🌱 How Fort Lauderdale locals are coping with this brutal 112-degree heat

Hi Fort Lauderdale! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How Fort Lauderdale locals are coping with this brutal 112-degree heat
• Why coral rescuers working from Fort Lauderdale are racing northward

Also on today's calendar: Dine Out With A View at Olive & Sea.

Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 93 and low of 80 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: An afternoon t-storm; humid, temps: high: 94, low: 80.
• Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 93 and low of 79 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Locals in Fort Lauderdale share their concerns as record-breaking heat wave continues across South Florida (wsvn.com) — Fort Lauderdale residents along Las Olas Boulevard are battling a dangerous heat wave, with heat indices topping 112 degrees and forcing many indoors. Locals and a pet daycare owner share how they're staying safe, from hydrating constantly to shifting dog walks and using splash pads, while a Memorial Healthcare doctor urges sunscreen, shade, and limited sun exposure.
   

• Coral scientists move 1,000 corals north to escape ocean heat (local10.com) — Reported from Fort Lauderdale, scientists with the Coral Restoration Foundation just relocated 1,000 corals from a nursery near Tavernier to cooler waters by Elbow Reef to protect them from record ocean heat. The move creates a "redundant gene bank" in the Keys and lets researchers compare how the same coral genotypes fare in different conditions as climate change drives more bleaching threats.
   

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Tuesday September 1
• Dine Out With A View at Olive & Sea →
  Olive & Sea, 1881 SE 17th St, Fort Lauderdale
  5:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 20
• Free Food Distribution →
  Lauderdale Lakes, FL Calendar, 4331 NW 36th Street, Lauderdale Lakes
  10:00 am
• From Side Hustle to Success: Creating a Business & Income Growth Plan →
  Urban League of Broward County, 560 NW 27th Ave, Fort Lauderdale
  10:00 am
• Chair Yoga Empower Hour & Sound Therapy →
  Wilton Manors, FL Calendar, 600 NE 21st CT, Wilton Manors
  10:30 am
• 08/20/26 - Special Magistrate Meeting →
  Oakland Park, FL Calendar, 1100 Park Lane East, Oakland Park
  1:00 pm
• Rodriguez - Broward College Event in the Auditorium & Cafeteria aft
  Fort Lauderdale High Fort Lauderdale, FL 33305
  4:00 pm
• North Area Advisory
  Broward County Public Schools Monarch High School Media Center, 5050 Wiles Rd., Coconut Creek\
  6:15 pm
• Youth Instructional Soccer Program (Ages 4–7) →
  Lauderdale Lakes, FL Calendar, 3601 NW 21st St., Lauderdale Lakes
  6:30 pm
• AWAY FOOTBALL GAME vs TARAVELLA
  Fort Lauderdale High Fort Lauderdale, FL 33305
  7:00 pm
Friday August 21
• Show your Toucan School Spirit by wearing your Tropical t-shirt every Friday!
  Tropical Elementary Fort Lauderdale, FL 33317
  8:00 am
• ABC, 123 Class & more →
  Oakland Park, FL Calendar, 3900 NE 3rd Avenue, Oakland Park
  10:00 am
• Senior Appreciation →
  Oakland Park, FL Calendar Oakland Park, FL 33334
  4:00 pm

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

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🗞 Nearby News

Wilton Manors

• Travel Tuesday: Wicked Little Town (hesaiddallas.com)
• Wasserman Schultz secures overwhelming win in Broward's 20th Congressional District (sun-sentinel.com)
• Former Johnsons Owner Matt Colunga Speaks Out (outsfl.com)

Oakland Park

• A stunning win for the left in Florida: 6 takeaways from Tuesday's primaries (seattletimes.com)
• Wasserman Schultz secures overwhelming win in Florida's 20th Congressional District (kdhnews.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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