🌱 Patch AM: What Bacardi’s big new Plaza Coral Gables office means for the city

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In today's newsletter:

• What Bacardi's big new Plaza Coral Gables office means for the city
• How MX-2 zoning shapes life around 4220 Laguna in Coral Gables
• How did Coral Gables' own University of Miami rank this year?

Also on today's calendar: Audition Announcement: Alice In Wonderland and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Couple of thunderstorms, with a high of 84 and low of 74 degrees.
• Wednesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 84, low: 78.
• Thursday: Couple of thunderstorms, with a high of 86 and low of 79 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

📰 News we're reading

• Family-Owned Spirits Firms Continue Entrenching in South Florida Markets (propmodo.com) — Bacardi has opened a major 100,000-square-foot North America regional office at Plaza Coral Gables, consolidating about 250 employees on Ponce de Leon Boulevard. The family-owned spirits giant is deepening its long-running presence in Coral Gables, bringing new office activity, amenities, and potential economic ripple effects to the mixed-use complex and surrounding neighborhood.
   

• 4220 Laguna #603, Coral Gables, FL 33146 (redfin.com) — A property at 4220 Laguna #603 in Coral Gables sits in the city's Mixed Use 2 zoning district, which is designed to blend commercial and residential uses. The rules emphasize walkable streets, attractive public spaces, and smooth transitions to nearby single-family neighborhoods, shaping how future projects around you can look and feel.
   

• See Which Florida Schools Ranked Among Best National Universities (bocaratontribune.com) — Florida universities performed strongly in new U.S. News national rankings, including the University of Miami in Coral Gables, which tied for 55th with more than 13,000 undergraduates. For local families weighing college options, the list highlights how UM and other in-state schools stack up on tuition, enrollment, and academic outcomes across the country.
   

📸 Around Coral Gables

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Coral Gables

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 3
• Audition Announcement: Alice In Wonderland →
  901 S. Miami Avenue, Suite 212, Second Floor Miami, FL 33130,
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday September 30
• Wonders and Rarities: Discover the Treasures of the Special Collections →
  1300 Memorial Dr, Coral Gables
  5:00 pm
• Lus-Afro Brazilian Movie Series: Great Brizilian Music(ians)
  Merrick Building, 210.02
  5:00 pm
• Wonders and Rarities: Discover the Treasures of the Special Collect
  Richter Library, Kislak Center at the University of Miami
  5:00 pm
Thursday October 1
• Talking is Teaching - Talk, Read, Sing for Toddlers
  South Miami Branch Library South Miami Branch -
  11:00 am
• Speak With Confidence
  South Miami Branch Library South Miami Branch -
  12:30 pm
• America at 250: Decades of the New Republic →
  Virtual Event (Zoom)
  1:00 pm
• Family Storytime
  Virrick Park Branch Library Virrick Park Branch -
  4:00 pm
• French Table Talks
  Merrick Building, 601
  4:00 pm
• Our America: 250 Years - University of Miami Lecture Series
  Merrick Building, 210.02
  4:00 pm
Wednesday October 7
• Voices of a Changing Cuba →
  Richter Library, 1300 Memorial Dr, Coral Gables
  6:00 pm
Thursday October 8
• The Wild Tasting | Miami →
  900 S Miami Ave, Miami
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Hello!
  Healthy, outgoing, rambunctious, cuddly kitten looking for a home. Female, 5-6 weeks old. Please text 305 778 5023 if interested. (Nextdoor Coral Gables - Riviera)
• Can someone who has lived in Coral Gables longer than me please advise what this means?
  It's all around many trees on Granada. Are they trimming or taking down? TIA! (Nextdoor Granada North)

• Gulliver Preparatory School posted a job opening for Housekeeping Staff in Coral Gables. Apply here.
• The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. posted a job opening for Underwriter Director-Latam in Coral Gables. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Coral Gables here.

🗞 Nearby News

South Miami

• Chump destroys the economy and goes after a woman who praised him (blogspot.com)
• GMOs, drones, radiation: Florida's war on mosquitoes goes high-tech (newstribune.com)

Pinecrest

• Jill Lerner: A Hospitality Approach to Public Service (communitynewspapers.com)
• President, Normandy Fountain Business Assoc. (communitynewspapers.com)

Kendall

• The DCF division Hope Florida was built on top of is failing by nearly every federal measure (cltampa.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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