🌱 Patch AM: How Dunedin’s boys hoops fell in a 95-50 road rout

Morning Dunedin! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How Dunedin’s boys hoops fell in a 95-50 road rout
• How Fred Marquis helped shape the trail running through downtown Dunedin

Also on today's calendar: Creative Artists Guild Art in the Park and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: I am on a seafood diet. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Not as warm with a shower, with a high of 72 and low of 50 degrees.
• Monday: Breezy in the morning, temps: high: 67, low: 53.
• Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 70 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Basketball Recap: Sports Leadership & Management Drops Highest Score of Season Against Dunedin (maxpreps.com) — Dunedin High’s boys basketball team took a tough 95-50 road loss to Sports Leadership & Management, dropping the Falcons to 3-7 on the season. Star performances from SLM’s Skylar Payne and Qiana Arlt powered a season-high 95 points. Dunedin now looks to regroup before traveling to face St. Petersburg Catholic on Tuesday night.
   

• Pinellas County icon Fred E. Marquis dies at 96 (fox13news.com) — Dunedin residents are being reminded of their city’s connection to the beloved Fred E. Marquis, whose name now graces the Pinellas Trail segment running through downtown. The longtime Pinellas County administrator and retired Army Major General died January 3 at age 96. His vision helped turn abandoned rail lines into the popular greenway locals enjoy today.
   

📸 Around Dunedin

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Dunedin

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday January 11

• Creative Artists Guild Art in the Park
  John R. Lawrence Pioneer Park, 420 Main St, Dunedin
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Sunday January 11

• Hot Process Soap Workshop 101 - Natural Soap Cure in a week!
  Jade Soap Shop , 1597 Main St , Dunedin
  11:00 am

Monday January 12

• W-CG205 Introduction to Pointed Pen Calligraphy With Margot Griffin
  Dunedin Fine Art Center , 1143 Michigan Blvd , Dunedin
  1:00 pm
• Free Ayurvedic Cooking Class
  Nature's Food Patch Market & Café , 966 Douglas Ave , Dunedin
  6:00 pm

Wednesday January 14

• W-FA563 Italy American with Chef Craig Tinling
  Dunedin Fine Art Center , 1143 Michigan Blvd , Dunedin
  6:00 pm

Thursday January 15

• W-FA581 Boardwalk Seafood with Chef Tara Valle
  Dunedin Fine Art Center , 1143 Michigan Blvd , Dunedin
  6:00 pm

Friday January 16

• A Course in Miracles
  Unity Community Church , 1315 Bayshore Boulevard , Dunedin
  10:00 am

Saturday January 17

• Dunedin Downtown Market
  420 Main St, Dunedin, FL, 34698
  9:00 am
• Celebrate Clearwater Car Show
  Clearwater Historical Society Museum and Cultural Center , 610 S Ft Harrison Ave , Clearwater
  10:00 am
• W-PT801 Watercolor Garden With Margot Griffin
  Dunedin Fine Art Center , 1143 Michigan Blvd , Dunedin
  10:00 am

Friday January 23

• Two Days of Living History about the American Revolution
  10:00 am

Saturday January 24

• Pinellas TacoFest 2026
  England Brothers Park , 5010 81st Ave N , Pinellas Park
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• My cat is home.
  Thanks for the tips. I took his litter and spread it out over several blocks around my neighborhood and he came back last night. Luckily he wasn't… (Nextdoor Historic Dunedin)
• Huge plant exchange this weekend held by Dunedin Plant Exchange!
  3400 members cannot be wrong. https://facebook.com/events/s/new-year-new-plants/1330007352140555/ (Nextdoor Winchester)

• Molly Maid posted a job opening for House Cleaner in Dunedin. Apply here.
• Abercrombie & Fitch Company posted a job opening for Hollister Co. - Stock Associate, Countryside in Clearwater. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Dunedin here.

🗞 Nearby News

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• Bills filed to get horse racing out of Tampa Bay Downs, Gulfstream Park (cltampa.com)

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• Kai Trump's surgery announcement has fans sending prayers: ‘You'll be back in no time' (pennlive.com)

Tarpon Springs

Ok Dunedin! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I see food and I eat it.
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