Weekly Tidbits April 20, 2023

Find local earth day celebration and volunteer projects at https://www.paradisenewsfl.com/earth-day-2023.

Gulfport Welcome Center Needs Volunteers

Gulfport’s Welcome Center plays an important role in the community. Gulfport Merchants Chamber Welcome Center is here to happily welcome and guide all those visiting and living our wonderful city. During events, like the First Friday Art Walk and Third Saturday IndieFaire, they especially need help keeping the Welcome Center open. Click here to schedule an appointment to volunteer this spring.

Earth Day Movie in the Park Thursday, April 20!

Preserve the ‘Burg’s Movies in the Park is back for a special Earth Day edition on Thursday, April 20 featuring the Disney/Pixar classic, Wall-E! This event is a partnership with the City of St. Petersburg Office of Sustainability and Resilience, the evening starts with live music at 7 p.m. by Gent Treadly followed by the movie on the big screen at dusk. Click here to RSVP.

TFO Season & Flex Passes now on sale

Join The Florida Orchestra as they bring the best of America and the world to Tampa Bay LIVE in our new 2023-24 season. Music Director Michael Francis is featuring Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue – celebrating 100 years! – Copland’s Appalachian Spring, Holst’s The Planets, Beethoven’s Eroica Symphony, Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6, Mahler’s epic Symphony No. 2, “Resurrection,” and many more. Full season and flexible series passes now available. Learn more at https://www.paradisenewsfl.com/tfo-season-pass-2023/.

Place Your 2023 Ads in Paradise News

Reach locals, snowbirds and tourists in 2023 with a PRINT AD in Paradise News! Over 36,000 copies of Paradise News are circulated throughout our local beach communities and St. Petersburg in racks & stacks at your favorite local business and 20,000+ mailboxes. To learn more about advertising email Peter Roos at sales@paradisenewsfl.com or call 727.363.6888.

CLICK HERE TO LEARN HOW YOU CAN FISH THE MACK DADDY!

NEW TIDBITS:

CLICK HERE to see last week’s tidbits.
The April Issue is NOW online. Read it here.
Over the past week, the red tide organism Karenia brevis was detected in 53 samples collected from Florida’s Gulf Coast. Bloom concentrations (>100,000 cells/liter) were present in two samples: one from Pinellas County and one from Lee County. Click here to see the current daily sampling map.
The City of South Pasadena are teaming up with 10 Tampa Bay again this April for their annual Cereal for Summer campaign! One in four children in Tampa Bay don’t know where their next meal is coming from and food insecurity increases in the summer, when a lot of kids aren’t receiving meals at school. Help feed hungry kids by dropping off your boxes of cereal and other breakfast items at City of South Pasadena City Hall this April. Learn more at https://www.paradisenewsfl.com/cereal-for-summer-2023/.
Celebrate Earth Day with Tampa Bay Watch. TBW has multiple events planned for Earth Day Weekend including a sustainable dining experience & a catch & release best practices class. Find them all on our website at https://www.paradisenewsfl.com/tbw-earth-day-events/.
The Gulfport Merchants Chamber of Commerce is thrilled to announce that it will be taking over the monthly “Gulfport Boulevard Block Party” as part of its ongoing efforts to promote local businesses and revitalize different areas of the city. This popular community event focuses on showcasing the diverse offerings of this vibrant city. Click here to learn more.
Tampa Bay Watch staff and Terra Ceia Preserve State Park volunteers, David and Lynn, installed their latest monotube at the Bishop Harbor Boat Ramp in Manatee County. Fishing line recycling tubes, also known as monotubes, play a critical role in removing discarded fishing line from local ecosystems. TBW manages over 200 monotubes in Pinellas, Pasco, Manatee, and Hillsborough counties in partnership with the Florida Fish and Wildlife. Click here to find monotube locations or drop-off bins near you.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Creative Clay’s Spring for the Arts- April 21 TICKETS
Madeira Beach 2023 Hurricane & Sea Turtle Expo- April 22 INFO
Preserve the Burg Lecture Series – April 25 REGISTER
Los Vinos de Dali- April 29 TICKETS
Mad Beach Grouper Gala 76th Anniversary Celebration- May 6 INFO
Pinellas Ready-Set-Protect Hurricane Series- May 25 REGISTER (Registration Required)

REMINDERS

The April Issue is NOW online. Read it here.
Reach snowbirds, locals & tourists in 2023 with a print ad in Paradise News! Email Peter Roos at sales@ParadiseNewsFL.com to place your ads in Paradise News in Print.
Pinellas County Sheriffs Offices wants you to please lock your car doors and stow valuables out of sight.
CLICK HERE to signup for ALERT PINELLAS to get vital updates during hurricane season.
Coyotes call Pinellas County home too! CLICK HERE for safety tips for you & your pets.
Reminder to our residents and visitors. No Dogs On The Beach! If you see something, say something. Contact Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office Non-Emergency Line at 727-582-6200.
St. Pete Beach Launches Pedestrian Safety Campaign: S.A.F.E. Safety Awareness For Everyone. Visitors to our beaches expect Gulf Boulevard to be a lazy beach road rather than a state thoroughfare. Four to five lanes of traffic moving at 35 miles/hour has meant injury and even death to more visitors than anyone likes to see. Learn more in our April Tidbits at https://www.paradisenewsfl.com/tidbits-april-2023/.
Southwest Florida Water Management District declared April Water Conservation Month. April is historically one of the driest months of the year in our part of Florida and typically marks the peak demand season for public water suppliers. See their 10 tips for how YOU CAN SAVE WATER indoors and outdoors this Spring at www.paradisenewsfl.com/save-water.
Registration is now open for The Dali Museum’s Junior Docent summer art camp at The Dalí, with sessions in June and July. Click here to learn more.
Rainy season is fast approaching, and the City of St. Pete Beach is excited to announce their “Adopt-A-Drain” program. Through the NEW Adopt-A-Drain program, St. Pete Beach is partnering with residents to help make sure storm drains are free of debris. This improves the ability of the drain to move stormwater and protects our wildlife as well as overall water quality. Click here to learn more.
Clothes To Kids is clothing more families this year than in previous years. Families in our community are experiencing homelessness and unforeseen difficult situations. School aged children are in need of clothes and shoes. Learn more at www.paradisenewsfl.com/ctk-spring-2023/.
Treasure Islettes Bingo every Thursday at 6:30PM at the Treasure Island Community Center. Come for an evening of great fun, food and friendly people – Jackpot $200 – $250! Free parking, free coffee and tea. Great snack bar. All proceeds go to charity and college scholarships. Doors open at 6 PM. Questions? Call 727-270-3178.
Connect with the City of Gulfport through their app! CLICK HERE to learn more and download it.
The City of St. Pete Beach is now using See Click Fix for residents to submit issues to the city. Click here to learn more.