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⏰ 5:00 PM 📍 Brownwood Paddock Square
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TonightSteve Hogie Band
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TonightValerie Gillespie Ensemble
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Get Ready for Zunzibar: Here's What We're Ordering First 🌴
If you have been watching Downtown Middleton take shape, here is your next one to keep […]
Middleton Rocks
is LIVE! A neighborhood treasure hunt where you paint rocks, hide them around Middleton, and track their journey as neighbors find them.
How it works:
1. Paint
a rock with any design you like -- get creative with colors, patterns, or inspirational messages. Use acrylic paint and seal it with clear coat so it survives the Florida weather.
2. Register
your rock at hellomiddleton.com/rocks to get an official MR-ID number. Write the ID and the URL on the back of your rock so finders know where to log it.
3. Hide
it somewhere fun in the neighborhood -- park benches, trail markers, playgrounds, near the town squares. Anywhere public and safe where someone might stumble upon it.
4. Find
a rock? Log your find on the site with a photo, and choose to re-hide it for the next person or keep it for yourself. Either way, you earn points!
Every rock gets its own journey page
with a QR code, a timeline showing everywhere it has been, and a photo gallery of every finder. Watch your painted rock travel across Middleton!
Earn points and badges:
-- Paint and register a rock: +10 points
-- Find a rock: +5 points
-- Re-hide a rock: +3 points
-- Upload a photo with your find: +2 bonus
-- First person to find any rock: +5 bonus
-- Find the rare Golden Rock: +50 points!
Climb the leaderboard
, collect badges like Rock Steady, Pathfinder, and Rock Legend, and build your Hello Middleton trust score while having fun outdoors with the whole family.
Ready to play?
-- Start hunting at hellomiddleton.com/rocks
-- Follow Middleton Rocks on Facebook for hints, photos, and inspiration
-- Already painted a rock? Register it now and watch it travel!
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Have You Eaten at Portillo's Yet? Here's the Order Guide 🌭
If you have been anywhere near Middleton lately, you have probably passed a Portillo's. […]
Have You Been to Victory Sports Grill? Here's What to Order 🏆
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How the shooting unfolded
President Trump and Vice-President Vance were rushed off the stage, after gunshots were heard at the event at the Washington Hilton hotel.
Explosion outside police station was attempt 'to kill officers'
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Starmer insists 'majority' of Labour MPs back his leadership
This week has seen increasing speculation among Labour MPs about Sir Keir's judgement and leadership.
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Video shows correspondents' dinner suspect charge checkpoint
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What it was like in the room as shots rang out at correspondents' dinner
The BBC's Gary O'Donoghue describes the moment he and others dived for cover as shots rang out at the venue.
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Netanyahu orders army to 'vigorously attack' Hezbollah in Lebanon
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Correspondents’ dinner chaos hits high-profile guests already marked by political violence
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Secret Service in line of fire at WHCA shooting still unpaid due to Dem-led shutdown
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Trump rushed from same hotel where Reagan assassination attempt unfolded in 1981
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'We're living in a shed because of river pollution'
Jane and Tony Coyle spent seven years waiting for planning permission due to River Lugg pollution.
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Former US gymnast opens up on 'terrifying' moment shots were fired at White House Correspondents' Dinner
Jennifer Sey, former Team USA gymnast, describes the terrifying moment shots were fired at the White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington, D.C.

Michelle Obama agrees with Angel Reese’s decision to accept a fine to avoid reporters
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Boston Red Sox fire manager Alex Cora
The Boston Red Sox reportedly fired manager Alex Cora and three coaches after dropping into last place in the AL East despite heightened playoff expectations.

Albert Regis' baby daughter crawled toward a Jaguars cup before he was drafted by Jacksonville
Jaguars third-round pick Albert Regis says his baby daughter Akari predicted his NFL Draft destination by crawling toward a cup with Jacksonville's logo.

Caitlin Clark returns to WNBA competition after 2025 injury in Fever preseason game
Caitlin Clark had a shaky preseason return for the Indiana Fever Saturday, making just two of 10 field goals after her season-ending injury in 2025.

Anne Hathaway stuns in daring sheer gown at London premiere
Anne Hathaway stunned in a dramatic black gown at the "Mother Mary" London premiere and shared how Beyonce and Charli XCX inspired her film performance.

'Charlie's Angels' star Kate Jackson opens up about her quiet life on Virginia farm after leaving Hollywood
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'Very funny' statue of Monty Python's Terry Jones to be unveiled
Sir Michael Palin says his fellow Python star Jones would have found the statue "very funny indeed".

Sally Field refused this iconic role, reveals it was never her 'cup of tea'
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England shirt overpriced, says £40k kits collector
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Rescue centre facing eviction makes funding appeal
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China car giant BYD says it can thrive without US
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US justice department drops probe into Fed chairman Jerome Powell
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