🌱 Patch AM: Do you need to boil your tap water in Tarpon Springs?

Coffee in hand, Tarpon Springs? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Do you need to boil your tap water in Tarpon Springs?
• How tonight's DUI crackdown could affect your drive through Tarpon Springs
• How Tarpon Springs' boatyards are powering Tampa Bay's new ferry service

Also on today's calendar: 9/11 Memorial Ceremony and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: Where do math teachers go on vacation? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 88 and low of 77 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Sunday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 89, low: 76.
• Monday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 89 and low of 75 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Precautionary boil water notice issued for Tarpon Springs customers south of Anclote River (tampabay28.com) — If you live in Tarpon Springs south of the Anclote River, you're under a precautionary boil water notice after a brief pressure issue in the city system. Officials say to boil tap water for at least one minute before drinking, cooking, or brushing teeth, and they'll alert residents once tests are complete and the notice is lifted.
   

• Pinellas County Weekend DUI Crackdown In Memory Of Clearwater Crash Victim Mark Harris (tampafp.com) — Tarpon Springs drivers will see extra DUI enforcement Saturday night as local police join a countywide "Wolf Pack" crackdown across Pinellas County. From 7 p.m. Saturday to 5 a.m. Sunday, officers will heavily patrol major roads to deter impaired driving, honoring a Clearwater crash victim while focusing on preventing injuries, deaths, and property damage.
   

• Tampa Bay Ferry gets $850,000 federal investment for dock in St. Pete (fox13news.com) — Work on the new Tampa Bay Ferry directly touches Tarpon Springs, where two passenger boats are being refurbished before they begin shuttling riders between Tampa and St. Pete. Federal funding will help build a permanent dock in St. Pete, with a temporary dock expected soon and year-round service planned once the vessels are ready.
   

📸 Around Tarpon Springs

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Tarpon Springs

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★ Featured events ★

Friday September 11
• 9/11 Memorial Ceremony →
  Curlew Hills Memory Gardens, 1750 Curlew Rd, Palm Harbor
  10:00 am

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Other local events

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
Wednesday September 16
• Tarpon Springs Ghost Tour: Haunted History and True Crime →
  , Tarpon Springs
  8:00 pm
Thursday September 17
• Tarpon Springs Ghost Tour: Haunted History and True Crime →
  , Tarpon Springs
  8:00 pm
• Whiskey Wings Tarpon Springs →
  Whiskey Wings Tarpon Springs, 40737 US Hwy 19 N, Tarpon Springs
  8:30 pm

📣 Tarpon Springs Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday September 5
• Youth 3v3 Basketball Clinic →
  Oldsmar, FL Calendar, 650 Pine Avenue North, Oldsmar
  9:00 am
• T'ai Chi Chih Advanced →
  Oldsmar, FL Calendar, 650 Pine Avenue North, Oldsmar
  9:30 am
• T'ai Chi Chih →
  Oldsmar, FL Calendar, 650 Pine Avenue North, Oldsmar
  10:30 am
• Oldsmar Historical Collection →
  Oldsmar, FL Calendar, 400 St. Petersburg Drive East, Oldsmar
  12:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• KFC posted a job opening for KFC Team Member in Holiday. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Palm Harbor

• Jungle Boys Store Manager in Palm Harbor, FL (mlive.com)
• Test out the game breaking buzzer for yourself at That Game Show Place (baynews9.com)
• CSCI Secures 2,926 New Residential Units as Market Share Growth Continues Across Florida (lasvegassun.com)

Dunedin

• Taillon exits first start back from IL with right elbow discomfort (mlb.com)

Ok Tarpon Springs! 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: Times Square (Thank you Jean K. for sending it in!)
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