🌱 Bring Your Own Craft (BYOC) and 11 more events

Good morning Florida City! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Heroes Salute 5K Run/Walk at Hawks Cay Marina

Today's riddle: Why is the desert so flat? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Monday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 94 and low of 79 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Tuesday: Humid; a morning shower, temps: high: 94, low: 77.
• Wednesday: Partly sunny and humid, with a high of 93 and low of 78 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Florida City

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 5

• Heroes Salute 5K Run/Walk →
  Hawks Cay Marina, 61 Hawks Cay Blvd, Duck Key
  9:00 am

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Other local events

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday August 10

• Bring Your Own Craft (BYOC)
  Country Walk Branch Library Country Walk Branch -
  11:00 am
• Teen Library Advisory Committee →
  Naranja Branch Library, 14850 SW 280th St, Homestead
  4:00 pm
• Harris Field Reimagining 1st Public Workshop Meeting →
  Homestead, FL Calendar, 675 N Homestead Blvd, Homestead
  6:00 pm

Tuesday August 11

• English Conversation Circle
  Country Walk Branch Library Country Walk Branch -
  11:00 am
• Family Storytime
  Naranja Branch Library Naranja Branch -
  6:00 pm

Wednesday August 12

• Creative Crochet: Helping Hands
  Country Walk Branch Library Country Walk Branch -
  11:00 am

Thursday August 13

• Thursday Tales and Tots
  Country Walk Branch Library Country Walk Branch -
  10:00 am
• EO - Turnpike Interchange at US-1 Public Meeting →
  Homestead, FL Calendar, 951 SW 4th St., Homestead
  5:30 pm

Friday August 14

• READy, Set, Go: Music & Movement in English and Spanish
  Country Walk Branch Library Country Walk Branch -
  10:00 am
• Color Your Cares Away!
  Country Walk Branch Library Country Walk Branch -
  11:00 am
• Talking is Teaching - Talk, Read, Sing for Toddlers
  Naranja Branch Library Naranja Branch -
  11:30 am

Saturday August 15

• Fun with LEGO®
  Naranja Branch Library Naranja Branch -
  11:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Homestead

• Miami-Dade offers free back-to-school immunizations August 8 (prismnews.com)
• 10 Best Places to Buy a Home Near a U.S. National Park, According to Real Estate Experts (travelandleisure.com)
• Closed Florida detention center exposed migrant children to arsenic, lead, and F-16 noise (thecooldown.com)

Kendall

• SSM Health Dale Michels Heart & Vascular Care welcomes new cardiothoracic surgeon (kfiz.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because the sun sets on it every night. (Thank you Meg T. for sending it in!)
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