🌱 Patch AM: How a Hialeah-born sculptor reshaped Miami Springs’ sense of history

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In today's newsletter:

• How a Hialeah-born sculptor reshaped Miami Springs' sense of history
• How 41 missing children were safely recovered in Miami in five days

Also on today's calendar: Urban Golf Weekend Brings Golf, Business and Culture to Miami Beach and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 91 and low of 81 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Tuesday: Humid with a stray t-storm, temps: high: 89, low: 83.
• Wednesday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 88 and low of 80 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• The Cuban sculptor behind a new monument in Miami Springs of city's founder (miamiherald.com) — Miami Springs residents now have a new Glenn Curtiss monument anchoring Curtiss Parkway, created by Cuban-American sculptor and Hialeah native Natalie Plasencia. The piece is designed as a community gathering point while honoring the aviation pioneer who founded Miami Springs, Hialeah, and Opa-locka. Plasencia's broader work across South Florida and her activism in Miami's Cuban democracy movement also shape how she approaches public art and local identity.
   

• 163 Children Found: Florida Operation Brings Missing Kids Home Across 6 States, 12 Countries (shinemycrown.com) — Miami saw one of the largest groups of children recovered in a massive five-day Florida operation that safely located 163 missing kids across multiple regions and countries. With 41 children found in Miami and legal support from the Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office, the effort highlights how coordinated law enforcement and social services can quickly move vulnerable kids into safer care and support.
   

📸 Around Miami

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Miami

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday September 3
• Urban Golf Weekend Brings Golf, Business and Culture to Miami Beach →
  Eden Roc Miami Beach, 4525 Collins Ave, Miami Beach
  9:00 am
Friday September 4
• Nearly 200 Films Take the Screen as Urban Film Festival Returns to Miami →
  Overtown Performing Arts Center, 1074 NW 3rd Ave, Miami
  9:00 am
Saturday September 5
• Heroes Salute 5K Run/Walk →
  Hawks Cay Marina, 61 Hawks Cay Blvd, Duck Key
  9:00 am
• Central Makers Makers Market @ Gold Coast Railroad Museum →
  Gold Coast Railroad Museum, 12450 SW 152nd St, Miami
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Monday August 31
• Colombia and Venezuela Relief Drive at Plantation Walk →
  Plantation Walk, 321 N University Dr, Plantation
  9:00 am
Tuesday September 1
• Pangea x The Mexican Miami: One-Night-Only Michelin Experience →
  601 Brickell Key Dr, Miami
  5:00 pm
Wednesday September 2
• LEKA Kid's Craft: Aquatic Adventures 🐙 →
  IKEA, 1801 NW 117th Ave, Miami
  6:00 pm
Thursday September 3
• "East Meets West" Chef Experience Dinner →
  Arc Culinary, 10250 NW 53rd St, Sunrise
  7:00 pm
Friday September 4
• Miami Yoga Club: Sunrise Yoga at InterContinental Miami →
  InterContinental Miami by IHG, 100 Chopin Plaza, Miami
  7:00 am
• Labor Day Weekend 4 Day Celebration at Plantation Walk →
  Plantation Walk, 321 N University Dr, Plantation
  11:00 am
• City of Miramar's First Fridays: Network & Chill Event →
  Universal Technical Institute, 2601 SW 145th Ave, Miramar
  6:30 pm
• Candlelight: Coldplay vs. Imagine Dragons →
  Hotel Colonnade Coral Gables, Autograph Collection, 180 Aragon Ave, Coral Gables
  8:45 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• The Wagyu House in Hallandale Brings Butcher-Driven Approach to the Modern Steakhouse Experience —Merilee Kern Read on Patch
• Hip-Hop at Ayala Ballet Conservatory —Brooke Valenti Read on Patch

• Next orchid plant giveaway!
  We are up to 199 members in this group. As soon as we reach 200 members, I'll be doing another orchid plant giveaway. It should be this coming week… (Nextdoor Bent Tree)
• Dear neighbor, i would like to get in touch with someone who does TNR.
  I encountered a pretty little kitty lounging on a doorstep. A tenant has been feeding her. I want to feed her,too, but I realized that feeding the… (Nextdoor The Falls)

• TJX Companies, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Backroom Associate in Miami. Apply here.
• University of Miami posted a job opening for Unit Secretary, Part Time in Miami. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Miami here.

🗞 Nearby News

Miami Beach

• Review: We still need Devo in our lives (miaminewtimes.com)
• BSO Detectives Locate Missing West Park Teen, Reunited With Family (bocapost.com)
• 30 key Miami Hurricanes for 2026 season: Ahmad Moten Sr. poised for strong final year (miamiherald.com)

Coral Gables

• AerSale (NASDAQ:ASLE) Stock Rating Lowered by Zacks Research (marketbeat.com)
• Maman French Cafe And Bakery Opening At Revitalized Shadowood Square in West Boca Raton (tapinto.net)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time (Thank you Kourtney Z. for sending it in!)
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