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As ‘Gilligan’s Island’ turns 60, a look at Mary Ann’s Redington Shores home
REDINGTON SHORES — Ask Bee and Jim Everett to show off their home of the last four years and they’ll boast of its restored terrazzo floors and recently installed boat lift. “We painted it yellow because the house in old Carrollwood where I grew up was yellow,” Bee...
Quench Lounge announces impending closure
(Photo courtesy Quench Lounge) LARGO, Fla. | Quench Lounge announced May 7 that it will permanently close May 18 after serving Tampa Bay’s LGBTQ+ community for over a decade. Billed as “the sexiest, ‘all-welcoming’ Gay/LGBTQ bar (straight friendly) in Pinellas County” located “at the center of everything,” the safe...
First sea turtle nest found in Pinellas County
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — Clearwater Marine Aquarium reported the first sea turtle nest of the season has been found on Pinellas County beaches. The find comes days after the sea turtle nesting season along the Gulf Coast officially started May 1. On the last few days of April and...
3rd Annual St. Pete Tacos & Tequila Festival
TAMPA (BLOOM) – Host of the nationally syndicated health and wellness show Bloom, Gayle Guyardo was joined by chef Stephen McFarlane to tell us what to expect at the 3rd annual St Pete Tacos and Tequilla festival. The festival is making its grand return at Vinoy Park. This is...
Things to do around Pinellas: May 9-15
6:30 a.m. Saturday, May 11. 110 Veterans Memorial Lane, Safety Harbor. The event includes a 10K and 5K Run, a 1-mile Walk, Woof & Roll pet run, and a Flower Child Fun Run. Enjoy free food and a post-race party, the grooviest 1960s music, and Vintage VWs on display. Proceeds benefit Goodwill’s programs for people with barriers to self-sufficiency. https://runsignup.com/Race/FL/SafetyHarbor/HippieDash.
Wildlife rescuers say rat poison is to blame for hawk and bobcat deaths
SARASOTA COUNTY, Fla. — Wildlife rescuers across the Tampa Bay area are sounding the alarm about wild animals being killed by rat poison. They're looking into the deaths of a bobcat in Safety Harbor and red-shouldered hawks in Sarasota. And as recently as Monday night, 10 Tampa Bay learned...
Sunken Gardens unveils new, storm-safe animal care center
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Regardless of where you were when Hurricane Ian made landfall, there's a chance you saw the viral photo of a flamboyance — that's a group of flamingos! — seeking shelter in an unusual place: the bathroom of the botanical gardens they call home.
You can get discounted tickets to St. Petersburg’s Dali Museum this weekend
Go Dalí, it’s your birthday! Saturday, May 11, would have been surrealist artist Salvador Dalí's 120th birthday (he died in 1989 at age 84), and the St. Petersburg museum is celebrating. Adult admission, which is normally $29, will be discounted to $19.04 (the year he was born)...
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