🌱 Patch AM: How serious is Hillsborough’s dengue outbreak for Temple Terrace residents?

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In today's newsletter:

• How serious is Hillsborough's dengue outbreak for Temple Terrace residents?

Also on today's calendar: Passages & Pizza! and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the hospital? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 88 and low of 76 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 88, low: 74.
• Sunday: Cloudy, a thunderstorm; humid, with a high of 85 and low of 70 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Florida dengue cases climb past 250 as local transmission continues (caribbeannationalweekly.com) — Nighttime mosquito spraying has just taken place over parts of Temple Terrace as Hillsborough County battles a sharp rise in locally acquired dengue cases, most of them here. Health officials urge you to use EPA-registered repellent, cover up outdoors, and dump standing water around your home as traps continue to detect dengue-carrying mosquitoes in county neighborhoods.
   

📸 Around Temple Terrace

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Temple Terrace

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 10
• 35th Anniversary of Slamfest Truck & Car Show →
  Expo Hall, 4800 US-301, Tampa
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Friday October 9
• Passages & Pizza! →
  New Life Bible Church Tampa, 12101 N 56th St, Temple Terrace
  6:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• Temple Terrace Fire Department Open House →
  Temple Terrace Fire Station 2, 7772 E Telecom Parkway, Temple Terrace
  9:00 am
• Free Public Notary →
  Temple Terrace Public Library, 202 Bullard Parkway, Temple Terrace
  10:00 am
• Family Creative Corner →
  Temple Terrace Public Library, 202 Bullard Parkway, Temple Terrace
  2:00 pm
Monday October 12
• Babytime →
  Temple Terrace Public Library, 202 Bullard Parkway, Temple Terrace
  10:30 am
• Write Stuff: Creative Writing for Adults →
  Temple Terrace Public Library, 202 Bullard Parkway, Temple Terrace
  2:00 pm
• English Evenings: English Practice →
  Temple Terrace Public Library, 202 Bullard Parkway, Temple Terrace
  6:00 pm
Tuesday October 13
• City Council Candidate Forum →
  Omar K. Lightfoot Center, 10901 N. 56th St., Temple Terrace
  5:00 pm
Wednesday October 14
• October General Meeting →
  Woodmont Clubhouse, 415 Woodmont Avenue, Temple Terrace
  9:00 am
Saturday October 24
• Oktoberfest →
  304 Druid Hills Rd, Temple Terrace
  11:00 am
• Oktoberfest 2026 →
  Christ Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, 304 Druid Hills Rd, Temple Terrace
  11:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

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• Hurricane Isaias: Tampa Bay search and rescue team deploys to Florida Panhandle (fox13news.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the cookie go to the hospital?" — Because he felt crummy. (Thank you Sanda J. for sending it in!)
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