Hey St. Cloud.
Last free weekend of summer. The Soldier City Market and the Back to School Bash both land Saturday, then the first bell rings Monday. Here's everything worth knowing this week.
THIS WEEKEND
Jazz Night at The Black Squirrel
Fri, August 7 · 8pm · The Black Squirrel Bookstore, 1118 New York Ave
Live jazz and blues with Krystle Shannon at the speakeasy bookstore downtown. It's the last night of the summer run. Map · Details
Soldier City Market
Sat, August 8 · 9am to 12pm · Veterans Park, 1201 13th St
Local vendors, live music, and veterans resources, free as always. It runs the second and fourth Saturday now. Map · Details
Back to School Bash
Sat, August 8 · 10am to 1pm · 1020 Ohio Ave
Free food, games, and school supplies two days before the first bell. Map · Details
Domino Tournament at Crust & Crumb
Sun, August 9 · 4pm to 9pm · Crust & Crumb Social House, 1108 10th St
Free to play, friendly competition, and the pizza's right there. Map · Details
COMING UP
The Hide Out Reunion
Sat, August 15 · 3pm · AMVETS Post 33
A get together to remember the good times at the old Hide Out. If you know, you know. Map · Details
Salsa Social (21+)
Sat, August 22 · 9pm to 11:30pm · Crust & Crumb Social House, 1108 10th St
Salsa dancing and late night bites downtown. Map · Details
AROUND TOWN
Summer ends Monday morning. Osceola County schools start Monday, August 10. Elementary Meet the Teacher wraps up Friday afternoon, 3:30 to 5:30.
Bulldogs football is back next Friday. The Kickoff Classic lands August 14 with St. Cloud on the road at East Ridge. The county's newest varsity program makes its debut this season too.
A high school senior is about to get paid to paint. Toho Water is picking one senior to design a permanent mural, with a $750 scholarship and $250 in supplies on the line. Applications run through August 31.
LOCAL SPOTLIGHT
The Black Squirrel Bookstore
The speakeasy bookstore at 1118 New York Ave runs on one motto: come in as strangers, leave as friends. Books up front, live jazz on Fridays, and one of the coziest rooms downtown.
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DID YOU KNOW
The lake out your back door has a name that's a whole sentence. Tohopekaliga comes from the Seminole for "we will gather together here." Another reading traces it to words for fort site, from the years Seminole families sheltered on the lake's islands. Either way, folks have been gathering at Toho a lot longer than we have.
Sources: Lake Tohopekaliga Historical Marker, Wikipedia
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Last week: comedy night at Crust & Crumb, Florida's Teacher of the Year at Harmony Middle, and why downtown streets carry state names. Read it here.
Go enjoy your weekend, St. Cloud. We'll be back Thursday.
- Rob
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