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🌱 Planning a weekend stroll under Micanopy’s moss-draped oaks?

Make time for Skill Builder | Handgun Confidence on the Micanopy Patch calendar

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Hello Micanopy! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Planning a weekend stroll under Micanopy's moss-draped oaks?

Also on today's calendar: Handgun 102 and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a tail, but no body? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 89 and low of 74 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Wednesday: A steady afternoon breeze, temps: high: 91, low: 71.
  • Thursday: Drenching afternoon t-storms, with a high of 89 and low of 70 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 11 Florida Small-Town Road Trips With Main Streets Worth Exploring In 2026 (takingthekids.com) — Micanopy's historic district gets a spotlight here as a quiet, oak-shaded stop packed with antique shops, cafes, and walkable Old Florida charm along Cholokka Boulevard. The guide suggests timing your visit for weekends, when more storefronts are open, and highlights easy free parking, kid-friendly exploring, and photo-worthy moss-draped trees that draw day-trippers from Gainesville and beyond.
   

📸 Around Micanopy

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Micanopy

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📣 Micanopy Shout Outs!

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Found cat.
    Looks to be 6-8mos old, female spayed. Has a tattoo on her abdomen and extremely sweet. (Nextdoor Evinston)
  • TradeJobsWorkforce posted a job opening for Costco Forklift Operator in Reddick. Apply here.
  • City Wide Facility Solutions posted a job opening for Commercial Cleaning Operations Manager in Gainesville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Micanopy here.

🗞 Nearby News

Gainesville

  • Six Gainesville men indicted in federal dogfighting case (wcjb.com)
  • Top Florida Gators commit Elias Pearl back from injury, shines in debut (gainesville.com)
  • September 15 School Board of Alachua County meetings (alachuachronicle.com)

Hawthorne

  • Hawthorne man on probation arrested for attempted homicide in August shooting incident (alachuachronicle.com)

Ok Micanopy! 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: Coin (Thank you John W. for sending it in!)
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