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🌱 How a Dolphins lineman helped Homestead families gear up for school

Homestead, Florida Patch AM: a 4 min read

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

In today's newsletter:

  • How a Dolphins lineman helped Homestead families gear up for school

Also on today's calendar: Boo Ling Bash and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you get when you drop a Coffee Mug? 🤔 (Answer below!)

☑️ Important voting information: The Nov. 3 general election is coming up. Official Florida election resources: Find your polling place | Register to vote | Check your registration | Absentee, mail and early voting.

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 83 and low of 74 degrees.
  • Monday: Breezy with a shower or two, temps: high: 87, low: 71. 🌶 Hot!
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny and breezy, with a high of 86 and low of 69 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Miami Dolphins' Matthew Butler puts faith into action in South Florida (miamiarch.org) — Families in Homestead recently received hundreds of free backpacks and food boxes during a back‑to‑school outreach at St. Ann Mission, hosted by Miami Dolphins lineman Matthew Butler and the Archdiocese of Miami. Many local parents, including nursery workers from Homestead, said the supplies eased tight budgets and introduced them to a welcoming parish community they hadn’t visited before.
   

📸 Around Homestead

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Homestead

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★ Featured events ★

    Saturday October 24
  • Boo Ling Bash →
    Hooky Entertainment, 100 S Krome Ave, Homestead
    11:00 am

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Other local events

📣 Homestead Shout Outs!

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Good morning.
    I found this dog at 26400 SW 187th Ave, Homestead, FL 33031, United States He’s one year old or less. So friendly. I took him to the shelter to check… (Nextdoor Redlands)
  • My “sissy” and me!
    Harmony( torte) would have been 8 years old with her “sissy” Melody. They were inseparable. Melody still misses her! (Nextdoor Redlands)
  • Family Dollar posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate I in Homestead. Apply here.
  • City of Florida City Florida posted a job opening for Custodian in Homestead. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Homestead here.

🗞 Nearby News

Florida City

  • Ten Players To Watch In The ECHL This Season (flohockey.tv)

Cutler Bay

  • Three-vehicle crash on I-55 in Perry County totals two vehicles, injures one - KBSI FOX23 News Cape Girardeau News (kbsi23.com)
  • Miami Man Arrested in Alleged Armed Robbery Spree; Second Suspect Charged in One Incident – [your]NEWS (yournews.com)

Kendall

  • Video shows theft of G-Wagen from Kendall home, pursuit in Broward that led to crash and teens' arrests; 1 on the loose (wsvn.com)
  • Miami billionaire Ken Griffin adds $25 million to a South Florida hospital gift (newsbreak.com)
  • House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries joins District 27 challenger Elliott Rodriguez at campaign stop in Pinecrest (wsvn.com)

Ok Homestead! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you get when you drop a Coffee Mug?" — a Coffee Break! (Thank you Jorie W. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Homestead

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Homestead

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.