🌱 Patch AM: How an 80-year-old finally earned his long-delayed UM degree

What's up Coral Gables! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How an 80-year-old finally earned his long-delayed UM degree
• Which big-name shows are sailing into UM’s Coral Gables stage next?
• How a Coral Gables parish is feeding hurricane survivors in Cuba

Also on today's calendar: Winter Whispers Concert and 6 more events.

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

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Rather cloudy, with a high of 80 and low of 68 degrees.
• Sunday: Cloudy with a t-storm or two, temps: high: 77, low: 66.
• Monday: A couple of afternoon showers, with a high of 75 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Siegler Graduates 60 Years After Leaving Miami (miamihurricanes.com) — A longtime former University of Miami baseball player has finally completed his business degree, returning—at age 80—to finish classes tied to the Coral Gables campus he once called home. Supported by Miami Herbert Business School staff and athletics leaders, he took online courses, reconnected with a transformed campus, and will now proudly walk at graduation with his family watching.
   

2. 'Titanic' sails into the spotlight at the University of Miami (includes video story) (fiu.edu) — A new staging of the musical “Titanic” at the University of Miami’s Jerry Herman Theater in Coral Gables is showcasing student talent in a technically demanding production that recently wrapped its run. If you missed it, the theater’s spring season will bring “Twelfth Night,” “New Box New Musicals,” and “Young Frankenstein,” offering more chances for nearby residents to catch affordable, high-quality performances.
   

3. Emergency foodstuffs from Florida Catholics delivered to people in eastern Cuba (osvnews.com) — Coral Gables’ St. Augustine Parish members are helping lead emergency food flights from South Florida to eastern Cuba after Hurricane Melissa, delivering tons of basic supplies to hard‑hit dioceses. Local clergy and lay leaders joined Catholic Charities’ Miami team on recent missions, with donors across the archdiocese funding shipments that may soon shift from airlifts to sea containers.
   

4. The 10 Most Expensive Celebrity Real Estate Transactions of 2025 (architecturaldigest.com subscription) — One of 2025’s priciest celebrity home deals landed right in Coral Gables, where singer Abel Tesfaye (The Weeknd) bought a $50 million waterfront mansion with extensive frontage and nearly 19,000 square feet of living space. The purchase appears on a national top-10 list of ultra-luxury celebrity real estate moves this year.
   

📸 Around Coral Gables

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Coral Gables

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 13

• Winter Whispers Concert
  Sanctuary of the Arts, 410 Andalusia Ave, Coral Gables
  7:30 pm

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Other local events

Saturday December 13

• Winter Whisper
  Sanctuary of the Arts , 410 Andalusia Ave , Coral Gables
  7:30 pm
• Left on Tenth
  GableStage , 1200 Anastasia Ave #230 , Coral Gables
  7:30 pm

Sunday December 14

• Jay Valor Music
  1210 Anastasia Ave Parking , 1210 Anastasia Ave , Coral Gables
  3:00 pm
• Whiskey and Fire - Tasting
  Biltmore Hotel Miami Coral Gables , 1200 Anastasia Ave , Coral Gables
  5:45 pm

Monday December 15

• Coconut Grove Book Club
  Coconut Grove Branch -
  1:30 pm

Tuesday December 16

• Design Review Board (DRB) Meeting
  City of South Miami Commission Chambers , 6130 Sunset Drive , South Miami
  8:30 am
• Scrabble Club
  South Miami Branch -
  10:30 am
• READy, Set, Go: Storytelling
  Coconut Grove Branch -
  11:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday December 13

• Homebuyer Workshop
  Westchester Regional -
  9:30 am
• Letters to Santa
  Westchester Regional -
  9:30 am
• Scavenger Hunt Adventure
  Westchester Regional -
  9:30 am
• Add Your Piece!
  Pinecrest Branch Library Pinecrest Branch -
  9:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Please share & repost to help reunite this stray rabbit!
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• I just saw a Yorkie around Venice and Lisbon St.
  He looked like he might be lost and was a little scared, so I didn’t insist on trying to grab him because he wouldn’t let me. If anyone knows the… (Nextdoor Granada North)

• Target Corporation posted a job opening for Seasonal: Guest Advocate (Cashier), General Merchandise, Inbound (Stocking) (T3350) in Coral Gables. Apply here.
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Ok Coral Gables! 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 demand a jury of my piers.
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