USVI & regional travel: A Make-A-Wish Southern Florida wish came true for 10-year-old Dmytri Christian Alexander, originally from the U.S. Virgin Islands, who spent a day at Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport air marshalling, touring aviation operations, and even climbing aboard an airport fire rescue truck. Local community & culture: St. John bands are set to play a free afternoon at Paper Mill Creek Saloon in California after getting stranded following the collapse of San Francisco’s Freak Nest festival, with music running 1–5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 23. Sports (USVI connection): In the CFU U14 Challenge, Saint Lucia beat Suriname 7-1 and scored its only goal in the series against the U.S. Virgin Islands, which had earlier been shut out 10-0 by Suriname. Housing funding: The Federal Home Loan Bank of New York awarded $70.9 million in Affordable Housing Program grants, including projects across Puerto Rico and the region, supporting creation, rehab, or preservation of 2,440 units. Weather watch: A federal fall forecast points to above-normal temperatures across much of the U.S., with September possibly feeling like an extension of summer in parts of the mid-Atlantic and Southeast.