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In today's newsletter:

• Why a Tarpon Springs doctor wants a judge, not a jury

Also on today's calendar: Tarpon Springs Ghost Tour: Haunted History and True Crime and 6 more events.

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

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Humid with a 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 78 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 2 weeks before trial, Pinellas doctor accused of murdering lawyer waives jury (tampabay.com) — A Tarpon Springs resident and plastic surgeon accused in a Largo lawyer's death has waived his right to a jury and will represent himself at his September trial, leaving the verdict and any death penalty decision solely to a judge. Investigators previously traced a vehicle to his Tarpon Springs home using license-plate cameras, and standby counsel remains available if he changes his mind.
   

📸 Around Tarpon Springs

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Tarpon Springs

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday September 17
• Whiskey Wings Tarpon Springs →
  Whiskey Wings Tarpon Springs, 40737 US Hwy 19 N, Tarpon Springs
  8:30 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday September 2
• Tarpon Springs Ghost Tour: Haunted History and True Crime →
  , Tarpon Springs
  8:00 pm
Thursday September 3
• Tarpon Springs Ghost Tour: Haunted History and True Crime →
  , Tarpon Springs
  8:00 pm
Saturday September 5
• Tarpon Springs Ghost Tour: Haunted History and True Crime →
  , Tarpon Springs
  8:00 pm
Wednesday September 9
• Tarpon Springs Ghost Tour: Haunted History and True Crime →
  , Tarpon Springs
  8:00 pm
Thursday September 10
• Tarpon Springs Ghost Tour: Haunted History and True Crime →
  , Tarpon Springs
  8:00 pm
Friday September 11
• Tarpon Springs Ghost Tour: Haunted History and True Crime →
  , Tarpon Springs
  8:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• Tarpon Springs Ghost Tour: Haunted History and True Crime →
  , Tarpon Springs
  8:00 pm
Sunday September 13
• Tarpon Springs Ghost Tour: Haunted History and True Crime →
  , Tarpon Springs
  8:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday September 1
• 3rd-5th Grade PM1 Makeups
  Hammond Odessa, FL 33556
  7:45 am
• Art Exhibit - TMAF →
  Oldsmar Public Library City Hall, 100 State St W, 400 S
  9:00 am
• Toddler Time with Mr Anthony →
  Oldsmar Public Library Oldsmar Library - Storytime Room - 400 St. Petersburg Drive East
  10:00 am
• Art with Friends →
  Oldsmar, FL Calendar, 650 Pine Avenue North, Oldsmar
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I was bored and thinking about going to the Sponge Docks to spend some money -- but then I remembered they charge for parking in that EMPTY PARKING LOT so I went somewhere else and spent my money.
  I wonder how much local money they lose because of that dumb parking lot (Nextdoor Riverwatch)

• Pizza Hut, Inc. posted a job opening for Team Member in Tarpon Springs. Apply here.
• Waste Pro USA, Inc. posted a job opening for Landfill Spotter in Tarpon Springs. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Tarpon Springs here.

🗞 Nearby News

Palm Harbor

• Pinellas County study underway for East Lake Road corridor to manage growing traffic, construction to come (tampabay28.com)
• 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)

Dunedin

• Dunedin officials meeting again on halting some causeway watercraft launches (baynews9.com)
• Lotto Players Share $333k Prizes as Powerball Rolls Over to $25M (time.news)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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