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🌱 Treasure Island faces tough budget choices after property tax vote
Treasure Island, Florida Patch AM: a 3 min readCoffee in hand, Treasure Island? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Treasure Island faces tough budget choices after property tax vote
- Sanding Ovations brings master sculptors back to Treasure Island
- What sold on Treasure Island, from condos to waterfront homes
Also on today's calendar: Annual Sanding Ovations Master's Cup and 2 more events.
Today's riddle: What is easy to get in to but hard to get out of? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Turning sunny and less humid, with a high of 83 and low of 63 degrees.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 81, low: 67.
- Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 82 and low of 66 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 5 questions after Florida voters approved Amendment 3 (tampabay.com) — Treasure Island's city manager is warning residents of difficult budget choices after voters approved Amendment 3, which expands property tax exemptions beginning next year. The city relies on property taxes for most operating costs, putting services under pressure even as qualifying homeowners gain tax relief. Lawmakers still must pass implementing laws. 
• 11 Florida November Festivals That Make The Month Feel Like A Celebration (newsbreak.com) — Master sand sculptors return to Treasure Island for Sanding Ovations November 19–22, with an encore November 27–29 behind the Bilmar Beach Resort. The free festival includes children's sculpting lessons, live music and a kite showcase, with fireworks scheduled for November 21. It's one of 11 November festivals highlighted across Florida.
• Pinellas Beaches Real Estate October 30-November 6 (thegabber.com) — All seven Treasure Island properties in this week's beach sales roundup sold below their asking prices, with deals ranging from $245,000 to nearly $4 million. The largest sale was at 14 Marina Terrace, where a four-bedroom home listed at $4.595 million closed at $3.9791 million.
📸 Around Treasure Island
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Sanding Ovations 2026 →
Treasure Island Beach, 11260 Gulf Blvd, Treasure Island
Thursday November 19
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Other local events
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Discovery Night
East Lake Middle School Academy of Engineering, 1200 Silver Eagle Dr., Treasure Island
5:30 pm -
Annual Sanding Ovations Master's Cup →
Treasure Island FL -
Sanding Ovations presents Music is the Key →
Treasure Island Gulf Front Park, Treasure Island
10:00 am -
TL Jentgens at Ricky T's Bar & Grille →
Ricky T's Bar & Grille, 10601 Gulf Blvd, Treasure Island
8:00 pm
Tuesday November 10
Thursday November 19
Friday December 4
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Monthly Sun Drunk Upham Beach Cleanup →
Upham Beach Park, 6850 Beach Plaza, St. Pete Beach
8:30 am -
Clam Bayou Environmental History Walking Tour →
City of Gulfport Municipal Marina, 4630 29th Ave S, Gulfpor
9:30 am -
Come & Go Craft
Gulfport Public Library, 5501 28th Ave S, Gulfport
10:00 am -
Gulfport Art in the Yard: A Citywide Open-Air Gallery Returns! →
Art in the Yard Hub, 2608 Beach Blvd. S., Gulfport
10:00 am -
Collage Group Share & Swap - Teens & Adults
Gulfport Arts Center, 2726 54th St S, Gulfport
10:30 am -
2nd Annual Egypt Shrine Flip Flop Bar Hop →
Sirata Beach Resort & Conference Center, 5300 Gulf Blvd., St. Pete Beach
11:00 am -
Art in the Auditorium at Gulfport's Town Shores →
Town Shores, 3210 59th St. S., Gulfport
11:00 am
Saturday November 7
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🗞 Nearby News
Madeira Beach
- Local Event: Merry Beach Market Holiday Festival (patch.com)
- ‘America has had a big influence on me': Moldovan immigrant wins coveted '1776′ Mass. license plate (bostonglobe.com)
- Weekly Tidbits November 5, 2026 (paradisenewsfl.com)
Gulfport
- Things To Do Nov. 5-12 in Gulfport, St. Pete (thegabber.com)
Ok Treasure Island! 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: "What is easy to get in to but hard to get out of?" — Trouble (Thank you Candice H. for sending it in!)
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