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🌱 Patch AM: How Brandon seniors shined in the center’s first-ever beauty pageant
Coming up: Free Dog Training Class on the Brandon Patch calendar
Hello Brandon! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Brandon seniors shined in the center's first-ever beauty pageant
Also on today's calendar: Free Dog Training Class and 8 more events.
Today's riddle: Riddle: David's parents have three sons: Snap, Crackle, and what's the name of the third son? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 86 and low of 63 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Sunday: Partly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 86, low: 65.
- Monday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 89 and low of 69 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Brandon Senior Center Crowns First-ever Beauty Pageant Queen (ospreyobserver.com) — Brandon seniors just celebrated their first-ever beauty pageant at the Hillsborough County Brandon Senior Center on Parsons Avenue, with 14 contestants ages 62 to 90 competing in multiple categories. The event, held for National Senior Center Month, highlighted how local Aging Services programs keep Brandon's older adults active, social, and confident, with more celebrations like a "senior prom" coming soon. 
📸 Around Brandon
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Brandon
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★ Featured events ★
- Free Dog Training Class →
Elite K9 Service, 2502 Leaning Pine Ln, Plant City
9:30 am
Saturday September 26
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Other local events
- Cannonball Comedy Headliner Series @ O'Brien's Irish Pub (Brandon, FL) →
O'Brien's Irish Pub & Grill, 701 West Lumsden Road, Brandon
8:00 pm - Woodworking 101 →
Rockler Woodworking and Hardware - Brandon, 169 Brandon Town Center Drive, Brandon - Community Town Hall Meeting on Half-Penny Promise Referendum @ Gait
Kingswood, 16200 N Dale Mabry Hwy, Tampa
6:00 pm - Real Housewives Trivia at WOB Bar & Kitchen →
WOB Bar & Kitchen, 2878 Providence Lake Blvd, Brandon
7:00 pm - Community Town Hall Meeting on Half-Penny Promise Referendum @ Hill
Kingswood, 5000 N Central Ave, Tampa
6:00 pm - Sea Glass Art →
Creative Junk Therapy, 772 W. Lumsden Rd., Brandon - Sea Glass Art Workshop in Brandon →
Creative Junk Therapy, 772 W. Lumsden Rd, Brandon
11:00 am - Healthy Kids Running Series Fall 2026 - Valrico, FL →
Brandon FL - An Evening with Elise Kova →
Books-A-Million, 839 Brandon Town Center Drive, Brandon
6:30 pm - Financial Aid Night @ Spoto High School
Brooker, 8538 Eagle Palm Dr, Riverview
6:00 pm
Saturday September 26
Sunday September 27
Tuesday September 29
Wednesday September 30
Thursday October 1
Saturday October 3
Sunday October 4
Tuesday October 6
Wednesday October 7
📣 Brandon Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Fall Kickoff at Kerby's Nursery →
Kerby's Nursery, 2311 S. Parsons Ave., Seffner
9:00 am - Green House Pilates - A Fallen Oak Farms & Club Sweat Experience →
3031 Pearson Road, Valrico
9:30 am
Saturday September 26
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- The Notary Krewe LLC — 8135257393
- Gifted IQ Testing of Tampa Bay — (813) 610-7905
- RC Crawl Space — 7542644557
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Who is the owner of this beautiful dog?
He was roaming around the streets in my subdivision. Hopefully the dog is not far from their owner but he/she did look confused and lost. (Nextdoor Sunny Hills) - I lost my cat;
his name is Leo. If you know anything, please write to me. (Nextdoor Morrison)
- Ryder posted a job opening for Dispatch/Ops Clerical in Brandon. Apply here.
- Macy's posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate, Brandon - Part Time in Brandon. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Brandon here.
🗞 Nearby News
South Tampa
- On This Week's Free Stretch, Bobby Fenton Thinks Much Of The Blame For The Bucs' Rough Start Is Being Misplaced, But It Doesn't Matter Now As Things Are About To Get Desperate Quick (joebucsfan.com)
- Dengue Emergency in Tampa Bay: Everything You Need to Know About the Hillsborough, Pasco, and Pinellas Outbreak (newstalkflorida.com)
- Fall Outdoor Lighting Upgrades Now Available in South Tampa (rivertonjournal.com)
Valrico
- Brandon Dental Care Celebrates 60 Years Of Caring For The Community (ospreyobserver.com)
Tampa
- Former Tampa High School Teacher Arrested In Student Sex Case: Police (patch.com)
- USF Football Alum Runs Daily To Raise Awareness Of Father's Kidney Transplant Need (patch.com)
Ok Brandon! 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: David (Thank you Thomas F. for sending it in!)
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