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🌱 Patch AM: Heading to the Sponge Docks Fall Craft Art Festival this weekend?

And on the Tarpon Springs Patch calendar - 2nd Saturday Tarpon Springs Market

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Good day Tarpon Springs! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Heading to the Sponge Docks Fall Craft Art Festival this weekend?
  • Where Tarpon Springs drivers can still find cheaper premium gas now
  • Judge weighs death penalty for Tarpon Springs plastic surgeon today

Also on today's calendar: Tarpon Springs Ghost Tour: Haunted History & True Crime and 9 more events.

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

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 88 and low of 77 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: An afternoon t-storm; humid, temps: high: 89, low: 77.
  • Sunday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 83 and low of 73 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Top 5 Weekend Events October 9-11, 2026 (paradisenewsfl.com) — Tarpon Springs residents can dive into the Sponge Docks Fall Craft Art Festival this Saturday and Sunday along Dodecanese Boulevard, with local art, shopping, and Greek waterfront dining all in one walkable stretch. It's one of several big weekend happenings across Pinellas, from Taste of the Beaches to Island Fest at Honeymoon Island and a pumpkin-filled outing at the St. Pete Pier.
   

• Premium gas at $4.23 per gallon in Pinellas County in week ending Oct. 3 (pinellastimes.com) — Tarpon Springs drivers are seeing some of the lower premium gas prices in Pinellas County, with recent reports showing it under $5 per gallon at certain stations. Countywide, premium averaged $4.89 during the week ending Oct. 3, slightly below the Florida average, as prices eased from spring's spike but remain well above last year.
   

• Pinellas Judge to decide on sentence for Tarpon Springs Plastic Surgeon following guilty verdict (tampabay28.com) — A Tarpon Springs plastic surgeon convicted of first-degree murder is awaiting sentencing, with a Pinellas judge holding a Spencer hearing today to weigh arguments and evidence. Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty, while the defendant continues to represent himself in this high-profile Clearwater case. Local residents can expect further updates as the court decides his fate.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

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Dunedin

  • Silver Alert canceled after missing Largo man found safe in Dunedin (pinellastimes.com)
  • Cooney and Kasevich Share a Path to Toronto (mlb.com)

Clearwater

  • Clearwater upgrades garbage and recycling trucks with cameras, tracking software (fox13news.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: "Why did the cookie go to the hospital?" — Because he felt crummy. (Thank you Sanda J. for sending it in!)
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