Coralpalooza Returns with a Science Spectacular
Weather permitting, on June 4th, the Florida Keys will once again see hundreds of divers head out to the reefs for a day of record-breaking reef-saving with Coral Restoration Foundation™ (CRF™). While boats for Coralpalooza™ Dive Day filled up just a week after registration opened, CRF™ is also hosting the free “Captain Coral Coralpalooza™ Science Spectacular” in Key Largo which promises to be an unmissable event for the whole family.The Read more ...
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Florida college football kickoff times, TV info announced for early weeks
Florida, Florida State, USF, Miami and the rest of the state learned a handful of kickoff times and TV information Thursday for the 2022 college football season. The Tampa Bay Bowl (formerly called the Outback Bowl) will have a noon kickoff on Jan. 2 and air on ESPN2. Most kickoff times and viewing options are announced a week or two before the games. • • •Never miss out on the Read more ...
Goth-folk songwriter C.B. Carlyle plays free Tampa concert on Friday
click to enlarge Photo via cbcarlyle/Bandcamp C.B. CarlyleIf Florida Rep. Anthony Sabatini has ruined Howey In the Hills for you, let C.B. Carlyle & the Desert Angels change your mind when he plays a free concert at Tampa's Hooch and Hive on Frida y.The tiny Lake County community is also home to Carlyle, a straight up hidden gem of the Florida indie-folk scene, who is taking the Desert Angels on Read more ...
Tampa looks to Miami-Dade, Gainesville for help on housing crunch
TAMPA — Tampa City Council members Thursday unanimously agreed to direct city lawyers to study how Gainesville and Miami have tackled their own housing crises. Tampa City Council member Lynn Hurtak agreed, saying she used the registry as a landlord. She said the administration would also bring land-use code changes to council members next month designed to free up more city land for affordable housing. Orlando Gudes called earlier this Read more ...
The Florida Orchestra's patriotic 'Stars and Stripes' concert is this weekend in downtown Tampa
click to enlarge c/o Florida OrchestraTampa Bay's beloved Florida Orchestra is preparing to go on summer vaycay after yet another prosperous season, but first it's putting on the red, white and blue for a Saturday concert in downtown Tampa.On its 2021-22 outing, TFO gave the music of Paul Simon an orchestral touch, saluted film soundtrack legend John Williams on May the Fourth Be With You, and even backed Josh Groban Read more ...
Florida Center for Reading Research partners with Maya's Book Nook to strengthen reading development in Leon County
Florida State University’s Florida Center for Reading Research (FCRR) and Maya’s Book Nook are working together to provide the LeRoy Collins Leon County Public Library System and community partners with Book Nook Bundles that aim to promote literacy development across the Big Bend. Designed to create learning opportunities to meet children where they are, each Book Nook Bundle will contain a story book, a story book guide and an activity Read more ...
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Salmon purchasers net $85 mln settlement in U.S. price-fixing case
Lawyers from plaintiffs' firms Podhurst Orseck and Hausfeld said in court filings they represent a settlement class with 800 members. Defendants including Mowi, represented by Karen Lent of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, continue to contest liability despite the settlement. The lawsuit alleged "the salmon market is susceptible to manipulation by the major salmon producers in Norway" since the spot market there serves as a benchmark for salmon prices Read more ...
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Tampa man convicted of drug trafficking at trial
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Derrick Samuel Lewis was found guilty by a federal jury of conspiracy and possession with the intent to distribute cocaine and marijuana. Lewis was allegedly also involved with a drug trafficking organization that specialized in the distribution of cocaine and marijuana. Lewis went on the run and resided in Mexico for a time and was eventually rearrested in Arizona and stood trial in the Middle District Read more ...
FL Health Systems Taps Epic Systems EHR to Drive Patient Care Access
Better interoperability leads to better patient care; through this switch, patient data can be accessed by the thousands of hospitals leveraging Epic Systems, the organization said. For example, large health systems such as Mayo Clinic, Johns Hopkins Hospital, and Cleveland Clinic, all use Epic Systems. Over the last year, nearly 4,300 NCH employees have been trained on the new Epic Systems EHR, Naples Daily News reported. As of last year, Read more ...
Clearwater Public Library System To Host Summer Reading Program June 6
Community Corner Clearwater Public Library System To Host Summer Reading Program June 6 Clearwater Library's Summer Reading Challenges are designed to help students track their reading and earn prizes in the process. ReplyIn addition to the exciting online reading challenges, all Clearwater libraries will continue to offer a series of fun and enriching programs. Adults are not left out – they will receive a registration gift, earn online badges, and Read more ...
