🌱 Patch AM: Meet the Miami Beach teens rewriting Eagle Scout history

Good morning to you Miami Beach! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Meet the Miami Beach teens rewriting Eagle Scout history
• How a stolen Miami Beach Ferrari ended in sparks and blackout
• Which Miami Beach mansions sold for jaw-dropping prices this year?

Also on today's calendar: Rare Champagne Dinner at Maple & Ash Miami and 7 more events.

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Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 79 and low of 73 degrees.
• Thursday: A p.m. shower in places, temps: high: 81, low: 73.
• Friday: Partly sunny and humid, with a high of 81 and low of 70 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Flying high: How two young girls became part of Scouting America history in South Florida (wlrn.org) — Two young women from Miami Beach Troop 65 just became the first female Eagle Scouts in their troop’s 50-year history, marking a milestone for local Scouting. Their Miami Beach-based journey includes community projects from school theater support to invasive-species cleanup and advocacy at North Miami City Hall. Leaders now hope their success will inspire more local youth to join.
   

2. Driver crashed into police cruiser, hit light pole in Miami after stealing Ferrari in Miami Beach, detectives say (wsvn.com) — Two high-end cars were reportedly stolen while being transported from Miami Beach, leading to a police pursuit that ended with a Ferrari crashing into a cruiser and light pole in Miami. Miami Beach police are investigating the theft, while nearby residents temporarily lost power after the impact toppled a utility pole. The driver was arrested and taken to the hospital with minor injuries.
   

3. Here are South Florida's top residential sales of 2025 (dailymiaminews.com) — Several of South Florida’s priciest home deals this year happened right in Miami Beach, including a record $120 million sale on Star Island and a $74.3 million La Gorce Circle estate purchase. The article walks through 2025’s top luxury closings, highlighting how billionaire buyers are reshaping Miami-Dade’s waterfront neighborhoods and pushing local price records ever higher.
   

4. At the Bass in Miami, Lawrence Lek's Odyssey for an Era Shaped by A.I. (observer.com) — Miami Beach art lovers can catch Lawrence Lek’s immersive “NOX Pavilion” at The Bass, where sentient self-driving cars wrestle with work, identity, and A.I.-age anxiety. Framed against the frenzy of Art Basel Miami Beach, the exhibition uses cinematic installations and game-like worlds to explore alienation, automation, and our shifting relationship with intelligent machines.
   

📸 Around Miami Beach

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Miami Beach

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Wednesday December 17

• Group Fitness Workout at Altos Del Mar Park
  Altos Del Mar Park , 76th St and Collins Ave , Miami Beach
  6:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Beach Fit Camp at 64th Street Beach
  64th Street Beach , on the sand, meet near the lifeguard tower with a towel or mat and water , Miami Beach
  6:30 am
• Drawing from Life: A Still Life Drawing Club
  Miami Beach Regional - YOUmake
  2:30 pm
• YOUmake Miami: Sewing Fundamentals
  Miami Beach Regional - YOUmake
  5:00 pm
• Rare Champagne Dinner at Maple & Ash Miami
  Maple & Ash , 699 NE 1st Ave , Miami
  6:30 pm
• Holiday Pottery Painting with Mercado Art Studio at Hotel Continental Miami Beach
  Hotel Continental Miami Beach, Tapestry Collection by Hilton , 4000 Collins Ave , Miami Beach
  7:00 pm
• THIRD THURSDAYS | TheNightclub
  The Bass , 2100 Collins Ave , Miami Beach
  9:00 pm

Friday December 19

• Beach Fit Camp at 64th Street Beach
  64th Street Beach , on the sand, meet near the lifeguard tower with a towel or mat and water , Miami Beach
  6:30 am
• Zumba on the beach at 64th Street Beach
  Allison Park Beach , 64th Street and Collins ave , Miami Beach
  6:30 am
• Take and Make Crafts
  North Shore Branch -
  9:30 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday December 17

• Beach Fit Camp at 64th Street Beach
  64th Street Beach , 64th Street , Miami Beach
  6:30 am
• YOUmake Miami: Print & Press
  Miami Beach Regional Library - YOUmake Miami Beach Regional - YOUmake
  12:00 pm
• Reel Time for Adults
  Little River Branch -
  1:00 pm
• Wacky Wonky Wednesdays!
  Edison Center Branch -
  2:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Looking for something fun to do in #OurCounty?
  Fruit & Spice Park has you covered. Enjoy a candle-making workshop on Dec. 20, get creative with a botanical jewelry workshop on Dec. 21, and other… (Nextdoor )

• Marriott posted a job opening for Recreation Attendant Seasonal in Miami Beach. Apply here.
• AEG posted a job opening for Public Safety Supervisor | Full-Time | Miami Beach Convention Center in Miami Beach. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Miami Beach here.

Ok Miami Beach! 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 don’t know. I can never finish drinking the hot bath!
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