🌱 Remember when Concorde roared overhead and Springs High shut down?
Miami Springs, Florida Patch AM: a 3 min readMorning Miami Springs! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Remember when Concorde roared overhead and Springs High shut down?
- How the 1990s reshaped Miami Springs schools, streets, and small-town feel
Also on today's calendar: Heroes Salute 5K Run/Walk and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: Why did the man leave his watch in the bank? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Toasty conditions, with a high of 98 and low of 81 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Wednesday: A stray afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 96, low: 80.
- Thursday: A p.m. t-storm in spots, with a high of 95 and low of 81 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 1980s Miami Springs – The Concorde (miamisprings.com) — Miami Springs readers are taken through the 1980s, from the Mariel boatlift’s impact on local schools to the founding of the Historical Society and asbestos-related closure of Miami Springs Senior High. The article highlights historic home designations, neighborhood tragedies, and Eastern Airlines’ collapse, showing how regional and global events filtered directly into daily Springs life. 
• 1990s Miami Springs – The Digital Era Begins (miamisprings.com) — Miami Springs residents get a deep look back at the 1990s, from devastating floods, school tragedies, and a deadly tornado to the city’s purchase of the golf course and the launch of MiamiSprings.com. The piece ties in major employers like Pan Am and Eastern, school safety incidents, and neighborhood-changing infrastructure projects that still shape daily life today.
📸 Around Miami Springs
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Upcoming Events in
Miami Springs
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★ Featured events ★
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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
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Talking is Teaching - Talk, Read, Sing for Preschoolers
Miami Springs Branch Library Miami Springs Branch -
6:30 pm -
Civics Scavenger Hunt
Miami Springs Branch Library Miami Springs Branch - -
Drop-in Game Time: Chess and More!
Miami Springs Branch Library Miami Springs Branch -
9:30 am -
Social Security 101
Miami Springs Branch Library Miami Springs Branch -
9:30 am -
Financial Literacy Workshop
Miami Springs Branch Library Miami Springs Branch -
1:00 pm -
26th Congressional District Mobile Office
Miami Springs Branch Library Miami Springs Branch -
3:00 pm -
Civics Scavenger Hunt
Miami Springs Branch Library Miami Springs Branch - -
Talking is Teaching: Talk, Read, Sing for Toddlers
Miami Springs Branch Library Miami Springs Branch -
10:00 am
Tuesday August 18
Wednesday August 19
Thursday August 20
📣 Miami Springs Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Scavenger Hunt Adventure
West Dade Regional Library Westchester Regional -
9:30 am -
Shelf Talkers
Fairlawn Branch Library Fairlawn Branch -
9:30 am -
Treasure Hunt
Fairlawn Branch Library Fairlawn Branch -
9:30 am -
ENRICH Storytime - Health Topics
West Dade Regional Library Westchester Regional - Children's Story Area
11:00 am
Tuesday August 18
Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.
💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Premium Retail Services, Inc. posted a job opening for Seasonal Merchandiser in Hialeah. Apply here.
- BJ's Restaurants, Inc. posted a job opening for Janitorial in Miami. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Miami Springs here.
🗞 Nearby News
Hialeah
- Hialeah reaches ‘historic' police pay deal as city struggles to keep first responders (miamiherald.com)
- Fake-Plant Maker Shuttering Hialeah Warehouse, Moving To Lakeland (bisnow.com)
- Man, 19, facing dozens of charges in Honda airbag thefts in Hialeah, cops say (nbcmiami.com)
Doral
- Swimming & Diving Announces 2026-27 Schedule - East Carolina University Athletics (ecupirates.com)
Ok Miami Springs! 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: So he could save time! (Thank you Lorraine S. for sending it in!)
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