🌱 Patch AM: How a former Palm Harbor coach is rewriting St. Pete’s baseball history

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In today's newsletter:

• How a former Palm Harbor coach is rewriting St. Pete’s baseball history

Also on today's calendar: Pool Pets - Photo Contest Fundraiser for Suncoast Animal League and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: The world champion tongue twister just got arrested! 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and breezy, with a high of 56 and low of 44 degrees.
• Wednesday: Plenty of sunshine, but cool, temps: high: 56, low: 53.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 66 and low of 51 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Former coach's trolley tour offers history lesson in St. Petersburg pro baseball (tbnweekly.com) — A longtime Pinellas County coach who once led the Palm Harbor University High baseball program is now guiding monthly trolley tours that explore St. Petersburg’s rich spring training history. His rides highlight historic ballparks, Hall of Famers who trained there, and even Negro League teams, while he considers expanding similar tours into North Pinellas and other nearby baseball hotbeds.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Palm Harbor

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday January 7

• NPJG - Tennis Lessons for ages 4-6: Red Level l & II
  John Geigle YMCA, 4550 Village Center Dr, Palm Harbor
  3:30 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday December 31

• Pool Pets - Photo Contest Fundraiser for Suncoast Animal League

Thursday January 1

• Community Coffee Hour at Palm Harbor Library
  Palm Harbor Library , 2330 Nebraska Ave , Palm Harbor
  7:30 am
• Business Success Series
  Palm Harbor Library , 2330 Nebraska Ave , Palm Harbor
  11:30 am

Tuesday January 6

• Girls Soccer (JV & Varsity) - H - Academy of the Holy Names
  Palm Harbor University High School , 1900 Omaha St , Palm Harbor
  5:00 pm
• Boys Basketball - A - Largo
  Largo High School , 410 Missouri Ave N , Largo
  6:30 pm

Wednesday January 7

• Chamber Member Orientation
  Palm Harbor Chamber , 1151 Nebraska Ave , Palm Harbor
  4:30 pm
• JV Wrestling - A - Osceola
  Osceola Fundamental High School , 9751 98th St , Seminole
  5:00 pm
• Palm Harbor Museum Presents Monica Drake with Come Celebrate with Heritage Village
  Palm Harbor Library , 2330 Nebraska Ave , Palm Harbor
  6:30 pm

Saturday January 10

• 7th AnnualTarpon Springs Sponge Docks Craft Festival
  735 Dodecanese Blvd , Tarpon Springs
  10:00 am

Sunday January 11

• Creative Artists Guild Art in the Park
  John R. Lawrence Pioneer Park , 420 Main St , Dunedin
  9:00 am
• Uncommon Travelers
  Beef 'O' Brady's , 3687 Tampa Rd , Oldsmar
  4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

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🗞 Nearby News

Dunedin

• MLB's Strange But True 2025: Wildest games of the year, including 3 postseason classics (nytimes.com)

Tarpon Springs

• Faithful to flock to Tarpon Springs for 120th Epiphany Day Celebration (suncoastnews.com)
• Things to do around Pasco: Jan. 1-7 (suncoastnews.com)
• Open-air golf carts get the boot in Tarpon Springs (suncoastnews.com)

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Ok Palm Harbor! 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 hear they’re giving him a really tough sentence.
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