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Colorful ceramic bowls, wooden carvings, and beaded jewelry on a display table.

Free Palm Harbor Craft Festival returns to Florida Avenue Nov. 21

The 6th Annual Palm Harbor Craft Festival brings a free, juried outdoor craft fair to Florida Avenue on Saturday, Nov. 21 and Sunday, Nov. 22, with about 20 craft categories on display.

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Colorful ceramic bowls, wooden carvings, and beaded jewelry on a display table.

Free Palm Harbor Craft Festival returns to Florida Avenue Nov. 21

The 6th Annual Palm Harbor Craft Festival brings a free, juried outdoor craft fair to Florida Avenue on Saturday, Nov. 21 and Sunday, Nov. 22, with about 20 craft categories on display.

· 1 min read

Colorful ceramic bowls, wooden carvings, and beaded jewelry on a display table.

Free Palm Harbor Craft Festival returns to Florida Avenue Nov. 21

The 6th Annual Palm Harbor Craft Festival brings a free, juried outdoor craft fair to Florida Avenue on Saturday, Nov. 21 and Sunday, Nov. 22, with about 20 craft categories on display.

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Two people stand beside wooden sand fencing with sea oats growing on a sandy beach dune.

Pinellas $125M beach project weathers Hurricane Isaias test

Pinellas County's $125 million beach nourishment project, completed in February, absorbed wave action and limited erosion during Hurricane Isaias, and the county is now contacting beachfront property owners about easements needed for the next round of sand placement.

Tree-lined downtown street with low-rise storefronts and parked cars on a sunny day.

Dunedin's 33rd Craft Festival closes Main Street Oct. 10-11

The 33rd Annual Downtown Dunedin Craft Festival takes over Main Street on Saturday, Oct. 10, and Sunday, Oct. 11, with free admission and hundreds of vendors selling handmade goods from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days.

Solar-powered parking pay station on a sidewalk near palm trees.

Fred Howard Park parking doubles to $12 a day Dec. 1

Pinellas County is replacing the $6 flat daily parking rate at Fred Howard Park, Fort De Soto and Sand Key with a $3.50-per-hour charge capped at $12, effective Dec. 1, as part of a budget plan to close a $30 million deficit without raising property taxes.

A glass display case holding Vietnam War military medals and decorations on a dark background.

Dunedin flies flags at half-staff for veteran Mal Clingan

The City of Dunedin, VFW Post 2550 and American Legion Post 275 are flying flags at half-staff for Mal Clingan, a Purple Heart recipient and Vietnam War combat medic who spent decades building Dunedin's veteran community and helped shape the city's Purple Heart Park.

Weathered wooden bench on a sandy beach with ocean waves behind it.

Dunedin memorial bench lost to Helene surfaces in Bermuda

A memorial bench dedicated to Medhat "Mike" Sadiku, swept from the Dunedin Causeway during Hurricane Helene in September 2024, has been found on a beach in Bermuda more than 1,100 miles away, with a woman there contacting the family through social media.

Dense woodland with tall trees, dappled sunlight, and standing water on the forest floor.

Preservation group signs deal to save 29 acres on Boca Ciega Bay

The West Klosterman Preservation Group has signed memoranda of understanding with two property owners to sell about 29 acres of marshland and island habitat on Boca Ciega Bay to Pinellas County, with the deal expected to go before commissioners by late 2026.

Satellite aerial view of a red-outlined waterfront parcel labeled Duhme Road Reserve along a bay.

Pinellas eyes 29-acre Boca Ciega Bay preserve

Pinellas County commissioners could vote as early as October to buy 29 acres of mangrove-lined waterfront on Boca Ciega Bay, using Penny for Pinellas sales-tax revenue to preserve the land before it can be developed.

Palm Harbor grad Stephens earns four-chair turn on The Voice

Palm Harbor University High School alumna Lexi Stephens earned a four-chair turn on "The Voice" Season 30 blind auditions, with coach Adam Levine calling it "by far probably the best Blind Audition."

Colorful vintage-style open-air trolley bus parked at a sunny coastal stop.

Dunedin, Palm Harbor keep Jolley Trolley route for three years

Tarpon Springs commissioners unanimously extended the Jolley Trolley's coastal route contract through Palm Harbor and Dunedin for three years at $63,911 a year, while a commissioner warned that Amendment 3 could threaten regional transit funding.

Dunedin hosts sidewalk sale and Car Free Day Saturday

Downtown Dunedin retailers open a two-day Sidewalk Sale on Saturday, Sept. 19, while World Car Free Day brings a walk-and-ride along the Pinellas Trail with free bike helmets from the Sheriff's Office.

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