Friday: An afternoon thunderstorm, with a high of 91 and low of 81 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
Saturday: A stray afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 90, low: 80.
Sunday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 89 and low of 78 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 10 Florida Beaches So Beautiful Locals Wish Tourists Would Stay Away In 2026 (takingthekids.com) — Two of the "locals-only" beaches highlighted here sit right off Dunedin: Caladesi Island and Honeymoon Island, both reached from Causeway Boulevard. The guide walks you through ferries, trails, shelling, and calm Gulf water, then branches out to eight other quiet Florida beaches worth a road trip if you are craving uncrowded sand and clear water this year.
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
Julie Ward Bujalski's legacy — and the standard she set —Jeremy Reynolds Read on Patch
Please share & repost to help reunite this lost dog! Drako was LOST on August 18, 2026 in Clearwater, FL 33755 near King and Sunset Sharing for a neighbor. For the latest information or to contact the… (Nextdoor King Arthur's Court)
Again new to Dunedin and now I need recommendations for a dentist. I'd prefer a small dentist that the corporate run ones. And don't bother with Lepore I don't like that one (Nextdoor Historic Dunedin)
C.S.T. Connection, Inc. posted a job opening for Plastic Injection Molding Operator 2nd shift in Clearwater. Apply here.
SPECTRUM posted a job opening for Retail Sales Specialist in Clearwater. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Dunedin here.
🗞 Nearby News
Clearwater
Florida troopers arrest thousands across the state under super speeder law (fox13news.com)
New FEMA Flood Maps On The Horizon For Clearwater's Alligator Creek Area (tampafp.com)
Clearwater City Council Member says Yes on Three, Property Tax Amendment, as City prepares contingency budget (tampabay28.com)
Palm Harbor
Pedestrian Dies Following Crash on 66th Street North (iontb.com)
Sarasota Paradise soccer club signs five teens to pro pathway deals (heraldtribune.com)
New Port Richey
AL Teen's Dream Of Becoming A Mermaid Came True At Weeki Wachee (patch.com)
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