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In today's newsletter:

  • What tougher apartment fire rules could mean for Pasco renters and builders
  • How Dade City will mark the 25th anniversary of 9/11 Friday
  • Dade City student earns elite National Merit semifinalist honor

Also on today's calendar: The Twisted Oak presents ComedyBashLive and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you get when you cross an angry cow with an angry sheep? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: An afternoon t-storm; humid, with a high of 92 and low of 73 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., temps: high: 88, low: 73.
  • Saturday: Cloudy, a thunderstorm; humid, with a high of 92 and low of 72 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Pasco County commissioners review apartment codes after Wesley Chapel fire displaces residents (tampabay28.com) — Pasco County commissioners meeting in Dade City are reexamining apartment construction and fire-safety codes after a lightning-sparked blaze in Wesley Chapel displaced 167 residents. Leaders are exploring whether stricter standards for lightning protection and sprinklers are possible despite state-controlled building codes, and residents can weigh in during future commission meetings.
   

• 14 Events In Tampa Bay Mark 25th Anniversary Of 9/11 Terror Attacks (patch.com) — A 9/11 remembrance ceremony will be held Friday morning at the Pioneer Florida Museum & Village in Dade City as part of 14 Tampa Bay–area events marking the attacks' 25th anniversary. Residents can join local observances alongside concerts, memorial walks, and ceremonies stretching from Sarasota to New Port Richey.
   

• Leon County students named as 'National Merit' semifinalists (coralspringsflnews.com) — A Pasco High School student from Dade City, Alexander Villalvazo Mendez, has been named a National Merit Scholarship semifinalist, placing among the top 1 percent of U.S. seniors. He joins more than 16,000 Florida and nationwide students now eligible to compete for thousands of college scholarships if they advance to finalist status.
   

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  • Pasco County expands hurricane recovery help as Zephyrhills woman gets new home (tampabay28.com)
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Wesley Chapel

  • 10-year-old Wesley Chapel hockey player honors brother, raises awareness for pediatric cancer (tampabay28.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: An animal that's in a baaaaad mooood! (Thank you Lisa A. for sending it in!)
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