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Top Headlines: Walmart Neighbors, Mailbox Smashing, Cafe Alfresco Honored

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1. Dunedin Merchants: Neighborhood Walmart Good for Business

Nearly two years after the retail giant opened, business owners in this State Road 580 strip mall say they are doing better now that Walmart Neighborhood Market is their neighbor.

2. End of the Line for Dunedin Pipe Band's Drum Set?

The city pipe band says its drum set is reaching the end of the line. Members are hosting a concert and pub crawl to help raise the $15,000 it takes to replace them.

3. Eagle Scout To Build Garden For Teacher Who Died of Brain Cancer

Kameron Madley is building a new butterfly garden for his late eighth-grade math teacher from Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School as part of a his final Eagle Scout project in Boy Scout Troop 422.

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4. Drive-By Mailbox Smashing Typical of Dunedin Summer Crime Wave

Bicycle thefts, car break-ins and vandalism are on the rise in Dunedin as part of an expected summer crime wave, most being committed by a small group of youths, Pinellas County Sheriff Deputy Spencer Gross says.

5. Cafe Alfresco: Best of Tampa Bay – Again!

The downtown Dunedin restaurant just garnered another annual Best of Tampa Bay Award.

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