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Hey hey Coral Gables! Your one-stop source for local news is here. Continue reading for all the updates. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How are Coral Gables banks really handling the rise of stablecoins?
  • How Coral Gables will host Boys & Girls Clubs' 80th anniversary gala
  • Why your congresswoman is publicly warning Trump about immigration tactics

Also on today's calendar: Disrupting a 'Brilliant Colony' and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What day of the year is trucker's day? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Rather cloudy with a t-storm, with a high of 88 and low of 75 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 88, low: 75.
  • Sunday: An afternoon thunderstorm, with a high of 89 and low of 77 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Area banks plan differing paths to stablecoin use (miamitodaynews.com) — Banks serving Coral Gables are taking different approaches to emerging stablecoin technology, with Wells Fargo joining a major consortium while Banesco USA and Coral Gables-based Amerant Bank are staying quiet or on the sidelines. As new federal rules under the GENIUS Act take shape, these decisions could shape how local customers eventually use digital dollar tokens.
   

• Boys & Girls Clubs of Miami-Dade Marks 80th Anniversary With Wild About Kids Gala on Oct. 10 (miamilivingmagazine.com) — An 80th anniversary Wild About Kids Gala for Boys & Girls Clubs of Miami-Dade is set for Oct. 10 at the Loews Coral Gables Hotel, bringing a black-tie evening of dinner, auctions, and live music. Proceeds will fund after-school, tutoring, STEM, arts, sports, and seasonal camp programs for local children and teens across six Miami-Dade club locations.
   

• Vulnerable House Republican Rebukes Trump's Immigration Crackdown (americanliberty.news) — Coral Gables residents in Florida's 27th District may see their congresswoman, María Elvira Salazar, breaking with President Trump over his immigration crackdown in a new campaign ad. She argues too many non-criminal immigrants are being detained and promotes her Dignity Act as a more balanced approach. The race against Democrat Eliott Rodriguez is considered competitive in this heavily Hispanic district.
   

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  • Do the Time Warp under the stars for Tim Curry: The Rocky Horror Picture Show Returns to Pinecrest Gardens this October (secretmiami.com)
  • 'He refuses to be intimidated by the gun lobby': Giffords backs Richard Lamondin for SD 38 (floridapolitics.com)
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  • What did Cesar Oriol Cardoso do to students in his classroom? (attackofthefanboy.com)
  • Republican Calls Out Trump Directly Over ICE Crackdown—'Too Far' (newsweek.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: 10-4, good buddy! (Thank you Jean H. for sending it in!)
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