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🌱 Patch AM: Former Pinecrest resident urologist faces serious charges tied to UM students
And on the Pinecrest Patch calendar - Opera Meets Zarzuela
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In today's newsletter:
- Former Pinecrest resident urologist faces serious charges tied to UM students
Also on today's calendar: Opera Meets Zarzuela and 7 more events.
Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 92 and low of 78 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 93, low: 78.
- Sunday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 91 and low of 79 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Urologist accused of sexually battering medical students while working for UM (local10.com) — A former University of Miami urology professor, previously a Pinecrest resident, has returned from Dubai to face sexual battery charges involving male medical students. Miami police say examinations and procedures were allegedly unnecessary, and a judge ordered him held on bond with house arrest and no contact with accusers. 
📸 Around Pinecrest
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Pinecrest
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★ Featured events ★
- Opera Meets Zarzuela →
Seminole Theatre, 18 N Krome Ave, Homestead
7:00 pm - Heroes Salute 5K Run/Walk →
Hawks Cay Marina, 61 Hawks Cay Blvd, Duck Key
9:00 am
Saturday August 22
Saturday September 5
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Other local events
- PFLAG Meeting
Pinecrest Branch Library Pinecrest Branch - Meeting Room
11:00 am - Arts & Crafts with Crafty.Korner
Pinecrest Branch Library Pinecrest Branch -
11:00 am - Planting Possibilities: Seed Swapapalooza
Pinecrest Branch Library Pinecrest Branch - Gallery
12:00 pm - College Admissions Workshop
Pinecrest Branch Library Pinecrest Branch - Meeting Room
2:00 pm - Classic New York Bagels with Chef Chany Stolik
Pinecrest Branch Library Pinecrest Branch - Meeting Room
3:00 pm - Tertulia Literaria
Pinecrest Branch Library Pinecrest Branch -
10:00 am - 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
Saturday August 22
Monday August 24
Tuesday August 25
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Take & Make Craft
Palmetto Bay Branch Library Palmetto Bay Branch -
9:30 am - Scavenger Hunt Adventure
West Dade Regional Library Westchester Regional -
9:30 am - Kids Vote Here!
West Dade Regional Library Westchester Regional -
9:30 am - Dominó, Cubilete y Danzón
Coral Reef Branch Library Coral Reef Branch -
10:00 am
Friday August 21
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🗞 Nearby News
South Miami
- Apple Crime Log: Campaign Sign AirTags, Instacart iPad Scam, and Fauci's iPhone (idropnews.com)
- Two Former Cuban American Journalists Fight for Miami's Vote in the Midterms: María Elvira Salazar vs. Eliott Rodríguez (latintimes.com)
- The Live Local Act: 'Affordability' comes at the cost of local control (communitynewspapers.com)
Kendall
- Yhovana Gordon Named Chair of HCA Florida Kendall Hospital Board of Trustees (miami.edu)
- There's no rapid transit on Kendall Drive. So why can developers apply to upzone? (miamiherald.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 sponge (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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