🌱 Patch AM: Why a top UM tech leader is leaving Coral Gables

Coffee in hand, Coral Gables? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Why a top UM tech leader is leaving Coral Gables
• How Liberty City’s free clinic highlights a stark gap with Coral Gables

Also on today's calendar: Mocktail Fest Miami: a Dry January Celebration and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the shovel say to the dirt? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 82 and low of 69 degrees.
• Saturday: Sunshine and a few clouds, temps: high: 81, low: 67.
• Sunday: Partly sunny with a shower, with a high of 80 and low of 66 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Brad Rohrer named UI's next chief information officer (uiowa.edu) — A key University of Miami technology leader based in Coral Gables, Brad Rohrer, is leaving to become chief information officer at the University of Iowa next month. His move means UM — and its Coral Gables campus — will soon be searching for new leadership over major academic and research IT initiatives.
   

• Liberty City's one-stop shop for free food and healthcare (wlrn.org) — A Liberty City church campus now pairs a free food pantry with a walk-in urgent care clinic, offering thousands of low-income residents groceries, medical care, and case management in one place. University of Miami physician Armen Henderson even contrasts Liberty City’s shorter life expectancy with Coral Gables, underscoring stark local health inequities that shape how and why this partnership operates.
   

📸 Around Coral Gables

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Coral Gables

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday January 11

• Mocktail Fest Miami: a Dry January Celebration
  Miami Beach Botanical Garden, 2000 Convention Ctr Dr, Miami Beach
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday January 10

• Winter Night Sky Art
  Coconut Grove Branch -
  11:00 am
• Screen-free Saturday
  Coral Gables Branch -
  2:00 pm
• "Water" You Painting?
  South Miami Branch -
  2:00 pm
• Bracelet Bead and Wire Wrapping Workshop
  West Flagler Branch -
  2:30 pm

Sunday January 11

• She | A Morning with Kelly Keefe
  Books & Books , 265 Aragon Ave , Coral Gables
  11:00 am

Monday January 12

• Elevate Your Eloquence with Toastmasters
  Virrick Park Branch -
  12:00 pm
• Resume 101
  Virrick Park Branch -
  1:00 pm

Tuesday January 13

• Scrabble Club
  South Miami Branch -
  10:30 am

Wednesday January 21

• CREW Miami Economic Forecast Breakfast with Saif Ishoof
  Hotel Colonnade Garage Valet , 180 Aragon Ave , Coral Gables
  8:30 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday January 9

• Furry Tales
  Pinecrest Branch Library , 5835 SW 111th St , Pinecrest
  10:30 am

Saturday January 10

• Add Your Piece!
  Pinecrest Branch -
  9:30 am
• History Book Club
  Pinecrest Branch -
  10:30 am
• Great Books Book Club
  Pinecrest Branch - Pinecrest Virtual Programs Room
  10:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• UPDATE!
  Got her back inside. She is an hour and change late on antibiotics but will absolutely be okay. Thank you all for your suggestions and kind wishes… (Nextdoor Coral Gables North)
• Missing cat
  She’s scared of people, let me know if you’ve seen her. She is an outdoor cat but recently got injured and must be given medications. (Nextdoor Coral Gables North)

• Sam's Club posted a job opening for Merchandise and Stocking Associate in Miami. Apply here.
• Domino's Pizza posted a job opening for Assistant Manager (08635) - 8100 Biscayne Blvd in Miami. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Coral Gables here.

🗞 Nearby News

Pinecrest

• Senate files companion to House's Charlie Kirk road renaming bill (floridatoday.com)
• Oh, Canada — the tourists missing from Florida (communitynewspapers.com)

Key Biscayne

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-- The Patch AM Team

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