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🌱 Patch AM: How Dunedin’s new transportation plan could change your daily routes
Coming up on the Dunedin Patch calendar: Dunedin Saturday Market
What's up Dunedin! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How Dunedin’s new transportation plan could change your daily routes
- See which new football district Dunedin High will compete in
- How Dunedin’s Blue Jays complex factors into a $400 million pursuit
Also on today's calendar: 01/11 SUNDAY- ART In The PARK and 9 more events.
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📸 Have a great pic of holiday decorations from around Dunedin? Post it to Dunedin photos of the day! ☃️ 🟢-🟠-🟣-🔴-🟡-🔵 ☃️
Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Find out what's happening in Dunedinfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Wednesday: Beautiful with clouds and sun, with a high of 76 and low of 63 degrees.
- Thursday: Some sun with showers around, temps: high: 78, low: 67.
- Friday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 75 and low of 52 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Dunedin transportation plan targets trail safety, walkability gaps (tbnweekly.com) — Dunedin leaders just approved a new multimodal transportation master plan aimed at making walking, biking, and using the Pinellas Trail safer and more connected across town. The plan targets sidewalk gaps, crash hot spots, and e‑bike safety, with priority corridors including Main Street, Edgewater Drive, Beltrees, Michigan, and Causeway. Commissioners are pushing staff to quickly lock new streetscape standards into the city’s Land Development Code. 
• High School Huddle: King hits 700 wins at Keswick Christian (tbnweekly.com) — A longtime Keswick Christian coach just celebrated her 700th career basketball win, but Dunedin readers may be most interested in new football classifications that place Dunedin High in Class 3A, District 11 with several nearby schools. These tentative FHSAA assignments, based on enrollment, will guide district matchups for the next two seasons. Final classifications are expected to be released Dec. 17.
• SBJ Unpacks: Labor talks loom over MLB free agency (sportsbusinessjournal.com) — Dunedin gets a brief spotlight as the Toronto Blue Jays’ upgraded spring training complex there helps the team court star free agent Kyle Tucker. Most of the piece dives into slow-moving MLB free agency, looming labor talks, and how big-spending clubs like the Dodgers and Blue Jays are reshaping the market heading into the 2026 season.
📸 Around Dunedin
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Dunedin
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★ Featured events ★
- Dunedin Saturday Market
Dunedin Downtown Market, 420 Main St, Dunedin
9:00 am
Saturday December 20
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Other local events
- 01/11 SUNDAY- ART In The PARK
01/11 SUNDAY-Pioneer Park 420 Main St Dunedin
7:00 pm - W-FA569 Tour of Italy with Chef Craig Tinling
Dunedin Fine Art Center , 1143 Michigan Blvd , Dunedin
6:00 pm - Holiday Night Market - Downtown Dunedin
400 Main St , Dunedin
5:00 pm - W-FA574 Tex-Mex Double Stacker Tacos with Chef Tara Valle
Dunedin Fine Art Center , 1143 Michigan Blvd , Dunedin
6:00 pm - A Course in Miracles
Unity Community Church , 1315 Bayshore Boulevard , Dunedin
10:00 am - Dunedin Downtown Market
420 Main St, Dunedin, FL, 34698
9:00 am - Studio 1212 Art Gallery New Exhibit
234 Monroe St , Dunedin
11:00 am - Sunday Service
Unity Community Church , 1315 Bayshore Boulevard , Dunedin
10:00 am - Sunday Service at Dunedin Brewery
Dunedin Brewery , 937 Douglas Ave , Dunedin
2:00 pm - W-YH623 Winter Break Bonanza Two-Day Workshop
Dunedin Fine Art Center , 1143 Michigan Blvd , Dunedin
9:00 am - Dunedin Downtown Market – December 27, 2025, Dunedin, FL
John R. Lawrence Pioneer Park , 420 Main St , Dunedin
9:00 am
Tuesday December 16
Wednesday December 17
Thursday December 18
Friday December 19
Saturday December 20
Sunday December 21
Monday December 22
Saturday December 27
📣 Dunedin Shout Outs!
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Today at the Dunedin Post Office with Postmaster Craig Haumann - the best Postmaster and Post Office, ever.
That's leadership from the front as the line was out the door in these last few days before Christmas. Craig Haumann was carrying packages to the… (Nextdoor Historic Dunedin) - Kimberly, Home Thrift shop 1428 Main St.
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- Toronto Blue Jays posted a job opening for Mascot - Contract Role in Dunedin. Apply here.
- BJ's Restaurants, Inc. posted a job opening for Janitorial in Clearwater. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Dunedin here.
🗞 Nearby News
Clearwater
- Boater Rescued After Commercial Fishing Boat Catches Fire Near Clearwater: WATCH (patch.com)
Palm Harbor
- Clock ticking on Tyrone Barnes & Noble (tbnweekly.com)
- Jewish community gathers in Clearwater to celebrate Hanukkah after tragic Australia shooting (fox13news.com)
- Basketball Game Preview: Plant Panthers vs. Palm Harbor University Hurricanes (maxpreps.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 don’t know. I can never finish drinking the hot bath!
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