Local News in Pinellas County- October 15

McKenney Park is getting a new playground! McKenney Park’s existing playground has been removed and new one will be installed. The project will take approximately 3 weeks. The playground area will be closed during the project. Photo Credit: Jennifer McMahon from last week’s City of St. Pete Beach E-Newsletter. Sign up at http://www.stpetebeach.org/.


Adopt a Monotube at TBW’s Discover Center

Help keep fishing line out of the bay! Tampa Bay Watch partners with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission in their statewide initiative to recycle old fishing line, through a network of monofilament collection bins called “monotubes”. Monofilament or “mono”, is another term for the commonly used plastic fishing line. ARTICLE


New Outdoor Marketplace on Second Saturday Art Walk

CALLING ALL ARTISAN VENDORS! WADA is proud to announce a new Outdoor Marketplace on the ArtsXchange Campus. Member artisans who make products by hand may apply to become a vendor. Products sold may include woodwork, jewelry, ceramics, textiles, mosaics, drawings, glass, jewelry, photography or painting. ARTICLE



Learn about voting in Pinellas County at http://votepinellas.com/.
The deadline to request a ballot in the primary election is October 24th!
ExTRAVELganza has a new date! The annual travel auction is now November 20th. Tickets

NEW TIDBITS:

  • CLICK HERE to see last week’s tidbits.
  • The DEADLINE to request your mail-in ballot in Florida is Saturday, October 24th at 5pm.. Learn more at VotePinellas.com.
  • Join Tampa Bay Watch October 21st or 22nd for an exciting Day on the Bay– a 2-2.5 hour kayak eco-tour launching from Tampa Bay Watch in Tierra Verde. $40/person (tandem kayaks only; participants must register in groups of two). Register
  • Artists, musicians, writers, and freelancers! Find out what you need to know to get started or to grow your own business in St. Petresburg Arts Alliance Virtual “How to Become a Creative Business 101” Webinar on October 29th. $10. Register
  • Mark your calendars! Creative Loafing’s Burger Week is coming this November! Burger specials $10 and under. Info
  • Kids can make a 3D hot air balloon during this Saturday’s 11-11:30am Virtual DillyDally with Dalí. Register here.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

  • St. Pete Beach October Concert Series- Fridays in October GET TICKETS
  • FLBG Tour of Public & Private Gardens- October 18th GET TICKETS
  • Treasure Chests 5K – October 18th-31st REGISTER
  • MOTE Virtual Trivia Night- October 21st REGISTER
  • Barks & Boos- October 24th INFO
  • Florida Botanical Gardens Pumpkin Fest- October 25th MORE INFO
  • 2nd Annual Cetera Scavenger Hunt- October 25th MORE INFO
  • exTRAVELganza!- November 20th GET TICKETS

REMINDERS

  • The OCTOBER Issue is NOW online. Read it here
  • Place your FALL & HOLIDAY ads in Paradise News NOW! Email Peter Roos at sales@ParadiseNewsFL.com to place your Fall and Holiday ads in Paradise News in Print. 
  • See what’s biting with Hubbards Marina Fishing Reports here.
  • Pinellas County Sheriffs Offices wants you to please lock your car doors and stow valuables out of sight.
  • Sea turtle nesting season is underway, and Pinellas County is reminding beach residents and visitors to keep conditions safe for sea turtles to thrive. Learn more here.
  • “Shoetober” is Clothes To Kids month-long collection drive for new and gently used shoes. Each year Clothes To Kids provides more than 13,000 pairs of shoes to local kids. Learn how you can help here.
  • St. Pete Beach’s October Concert Series continue every Fridays this month with new measures to ensure safe social distancing. Make sure to get tickets for your group in advance! Info
  • REMINDER: Get your flu shot! See how you can get a free flu shot in Pinellas County this October here.
  • The deadline to complete the 2020 Census was extended to October 31st. Complete the census by phone at 844-330-2020 or online at https://my2020census.gov.
  • Are you getting St. Petersburg Museum of History’s St. Pete in a Snap emails? St. Pete in a Snap: Stories of Our Past is a digital peek at the Museum of History and the countless stories that make up our unique community. Sign up here.

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