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Hello Brandon! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Planning to meet dairy pros from 20 states right here in Brandon?
  • How a Brandon hockey night turned into a huge foster-kid surprise
  • How much did a Brandon couple’s Nokomis home just sell for?

Also on today's calendar: Minecraft: A Blocky Winter Wonderland.

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Today's riddle: What did the boat dock say when it was arrested? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

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  • Saturday: Partly sunny and nice, with a high of 79 and low of 58 degrees.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 81, low: 52.
  • Monday: Sunny and not as warm, with a high of 71 and low of 47 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Dairy Old Timers will meet in Florida on Feb. 16 (farmanddairy.com) — Dairy industry veterans will gather in Brandon on Feb. 16 for the 2026 Old Timer’s Luncheon at O’Brien’s Irish Pub on Lumsden Road. Anyone with dairy connections is welcome, with a Pennsylvania farm publisher as guest speaker and simple phone or email contacts to register, giving Brandon residents a chance to network with agriculture folks from many states and Canada.
   

• Social media helps connect woman with Bucs, brings Christmas to dozens of foster children (fox13news.com) — A Brandon hockey game and an Angel Tree sparked a grassroots effort that brought Christmas gifts to dozens of foster children at A Kid’s Place in Hillsborough County. After one local woman tweeted the Buccaneers about a teen’s jersey wish, donations poured in from across Tampa Bay and beyond, turning a simple rink display into a much bigger annual-style tradition of giving.
   

• Top residential real estate sales for Nov. 24-28 in Sarasota, Siesta Key, Palmer Ranch, Osprey, Nokomis (yourobserver.com) — A Nokomis home in Sorrento Woods sold for $825,000, with the sellers, Adam and Alexis Lindahl, listed as residents of Brandon. The wider report highlights top late-November residential sales across Sarasota, Siesta Key, Palmer Ranch, Osprey, and Nokomis, offering a snapshot of current regional property values.
   

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    Saturday December 13
  • Mystical Tree
    Painting with a Twist, 1993 W Lumsden Rd, Brandon
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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Good morning anyone looking for lawn care services or leaf removal services I’m more then happy to help
    Me and my team we mow trim blow off driveway as well as we can do leaf removal services and debris removal please contact us at 813-955-7487 We… (Nextdoor Sunny Hills)
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    So will Florida be next? I know there are many out there who are against vaccines and that is your right. But you really need to do some major… (Nextdoor Addison)
  • Costco Wholesale Corporation posted a job opening for Stocker in Brandon. Apply here.
  • TJX posted a job opening for Retail Cleaning/Maintenance - Part Time 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)
  • Hillsborough County Traffic Alert: Major Closures Hitting Howard Frankland, I-4, And I-75 Dec. 14-20 (tampafp.com)

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