🌱 Patch AM: Why an Aventura commissioner is lining up behind Rep. Fabián Basabe

Good day Aventura! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Why an Aventura commissioner is lining up behind Rep. Fabián Basabe

Also on today's calendar: Gregg L. Friedman MD Psychiatry Service Dog letters and 7 more events.

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Partly sunny and breezy, with a high of 75 and low of 69 degrees.
• Wednesday: Some sun with a stray shower, temps: high: 78, low: 71.
• Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high of 80 and low of 68 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Another sweep: Fabián Basabe endorsed by every elected official in North Bay Village (floridapolitics.com) — Aventura City Commissioner Gustavo Blachman is among several local officials backing Miami Beach Rep. Fabián Basabe’s 2026 re-election bid, highlighting his accessibility and help securing state support. Leaders from North Bay Village, Golden Beach and other nearby communities also endorsed him, even as he faces Democratic challengers and past allegations he denies, setting up a closely watched race that includes Aventura interests.
   

📸 Around Aventura

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Aventura

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 19

• Yoga at Aventura Mall
  Aventura Mall, 19501 Biscayne Blvd, Aventura
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Tuesday December 16

• Gregg L. Friedman MD Psychiatry Service Dog letters
  2500 East Hallandale Beach Blvd, Suite 702, Hallandale Beach, FL, 33009
  9:00 am

Wednesday December 17

• City Commission Special Workshop
  Aventura, FL Calendar , 19200 West Country Club Drive , Aventura
  10:00 am
• Talking is Teaching - Talk, Read, Sing for Preschoolers
  Northeast Dade-Aventura Branch -
  6:30 pm

Friday December 19

• White Truffle & Wine Pairing Dinner
  Casa D'Angelo , 2906 NE 207th St , Aventura
  7:30 pm

Saturday December 20

• Headshots and Doughnuts!
  Northeast Dade-Aventura Branch - Auditorium
  1:30 pm
• Furry Tales
  Sunny Isles Beach Branch -
  2:00 pm
• Russian Social Club
  Sunny Isles Beach Branch -
  3:30 pm

Wednesday December 24

• Christmas Eve
  Aventura, FL Calendar , 19200 West Country Club Drive , Aventura
  8:00 am

Thursday December 25

• Christmas Day
  Aventura, FL Calendar Aventura, FL 33180

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• COHB AFSCME Meeting
  Hallandale Beach Calendar Hallandale Beach, FL 33009
  9:00 am
• Red Speed Hearing
  Miami Gardens, FL Calendar , 18605 NW 27th Avenue , Miami Gardens
  9:00 am
• NMPL 24-Hour Mobile Kiosk Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
  North Miami, FL Calendar , 835 NE 132 Street , North Miami
  10:00 am
• Driver's License Mobile Office
  North Miami, FL Calendar , 835 NE 132 Street , North Miami
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Scam!!
  I got a call from Amazon that he needed to check something. I did drop-off a package not too long ago and was waiting for a refund. So, I didn't… (Nextdoor Aventura South)

🗞 Nearby News

Sunny Isles Beach

• Hours after Bondi Beach, Juno sand menorah lighting opens Hanukkah (palmbeachpost.com)

North Miami Beach

• Pair arrested in multiple thefts at North Miami Beach Target store: Police (nbcmiami.com)
• Monday Morning Update 12/15/25 (histalk2.com)
• No Reserve: Porsche 930 Turbo-Style Go-kart (bringatrailer.com)

North Miami

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don't know, but April May!
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