Alaska – Still The Last Frontier?
Paradise News’ Pete & Renee Roos share their summer trip to Alaska. By Peter Roos | Photos by Renee Roos Some long time readers may remember our visit to Alaska … Read more
August/September 2019 Featured Articles
Art News in Pinellas County August and September 2019
Compiled By Caron Schwartz Copper lips. A pensive gaze. Serpentine tresses adorned with an ivy wreath. Meet Dionysus. The Museum of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg recently installed a … Read more
Back to School Safety Tips for ALL
From the Desk of Sheriff Bob Gualtieri The school season is a busy, but exciting, time of year for everyone. Our goal at the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office is to … Read more
Publishers Message August/September 2019
Welcome to the second of 2 bimonthly summer issue of our otherwise monthly magazine. Designed to be published on “Island Time”, Paradise NEWS is generally timely online at www.paradisenewsfl.com, where … Read more
KUDOS August/September 2019
Treasure Islettes elect New Board for 2018-2019 Late April, Mayor Larry Lunn of Treasure Island was the guest of honor at the Treasure Islettes Member’s Appreciation luncheon at the Bilmar. … Read more
Not Your Grandfather’s Gulfport
Ah, Gulfport. Tiny cottages, brick streets, sandy-floored mom-and-pop stores, a few decent restaurants and a couple of bars. So little traffic that at night Baby Boomer hippies dance in the … Read more
Be Prepared! Hurricane Season Runs Through November 30th!
STORY by STEVE TRAIMAN Although our annual hurricane season officially opened June 1, we can’t forget that IRMA arrived August 30, 2017 and left a $50 billion-dollar-plus swath of destruction … Read more
Summer is Shorebird Nesting Season
The summer evening begins to fall across Pinellas County, shadows growing long on the beaches facing the Gulf of Mexico. On the sand, hundreds of seabirds and shorebirds rest, preen, … Read more
If it’s August it must be GeckoSeason in Gulfport
Each year Gulfport celebrates the end of summer with three festive events dedicated to the gecko, our mascot and favorite reptile. The theme for this year’s festival is “Geckos of … Read more