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The scarecrows are arriving! The 2nd Annual Lealman Scarecrow Competition is part of this year's PAL-O-WEEN, hosted at Lealman Exchange.
Thursday, October 29th from 6-8pm.
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The Lealman Voice is all about keeping our community connected and informed. Each issue highlights local programs, events, and the people making a difference right here in Lealman. Together, we can keep the Lealman community strong, engaged, and moving forward. If you have neighborhood updates, upcoming activities, or success stories to share, we’d love to hear from you.
Lealman Nights: Know Before You Go
We’re excited to welcome you to Lealman Nights: Movie & Market on Saturday, October 24th, from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM! We’re looking forward to a fantastic evening filled with local vendors, delicious food, community fun, and a movie under the stars.
- Date: Saturday, October 24th
- Event hours: 6:00 PM–9:00 PM
- Movie start time: 7:30 PM
- Entrance: 4300 Duval Park Blvd - parking available on site and in the Lealman Exchange parking lot
MOVIE NIGHT DETAILS
This month’s featured movie is Minions & Monsters!
We’ll be laser-projecting the movie onto our impressive 33-foot inflatable screen, creating a memorable movie night experience for the whole community. We’ve got a blanket section up front and a chair section further back, so bring whatever is most comfortable for you.
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5175 45th Street North - in the 💙 of Lealman
Community Tech Desk
- Tuesdays: 9am-12pm
NeuroChallenge Caregiver Support Group
- Thursdays: 10-11am
Lealman Nights!
NEXT: Saturday, October 24th: 6-9pm
This is a rain date. Future Lealman Nights are on the Second Saturday of the month!
Lealman CRA Meeting
NEXT: Wednesday, October 28th: 6-8pm
Doors open at 5:30 PM
Lealman Community Association Meeting
NEXT: Wednesday, November 4th: 7-9pm
Doors open at 6:30 PM
Community Fun Night
NEXT: Wednesday, November 18th: 6-7:30pm
Tell us you're coming at this link!
Beyond the Wings Theater presents DRACULA: A COMEDY OF TERRORS. Enjoy family-friendly live theater in Lealman, October 23-25. Info & Tickets HERE.
Clearview United Methodist Church hosts a Community Dinner in the Pumpkin Patch. Sunday, October 25. Info HERE.
Clearview Adult Education Center presents a Fall Festival with free Haunted Trail. Wednesday & Thursday, October 28-29. Info HERE.
Pinellas PAL presents PAL-O-WEEN. Thursday, October 29. Includes 2nd Annual Lealman Scarecrow Competition. Info HERE.
All Veterans are welcome on Wednesday, November 4th.
Let us know you're coming HERE.
County Corner
October is National Financial Planning Month
Do you have multiple credit card balances and wonder which one you should pay off first? You’re not alone — and you don’t have to figure it out by yourself!
There are two popular strategies to help you tackle credit card debt: the Debt Snowball, which focuses on paying off your smallest balance first, and the Debt Avalanche, which targets the highest interest rate first. Both approaches can help you make progress toward becoming debt-free.
The key is finding the strategy that works best for YOU!
Take a few minutes to review the attached flyer, then take the next step. Contact Daystar Life’s No-Cost Financial Coaching Program to learn how a Financial Coach can help you explore your options, create a realistic budget, and develop a debt paydown plan that fits your financial goals.
You don’t have to wait for the “perfect” time to start. Every step forward counts!
Ready to get started? Reach out to Paula Castoro, Financial Coach, to learn more. https://daystarlife.org/services/
Lealman in the News
Ground Broken for Habitat’s Lealman Heights Community
Habitat for Humanity Tampa Bay Gulfside leaders and staff officially broke ground Thursday on the Lealman Heights community in unincorporated Lealman.
The development, at 4000 58th Avenue N., will feature 26 townhomes. Each two-story unit will have a three-bedroom layout of approximately 1,500 square feet.
“Habitat, over the last five years, has built nearly 100 homes in the Lealman community,” Habitat president and CEO Mike Sutton explained. “It’s an exciting place and a desirable place for our families to live.”
Infrastructure work on the project will commence “very very soon.” He added that the homes should be vertical by late 2027.
Sutton emphasized that Habitat’s model is not a handout.
“So, the biggest misconception is that we build homes and give them away for free,” Sutton said. “That couldn’t be further from the truth. The families we partner with have to have steady employment and show the ability to pay a mortgage.”
Pinellas County School Board OKs More Closures
At its Tuesday meeting, the Pinellas County School Board voted to close more schools and restructure others in response to enrollment decline.
St. Petersburg’s Blanton Elementary and Bear Creek Elementary will cease operations at the end of the 2026-27 academic year. Clearwater’s Kings Highway Elementary Magnet School and Lealman Innovation Academy will close as well.
The county will also transition St. Petersburg’s Azalea Elementary School into a K-8 institution on the current Azalea Middle School campus. Azalea Middle School will be relocated to the Boca Ciega High School campus and renamed.
Tarpon Springs Middle School and Sunset Hills Elementary will merge and become a new K-8 school on the Tarpon Springs Middle School campus in the 2027- 28 academic year. Tarpon Springs Fundamental Elementary School will expand into a fundamental K-8 institution on the current Sunset Hills Elementary campus.
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