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At Honeymoon Island, urgency grows to defend ‘real Florida’
DUNEDIN — For Terry Fortner, the fight to save Honeymoon Island State Park from proposed development is personal. Nearly 130 years ago, just offshore from here, her grandmother Myrtle Scharrer was born in a pioneer home on Caladesi Island. She lived for decades in the tranquility of the then-untouched island chains that today include Florida’s most-visited state park. When she was pressured to sell her acreage in 1946, Scharrer placed on it a deed restriction that would lay the groundwork for its protection.
Could one state house district elect the first transgender person in Florida history?
TAMPA, Fla. — A local race has the potential to make history. If elected — Ashley Brundage would become the first openly transgender person to hold elected office in Florida. The Democratic nominee for State House District 65 is challenging first-term Republican incumbent Karen Gonzalez Pittman. The district...
SRQ's Frederick Piccolo Wins Florida Airports Council's Aviation Leadership Award
The Florida Airports Council (FAC) presented Fredrick J. Piccolo, president and CEO of the Sarasota Manatee Airport Authority, with the 2024 Aviation Leadership Award. The award is presented to an airport professional who has demonstrated outstanding service and contributions to the Florida airport. community. Gulf Coast Community Foundation has announced...
A Florida man set to be executed this week appeals to the US Supreme Court for a stay
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man scheduled to be put to death on Thursday is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to delay his execution so that his challenge to Florida’s lethal injection procedures can be heard. Loran Cole, 57, is slated to be executed at 6 p.m....
Read Early, Talk Early: Boost your baby’s brain power
TAMPA (BLOOM) – Marketing Associate for the Juvenile Welfare Board, Elicia Hinson, joins Gayle Guyardo, the host of the global health and wellness show, Bloom, to share more about how you can boost your baby’s brain power, including why it is crucial to start focusing on learning and reading from birth.
Dover woman arrested for DUI after driving on wrong way of I-75 in Tampa: FHP
TAMPA, Fla. - A Hillsborough County woman was arrested for driving the wrong way on I-75 while driving under the influence early Monday morning, according to authorities. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, at around 1:55 a.m. on Monday, a trooper was parked within a construction lane closure on I-75 South near mile marker 256 in Hillsborough County. He then was alerted to a wrong-way driver traveling north in the southbound lanes.
Football: Pinellas County defensive player of the week — Aug. 27, 2024
Here are the nominees for the Pinellas County football defensive player of the week poll. Voting lasts until 9 a.m. Thursday. Noel Brown, Sr., Clearwater: Finished with 11 tackles and four sacks in a win over Bartow. Ben Cubito, Sr., St. Petersburg: Had eight tackles, an interception and a forced...
WADA schedules 9-11 event, Phoenix Awards
The Warehouse Arts District Association’s annual 9/11 Commemoration Ceremony, on Sept. 11, will have a new component this year: The inaugural Phoenix Awards, celebrating “local heroes” who have, in the words of WADA director Markus Gottschlich, “demonstrated extraordinary acts of sacrifice and service.”. The 9 a.m....
Island Hopper Songwriter Fest celebrates 10 years with music & new events, Sept. 20-29
‘Sneak Peek in St. Pete’ on Sept. 7 previews 10 days of music. on Captiva, Cape Coral, downtown Fort Myers and Fort Myers Beach. Live music on a day cruise. Live music with a wine dinner. Live music at a 2,000-year-old Calusa Indian shell mound. Live music with a chart-topping singer-songwriter who is backed up by the Gulf Coast Symphony.
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