🌱 How a Sunday warehouse fire briefly shut roads in Opa-locka

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In today's newsletter:

• How a Sunday warehouse fire briefly shut roads in Opa-locka
• Opa-locka dispute over alleged affair ends with a bucket attack

Also on today's calendar: Feeding South Florida and 1 more event.

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

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: A passing morning shower, with a high of 90 and low of 78 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Wednesday: A stray afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 89, low: 75.
• Thursday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 89 and low of 75 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 'Pile of scraps' catches fire at Opa-Locka warehouse; no injuries reported (wsvn.com) — A warehouse fire in Opa-locka forced temporary road closures Sunday evening as Miami-Dade Fire Rescue crews used heavy machinery to knock down flames from a burning pile of scraps. No injuries were reported, but investigators are still working to determine what sparked the blaze near Northwest 147th Street and 24th Court.
   

• Florida Woman Accused of Throwing Bucket of Feces at Husband's Alleged Mistress (oxygen.com) — An unusual battery case out of an Opa-locka mobile home park involves a woman accused of forcing her way into a neighbor's unit and dousing her with a bucket of feces during a dispute over an alleged affair. The suspect is being held in pretrial detention while courts sort through conflicting accounts of what happened.
   

📸 Around Opa-locka

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Opa-locka

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★ Featured events ★

Friday September 18
• Florida Licensing On Wheels →
  Helen L. Miller Center, 2331 NW 143rd Street, Opa-locka
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Friday September 18
• Feeding South Florida →
  Segal Park, 2331 NW 143rd St., Opa-locka
  9:30 am
• Bingo →
  Sherbondy Village Community Center, Opa-locka
  6:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• Taste of Opa-locka →
  City of Opa-Locka, FL Calendar, 777 Sharazad Blvd., Opa-locka
  1:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday September 15
• Red Speed Hearing →
  Miami Gardens, FL Calendar, 18605 NW 27th Avenue, Miami Gardens
  9:00 am
• Cine Club@ The Library
  Hialeah Gardens Branch -
  9:30 am
• Community Art Mural
  Arcola Lakes Branch -
  9:30 am
• Talking is Teaching - Talk, Read, Sing for Preschoolers
  Arcola Lakes Branch -
  10:00 am
• Jackson Health System Roxcy Bolton Rape Treatment Center
  Golden Glades Branch -
  10:00 am
• Audio Production With logic Pro: Level 1
  North Dade Regional - YOUmedia
  11:00 am
• Audio Editing with Logic Pro: Level 1
  Hialeah Gardens Branch - YOUmedia
  11:00 am
• Active Minds, Healthy Minds
  Hialeah Gardens Branch -
  1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Tesla posted a job opening for Service Assistant in Miami Gardens. Apply here.
• Spring Window Fashions, LLC posted a job opening for Sewer Operator in Hialeah. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Opa-locka here.

🗞 Nearby News

Miami Gardens

• Miami Gardens Police K-9 found safe nearly a week after going missing, officials say (wsvn.com)
• MorfUno Image Import (google.com)
• Democratic candidate in Colorado Springs' congressional district makes misleading claim in first attack ads (coloradosun.com)

Hialeah

• Florida Lottery winners from Publix, Tampa, Hialeah, Orlando (miamiherald.com)

Ok Opa-locka! 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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