🌱 Patch AM: Ready to tackle Pinecrest’s fifth annual FitCrest 5K challenge?

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In today's newsletter:

• Ready to tackle Pinecrest’s fifth annual FitCrest 5K challenge?
• How one Palmetto teen turned service trips into a life mission

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

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Sunshine and pleasant, with a high of 75 and low of 65 degrees.
• Wednesday: Sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 79, low: 69.
• Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high of 82 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Lace Up for the Fifth Annual FitCrest 5K Powered by Baptist Health (communitynewspapers.com) — Pinecrest residents are invited to join the fifth annual FitCrest 5K at Evelyn Greer Park on Saturday, January 10, 2026, with check-in starting at 6:30 a.m. The village’s Parks and Recreation Department is hosting this all-ages, pet-friendly, chip-timed race, offering medals for all finishers and T-shirts for pre-registered participants who sign up through Eventbrite.
   

• Positive people in Pinecrest : Miranda Tapia (communitynewspapers.com) — A Miami Palmetto High senior is being spotlighted for extensive volunteer work, from building latrines in the Dominican Republic to brightening days at a Dadeland nursing home. Her story appears in a Miami Community Newspapers series that also serves Pinecrest readers, highlighting youth leadership, school involvement, and future college plans that may resonate with local families.
   

📸 Around Pinecrest

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Pinecrest

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday December 18

• Painting Together
  Pinecrest Branch Library, 5835 SW 111th St, Pinecrest
  11:30 am

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Other local events

Wednesday December 17

• Add Your Piece!
  Pinecrest Branch Library Pinecrest Branch -
  9:30 am
• Talking is Teaching: Talk, Read, Sing
  Pinecrest Branch Library Pinecrest Branch -
  10:00 am
• Talking is Teaching: Talk, Read, Sing
  Pinecrest Branch Library Pinecrest Branch -
  11:00 am
• Furry Tales
  Pinecrest Branch Library Pinecrest Branch -
  3:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Add Your Piece!
  Pinecrest Branch Library Pinecrest Branch -
  9:30 am

Friday December 19

• Add Your Piece!
  Pinecrest Branch Library Pinecrest Branch -
  9:30 am
• Talking is Teaching: Talk, Read, Sing for Toddlers
  Pinecrest Branch Library Pinecrest Branch -
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Add Your Piece!
  Pinecrest Branch -
  9:30 am
• Scavenger Hunt Adventure
  Westchester Regional -
  9:30 am
• Letters to Santa
  Westchester Regional -
  9:30 am
• English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)
  Kendall Branch -
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• 🐾 Looking for Loving Homes for 4-Month-Old Kittens 🐾
  This summer, a sweet cat started showing up in our yard and quickly became part of the family. My brother eventually took her in, and shortly after… (Nextdoor Section 11)

🗞 Nearby News

South Miami

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

Kendall

• Spry Society Expands to Kendall, Opening Its Second Advanced Aesthetics and Wellness Clinic in Miami (communitynewspapers.com)
• Local Hanukkah celebrations go on as planned in wake of mass shooting in Australia, amid heightened security (wsvn.com)
• Publix buying spree bags Boca Raton shopping center for $83M (therealdeal.com)

Coral Gables

Ok Pinecrest! 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, but April May!
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