Tampa Bay
Relive the Buccaneer Magic: A Weekend of Beads, Boats, and Bold Adventures at Gasparilla 2024!
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Ahoy, me hearties! Gasparilla 2024 has come to an end, leaving behind a trail of beads, booty, and a few untoward incidents. The pirates descended upon Tampa with their Jose Gasparilla ship, turning Bayshore Boulevard into a spectacle of buccaneer revelry.
The invasion kicked off with the grand arrival of the Jose Gasparilla ship, leading a fleet of smaller vessels...
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay Unites for Gasparilla Cleanup: A Triumph of Community and Environmental Stewardship
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In the dazzling aftermath of the 2024 Gasparilla Pirate Invasion and parade, Tampa Bay finds itself basking in the glow of a successful event. Amidst the echoes of celebration, remnants of revelry—beads, vapes, cans, and more—adorn Bayshore Boulevard and its neighboring areas. Now, as the confetti settles, a call to action resonates through the bay: a collective effort to...
Charleston
Charleston Unveiling New Multi-Million Dollar John L. Dart Library Today
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The John L. Dart Library in Mount Pleasant, part of the Charleston County Public Library system, reopened on Monday, January 29, following extensive renovations. The library now features new additions including a meeting room and a study room. The study room houses the Dart collection, an exclusive African American collection that is available for in-library reading but not for...
A new legislative proposal in South Carolina, introduced by Representative April Cromer (R-Anderson), is seeking to mandate that students in public schools use restrooms corresponding to their biological sex at birth.
This bill, if passed, would have statewide implications, potentially affecting students in all public schools across South Carolina.
“This bill isn’t aimed to punish a group that is clearly struggling...
Charleston
Police Asking For Public’s Help In Finding Missing Goose Creek Teenage Girl
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The Goose Creek Police Department is actively seeking assistance in locating a 17-year-old student from Goose Creek High School who has been reported missing. Mirna Elizabeth Chen Pop, who also goes by the name Eva Ramirez, has not been seen since she left her home at approximately 3:00 a.m. on December 12, 2023.
At the time of her disappearance, she...
With fewer than 3 in 10 workers reporting that they are “very confident” they will have enough money for retirement, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on The Best & Worst Places to Retire.
To help Americans plan for a comfortable retirement without breaking the bank, WalletHub compared more than 180 U.S. cities across 46 key measures of...
Charleston
SC Governor McMaster Joins 24 Other Republicans Backing Texas’ Razor Wire Border Initiative
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Amid an ongoing legal and jurisdictional battle in the border city of Eagle Pass, TX, South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster of South Carolina has just joined forces with 24 other Republican governors in a unified statement backing the Texas Governor's decision to continue to install more razor wire across the border and deny access to federal border patrol agents.
This...
Charleston is well known for being a top foodie city for most categories, but where the Holy City really shines is in it's brunch offerings.
Based on online reviews and diner feedback, here are the top 10 new brunch spots in Charleston:
Rutledge Kitchen (Reckless Breakfast): As they so eliquently put it on their website, "prepare to get brunched in the...
Tampa Bay
Stunning 1,100 Square Foot Mini-Mansion in Tampa Just Hit The Market For $1.2 Million
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Behold, 516 Severn Ave, a quaint little charmer measuring a whopping 1,113 square feet, coming in at a cool $1.199 million. That's right, folks, for the price of a moderately sized McMansion in, say, Ohio, you can snag yourself a cozy (read: cramped) piece of Tampa real estate.
But wait, there's more! This isn't your average shoebox. This is a...
Science
Satellite Images of Poop Stains Uncover New Colonies of Endangered Empire Penguins
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Researchers from the British Antarctic Survey have discovered four new colonies of emperor penguins in Antarctica, identified through satellite imagery of their guano (bird poop).
This discovery is significant as emperor penguins are classified as "near threatened" due to climate change. Led by Peter Fretwell, a geographic information officer, the team used satellite images to spot the colonies, previously undetected...