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Greetings Brandon! We’re your go-to source for what’s happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How one Brandon woman turned a single Angel Tree tag viral
  • What a Brandon couple’s Nokomis sale says about Gulf Coast prices

Also on today's calendar: Holiday Truck and 3 more events.

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Today's riddle: I once read a book about anti-gravity. 🤔 (Answer below!)


Weather forecast:

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  • Friday: Nice with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 74 and low of 52 degrees.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny and nice, temps: high: 80, low: 58.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny and beautiful, with a high of 81 and low of 48 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Tampa Bay community steps up as Angel Tree post goes viral (baynews9.com) — A Brandon resident’s simple decision to grab an Angel Tree tag at the TGH Iceplex turned into a viral effort that fulfilled Christmas wishes for 17 foster children nearby. After she shared one teen’s request for a Bucs T-shirt, donations poured in from across Tampa Bay, inspiring anonymous givers to make the gift drive a yearly tradition.
   

• Top residential real estate sales for Nov. 24-28 in Sarasota, Siesta Key, Palmer Ranch, Osprey, Nokomis (yourobserver.com) — High-end home sales in Sarasota, Siesta Key, Palmer Ranch, Osprey, and Nokomis include one Nokomis property sold by a couple from Brandon. The roundup details prices, locations, and features of recent top residential deals, offering Brandon homeowners a snapshot of nearby Gulf Coast market trends.
   


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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • All clear after police activity in Plant City, Florida.
    5:03PM on Dec 10: The situation has been resolved peacefully, per official Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office sources. No further updates will be… (Nextdoor )
  • Does anybody have any information on what's going on at aldermans Ford Park in lithia?
    SWAT team helicopters crisis teams all heading that way (Nextdoor The Pines)
  • Lowe's posted a job opening for Retail Sales - Part Time in Brandon. Apply here.
  • Goodwill Industries-Suncoast, Inc. posted a job opening for Processing Associate (Brandon) in Brandon. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Brandon here.

🗞 Nearby News

South Tampa

  • VIDEO: Yacht catches fire, sends plume of smoke into air at South Tampa marina (wfla.com)
  • The Revolution Ice Cream closes in Brandon, Seminole Heights (cltampa.com)
  • Tour celebrating Brandy & Monica's 1998 hit comes to Tampa on Friday (cltampa.com)

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