CLEARWATER, Fla. – Pinellas County is a long-time investor in the Clearwater Marine Aquarium which had its first beginnings in 1972. In 1978 it became known as the Clearwater Marine Science Center. To date, the center is now globally known and is recognized for its…
Read More Clearwater Marine Aquarium Sites Movies, Fans and a New Facility for $2 Billion Economic Impact
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. – Despite the pandemic beginning in 2020, Habitat for Humanity in Pinellas County received $959,888 from property taxes to support the efforts. According to Mike Sutton, Habitat for Humanity Chief Executive Officer, Pinellas, and West Pasco Counties, “It’s been an interesting year,…
Read More Habitat for Humanity Credits Property Owners and BOCC for Record Year
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. – Lindsey Flynn, M.S., with The Sea Turtle Conservancy, gave a live demonstration to the Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners, visually explaining why and how “friendly lighting” is needed for nesting turtles in miles of densely populated beaches. Friendly in terms…
Read More Beachfront Lighting Retrofit Program Hopes to Save Sea Turtles
TAMPA, Fla. – Several restaurant/bar venues within Tampa city limits and under the order of the City Council (not the state) came before council members today for violating mask and distancing orders. If this comes as a surprise, it should not. The problems began New…
Read More Protests and Public Comments Ignored, First Bars Get Liquor Suspensions
The handshake is widely believed in history to have begun as a gesture of peace (displaying no weapon) or as a symbolic gesture of a promise, as well as a way to introduce oneself in our times. According to Wikipedia, the World Health Organization and…
Read More Canceled: Handshake Turns to the Foot-Shake
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – “It’s a sweet time of year,” said Commissioner Stacy White who excitedly recognized this signature event, Florida’s Strawberry Festival. Today, the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners approved the proclamation led by Commissioner White marking March 4-14, 2021 as the official…
Read More Hillsborough BOCC: All Aboard for Strawberry Festival
TAMPA, Fla. – Barbara Smith wrote in the Business Insider in August that cardboard is the “beige gold,” and globally criminals are making millions as e-commerce booms. This and other changes are strangling recycling systems and the profits of companies and local authorities. Recycling has not escaped…
Read More Where Do All the Boxes Go? Port of Tampa Part of The Solution
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – As Halloween soon arrives in 88° heat, werewolves, vampires, zombies, and ghouls of all sorts come out to play. Perhaps I have too much time to think, but seeing blood-dripped teeth made me wonder what our fangs are really about. Why…
Read More Human Fangs: What’s the Point?
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – Correctly known as the Customer Lifestyle Value (CLV) Score, this number is used in every aspect of daily life. A CLV Score, in addition to your credit score, tells so much about you. Until recently, this decades-old practice was secret and…
Read More Special Report: Customer Lifestyle Value Scores, Privacy, and Concerns
U.S. BREAKING NEWS – Calls to 911 went unanswered for many Monday night as dozens of cities reported outages as originally posted by Austin Williams, Fox 29 Philadelphia Digital Team. FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel released this statement on Twitter during the outage, “The one system…
Read More BREAKING NEWS: 911 Services Suffer Interuptions in Multiple States