🌱 How Surfside’s tragedy is driving luxury condo teardowns across Florida

Morning Surfside! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How Surfside’s tragedy is driving luxury condo teardowns across Florida

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 76 and low of 59 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly sunny and nice, temps: high: 78, low: 64.
• Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 80 and low of 68 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Kolter, Perko Buy Out Jupiter Island Condo for Redevelopment (commercialobserver.com) — State condo laws passed after Surfside’s Champlain Towers South collapse are now reshaping older beachfront buildings across Florida, including a buyout on Jupiter Island. Developers Kolter Group and Perko Development Partners paid about $25 million to replace an aging condo with a new luxury tower, highlighting how some owners are opting to sell rather than fund costly structural upgrades.
   

📸 Around Surfside

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Surfside

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Friday December 12

• Take and Make Crafts
  North Shore Branch -
  9:30 am

Saturday December 13

• Furry Tales
  North Shore Branch -
  10:00 am
• Read It, Make It, and Take It
  North Shore Branch -
  11:00 am
• Crochet for Beginners
  North Shore Branch -
  2:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Books with Mowgli
  Bay Harbor Islands Branch Library Bay Harbor Islands Branch -
  3:00 pm

Friday December 19

• Take and Make Crafts
  North Shore Branch -
  9:30 am
• Furry Tales - Reading with Rudy
  Bay Harbor Islands Branch -
  11:30 am

Saturday December 20

• Read It, Make It, and Take It
  North Shore Branch -
  11:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• 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
  6:30 am
• Toddler Play & Funtime
  Bay Harbor Islands Branch Library , 1175 95th St , Bay Harbor Islands
  10:00 am
• Blood Pressure Screenings
  Northeast Dade-Aventura Branch -
  10:00 am
• Toddler Tales & Talks
  Little River Branch -
  11:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Bal Harbour

• Bal Harbour Shops: A Family Legacy and the Birthplace of Luxury Retail (dujour.com)

North Miami

• DeSantis reacts to possible lawsuit following declaration of Muslim civil rights group as terrorist organization (wsvn.com)
• Gov. Ron DeSantis announces nearly $30 million in aid to restore Florida's oceans (includes video story) (fiu.edu)
• UN recognizes compas, a Haitian music and dance genre that has marked generations and brought joy (nhregister.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I could get canned for this!
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