Archive for June, 2009
Miami Changemaker Conference: July 18, 2009
It’s time for the 2nd Miami Changemaker Conference on July 18, 2009. This conference is the 2nd in a 3-year series – each one with its own focus. In July, participants and speakers will focus on “Placemaking”: How Local Residents Can Create Better Parks, Beaches, Blocks, Read More
Read More >>Hills. sheriff faces lawsuit
By admin at 30 June, 2009, 11:00 pm
Jasmine Bedwell’s baby was tossed from a moving car on I-275 in early May. Her ex-boyfriend Richard McTear is charged with the murder of baby Emanuel. It was a heartless, callous act that shocked the Tampa Bay community. Now, the grieving mom plans to sue the Hillsborough County Read More
Read More >>Here, have a drink. He stole it for you.
By at 30 June, 2009, 9:30 pm
Hey, drinks on the house! Maybe that’s what Robert Pearce, 23, was thinking when he reportedly grabbed a bunch of vodka. Make that two bottles of Three Olive vodka. And one bottle of Kettle vodka. And one bottle of Smirnoff Razz vodka. They all came from the bar at Riters Beer Garden in Read More
Read More >>Chamber of Commerce heads to … nudist resort?
By at 30 June, 2009, 9:26 pm
The guys down in Kissimmee (who’ve done this before) are going a looooong way towards helping chamber members all over the world shed their image as uptight business types. And that may not be all they’re shedding, reports the Orlando Sentinel We guess they are taking the new Read More
Read More >>‘Bubbles’ now has Bay Area home
By at 30 June, 2009, 9:08 pm
One of Michael Jackson’s most famous former pets now lives right here in the Bay Area. “Bubbles” the chimp has lived at the Center for Great Apes in Wauchula since 2005. Jackson got the chimpanzee as a baby, but he ended up back with a trainer as he got bigger and stronger. He Read More
Read More >>Sometimes, You Gotta Remind Yourself Why You Live Here
I had the opportunity to stay at an Ocean Drive hotel for a couple of days this week. This hotel featured a rooftop balcony with a panoramic view of the Atlantic Ocean, Ocean Drive and the rest of South Beach. You could even see the skyline of downtown Miami off in the distance. The sun was out, Read More
Read More >>Warm water stirs up deadly microbe
You can’t see it, taste it or smell it but it’s there. “It’s an amoeba that lives in warm fresh water, it’s called Naegleria fowleri,” according to Al Gray of the Hernando County Health Department. The micro organism is becoming active in lakes and ponds Read More
Read More >>As summer starts, fake 911 calls spike
If you need police or an ambulance, you don’t want them to take a joyride before they get to your house. This time of year, response time can be longer for emergency workers. That’s because the number of prank calls and hang-ups spikes dramatically, in large part because kids are out Read More
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