🌱 Patch AM: How a 2031 road overhaul could change driving on East Lake Road

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• How a 2031 road overhaul could change driving on East Lake Road

Today's riddle: What is the 1 way to guarantee winning a small fortune at the casino? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 90 and low of 75 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Wednesday: Humid; a p.m. t-storm or two, temps: high: 88, low: 76.
• Thursday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 89 and low of 77 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Pinellas County study underway for East Lake Road corridor to manage growing traffic, construction to come (tampabay28.com) — Heavy traffic on East Lake Road has pushed Pinellas County to launch a long-term corridor study that could lead to lane widening, new signal timing, and safer crossings, with construction expected around 2031. Smaller improvements, like an added lane at Tarpon Woods, are already underway, and residents will have more chances to give feedback at future public meetings and online.
   

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Wednesday September 2
• Art Exhibit - TMAF →
  Oldsmar Public Library City Hall, 100 State St W, 400 S
  9:00 am
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  Oldsmar Public Library Oldsmar Library - Storytime Room - 400 St. Petersburg Drive East
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  Oldsmar Public Library City Hall, 100 State St W, 400 S
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• Toddler Playtime at the Library →
  Oldsmar Public Library Oldsmar Library - Storytime Room - 400 St. Petersburg Drive East
  10:00 am
• Preschool Storytime with Mr Anthony →
  Oldsmar Public Library Oldsmar Library - Storytime Room - 400 St. Petersburg Drive East
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  9:00 am
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  East Lake High Tarpon Springs, FL 34688
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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday September 1
• Art Exhibit - TMAF →
  Oldsmar, FL Calendar Oldsmar, FL 34677
  9:00 am
• Toddler Time with Mr Anthony →
  Oldsmar, FL Calendar, 400 St. Petersburg Drive East, Oldsmar
  10:00 am
• Senior Social →
  Oldsmar, FL Calendar, 650 Pine Avenue North, Oldsmar
  10:00 am
• Art with Friends →
  Oldsmar, FL Calendar, 650 Pine Avenue North, Oldsmar
  10:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Palm Harbor

• Top events in Tampa Bay for the week of Aug. 31 (tampabay.com)
• Palm Harbor Man Cited In Florida Keys For Catching Undersized Lobsters (tampafp.com)
• Zero trust for military avionics (militaryaerospace.com)

Oldsmar

• Oldsmar Medicaid billing for Procedures / Professional Services hits $8,816 in 2024 (pinellastimes.com)

Tarpon Springs

• Best high schools in Florida (pasconewsonline.com)
• It's all Greek to me (observer-reporter.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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