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Also on today's calendar: The Great Pumpkin Patch Opens for Halloween and 7 more events.
Today's riddle: How do billboards talk? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Flooding, rain impact drivers and local businesses in Palm Valley, Ponte Vedra Beach (actionnewsjax.com) — Persistent rain this week has caused ponding and minor flooding along Roscoe Boulevard and other roads in Palm Valley and Ponte Vedra Beach, making driving trickier and dampening business for outdoor vendors. Despite slower foot traffic, popular food stand The Pico Princess is still serving loyal customers under the County Road 210 overpass, while meteorologists report several inches of rainfall Friday alone.
2. RestaurantData Highlights 15 Multi Unit Restaurant Sites in October Pipeline Update (restaurantnews.com) — A new Firehouse Subs is planned for 1035 Crosswater Parkway, Suite A, in Ponte Vedra Beach, with an expected opening window in October 2026. The project appears in RestaurantData's latest national pipeline update, giving residents an early heads-up about another fast-casual option coming to Nocatee's growing commercial corridor.
3. Elize Nograbat wins FJT Tour Championship, clinches points race (staugustine.com) — Young golfers from Ponte Vedra Beach made strong showings in recent Florida Junior Tour events, with locals like Benny Ossi and Kiryn Chary placing high in their divisions. Several Ponte Vedra Beach women also competed in a senior championship at King & Bear, while a Marsh Landing pro posted a remarkable 60 in a separate tournament, underscoring the area's deep golf talent and tourism impact.
4. How a snow delay led Jim Furyk to Florida where he and his wife built a charity legacy (galvnews.com) — A chance snow delay led golfer Jim Furyk to buy a townhome in Ponte Vedra Beach, a move that eventually rooted his family and philanthropy in Northeast Florida. From that base, the Furyks built a foundation and the Furyk & Friends tournament, raising millions for children's nutrition, housing, and youth programs across Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Flagler County and beyond.
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