🌱 Why Hanukkah on the Village Green felt different this year

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In today's newsletter:

• Why Hanukkah on the Village Green felt different this year
• How much more are Key Biscayne families paying for new cars now?
• What does barrier-island overbuilding mean for Key Biscayne’s insurance future?

Also on today's calendar: George Balanchines The Nutcracker and 2 more events.

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Partly sunny and breezy, with a high of 74 and low of 71 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 77, low: 74.
• Thursday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 79 and low of 73 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Defiance and joy: Key Biscayne marks Hanukkah celebration after Australia attack (kbindependent.org) — Key Biscayne’s Jewish community gathered at the Village Green to celebrate the first night of Hanukkah under tight security, with police and fire vehicles forming protective barricades. Rabbi Avremel Caroline, Mayor Joe Rasco, and local dentist Dr. Glenn Abrahamson all emphasized resilience, visibility, and making Jewish neighbors feel safe after a deadly attack on Hanukkah celebrants in Australia earlier that day.
   

• New car prices now top $50,000; here's how costs climbed over a decade (islandernews.com) — Key Biscayne residents are being squeezed by soaring new car prices, with average new vehicles nationwide now topping $50,000—roughly $15,000 more than a decade ago. The piece tracks how prices climbed year by year and highlights a few of the last remaining models under roughly $23,500, offering context to help local buyers consider base trims, used cars, or timing purchases around incentives.
   

• Florida keeps packing people and buildings on barrier islands. It comes at a high cost (miamiherald.com) — Key Biscayne is part of a chain of heavily built-up barrier islands that experts say face growing hurricane, flooding, and insurance risks, driving up costs for homeowners statewide. A new analysis shows Florida’s barrier islands now house about 765,000 people, with Miami-Dade’s stretch from Key Biscayne to Sunny Isles packed with high-rise condos that could magnify losses in a major storm.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Key Biscayne

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday December 18

• Learn to Meditate: Reconnect with the Self
  Key Biscayne Branch Library, 299 Crandon Blvd, Key Biscayne
  6:30 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday December 17

• Bicentennial Cape Florida Lighthouse Celebration
  Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park, Lighthouse Grounds
  5:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Key Biscayne Farmer's Market
  Inside Village Hall , 88 W McIntyre St #100 , Key Biscayne
  9:00 am

Sunday December 21

• Sundays at Center for Jewish Life
  Center for Jewish Life at Beth David
  9:00 am

Friday December 26

• George Balanchines The Nutcracker
  Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County , 1300 Biscayne Blvd , Miami
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Design Review Board (DRB) Meeting
  City of South Miami Commission Chambers , 6130 Sunset Drive , South Miami
  8:30 am
• Add Your Piece!
  Pinecrest Branch Library Pinecrest Branch -
  9:30 am
• English Conversation Circle
  Main Library -
  10:00 am
• Scrabble Club
  South Miami Branch -
  10:30 am
• READy, Set, Go: Storytelling
  Coconut Grove Branch -
  11:00 am
• Tech Help
  Hispanic Branch -
  11:00 am
• Get Tinkering With 3D Design - Beginners Guide to 3D Design
  Miami Beach Regional Library - YOUmake Miami Beach Regional - YOUmake
  3:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Anybody missing a bunny?
  Found at the park, waiting to be picked up at the ccenter (Nextdoor Key Biscayne)

• Marriott Hotels & Resorts posted a job opening for Security and Safety Officer in Key Biscayne. Apply here.
• Jackson Health System posted a job opening for Custodial Worker 2 in Miami. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Key Biscayne here.

🗞 Nearby News

Coral Gables

• Ultra Music Festival becomes largest U.S. festival in over a decade to earn 'Greener Festival' certification, receiving 11 total sustainability recognitions in five years (communitynewspapers.com)
• Magnet Pull S2 Episode 13 – Legacy in Motion: Exploring Miami Senior High's Legal & Teaching Magnets (communitynewspapers.com)
• The woman found in a Miami Dollar Tree freezer was a doctor and mother of two (miamiherald.com)

Miami

• South Miami woman celebrates 105th birthday with vintage party and loved ones spanning 4 generations (wsvn.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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