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🌱 How a new 446-home project could reshape Florida City’s neighborhoods
You won't want to miss Powerful Voices Open Mic Show - Live Music, Comedy, Poetry+ More! on the Florida City Patch calendar

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In today's newsletter:
- How a new 446-home project could reshape Florida City’s neighborhoods
Also on today's calendar: Hot Air Balloon Glow - Drone & Laser Show and 1 more event.
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Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Find out what's happening in Florida Cityfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Thursday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 77 and low of 57 degrees.
- Friday: Sunny to partly cloudy, temps: high: 80, low: 60.
- Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 80 and low of 69 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Developer preps Florida City resi project with $8M-plus bond issue (therealdeal.com) — A 446-home Old Town Floridian community is moving forward in Florida City, with infrastructure partly funded by an $8.6 million Community Development District bond that residents will ultimately help repay through assessments. The 77-acre project at Southwest 336th Street and 192nd Avenue will add villas, townhomes, and single-family homes around existing lakes, with about $12 million in road, water, sewer, and stormwater upgrades planned.
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📸 Around Florida City
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Florida City
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★ Featured events ★
- Powerful Voices Open Mic Show - Live Music, Comedy, Poetry+ More!
Homestead, Homestead
8:00 pm
Thursday December 11
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Other local events
- Hot Air Balloon Glow - Drone & Laser Show
Homestead Air Reserve Park , 27401 SW New York Ave , Homestead
5:00 pm - Fun with LEGO®
Naranja Branch Library , 14850 SW 280th St , Homestead
11:00 am - HELP (Health Emergency Life Protection) at City of Homestead
William F. Dickinson Community Center , 1601 N Krome Ave , Homestead
6:00 pm
Friday December 12
Saturday December 13
Tuesday December 16
📣 Florida City Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Talking is Teaching - Talk, Read, Sing for Toddlers
Naranja Branch Library , 14850 SW 280th St , Homestead
11:30 am - Inky Fingers Writing Club
Naranja Branch Library , 14850 SW 280th St , Homestead
4:30 pm - Friday Food Distributions
Homestead Housing Authority , 29355 S Dixie Hwy , Homestead
5:00 pm - Homework Help and Tutoring
Naranja Branch Library , 14850 SW 280th St , Homestead
10:00 am - Ranger's Choice 11a
Biscayne National Park , 9700 SW 328th St , Homestead
11:00 am - Coke Florida Holiday Caravan – Homestead
Verde Gardens , 12550 SW 282nd St , Homestead
11:00 am - Fireside Nights
Fruit & Spice Park , 24801 SW 187th Ave , Homestead
6:30 pm - Candle Making Workshop!
Fruit & Spice Park , 24801 SW 187th Ave , Homestead
11:00 am
Friday December 12
Saturday December 13
Sunday December 14
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🗞 Nearby News
Homestead
- Pickleball – Changing Lives with Dr. Carolyn Edwards, Lily Azel, and Sarah M. Gaglione (communitynewspapers.com)
- Redland's disappearing fields are threatening Miami-Dade's food future (fiu.edu)
- WOAH and Audi Celebrate Lee Quiñones and Chef Jeremy Ford at an Intimate Artist's Table at Miami Art Week (coolhunting.com)
Cutler Bay
- DeSantis Grants $20 Million for Biscayne Bay Restoration, $9.5 Million for Florida's Coral Reefs (floridianpress.com)
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