It ain't exactly as thrilling as a roller coaster ride, but there are lots of people doing great things to help lead us to a more sustainable (and profitable) existence. In our bay area schools, no less.
A new state law went into effect on July 1 in support for Florida-Friendly gardeners everywhere! The new law states specifically that HOAs can no longer prohibit homeowners from applying Florida-Friendly landscaping!
You may have heard of the latest local attempt at a world record. Lt. Col. Kristine Gould and retired Lt. Col. Harold “Chip” Bowlin are Tampa residents who serve on the parachute team of the Special Operations Command at MacDill Air Force Base. They completed 103 tandem skydives within 20 hours over at Skydive City [...]
Another thing to worry about. For two years, Tarpon Springs cops have been ticketing cars for parking in valid parking spots. In a dispute between business owners, one of them put up fake ‘no parking’ signs, and then may have called cops on the other business owners’ customers. A couple years ago, developer Mike Bronson admitted [...]
Whenever we have to conserve water, news outlets love to point out those high-profile names that are using more than their fair share. ABC Action News published lists of top water users for each area, and stories told by the St. Pete Times, My Fox Tampa Bay and others pointed out that the Don Wallace [...]
Allright, so our efforts over the last ten years to prepare for drought times have been, uh, let’s just say “somewhat short of a complete success.” And once again, we are facing severe water shortages where we are basically demanding everyone just stop watering the grass. But wait… Haven’t we been under restrictions [...]
Which is worse, driving drunk or letting a cop get away with driving drunk? The St. Pete Times article asks: Did deputy show favoritism to fellow lawmen? I say yes. As Sgt. John Daniels pulled up, the passenger stood outside the Dodge’s door, urinating. The driver admitted he had been drinking and declined a breath test. The two [...]
Pasco Sheriff’s Deputies arrested Tallie Gainer III for check fraud. He didn’t do it. The real criminal used Gainer’s name, but left his own thumbprint on the bad check. Eight months passed before the Pasco Sheriff’s Office decided to compare the thumbprint to Gainer’s. EIGHT freakin’ MONTHS. In the meantime, Gainer and his wife missed work to attend [...]
Cross Bar Ranch is a wellfield in Pasco County. You can find it North of CR 52 and just East of US Hwy 41, just south of Masaryktown. Pinellas County purchased the property decades ago, and has been pumping water from there for Pinellas residents since 1980. Because fresh water isn’t [...]
