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🌱 How a Sunday warehouse fire briefly shut roads in Opa-locka
And check out Florida Licensing On Wheels on the Opa-locka Patch calendar
Good morning Opa-locka! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☕️️
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!)
- 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 ★
- Florida Licensing On Wheels →
Helen L. Miller Center, 2331 NW 143rd Street, Opa-locka
9:00 am
Friday September 18
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Other local events
- Feeding South Florida →
Segal Park, 2331 NW 143rd St., Opa-locka
9:30 am - Bingo →
Sherbondy Village Community Center, Opa-locka
6:00 pm - Taste of Opa-locka →
City of Opa-Locka, FL Calendar, 777 Sharazad Blvd., Opa-locka
1:30 pm
Friday September 18
Saturday September 19
📣 Opa-locka Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- 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
Tuesday September 15
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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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