Community Corner
🌱 How a Kendall hospital helped save a lightning-struck fishing captain
And check out Heroes Salute 5K Run/Walk on the Kendall Patch calendar
Good morning Kendall! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How a Kendall hospital helped save a lightning-struck fishing captain
Also on today's calendar: Heroes Salute 5K Run/Walk and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 93 and low of 77 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Wednesday: A t-storm around in the a.m., temps: high: 91, low: 78.
- Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 92 and low of 78 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Injured by lightning, Florida Keys captain is released from hospital (keysweekly.com) — A Florida Keys fishing guide struck by lightning in Florida Bay was airlifted to HCA Kendall Florida Hospital, where he's now been released and is expected to fully recover. His quick-thinking charter customers, first responders, and hospital team all played key roles in saving his life, offering a reminder of the trauma care resources Kendall residents have nearby. 
📸 Around Kendall
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Kendall
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★ Featured events ★
- Heroes Salute 5K Run/Walk →
Hawks Cay Marina, 61 Hawks Cay Blvd, Duck Key
9:00 am
Saturday September 5
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Other local events
- Restorative Yoga
Pinecrest Branch Library Pinecrest Branch - Meeting Room
6:30 pm - English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)
Kendall Branch Library Kendall Branch - Meeting Room
10:00 am - Talking is Teaching: Talk, Read, Sing for Toddlers en dos idiomas
Pinecrest Branch Library Pinecrest Branch - Meeting Room
10:00 am - Chess & Domino Club
Sunset Branch Library Sunset Branch -
4:30 pm - Learning Spanish Conversation Circle
Pinecrest Branch Library Pinecrest Branch - Meeting Room
5:00 pm - English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)
Kendall Branch Library Kendall Branch - Meeting Room
10:00 am - READy, Set, Go: Music and Movement
Pinecrest Branch Library Pinecrest Branch - Meeting Room
10:00 am - Family Storytime
Sunset Branch Library Sunset Branch -
11:00 am
Tuesday August 25
Wednesday August 26
Thursday August 27
📣 Kendall Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Treasure Hunt
Fairlawn Branch Library Fairlawn Branch -
9:30 am - Puzzle Mania
Fairlawn Branch Library Fairlawn Branch -
9:30 am - Scavenger Hunt Adventure
West Dade Regional Library Westchester Regional -
9:30 am - Shelf Talkers
Fairlawn Branch Library Fairlawn Branch -
9:30 am
Tuesday August 25
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🗞 Nearby News
Pinecrest
- Positive people in Pinecrest : Rodrigo Prera (communitynewspapers.com)
- Positive people in Pinecrest : Ila Urquidi (communitynewspapers.com)
- Positive people in Pinecrest : Oliver Cannings (communitynewspapers.com)
Coral Gables
- 90 MILLAS to Bring Aymée Nuviola to Sanctuary of the Arts (broadwayworld.com)
- Nikki Spoelstra Play Forest Officially Opens on The Underline in South Miami (communitynewspapers.com)
- Call your mother! Cult-favorite bagel deli is coming to Miami (miaminewtimes.com)
Miami
- FL Mother, 2-Year-Old Daughter Killed In Lightning Strike: Reports (patch.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: If you weren't so sweet, we wouldn't be in this jam! (Thank you Patti F. for sending it in!)
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