🌱 Patch AM: Meet the Pinecrest-area student changing lives for newborns and families

Greetings Pinecrest! We're your go-to source for what's happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Meet the Pinecrest-area student changing lives for newborns and families
• Which NBA superstar just bought a $13.5 million Pinecrest mansion?

Today's riddle: Why did the burglar wear blue gloves? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Humid; an a.m. shower or two, with a high of 90 and low of 79 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, temps: high: 90, low: 80.
• Friday: Humid with a stray t-storm, with a high of 92 and low of 79 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Positive people in Pinecrest : Layla Reyhani (communitynewspapers.com) — Pinecrest readers are introduced to standout student volunteer Layla Reyhani, who supports Safe Haven for Newborns by organizing baby-product drives and helping with its annual gala. She also volunteers at Ronald McDonald House, recently shadowed oncologists at Baptist Miami Cancer Institute, and juggles honor societies, yearbook design, business club leadership, and volleyball while preparing for a pre-med college path.
   

• Miami Heat's new superstar Giannis buys a $13.5 million mansion (miamiherald.com) — Pinecrest just gained a superstar neighbor: new Miami Heat forward Giannis Antetokounmpo bought an eight-bedroom mansion on Chapman Field Drive for $13.5 million. The story highlights Pinecrest's growing appeal to pro athletes seeking privacy, with recent big-name buyers and sellers reinforcing the village's reputation for large homes, sizable lots, and soaring luxury real estate prices.
   

📸 Around Pinecrest

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Pinecrest

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Thursday September 10
• Adult ESOL Classes
  Pinecrest Branch - Gallery
  10:00 am
• READy, Set, Go: Music and Movement
  Pinecrest Branch - Meeting Room
  10:00 am
• Painting Together
  Pinecrest Branch - Meeting Room
  11:30 am
Friday September 11
• Talking is Teaching: Talk, Read, Sing for Babies and Toddlers
  Pinecrest Branch - Meeting Room
  10:00 am
• Create a Family History Book in a Weekend!
  Pinecrest Branch - Meeting Room
  1:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• History Book Club
  Pinecrest Branch -
  10:30 am
• Great Books Book Club
  Pinecrest Branch - Pinecrest Virtual Programs Room
  10:30 am
• From Parrot Jungle to Pinecrest Gardens: The Avian Project
  Pinecrest Branch - Pinecrest Virtual Programs Room
  2:00 pm
• Plastic to Purpose
  Pinecrest Branch - Gallery
  2:00 pm
Monday September 14
• Sports Konnect - The "A" in STEAM
  Pinecrest Branch - Gallery
  4:00 pm
Tuesday September 15
• Adult ESOL Classes
  Pinecrest Branch - Gallery
  10:00 am
• Coco Plum Women's Club Book Club
  Pinecrest Branch - Meeting Room
  10:30 am

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🗞 Nearby News

South Miami

• Is Jason An Undercover Cop? Testing GTA 6's Biggest Story Theory Against The Evidence (svg.com)

Kendall

• Man Arrested After Fleeing Cops in SUV, Breaking Into Homes, and Jumping Into the Water (mandatory.com)
• ICE deports Cuban man accused of concealing ties to Cuban intelligence (caribbeannationalweekly.com)
• Florida Teen Arrested for $25K Demand After Long-Term Girlfriend Discovery (hypefresh.com)

Coral Gables

• Florida Man Charged With Raping Employee Aboard His Yacht In… (nantucketcurrent.com)
• Nightly Roundup #896 (equestriadaily.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: So he wouldn't get caught red handed. (Thank you Vicki B. for sending it in!)
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