🌱 Patch AM: Entrepreneur/Small Business Consulting Services and 11 more events

Hey there, Brandon! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☀️

Today's riddle: Playing golf is bad for your brain. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 72 and low of 47 degrees.
• Friday: Partly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 74, low: 55.
• Saturday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 77 and low of 61 degrees.

📸 Around Brandon

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday January 1

• Entrepreneur/Small Business Consulting Services
  Plant City Chamber of Commerce , 118 W. Reynolds St. , Plant City
  9:00 am
• Centennial Celebration Committee
  Temple Terrace - FL 33617
  4:00 pm

Sunday January 4

• Sunday Service
  Unity of Tampa , 2610 Silver Lake Ave , Tampa
  11:00 am

Monday January 5

• Swim Lessons - Preschool - Beginner
  North Brandon Family YMCA , 3097 S Kingsway Rd , Seffner
  5:30 pm
• Community Free Food Pantry
  The Greater Plant City Chamber of Commerce , 402 West English St. , Plant City
  6:00 pm

Tuesday January 6

• City Council Meeting
  Temple Terrace, FL Calendar , City Council Chambers, 11250 N. 56th Street , Temple Terrace
  6:00 pm
• Swim Lessons - Teen & Adult
  North Brandon Family YMCA , 3097 S Kingsway Rd , Seffner
  6:10 pm

Wednesday January 7

• Business Builders Roundtable Networking
  OnPoint CoWork Solutions , 1805 James L Redman Pkwy , Plant City
  8:15 am
• Wednesday Gathering Meditation & Discussion
  Unity of Tampa , 2610 Silver Lake Ave , Tampa
  6:30 pm

Thursday January 8

• Plant City Toastmasters
  Wesley Centre , 202 W. Reynolds St. , Plant City
  7:30 am

Friday January 16

• Tampa Bay Rodeo’s Bull Bash & Country Music Festival
  Greater Hillsborough County Fair , 215 Sydney Washer Rd , Dover
  5:00 pm
• ARC Lifeguard Certification (American Red Cross)
  North Brandon Family YMCA , 3097 S Kingsway Rd , Seffner
  5:00 pm

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

Thank you 👏👏👏 to the local businesses for making Brandon PatchAM possible:

• Athena’s Painting — (813) 424-6644
  $50. Off special on car garage doors painting
• Mindsee.it — (646) 663-8317
  Teach your kids they can achieve the impossible!
• Gifted IQ Testing of Tampa Bay — (813) 610-7905
  Gifted IQ Tests for Children
• Gifted IQ Testing of Tampa Bay — (813) 610-7905
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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Travelers.
  Where did you go this year that was your favorite? What do you make planned for next year? So often it seems a lot of people don’t travel much or… (Nextdoor Lakewood-Limona)
• Hello neighbors!
  Hopefully you can get out to the home show this weekend and say hi! (Nextdoor Sunny Hills)

• Checkers & Rally's - Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc. posted a job opening for Shift Manager in Brandon. Apply here.
• The Guitar Center posted a job opening for Music Teacher Store 5508 in Brandon. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Brandon here.

🗞 Nearby News

South Tampa

• Selmon Expressway expansion project to start in spring 2026 (wfla.com)
• Tampa's fabled Tiny Tap Tavern has finally sold, but don't expect much to change (cltampa.com)

Valrico

• Nineteen-year-old Andrea Romine Begins Real Estate Career At Keller Williams Valrico (ospreyobserver.com)
• Eye On Business — Bloomingdale/FishHawk, January 2026 (ospreyobserver.com)
• Allen Dale Hall (eurekaherald.com)

Seffner

Ok Brandon! 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: I just heard a golfer say he had four strokes on the first hole!
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