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Chris Anderson Band at Big Top Brewing
Chris Anderson has been a mainstay on the Southern Rock scene since the 1970s, playing with, touring, or writing songs in groups such as the Outlaws, Grinderswitch, Lucinda Williams, The Allman Brothers, Bad Company, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Blackhawk, Hank Williams Jr, Steven Stills, Johnny Neel, Neil Carswell and many others. His Debut Album “Old Friend” has been described as a cross between Stevie Ray Vaughan Eric Clapton, and Duane Allman.
Florida Studio Theatre Presents Political Comedy THE OUTSIDER
Florida Studio Theatre will present The Outsider, a play about a lieutenant governor who is forced out of his world of paperwork and behind-the-scenes actions to become governor in a special election following a gubernational scandal. The Outsider begins playing July 24 in FST's Gompertz Theatre. Tickets are available at...
Lower rain chances Wednesday as summer heat continues
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Some upper-level dry air will move in from the south throughout the day Wednesday, and this will suppress rain chances tomorrow afternoon and evening. The current wind pattern continues to favor early morning coastal showers and afternoon storms, and some scattered rainfall can not be ruled out for tomorrow, but it should not be widespread. Only a 30% chance of rain, primarily in the afternoon.
Video shows black bear at North Port, Florida home's front door
A black bear was caught on video approaching the front door of a North Port home. The North Port Police Department responded to a report of a black bear along Tidwell Street in the North Port Estates area over the weekend, according to a post on the agency's Facebook page.
Report: US 19 in Pinellas County is deadliest road by county in Florida
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A new report ranks U.S. Highway 19 in Pinellas County as the deadliest road by county in Florida. Consumer Affairs, a journal of consumer research, published a study that compared traffic deaths across the state. Researchers found that U.S. 19's stretch in Pinellas County is the deadliest road by county with 94 fatalities since 2020.
Ryder (R) to Gain From Pit Stop Acquisition: Here's How
R - Free Report) has inked a deal to purchase Venice, FL-based Pit Stop Fleet Service (Pit Stop), which is likely to enhance growth of its retail mobile maintenance business, Torque by Ryder. Founded in 1997, Pit Stop provides retail mobile commercial fleet maintenance, including battery, tire and transmission repairs,...
FAST assessment scores show marked improvement for Volusia, Flagler students
Volusia and Flagler county school districts showed notable improvement in math, according to the 2023-24 Florida Assessment of Student Thinking (FAST) results released by the state Department of Education earlier this month. This is the second year Florida has conducted FAST testing. The progress monitoring assessments are conducted three times throughout the school year and are designed to drive student improvement by providing teachers, students and parents with immediate data at the beginning, middle and end of...
Rothman's 'hub-and-spoke' model pays dividends
Philadelphia-based Rothman Orthopaedic Institute expanded into Florida in 2020 through its partnership with AdventHealth and plans to accelerate growth in one of the most competitive markets for orthopedics in the coming years. Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth is a 53-hospital system with locations across nine states. Thirty of its hospitals are...
Florida abortion ballot measure financial impact statement blasted by proponents
A Florida panel approved a financial impact statement for an abortion ballot measure the state will vote on in November, but supporters of the amendment are crying foul over the state-approved text. The financial impact statement is written by the Financial Impact Estimating Conference to tell voters the impact an amendment would have on state […]
Daylight saving time 2024: Sunshine Protection Act, why Florida still falls back, for now
Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, two days after we "fall back" for daylight saving time. Sunshine Protection Act would permanently extend daylight saving time from 8 months of the year to the full 12 months. Did Ben Franklin invent daylight savings? He was likely one of the first...
Heat advisory in effect on Wednesday in South Florida
PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – A heat advisory is in effect through Wednesday evening for South Florida. The advisory is expected to last until 6 p.m. The feel heat index possibility in Miami-Dade, Broward, Monroe and Palm Beach counties ranges between 105 to 110 degrees while the highs will reach the low to mid-90s.
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