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🌱 Patch AM: Will Palmetto Bay add speed bumps after this terrifying Corvette crash?
Happening soon: Journey of Joy: A Kids Event @ IKEA Miami on the Palmetto Bay Patch calendar

Hey there, Palmetto Bay! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Will Palmetto Bay add speed bumps after this terrifying Corvette crash?
Also on today's calendar: Journey of Joy: A Kids Event @ IKEA Miami and 7 more events.
Find out what's happening in Palmetto Bay-Cutlerfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Find out what's happening in Palmetto Bay-Cutlerfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Thursday: Sunny and beautiful, with a high of 69 and low of 47 degrees.
- Friday: Mostly sunny and beautiful, temps: high: 74, low: 51.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 76 and low of 59 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Ring Camera Catches C8 Corvette Flying Through Family's Backyard in Florida (roadandtrack.com) — A speeding Corvette recently tore through a backyard fence on Southwest 174th Street in Palmetto Bay, narrowly missing children who had just gone inside. While no one was hurt, the crash highlighted ongoing speeding problems on the street, and village officials are reportedly considering speed bumps and roundabouts to slow traffic at this dangerous intersection.
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📸 Around Palmetto Bay
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Palmetto Bay
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★ Featured events ★
- Journey of Joy: A Kids Event @ IKEA Miami
1801 NW 117th Ave, Miami
12:00 pm
Saturday January 3
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Other local events
- Family Festivities & Fireworks
Hawks Cay Resort & Villas , 61 Hawks Cay Blvd , Duck Key
8:00 pm - NYE Soiree at The Landings
Hawks Cay Resort & Villas , 61 Hawks Cay Blvd , Duck Key
9:00 pm - Vocational Training for Students with Special Needs
Coral Reef Branch Library Coral Reef Branch -
9:30 am - Take & Make Craft
Palmetto Bay Branch Library Palmetto Bay Branch -
9:30 am - READy, Set, Go: Music and Movement
Coral Reef Branch Library Coral Reef Branch -
10:30 am - Talking is Teaching - Talk, Read, Sing for Toddlers
Palmetto Bay Branch Library Palmetto Bay Branch -
11:00 am - Family Storytime
Coral Reef Branch Library Coral Reef Branch -
10:30 am - STEMology Club
Coral Reef Branch Library Coral Reef Branch -
4:30 pm - Future Fortune Workshop: Earning Money
Palmetto Bay Branch Library Palmetto Bay Branch -
4:30 pm
Wednesday December 31
Friday January 2
Tuesday January 6
Wednesday January 7
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Take & Make Craft
Palmetto Bay Branch -
9:30 am - Vocational Training for Students with Special Needs
Coral Reef Branch -
9:30 am - Add Your Piece!
Pinecrest Branch -
9:30 am - Furry Tales
Pinecrest Branch -
10:30 am
Friday January 2
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Please help me find our yorkie.
He is staying with a pet sitter near 7270 SW 141 Terrace in palmetto bay and ran out. His name is cookie. He’s a barker. Please help. Please… (Nextdoor Southwood)
🗞 Nearby News
Pinecrest
- Here are five Florida laws going into effect on New Year's Day (communitynewspapers.com)
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