🌱 What West Miami voters just decided about taxes, projects and City Hall
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In today's newsletter:
- What West Miami voters just decided about taxes, projects and City Hall
Also on today's calendar: Poetry in Music and 3 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Partly sunny, a shower or two, with a high of 85 and low of 73 degrees.
- Saturday: An a.m. shower; partly sunny, temps: high: 86, low: 72. 🌶 Hot!
- Sunday: Partly sunny, a shower or two, with a high of 86 and low of 71 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• West Miami mayor Eric Diaz-Padron cruises through re-election with 71% (politicalcortadito.com) — West Miami voters just handed Mayor Eric Diaz-Padron a commanding re-election win, backing his development and infrastructure agenda over warnings of financial risk. Incumbent commissioners Gustavo Ceballos and Juan Blanes also kept their seats, while newcomer Victoria De la Torre won Seat 4, solidifying the current leadership team that will shape taxes, projects, and services across the 8,500-resident city. 
📸 Around West Miami
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Upcoming Events in
West Miami
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★ Featured events ★
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Poetry in Music
Pinecrest Gardens, 11000 Red Rd, Pinecrest
6:00 pm -
Grouper Opener Party
Hawks Cay Marina, 61 Hawks Cay Blvd, Duck Key
5:00 pm
Sunday April 19
Friday May 1
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Other local events
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Crafty Kids
Fairlawn Branch Library Fairlawn Branch -
11:00 am -
Shelf Talkers
Fairlawn Branch Library Fairlawn Branch -
9:30 am -
Puzzle Mania
Fairlawn Branch Library Fairlawn Branch -
9:30 am -
Crochet Circle
Fairlawn Branch Library Fairlawn Branch -
4:00 pm
Saturday April 18
Tuesday April 21
Wednesday April 22
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Scavenger Hunt Adventure
Westchester Regional -
9:30 am -
Little Learners Program
Westchester Regional -
10:00 am -
Talking is Teaching: Talk, Read, Sing for Babies and Toddlers
Coconut Grove Branch -
11:00 am -
Paper Roll Flowers
Miami Springs Branch -
3:30 pm -
An Hour of Coding Adventure
Miami Springs Branch -
4:30 pm -
Civics Scavenger Hunt
Miami Springs Branch - -
14th Annual Addison Mizner Awards Ceremony
Biltmore Hotel , 1200 Anastasia Avenue , Coral Gables -
Circular Reflections
Westchester Regional -
Friday April 17
Saturday April 18
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🗞 Nearby News
South Miami
- The Goods Reunite For One Night In Miami 4/25/26 (soulofmiami.org)
- Win access to JAMZ LIVE with French Montana! (99jamzmiami.com)
- ‘Richard is in this for the right reason': 2 more Senators back Richard Lamondin for SD 38 (floridapolitics.com)
Coral Gables
- Talk of the Town: April 2026 in Coral Gables (coralgablesmagazine.com)
Miami
- This FL Bar Ranks Among North America’s Top 100, New List Says (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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