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🌱 Patch AM: How a Gulliver Prep standout just became a first-round Marlins prospect
Be sure to catch Heroes Salute 5K Run/Walk on the Pinecrest Patch calendar
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!)
- 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 ★
- Heroes Salute 5K Run/Walk →
Hawks Cay Marina, 61 Hawks Cay Blvd, Duck Key
9:00 am
Saturday September 5
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Other local events
- 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 - 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 - 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
Tuesday September 1
Wednesday September 2
Thursday September 3
📣 Pinecrest Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- 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
Monday August 31
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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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