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.
I am confused. I read that James Rosenquist lost his Aripeka home to a fire, and thought it would be cool to highlight the famous artist and find out more about Aripeka, FL and the surrounding area. I found a 2007 interview with Rosenquist at his Aripeka studios, along with some photos that give an idea of [...]
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 [...]
You might recall that just over 10% of registered voters took part in the August primaries in Hillsborough County. The final total was 66,150 of 650,739. The Times is reporting that 74,047 people in Hillsborough County have already requested ballots to vote by mail as of last Thursday. That’s about 11 percent of registered voters. In [...]
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 [...]
Over and over again lately there have been revelations from Hillsborough County alone with it’s transit planning. Long range planning. Beltway planning. Just today the St. Petersburg Times ran a story about the Tampa Chamber of Commerce visiting Charlotte, North Carolina and being wowed by Light Rail and kept thinking of the [...]
(Originally posted at Boltsmag.com) I got sent a story last night from my friend here in Tampa. He’s a Red Sox fan and this was about a Yankees fan… So I wasn’t at all surprised when he told me “Why is this news?” Yet this is news indeed: Fred Slaven is convinced this makes [...]
