Posts Tagged ‘dunedin’

Dunedin’s Heart

DUNEDIN, FLA. — On August 3, 2006 Dunedin, Florida became our nation’s First Purple Heart City and then on August 7, 2008 it dedicated its first Purple Heart Park at the corner of Main and Broadway in Downtown Dunedin.       Sunday August 7, 2022 was the 15th Purple Heart Ceremony held at the site […]

Local Staffers get the Canadian Boot

DUNEDIN, FLA.–With major league baseball regular season games coming to Dunedin on April 8th when the Toronto Blue Jays host the California Angels reconstruction is being done on TD Ballpark to make it a bit like the Rogers Center.     According to sources all local advertising is being removed and that from the Rogers Center […]

Bingo!

The parking lot of VFW Post 2550 across the street from Dunedin Stadium might seem normal on a game day but there hasn’t been a game at the stadium in four and a half months.  You see Wednesdays are bingo days at the post but on this Wednesday, August 14th the lot was not full […]

Dunedin’s got Heart, Purple Heart

On August 3, 2006 Dunedin, Flroida became our nations First Purple Heart City and on August 8, 2008 it dedicated the monument shown in the photo at the city’s Purple Heart Park.  Mal Clingan (R) Commander of the John F. Kennedy Post 1963 of the Military Order of the Purple Heart and Mike Vieli (L) […]

Kids Blocked in Dunedin

This Toronto Blue jays project is adding a lot of hassles for Dunedin residents… READ MORE

Snow Birds

The Campbell Brothers Moving of Toronto Ont. made their 43rd trip south to Dunedin, Fl. to deliver the good for the team’s spring training.  The truck was totally unloaded on Monday with items for the major league team at Dunedin Stadium at Grant Field and the minor league faculty at the Englebert Complex 3 1/2 […]

Bad Tenant in Dunedin

The Toronto Blue Jays which lease the Englebert Complex from the City of Dunedin are neglecting the city property they lease.  The complex which has five full size baseball fields, one half field and a large clubhouse appears to be going down his by its leasers.  The photo shows the left center field area of […]

No Flag Football or Softball in Dunedin!?

The sport of flag football might be going the way of slow pitch softball at the Vanech Complex in Dunedin.  With the possibility of construction starting next year that would eliminate the complex because of the Toronto Blue Jays expansion another field(s) would be needed for the sports.  At present there are no other known […]

THE OTHER SIDE OF SPORTS

  It has been a while since yours truly has taken the literal pen in hand here at Rocket Sports and Entertainment but sometimes one must. With Veterans Day on Wednesday I have been wondering about a few things like will the flags be properly flown at Grant Field in Dunedin. Will non veterans really mean […]

Cecil to Throw

  Dunedin, Fla. — Brett Cecil will start throwing tomorrow and be ready for opening day.   AND AN ODD AND END FROM EDDIE MICHELS…