🌱 Patch AM: Hear why a Lutz El Camino fan is embracing analog life.

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In today's newsletter:

• Hear why a Lutz El Camino fan is embracing analog life.
• How a Lutz python hunter helped tackle Florida's invasive snake problem

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

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A p.m. t-storm in spots, with a high of 91 and low of 74 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Mostly cloudy with a t-storm, temps: high: 92, low: 74.
• Saturday: An afternoon thunderstorm, with a high of 91 and low of 73 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• A county rethinks park funding, the appeal of going old-school, the latest on sloth deaths (wusf.org) — Lutz gets a shout-out through local El Camino enthusiast Steve Winterol, who joins a Tampa Bay-focused podcast episode about going "old-school" with analog hobbies like classic cars, vinyl, and film. The show also covers Pinellas County's reconsidered cuts to Weedon Island and Shell Key preserves and examines what a major Orlando sloth tragedy reveals about Florida's wildlife oversight.
   

• There's an invasive Burmese python in my backyard. Now what do I do? (pnj.com subscription) — A Lutz resident, Tom Rahill, just won the Florida Python Challenge grand prize after removing 96 invasive Burmese pythons from the Everglades, underscoring how serious the snake problem has become. The piece explains that pythons are spreading, offers reassurance they're mostly in remote areas, and outlines how Floridians should safely report any sightings to wildlife officials.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lutz

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 19
• Union West at SouthernEaze →
  SouthernEaze Bar and Grill, 18430 Livingston Ave, Lutz
  6:30 pm

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Other local events

Monday August 31
• Early Release Day (Students released 1 hour early)
  Schwarzkopf Lutz, FL 33548
Monday September 7
• Labor Day/Non-Student Day
  Schwarzkopf Lutz, FL 33548

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 27
• JV Football [HOME] vs. Pasco
  Sunlake High School Land O Lakes, FL 34638
  7:00 pm
Friday August 28
• Football [HOME] vs. Bayshore
  Sunlake High School Land O Lakes, FL 34638
  7:30 pm
• Football [HOME] vs. Gainesville
  Sunlake High School Land O Lakes, FL 34638
  7:30 pm
Monday August 31
• Early Release Day (Students released 1 hour early)
  McKitrick Land O' Lakes, FL 33558
Tuesday September 1
• 3rd Grade Math FAST
  Claywell Tampa, FL 33624
• Volleyball [HOME] vs. WChapel
  Sunlake High School Land O Lakes, FL 34638
  6:00 pm
• Skybrooke Football [HOME] vs. Stewart
  Sunlake High School Land O Lakes, FL 34638
  6:30 pm
Wednesday September 2
• School Picture Day
  McKitrick 5503 W Lutz Lake Fern Rd, Lutz, FL 33558, USA
• 4th & 5th Grade Math FAST
  Claywell Tampa, FL 33624
  8:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

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• Mettler-Toledo International posted a job opening for Stainless Steel TIG Welder 2nd shift in Lutz. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lutz here.

🗞 Nearby News

Land O' Lakes

• Angeline Academy parents demand traffic solutions at school board meeting; district says it's improving (tampabay28.com)

Temple Terrace

• Temple Terrace water overhaul could mean major rate increase (tampabay28.com)
• Safety in focus as students return to University of South Florida (wfla.com)
• Man found dead in Temple Terrace as police investigate circumstances – [your]NEWS (yournews.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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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