Local News & Tidbits January 21

Coyotes call Pinellas County home too!
CLICK HERE for safety tips for you & your pets.


Oceanography Camp for Girls

Applications are now being accepted for the Oceanography Camp for Girls- a free, 3-week summer camp meant for girls exiting 8th grade, living in Pinellas County. Located at the University of South Florida College of Marine Science, this camp takes campers into laboratories, outside to field trips and even behind the scenes at SeaWorld.  Camp dates June 14-July 1. Applications due March 31st! Learn more at
https://www.marine.usf.edu/girlscamp/.


CTK Needs Youth Girls Clothing

CTK inventory is low.  They especially need elementary/youth girls tops, pants and shorts sizes S, M, L and XL.  They continue to be busy providing Clothes To Go bags to school-aged children (Pre-K4 to 12th grade) in need, in Hillsborough and Pinellas counties.  Please donate new or gently used clothing, shoes and jackets to Clothes To Kids at their locations in Clearwater, St. Petersburg and Tampa.  It’s cold outside and they can use your help. Click here to learn more.


NEW TIDBITS:

  • CLICK HERE to see last week’s tidbits.
  • Start 2021 with an ad or advertorial in Paradise News in PRINT! Contact Peter Roos today at sales@ParadiseNewsFL.com or 727-363-6888 to learn why an ad in print can make a difference for your business in the new year!
  • The Gulfport Fine Arts Festival comes to Gulfport Veteran’s Park on February 13th & 14th! CLICK HERE to learn more about this Valentine’s weekend event.
  • Tickets are now on sale of the Stuart Society’s Smartly Dressed Fashion show supporting the Museum of Fine Arts St. Petersburg on February 4th. CLICK HERE to get your tickets.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

  • MFA St. Pete Virtual Book Club- January 19 REGISTER
  • One Blood Blood Drive at Boulevard Burgers- January 29 INFO
  • 2021 So Classic Car Show- February 6 INFO
  • Victorian Valentines at the Plant Museum- February 6 INFO
  • Gulfport Fine Arts Festival- February 13-14 INFO

REMINDERS

  • The January Issue is NOW online. Read it here
  • Start 2021 with new customers by placing an ad in Paradise News! Email Peter Roos at sales@ParadiseNewsFL.com to place your Fall and Holiday ads in Paradise News in Print. 
  • Pinellas County Sheriffs Offices wants you to please lock your car doors and stow valuables out of sight.
  • REMINDER: Get your flu shot! 
  • 2021 parking permits for residents of St. Pete Beach are available for purchase. The parking permits will be sold online or by appointment only. Schedule yours at www.stpetebeach.org.
  • Gulfport’s So49 District set a date for the 2021 So Classic Car Show. They expect the annual event to take place on Saturday, February 6th. INFO
  • MOTE Marine Lab is having a virtual special lecture series Mondays at 5:30pm this January. $5 for members and $10 for non-members (per ticket per lecture). CLICK HERE to learn more.
  • The City of St. Pete Beach is migrating their eNews program to a new notification system this January.  Be sure to sign up to stay connected at https://stpetebeach.regroup.com/signup.

Current Issue


January Features

Peter Roos shares how Regenexx TM Tampa Bay’s interventional non-surgical regenerative orthopedics has personally helped Paradise News’s Publisher Renee Roos.
Steve Traiman dives into Florida’s news minimum wage and how it will affect Pinellas County locals.
In January’s Encouraging Words advice column, Dr. Dennis Merritt Jones asks ‘Will your BS hold you back in 2021?’
Florida’s Natural Farmacy is a Comprehensive Natural Wellness Clinic in the heart of St. Petersburg, focused on finding and resolving the root cause of a patient’s stress, anxiety & pain.
Looking for a REAL breakfast? Peter Roos shares why you should head out to Treasure Island’s Sunset Bistro if you want to eat breakfast like a king.
If you are ready to change, The Centre SPB is ready to help you relax & destress in 2021.

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