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Oakland Park, Florida Patch AM: a 4 min readHi Oakland Park! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- See why ChainBridge Distillery just ranked among America’s best gin spots.
- How an NBA betting scandal ended up datelined in Oakland Park
- Oakland Park-area arrest over alleged Section 8 fraud hits landlord hard
Also on today's calendar: The Velocity of Autumn and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: Why was the skeleton lonely? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Monday: Windy with heavy showers, with a high of 85 and low of 75 degrees.
- Tuesday: Showers around; windy, humid, temps: high: 84, low: 75.
- Wednesday: Humid with a few showers, with a high of 85 and low of 74 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Michigan gin, whiskey spots land among USA TODAY 10BEST winners (hometownlife.com) — Oakland Park’s own ChainBridge Distillery has been named one of USA TODAY’s 10Best craft gin spots in the country, putting the city on a national spirits map. The story centers on Michigan winners but also lists ChainBridge alongside other top distilleries, underscoring its growing reputation with travelers and craft gin fans. 
• Top Trending Gambling News: Malik Beasley in Plea Negotiations? (gambling911.com) — Residents in Oakland Park are the dateline for a high-profile federal betting and bribery case involving former NBA player Malik Beasley, who is reportedly in plea talks but has not signed an agreement. Prosecutors allege Beasley was bribed to alter his performance in several Milwaukee Bucks games so co-conspirators could profit from inside information, with authorities emphasizing the threat such schemes pose to the integrity of professional sports.
• Miami Woman Charged with Assuming Her Dead Sister's Identity to Get Taxpayers to Pay for Her Housing (newsbreak.com) — An alleged housing voucher fraud scheme has direct ties to the Oakland Park area, where authorities recently arrested a woman accused of using her deceased sister’s identity to secure Section 8 assistance. Investigators say the invalid voucher left a landlord out more than $11,000 and shifted costs back onto taxpayers, while the suspect now faces multiple felony charges and remains jailed in Broward County without bail.
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★ Featured events ★
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Halloween Storytime at City Hall →
City Hall Chambers @ SKY, 1100 Park Lane East, Oakland Park
10:00 am
Tuesday October 27
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Other local events
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Homework Help →
Oakland Park Library at City Centennial Park, 3900 NE 3rd Ave, Oakland Park
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Police & Fire Pension Board Meeting →
City Hall Chambers @ SKY, 1100 Park Lane East, Oakland Park
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Youth Show and Tell →
Oakland Park Library at City Centennial Park, 3900 NE 3rd Avenue, Oakland Park
6:00 pm -
Cancellation of Board of Adjustment Meeting →
City Hall Chambers @ SKY, 1100 Park Lane East, Oakland Park
6:30 pm -
Board of Adjustment Meeting →
City Hall Chambers @ SKY, 1100 Park Lane East, Oakland Park
6:30 pm -
Leashes and Literacy →
Oakland Park Library at City Centennial Park, 3900 NE 3rd Avenue, Oakland Park
10:00 am -
Leashes and Literacy Not-So-Scary Halloween →
Oakland Park Library at City Centennial Park, 3900 NE 3rd Avenue, Oakland Park
10:00 am -
Reading buddies ages 6-13 →
Oakland Park Library at City Centennial Park, 3900 NE 3rd Avenue, Oakland Park
4:30 pm -
School Advisory Board Meeting →
City Hall Chambers @ SKY, 1100 Park Lane East, Oakland Park
5:30 pm -
The Velocity of Autumn →
The Center for Spiritual Living, 4849 N Dixie Hwy, Oakland Park
7:30 pm -
The Velocity of Autumn →
The Center for Spiritual Living, 4849 N Dixie Hwy, Oakland Park
2:00 pm
Tuesday October 27
Wednesday October 28
Thursday November 5
Friday November 6
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why was the skeleton lonely?" — He had no body to play with. (Thank you Margie S. for sending it in!)
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