🌱 Patch AM: How could state housing reforms reshape zoning decisions around Pinecrest?

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In today's newsletter:

• How could state housing reforms reshape zoning decisions around Pinecrest?

Today's riddle: What is the difference between black eyed peas and chick peas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 90 and low of 77 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: A shower and t-storm; humid, temps: high: 87, low: 76.
• Friday: Rather cloudy with a t-storm, with a high of 88 and low of 76 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Byron Donalds says Miami-Dade must 'get creative' in homebuilding for first-time owners (floridapolitics.com) — Housing affordability and zoning changes in Miami-Dade could directly affect how much and what type of new housing is built in and around Pinecrest, especially along the South Dade TransitWay. A coalition including Pinecrest has already pushed back on a county density plan, and gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds is now urging fewer local zoning restraints while courting voters at Chabad of Kendall and Pinecrest.
   

📸 Around Pinecrest

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Pinecrest

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Thursday September 17
• READy, Set, Go: Music and Movement
  Pinecrest Branch - Meeting Room
  10:00 am
• Adult ESOL Classes
  Pinecrest Branch - Gallery
  10:00 am
• Painting Together
  Pinecrest Branch - Meeting Room
  11:30 am
• Health Emergency Life Protection (HELP) Training Course
  Pinecrest Branch -
  5:30 pm
Friday September 18
• Talking is Teaching: Talk, Read, Sing for Babies and Toddlers
  Pinecrest Branch - Meeting Room
  10:00 am
• Furry Tales
  Pinecrest Branch -
  10:30 am
Saturday September 19
• Furry Tales
  Pinecrest Branch - Gallery
  10:30 am
• Book Club: Great Conversations
  Pinecrest Branch - Pinecrest Virtual Programs Room
  10:30 am
• Plastic to Purpose
  Pinecrest Branch - Gallery
  2:00 pm
• From Journalism to Fiction: The Power of Family Stories
  Pinecrest Branch -
  2:00 pm
• HOMECOMING DANCE - VINTAGE HOCO
  HOTEL COLONNADE @ CORAL GABLES
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday September 16
• Trial Lawyers Section Executive Council Meeting →
  Hotel Colonnade Coral Gables, 180 Aragon Ave, Coral Gables
  8:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

South Miami

• 'A powerful moral compass': Jamie Raskin backs Phil Ehr as veterans bike across CD 28 for him (floridapolitics.com)

Kendall

• 14241 SW 83rd St #14241, Miami, FL 33183 (zillow.com)
• The Reporter Selects New Social Media Director (mdcthereporter.com)
• Byron Donalds says he isn't interested in investigating Alligator Alcatraz, since it's closed (floridapolitics.com)

Coral Gables

• JohnMartin's Revival: Saving a Legacy Restaurant — Food & Beverage Magazine (fb101.com)
• A summary of 9/11 events across Miami-Dade (themiamihurricane.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Black eyed peas can sing us a song but chick peas can only hummus one. (Thank you Bev H. for sending it in!)
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