and has a band on its ankle. It flew out of my house too fast to see what was on the band. EDIT: Bird is contained and at… (Nextdoor Providence Townhomes)

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🗞 Nearby News

South Tampa

• Chef & The Baker to expand with second Tampa location (tampabay.com)
• South Tampa's streets keep flooding. Will this $100M city project help? (tampabay.com)
• TIGLFF's 37th annual queer film festival takes over St. Pete and Tampa this month (cltampa.com)

Valrico

• Eye On Business — Bloomingdale/FishHawk, September 2026 (ospreyobserver.com)
• ECHO Wins, Black Cat 5K, Garage Sale, Gowns For Girls & More (ospreyobserver.com)

Tampa

• Waymo's Robotaxi Rides Now Offered To Public In Tampa (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A shirt (Thank you Dianna H. for sending it in!)
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