🌱 How a Pembroke Pines garden club is reshaping one HOA’s landscape

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In today's newsletter:

• How a Pembroke Pines garden club is reshaping one HOA’s landscape

Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Clouds and sun with a shower, with a high of 80 and low of 69 degrees.
• Friday: Episodes of sunshine, temps: high: 84, low: 65.
• Saturday: Partly sunny with a shower, with a high of 83 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Small but Mighty: MGVs Connecting Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Principles with HOA Communities (ufl.edu) — A Pembroke Pines HOA community is transforming its neighborhood through The Isles Garden Club, which applies Florida-Friendly Landscaping principles to conserve water and support native plants. Residents meet monthly for potlucks, hands-on lessons, and garden visits, inspiring similar efforts in Weston and Cooper City while strengthening friendships and environmental stewardship close to home.
   

📸 Around Pembroke Pines

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Pembroke Pines

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Friday December 19

• Veterans Assistance at SWFP
  Pembroke Pines, FL Calendar , 301 NW 103rd Avenue , Pembroke Pines
  9:00 am

Saturday December 20

• Holiday Movie Night
  Pembroke Pines, FL Calendar , 601 City Center Way , Pembroke Pines
  6:00 pm

Tuesday December 23

• Caregiver Training/Support (Spanish)
  Pembroke Pines, FL Calendar , 301 NW 103rd Avenue , Pembroke Pines
  10:00 am
• Caregiver Training/Support (English)
  Pembroke Pines, FL Calendar , 301 NW 103rd Avenue , Pembroke Pines
  11:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 18

• Online Event: Talking is Teaching: Talk, Read, Sing
  Hialeah Gardens Virtual Program Room Hialeah Gardens Branch -
  10:00 am
• Harvest Day at Opa-locka Garden — Health in the Hood
  Opa-Locka Garden & Supply , 14116 NW 27th Ave , Opa-locka
  10:30 am
• Adventure time
  North Dade Regional Library North Dade Regional - Children's Story Room
  2:00 pm
• LEGO®+ BuildWorks Hub
  Hialeah Gardens Branch -
  3:00 pm
• Holiday Stockings: Creative Joy!
  Miami Lakes Branch - Multipurpose Room
  4:00 pm
• YOUmedia Miami - 3D Modeling & Sculpting Club
  Hialeah Gardens Branch -
  4:00 pm
• Drop in Tech Time
  Opa-Locka Branch Library Opa-locka Branch -
  4:00 pm
• Teen Open Mic Night
  Miami Gardens, FL Calendar , Starbucks 19401 NW 27 Avenue , Miami Gardens
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Hello, me and my family lost our old dog.
  We can’t find her anywhere in the house, we live on 207th avenue in chapel pointe. She blind and can’t hear very well but she’s very sweet. She only… (Nextdoor Chapel Pointe)
• Animals are getting hit by cars please if you see a loose one try to secure or call for assistance don't leave them there in pain.
  Please do not own an animal if you are not responsible. Merry Christmas!!! (Nextdoor East Pines)

• Costco Wholesale Corporation posted a job opening for Stocker in Pembroke Pines. Apply here.
• Panera Bread Company posted a job opening for Team Member in Pembroke Pines. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Pembroke Pines here.

🗞 Nearby News

Miramar

• Miramar officials join trade mission to South Africa to expand global business opportunities (caribbeannationalweekly.com)
• A call for justice: Vigil at ICE facility in Miramar to highlight immigration system abuses (wlrn.org)
• Do you have a frame around your Florida license plate? Note a change in the law (miamiherald.com)

Cooper City

• Soccer Recap: Rank Disadvantage No Problem for Cooper City (maxpreps.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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