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• Want to judge a national tax moot court here in Gulfport?

Also on today's calendar: 🌸💕FREE $1000 PERMANENT MAKEUP Raffle Grand opening CC STYLING STUDIOS 10 year re-grand opening🌸 and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 88 and low of 79 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Clouds and sun with a t-storm, temps: high: 90, low: 78.
• Saturday: An afternoon thunderstorm, with a high of 91 and low of 79 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Tax Section's National Tax Moot Court Competition returns to Stetson in January (floridabar.org) — Stetson University College of Law in Gulfport will host the Florida Bar Tax Section's National Tax Moot Court Competition January 21–23, 2027, bringing law students and tax professionals to town. Local attorneys are invited to volunteer as brief and preliminary-round judges, earning CLE credit while mentoring future tax lawyers.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Gulfport

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★ Featured events ★

Friday August 28
• 🌸💕FREE $1000 PERMANENT MAKEUP Raffle Grand opening CC STYLING STUDIOS 10 year re-grand opening🌸 →
  3645 Cortez Rd W, Bradenton
  10:00 am
Tuesday September 1
• Kids and Kubs set season start Thursday, October 29 →
  901 N Shore Dr NE, St. Petersburg
  8:30 am

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Other local events

Thursday August 27
• Eckerd College Women's Soccer vs Middle Georgia State →
  Eckerd College Athletics Home, Johnson Field
  7:00 pm
Friday August 28
• Eckerd College Volleyball vs Wilmington →
  Eckerd College Athletics Home, McArthur Center
  2:30 pm
• Mini Mermaid Mirrors for Adults
  City of Gulfport Gulfport Arts Center2726 54th St SGulfport, FL 33707
  5:00 pm
• Eckerd College Volleyball vs Puerto Rico-Mayaguez →
  Eckerd College Athletics Home, McArthur Center
  7:00 pm
• Eckerd College Men's Soccer vs Middle Georgia State →
  Eckerd College Athletics Home, Johnson Field
  7:00 pm
Saturday August 29
• Eckerd College Women's Soccer vs Delta State →
  Eckerd College Athletics Home, Johnson Field
  11:00 am
• Eckerd College Volleyball vs Pittsburg State →
  Eckerd College Athletics Home, McArthur Center
  12:00 pm
• Eckerd College Volleyball vs North Greenville →
  Eckerd College Athletics Home, McArthur Center
  5:00 pm
Friday September 4
• LIV(IN)G Estuary...A Space Between by Ashley Rivers →
  Brenda McMahon Art Gallery, 2901 Beach Blvd S, Gulfport
  6:00 pm
Thursday September 10
• Second Quarterly Gulfport Micro Film Festival →
  Russian American Club, 2920 Beach Blvd S, Gulfport
  7:00 pm

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• Silly question of the day: I'm sure most of you have heard of Einstein's famous equation E = mc².
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🗞 Nearby News

Treasure Island

• Florida Woman Scammed Out of $1.5M in Jewelry, Precious Metals (nationaljeweler.com)

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• Pride bubbles up beneath the tar (stpetecatalyst.com)

Bradenton

• Man Convicted In 2022 Bradenton Shooting That Killed Teen: FL State Attorney (patch.com)
• Woman Identified After Decomposing Body Found Behind Bradenton Home: Sheriff (patch.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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