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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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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.

Exterior of a yellow and white school building with a monument sign reading Boca Ciega High School.

Parents pack forums opposing Pinellas school closure plan

Families and former staff confronted Superintendent Kevin Hendrick at community forums across Pinellas County, pushing back against a plan to close seven schools that also triggers boundary changes for Dunedin Elementary. The school board is scheduled to vote Oct. 13.

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Dunedin, Palm Harbor events fill Sept. 17-23 week

The week of Sept. 17-23 brings a cheese and beer pairing at Cueni Brewing Co., the Dunedin Downtown Market, a swing dance in Palm Harbor and a new bilingual book club at Palm Harbor Library, plus a look ahead at Hale Senior Activity Center's new Vintage Vibes Dance Night.

Art In The Park returns to Dunedin's Pioneer Park Oct. 18

Art In The Park returns to Pioneer Park in downtown Dunedin on Oct. 18, while the Dunedin History Museum launches its fall season with a Revolutionary War-themed Mix & Mingle on Sept. 15.

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Thousands honor 9/11 at Palm Harbor's Curlew Hills ceremony

Thousands gathered at Curlew Hills Memory Gardens in Palm Harbor on Friday, Sept. 11, for the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, hearing from last World Trade Center survivor Genelle Guzman-McMillan, survivor Greg Amira and retired New York firefighters.

Steel beam from the World Trade Center mounted on a granite base as part of a September 11 memorial.

Dunedin holds 9/11 ceremony at City Hall on 25th anniversary

Dunedin marks the 25th anniversary of 9/11 with a Friday morning ceremony at City Hall featuring the Fire Rescue Honor Guard, while Palm Harbor's Curlew Hills Memory Gardens hosts a separate service with the last Ground Zero survivor.

Military officers in dress uniforms stand at a formal 9/11 memorial ceremony.

Last Ground Zero survivor headlines Palm Harbor 9/11 ceremony

Genelle Guzman-McMillan, the last person pulled alive from the World Trade Center rubble, will speak at Curlew Hills Memory Gardens' 25th-anniversary 9/11 memorial ceremony on Friday, Sept. 11, in Palm Harbor.

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Dunedin Causeway watercraft ban draws boycott threat

Dunedin's ban on launching motorized watercraft from the Causeway took effect over the Labor Day weekend, prompting a boycott call from a personal watercraft group and an enforcement framework that starts with warnings before escalating to fines up to $500.

A sticker reading '988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline — There is hope' affixed to a door.

Crisis Center urges Pinellas residents to call 988 on 988 Day

The Crisis Center of Tampa Bay, which answers local 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline calls for Pinellas County, is urging Palm Harbor and Dunedin residents to reach out before a crisis peaks as Sept. 8 marks national 988 Day during Suicide Prevention Awareness Month.

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Downtown Dunedin lines up art, music for Sept. 4–6

Downtown Dunedin's first week of September features Studio 1212 Art Gallery's ongoing new exhibit preview and opening reception, nightly entertainment at Caledonia Brewing, cooking classes at the Dunedin Fine Art Center, and the weekly Dunedin Downtown Market.

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