🌱 Mark your calendar for North Port’s yard sales and homeschool meetups

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In today's newsletter:

• Mark your calendar for North Port’s yard sales and homeschool meetups
• What North Port’s 100,000 population milestone means for your daily life
• How North Port honored 9/11’s 25th anniversary with sweat and silence

Also on today's calendar: New Nothing Bundt Cakes in North Port Hosts Community Appreciation Days and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why are elevator jokes so good ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 93 and low of 77 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Monday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, temps: high: 91, low: 74.
• Tuesday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 92 and low of 76 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Area news briefs for Sept. 4, 2026 (yoursun.com) — North Port families have several upcoming opportunities to connect, including weekly homeschool meetups at the North Port Library and city-hosted Community Yard Sales at City Center Front Green on Sept. 19 and Nov. 7. Residents can also visit a voter information fair at Shannon Staub Library, enjoy Wellen Park’s November wine festival, or volunteer with nearby library and gardening programs.
   

• OFFICIAL: North Port reaches population of 100,000 (yoursun.com) — North Port has officially crossed the 100,000-resident mark, making it a mid-sized city and reinforcing its status as Sarasota County’s largest city by land and population. City leaders say the milestone will drive more commercial development and are pledging continued investment in infrastructure and services as rapid growth, including Wellen Park and new projects near I-75, reshapes daily life for residents.
   

• 'We remember the fallen': North Port 5K marks the 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks (yoursun.com) — North Port residents turned out in large numbers for the Remember the Fallen 5K at City Hall, honoring lives lost in the 9/11 attacks 25 years ago. Firefighters, police, soldiers, and community members ran in heavy gear or street clothes, then gathered for a solemn ceremony with a bell tribute, bagpipes, and a shared commitment to keep the memory alive.
   

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📸 Around North Port

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🗓 Upcoming Events in North Port

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Monday September 7

• Libraries and History Center Closure All Day
  Shannon Staub Public Library 4675 Career Lane, North Pork, FL 34289

Tuesday September 8

• Forty Carrots: Partners in Play
  North Port Public Library 13800 Tamiami Trail, North Port, FL, 34287, US
  10:15 am
• Adult Craft: Decoupage a Fall Luminary (session 1)
  Shannon Staub Public Library, 4675 Career Lane, North Port
  2:00 pm
• Last Stop Teen Hangout
  North Port Public Library, 13800 Tamiami Trail, North Port
  3:00 pm
• Crystal Bowl Sound Bath
  North Port Public Library, 13800 Tamiami Trail, North Port
  4:00 pm

Wednesday September 9

• Master Gardener Plant Clinic
  North Port Public Library, 13800 Tamiami Trail, North Port
  10:00 am
• Forty Carrots: Partners in Play
  Shannon Staub Public Library, 4675 Career Lane, North Port
  10:15 am
• Homeschoolers: Wednesday Meetup
  North Port Public Library, 13800 Tamiami Trail, North Port
  10:30 am

Thursday September 17

• New Nothing Bundt Cakes in North Port Hosts Community Appreciation Days →
  Nothing Bundt Cakes, 17297 S Tamiami Trl, North Port
  9:00 am

Friday September 18

• New Nothing Bundt Cakes in North Port Hosts City Employees and Chamber →
  Nothing Bundt Cakes, 17297 S Tamiami Trl, North Port
  9:00 am

Saturday September 19

• Free Bundtlets at New Nothing Bundt Cakes in North Port →
  Nothing Bundt Cakes, 17297 S Tamiami Trl, North Port
  9:00 am
• Pregnancy Solutions Benefit Day at New Nothing Bundt Cakes in North Port →
  Nothing Bundt Cakes, 17297 S Tamiami Trl, North Port
  9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• We have had khalessie for 1 year now… we love her so much and honestly, when I was looking for a dog, I never dreamt.
  It would’ve been a husky lol, I’ve heard crazy stories about these dogs over the years. Maybe mine is different lol because she is so calm and so… (Nextdoor Old North Port)
• good morning neighbors,
  I don't have much going on this weekend so if there is anyone local that needs a hand getting some things taking care of or fixed give me a shout ,I… (Nextdoor S Biscayne Dr)

• City of North Port Florida posted a job opening for Public Safety Telecommunicator in North Port. Apply here.
• Phenom People posted a job opening for Customer Service Part Time in North Port. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near North Port here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Port Charlotte

• Knights of Columbus donate to Tender Hearts (yoursun.com)
• Ivosia Launches AI-Native Rideshare in Southwest Florida With No Surge Pricing (issuewire.com)
• 17445 Cox Avenue, Port Charlotte, FL 33948 Property for sale (corcoran.com)

Englewood

• Meet Englewood's Newest ‘Mayor 4 a Day': The Literacy Center's Courtney DeFilippis (englewoodreview.com)
• Lemon Bay Sunrise Rotary awards record $83K in grants (yoursun.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because they work on so many levels ! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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