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In today's newsletter:

  • How a famed Brazilian Marian pilgrimage is coming through Coral Gables
  • How a Coral Gables celebration just boosted free legal help locally
  • Why Miami's first Saturday home game finally kicks off now

Also on today's calendar: PAWS4you Celebrates Hispanic Heritage with Bilingual Book Reading by Award-Winning Author and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Riddle: David's parents have three sons: Snap, Crackle, and what's the name of the third son? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 87 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Sunday: A p.m. t-storm in spots, temps: high: 85, low: 74.
  • Monday: Periods of sun with a shower, with a high of 87 and low of 74 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. A Brazilian 'river of faith' finds a new home in South Florida (miamiarch.org) — Brazilian Catholics are bringing the famed Círio de Nazareth devotion to South Florida, with blessed images traveling through communities including Coral Gables before a major August procession in Margate. Local Brazilian parishes and families are organizing prayer gatherings, home visits, and small processions that connect immigrant life here with a centuries-old tradition from Belém do Pará.
   

2. Legal Services of Greater Miami marks 60 years, passes the gavel (floridabar.org) — A major regional legal nonprofit just marked its 60th anniversary with a board installation ceremony hosted at the Coral Gables Museum, drawing judges, attorneys, and community leaders. The gathering highlighted new leadership, a major volunteer award, and a six-figure Cy Pres housing-rights grant that will bolster free civil legal services for low-income residents across Miami-Dade and Monroe counties.
   

3. No. 6 Miami Returns Home to Host Central Michigan (miamihurricanes.com) — Miami Hurricanes football is finally set for a traditional Saturday home game at Hard Rock Stadium after three straight non-Saturday matchups, with the team returning to host Central Michigan. From Coral Gables, players and coaches describe how they've handled the odd schedule and why they're eager to settle into a normal game-week rhythm in front of home fans.
   

4. He could have been killed in Amazon plane crash. Now, he wants justice (hanfordsentinel.com) — Families affected by the deadly Amazon cargo plane crash at Miami International Airport are filing multiple wrongful death lawsuits, including one represented by a Coral Gables law firm. Relatives describe their grief and survivor's guilt while attorneys argue that alleged safety lapses by the airline and Amazon's contractors made the tragedy preventable and are seeking accountability in Miami-Dade courts.
   

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