🌱 Tipsy Tarpon and 10 more events

Good morning to you Crystal River! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Little Learners at Coastal Region Library
• Tipsy Tarpon

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: An afternoon thunderstorm, with a high of 90 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., temps: high: 91, low: 72.
• Saturday: An afternoon thunderstorm, with a high of 90 and low of 73 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Crystal River

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday August 13

• Little Learners →
  Coastal Region Library, 8619 W Crystal St, Crystal River
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Sunday August 30

• Tipsy Tarpon →
  Tipsy Tarpon, 513 NW 2nd Ave, Crystal River
  1:00 pm

Thursday September 3

• Little Learners →
  Coastal Region Library, 8619 W Crystal St, Crystal River
  11:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 6

• Watercolor Group
  Art Center of Citrus County AE North and South Ends
  10:00 am
• Adults Create →
  Homosassa Public Library, 4100 S Grandmarch Ave, Homosassa
  1:00 pm

Friday August 7

• CIT - Parent's Night Out for ages 5-12 - Lecanto... →
  Citrus Memorial Health Foundation YMCA, 4127 W Norvell Bryant Hwy, Lecanto
  6:00 pm
• CIT - Parent's Night Out for ages 5-12 - Lecanto, FL 2026 →
  Citrus Memorial Health Foundation YMCA, 4127 W Norvell Bryant Hwy, Lecanto
  6:00 pm

Monday August 10

• Cleaning Service
  Art Center of Citrus County Whole Campus
  7:30 am

Tuesday August 11

• Oil Painting Group
  Art Center of Citrus County AE North and South Ends
  10:00 am
• Regular School Board Meeting
  Crest 1007 W. Main Street, Inverness, FL 34450
  4:00 pm

Wednesday August 12

• Little Learners →
  Central Ridge Library, 425 W Roosevelt Blvd, Beverly Hills
  11:00 am

Saturday August 15

• Bob Ross Workshop at ArtSea Alcove Ceramic Studio! →
  ArtSea Alcove, 3993 N Lecanto Hwy, Beverly Hills
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I dined at Naha Sushi for the first time last week and thought it was excellent.
  Yesterday, I ordered a lunch special for takeout, and unfortunately it was nowhere near as good as my dine-in experience. Has anyone else noticed a… (Nextdoor Spring Run)
• Hi, my name is Theresa Kendrick.
  I’m a retired Air Force veteran and my husband and that would be perfect for me cause I don’t have a lot going on so if you would like ! Get back… (Nextdoor State Park Road)

• NHS Management, LLC posted a job opening for Maintenance Assistant in Crystal River. Apply here.
• Goodwill Industries-Suncoast, Inc. posted a job opening for Processing Associate (Crystal River) in Crystal River. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Crystal River here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Homosassa

• Boarding facility owner arrested for animal cruelty in Homosassa: 'Trust was broken' (fox13news.com)

Lecanto

• ENR Announces 2026 Excellence in Safety, Sustainability Winners for Texas & Southeast (enr.com)

Hernando

• That Dirt Path Next to the Cornfield Has a Flock Camera. So Does Everywhere Else. (gadgetreview.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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