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In today's newsletter:

  • Could a fake “government” call drain your savings in Largo?
  • What happened after Largo’s Icot Boulevard flea market shut down?

Also on today's calendar: GENEALOGY - Ancestry.com: Foundations, Features, and Fixes and 3 more events.

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Today's riddle: What did the hair spray say to the hair when it got back from vacation? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Nice with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 77 and low of 61 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Nice with clouds and sun, temps: high: 75, low: 60.
  • Thursday: Sunshine and nice, with a high of 78 and low of 62 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• FTC finds spike in reported losses from fraud among seniors, reaching $2.4 billion in 2024: Report (fox13news.com) — Largo Police are warning local seniors about a sharp rise in government impersonation scams that have cost Pinellas County residents about $12 million in just nine months. Officers describe tactics involving cryptocurrency, gold bars, and urgent financial demands, and urge residents to slow down, verify any requests, and report suspected fraud to authorities and the FTC.
   

• Derby Lane Hosts New Weekend Market After Wagon Wheel Closure (myq105.com) — Largo readers may remember the Pinellas Farmers and Flea Market on Icot Boulevard, which closed after the county bought the land for a future government campus and used it for hurricane debris. Its organizer has since moved about 150 vendors to a new weekend Farmers and Flea Bazaar at Derby Lane in St. Petersburg, drawing hundreds of shoppers with low-cost produce, food, antiques, and more.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Tuesday January 6
  • Open Studio (ART)
    Clearwater Main Library , 100 N Osceola Ave , Clearwater
    10:00 am
  • Indoor Volleyball at Belleair Rec Center
    Dimmitt Community Center , 918 Osceola Rd , Belleair
    1:00 pm
  • Super Hero Fun Yoga (Registration Required)
    Clearwater Main Library , 100 N Osceola Ave , Clearwater
    4:30 pm
  • Roll With It: Dungeons And Dragons Group
    Clearwater Main Library , 100 N Osceola Ave , Clearwater
    5:00 pm
  • Sunset on the Roof
    Clearwater Main Library , 100 N Osceola Ave , Clearwater
    5:30 pm
    • Wednesday January 7
  • Stories and Sensory Play for Preschoolers (Registration Required)
    Clearwater Main Library , 100 N Osceola Ave , Clearwater
    11:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • This morning, I have three monarch butterflies that have emerged from their chrysalis!
    I believe all three are female! Two of them needed a little bit of help getting the chrysalis off and one of them came out all by herself! They are… (Nextdoor Ranchero Village)
  • This is a video of the monarch butterfly rolling her tongue (it is in two long semi circle pieces) up and down into her mouth while “patting it” with the fuzzy fan like parts on each side of the “mouth”.
    She pats it and rolls it in & out to “glue” it together to create a straw like tongue that can suck up nectar out of the flowers!!! (Nextdoor Ranchero Village)
  • Taco Bell posted a job opening for Overnight Team Member in Largo. Apply here.
  • Arby's Restaurant posted a job opening for Team Member in Largo. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Largo here.

🗞 Nearby News

Seminole

  • Bill Brinker, legendary Seminole High baseball coach, dies at 99 (tbnweekly.com)
  • Pinellas County Begins Issuing Hurricane Recovery Checks (thegabber.com)

Clearwater

  • Slingshot Driver Hospitalized After Crash: Pinellas County Sheriff (patch.com)

St. Petersburg

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