🌱 How a Florida City backyard once hid the mysterious Coral Castle
Florida City, Florida Patch AM: a 4 min readHello again Florida City! We’re bringing you the latest town highlights. Don’t miss out, keep going! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How a Florida City backyard once hid the mysterious Coral Castle
Also on today's calendar: Grouper Opener Party.
Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Windy with clouds and sun, with a high of 79 and low of 68 degrees.
- Thursday: Partly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 78, low: 69.
- Friday: A couple of showers, with a high of 81 and low of 69 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Picture This: Florida's Coral Castle (gypsynester.com) — Florida City gets a brief but intriguing mention as the original secret construction site of Coral Castle, the mysterious stone monument later moved to Homestead. The story follows Latvian immigrant Edward Leedskalnin, who spent decades carving and relocating massive coral blocks, now a popular stop for travelers heading toward the Florida Keys. 
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Grouper Opener Party
Hawks Cay Marina, 61 Hawks Cay Blvd, Duck Key
5:00 pm
Friday May 1
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Wings Across the Everglades
Everglades National Park , Shark Valley , Miami
8:45 am
Saturday April 25
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Evaluation Committee Meeting: RFP#202611 - RFP#202611 - Surveillance Camera Technical Configuration and Layout Strategy, Furnished, and Installed in Homestead Station
Homestead, FL Calendar , Procurement & Contract Services Department 450 Southeast 6th Avenue , Homestead
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Virtual Bid Opening: ITB#202613 - Wittkop Park Water Treatment Facility Project (Chlorination)
Homestead, FL Calendar , Procurement & Contract Services Department 450 Southeast 6th Avenue , Homestead
1:59 pm -
ProjectArt Miami
Naranja Branch Library , 14850 SW 280th St , Homestead
2:30 pm -
Council Presentation Ceremony
Homestead, FL Calendar , 100 CIVIC COURT , Homestead
5:15 pm -
Local Planning Agency (LPA) meeting
Homestead, FL Calendar , 100 CIVIC COURT , Homestead
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Council Meeting
Homestead, FL Calendar , 100 CIVIC COURT , Homestead
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Arbor Day Tree Planting Ceremony
Homestead, FL Calendar , 1441 S. Audubon Drive , Homestead
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Non-Mandatory Pre-Submittal Meeting: RFQ#202618 - Pre-Qualified Contractors Pool for Community Development Programs
Homestead, FL Calendar , Procurement & Contract Services Department 450 Southeast 6th Avenue , Homestead
10:00 am -
Parents Night Out: Date Night Drop Off
Homestead, FL Calendar , 1601 N. Krome Avenue , Homestead
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Fun with LEGO®
Naranja Branch Library , 14850 SW 280th St , Homestead
11:00 am -
Teen Library Advisory Committee
Naranja Branch Library , 14850 SW 280th St , Homestead
4:00 pm
Wednesday April 22
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Monday April 27
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💬 Chatter
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So, as this being said Walmart, dollar tree, grocery store etc... Due to cardholders are unsure of what items can be bought. Please avoid the… (Nextdoor Jack City)
🗞 Nearby News
Homestead
- Miami-Dade seeks action against Amazon over warehouse shutdown, job cuts (local10.com)
- Fla. prisoner giggles as he learns fate for viciously stabbing cellmate in the brain with a pen: ‘God have mercy on your soul' (nypost.com)
- Tesla Driver Targets Trio Outside Florida Eatery In Unprovoked Shooting (tampafp.com)
Cutler Bay
- Cornerstone Artisan & Farmers Market in Cutler Bay: Where Community, Creativity, and Culture Come Alive (communitynewspapers.com)
Kendall
- Israel's Independence Day celebration held at Alper JCC in Kendall (wsvn.com)
- USF Women's Basketball Signs Former Purdue Forward Kendall Puryear (gousfbulls.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By inches because they have no feet. (Thank you Gypsy S. for sending it in!)
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