🌱 Read with a Dog and 11 more events

Good day La Crosse! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

Today's riddle: What is seen in the middle of March and April that can’t be seen at the beginning or end of either month? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 93 and low of 73 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: An afternoon thunderstorm, temps: high: 93, low: 72.
• Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 93 and low of 73 degrees.

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday July 15

• Read with a Dog
  Alachua Branch Library Alachua Branch - Snuggle-Up Center
  2:15 pm
• Wacky Wednesday Presents...
  Alachua Branch Library Alachua Branch - Meeting Room
  3:00 pm
• Open Pickleball Nights Serve Up a New Way to be Active, June 3 – July 29 →
  Alachua County Sports & Events Center, 4870 Celebration Pointe Ave, Gainesville
  5:30 pm

Thursday July 16

• Dinosaur Scavenger Hunts!
  Alachua Branch Library Alachua Branch -
• Community Resource Navigator
  Alachua Branch Library Alachua Branch - Learning Center
  11:00 am
• Battle of the Books- Practice
  Alachua Branch Library Alachua Branch - Meeting Room
  3:00 pm
• Stitch & Dish →
  Tower Road Branch | Alachua County Library District, 3020 SW 75th St, Gainesville
  5:00 pm

Friday July 17

• TinkerSpace →
  Millhopper Branch | Alachua County Library District, 3145 NW 43rd St, Gainesville
  2:00 pm
• Stitch & Chat →
  Alachua Branch | Alachua County Library District, 14913 NW 140th St, Alachua
  2:00 pm
• High Springs Farmers Market →
  High Springs Farmers Market, 23517 NW 185th Rd, High Springs
  3:00 pm
• Summer at the Library: Quite a Catch →
  High Springs Branch | Alachua County Library District, 23779 US-27, High Springs
  3:00 pm
• Clay Brooker @ Daft Cow →
  Daft Cow Brewery, 13800 Tech City Cir Ste 100, Alachua
  6:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Dollar Tree Family Dollar - Dollar Tree, Inc. posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate I in Alachua. Apply here.
• Lowe's posted a job opening for Full Time - Receiver/Stocker - Overnight in Gainesville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near La Crosse here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Alachua

• Attorney signals challenges to the City of Alachua's denial of Tara developments (alachuachronicle.com)
• These Alachua County Schools Qualify for Federal Free Meal Program for 2026-27 School Year (352today.com)
• Surrounded by Stories: Fostering love for reading in Alachua County - The Independent Florida Alligator (alligator.org)

Gainesville

• Florida Museum hosts late-night shadow puppet art workshop on Sunday (alachuachronicle.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The letter “R.” (Thank you Manuela A. for sending it in!)
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