🌱 What Kendall parents should know about the Sunset Park teacher’s arrest

What's up Kendall! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• What Kendall parents should know about the Sunset Park teacher's arrest
• Kendall remembers Sister Carmen Álvarez's years of local ministry

Today's riddle: When geese fly, one side is longer than the other. do you know why that is ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 87 and low of 75 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 88, low: 74.
• Saturday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 88 and low of 74 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• What did Cesar Oriol Cardoso do to students in his classroom? (attackofthefanboy.com) — Parents in Kendall should know that a former Sunset Park Elementary teacher has been arrested on multiple felony charges after several young students reported inappropriate touching, sexual comments, and exposure to explicit material. Miami-Dade County Public Schools removed him from the classroom, launched a police investigation, and say he is permanently barred from future employment with the district.
   

• Sister Carmen Álvarez, OP, 91 (miamiarch.org) — Kendall readers may remember Sister Carmen Álvarez, who once served for two years at a Dominican retreat house in Kendall before decades of ministry across South Florida. The 91-year-old nun, originally from Havana, later worked extensively with migrants, refugees, and Hispanic parish communities before her death this month in Michigan.
   

📸 Around Kendall

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Saturday September 19
• Homework Help and Tutoring
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  10:00 am
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• Hispanic Heritage Month 2026
  Kendall Branch - Auditorium
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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday September 17
• TConnect is Coming to South Miami! →
  South Miami, FL Calendar, 6130 Sunset Dr, South Miami
  9:00 am
• Red Light Camera Hearing →
  South Miami, FL Calendar, 6130 Sunset Drive, South Miami
  9:00 am
• Nurturing Parenting Program for Children with Special Needs
  Coral Reef Branch -
  9:30 am
• Scavenger Hunt Adventure
  Westchester Regional -
  9:30 am
• Center for Independent Living South Florida
  Westchester Regional - Lobby Resource Table 1
  9:30 am
• Boldly Read: Celebrate Library Card Sign-Up Month with Star Trek
  Coral Reef Branch -
  9:30 am
• READy, Set, Go: Music and Movement
  Pinecrest Branch - Meeting Room
  10:00 am
• School Zone Speed Enforcement Hearing →
  South Miami, FL Calendar, 6130 Sunset Drive, South Miami
  10:00 am
• Adult ESOL Classes
  Pinecrest Branch - Gallery
  10:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Pinecrest

• Pillars of the Community: Cathy Leff & Krys Ortega Bakehouse Art Complex at 40 (communitynewspapers.com)

South Miami

• Miami-Dade County bus cuts could hit Grove workers hard (miamitimesonline.com)

Coral Gables

• Mister O1 Comes to Coral Gables (coralgablesmagazine.com)
• History of MasTec (tfetimes.com)
• Area banks plan differing paths to stablecoin use (miamitodaynews.com)

Ok Kendall! 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: because there are more geese on that side (Thank you jo L. for sending it in!)
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