The Tampa Bay area (and seven other metro areas) is among the top 10 most dangerous places in American to walk. That is according to a study released on on Jan. 23rd by the advocacy group Smart Growth America. The Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater area had 900 pedestrian deaths from 2008 to 2017, the new report says.…
Everyone has heard about or experienced for themselves the ban on plastic straws here in Florida. Recently there has been a discussion on the possibility of banning plastic grocery bags too. Which by the way, was already done years ago in California. But ABC Action News reports that there is now a new bill on…
The Krewe of the Knights of Sant' Yago night parade is coming up this week! A family favorite event every year, The Knight Parade follows Tampa's annual Gasparilla celebration. The Krewe of the Knights of Sant' Yago has hosted this every year since 1974 and it is considered the largest of its kind in the Southeast.…
The Florida State Fair comes to town Feb 7-18. My wife and I never miss one, and you really won't want to miss the best fair in the whole state of Florida. Because loads of new experiences are on the horizon for the adventurous fair goer! Don't miss the twelve days of fun featuring rockin'…
There's something funny going on around here... Pasco needed something to laugh about, and now they have it coming! The National Comedy Hall of Fame is being built in Holiday, Florida.
Believe it or not, you can work in the cannabis industry here in Florida, make up to $120,000 per year and not even need to submit to a drug test. Sound too good to be true? Well it's not. According to the Sun Sentinel, Florida’s new agriculture commissioner Nikki Fried is creating a “Director of…
Officers in Martin County found Matt Crull asleep in his car on Dec 5th. Deputy Steven O'Leary tested a bag found in the car and told Crull it was heroin.It was not heroin, it was detergent. Crull was arrested and spent weeks in jail. Deputy Steven O'Leary was fired after an investigation discovered he jailed…
There are over 3,000 Assisted Living Facilities in Florida and many of them are not run safely. My Mom was at an ALS facility in Largo and she fell at least 5 times before we took her out of the facility and moved her to a safer place. These facilities charge over $4,000 a month…
