🌱 Patch AM: How a Gulliver Prep standout just became a first-round Marlins prospect

What's up Pinecrest! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How a Gulliver Prep standout just became a first-round Marlins prospect

Also on today's calendar: Heroes Salute 5K Run/Walk and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 91 and low of 77 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Tuesday: Humid with a stray t-storm, temps: high: 91, low: 78.
• Wednesday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 90 and low of 80 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Sunday Notes: Tristan Peters Has Been a Pleasant Surprise on the South Side (fangraphs.com) — Pinecrest gets a brief but meaningful shoutout through Gulliver Prep infielder Jacob Lombard, recently drafted 14th overall by the Miami Marlins out of the local private school. The wider column surveys MLB storylines, prospects, and international leagues, but Lombard's early Low-A stats and rapid rise offer a point of pride and interest for Pinecrest baseball families.
   

📸 Around Pinecrest

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Pinecrest

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 5
• Heroes Salute 5K Run/Walk →
  Hawks Cay Marina, 61 Hawks Cay Blvd, Duck Key
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Tuesday September 1
• Threads of Kindness: Sewing & Quilting for a Cause
  Pinecrest Branch Library Pinecrest Branch -
  1:00 pm
• Restorative Yoga
  Pinecrest Branch Library Pinecrest Branch - Meeting Room
  6:30 pm
Wednesday September 2
• Poetry Soirée
  Pinecrest Branch Library Pinecrest Branch - Meeting Room
  1:00 pm
• Revolutionary Reads Book Club
  Pinecrest Branch Library Pinecrest Branch -
  2:00 pm
• Furry Tales
  Pinecrest Branch Library Pinecrest Branch -
  3:00 pm
• Learning Spanish Conversation Circle
  Pinecrest Branch Library Pinecrest Branch - Meeting Room
  5:00 pm
Thursday September 3
• READy, Set, Go: Music and Movement
  Pinecrest Branch Library Pinecrest Branch - Meeting Room
  10:00 am
• Painting Together
  Pinecrest Branch Library Pinecrest Branch - Meeting Room
  11:30 am

📣 Pinecrest Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday August 31
• Scavenger Hunt Adventure
  West Dade Regional Library Westchester Regional -
  9:30 am
• Let's Puzzle Together
  Palmetto Bay Branch Library Palmetto Bay Branch -
  9:30 am
• Community Painting Club
  Coconut Grove Branch Library Coconut Grove Branch -
  10:00 am
• Florida Licensing on Wheels (FLOW)
  West Dade Regional Library Westchester Regional - First Floor Auditorium
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• possible misuse of school bus
  Friday morning at 6:23 AM, I saw a school bus going south on Old Cutler near Pinecrest Elementary, travelling very slowly, lights flashing and stop… (Nextdoor Pinecrest)

🗞 Nearby News

South Miami

• Parkridge Christian High School Football Team Makes History With First Win in Inaugural Season (coralspringstalk.com)

Kendall

• Killian High went from 3,700 students to 430. Inside its Hail Mary bid to survive (miamiherald.com)

Coral Gables

• AerSale (NASDAQ:ASLE) Stock Rating Lowered by Zacks Research (marketbeat.com)
• Maman French Cafe And Bakery Opening At Revitalized Shadowood Square in West Boca Raton (tapinto.net)
• Miami Springs Golden Hawks Advance to 2-0 with Hard-Fought 20-14 Win Over Coral Gables (miamisprings.com)

Ok Pinecrest! 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: A waist of time (Thank you Kourtney Z. for sending it in!)
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