Weekly Tidbits & Local News February 11, 2021

Pinellas County Announces Improved Process for Vaccine Scheduling

Pinellas County officials announced an improved process for individuals 65+ to book their COVID-19 vaccine appointments. The process will no longer involve open calls to all users, but rather direct notifications to smaller groups of users based on the number of available doses.
Learn more about this improved process at ParadiseNewsFL.com/vaccine-scheduling-update/.

Mardi Gras Fundraiser for St. John Vianney Catholic School

St. John Vianney Catholic School is doing a Drive-Thru Mardi Gras fundraiser with Bayou Catering next Friday, February 12th 5-7pm. Every $100 donation gets each contributor two Bayou Catering carry-out meals brought to your car along with a Mardi Gras Gift Bag and a chance to win cash prizes including a $10,000 grand prize. Sounds like a fun way to help support our local private school. Learn more on Facebook here.

Tampa Bay Radio Station Gives Away Divorce

In anticipation of Valentine’s Day, 98.7 The Shark (WPBB-FM) has partnered with K. Dean Kantaras, P.A. to provide a listener with the opportunity to win a divorce*. The contest, which began on Monday, February 8^th will accept entries through 11:59am on Friday, March 5, 2021. Listeners are required to provide an essay on why they feel they deserve to win a divorce. Redacted versions of the essays will be read on the air each day. Click here to learn more.

Fresh Start for Madeira Beach Market

Tampa Bay Markets is teaming up with the City of Madeira Beach Recreation Department to revamp the Madeira Beach Wednesday Market and give it a fresh new start! Beginning on Wednesday March 3, 2021, Tampa Bay Markets will launch a new version of this market to offer customers a wider selection of local vendors and to help boost the economy for the Madeira Beach area. Tampa Bay Markets utilized this relaunch process with the weekly market held on Sundays at the Corey Avenue Market on St. Pete Beach. CLICK HERE to learn more.

NEW TIDBITS:

CLICK HERE to see last week’s tidbits.
St. Petersburg Opera’s POPera series returns to Opera Central, Cage Brewing & the Museum of Fine Arts lawn February 26-28th. CLICK HERE to get tickets.
Adopt the Purr-fest Pair at Friends of Strays Animal Shelter this Valentine’s Day! Learn more about this local event at https://www.paradisenewsfl.com/.
Wanting to find the perfect #buylocal Valentine’s Day gift? LocalShops1.com has curated a great list of local Valentine’s Day gifts you can buy online. Check it out at https://buylocaltampabay.com/.
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.
Join Vino Simpatico for a Valentine’s Tasting of wine, cheese & chocolate this Friday, February 12th. CLICK HERE to get tickets.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

St. Pete 2nd Saturday Art Walk- February 13 INFO
9th Annual VETsports Beach Volleyball Gulfport Open- February 13-14 INFO
Gulfport Fine Arts Festival- February 13-14 INFO
Adopt the Purr-fect Pair at Friends of Strays Animal Shelter- February 14 INFO
VALENTINE’S DAY- Sunday, February 14th
LOCALTOPIA- February 20 INFO
St. Pete Beach Spring Concert Series- February 26 INFO

REMINDERS

The February 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!
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.
Coyotes call Pinellas County home too! CLICK HERE for safety tips for you & your pets.
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. Camp dates June 14-July 1. Applications due March 31st! Learn more at https://www.marine.usf.edu/girlscamp/.
Clothes to Kids inventory is low. They especially need elementary/youth girls tops, pants and shorts sizes S, M, L and XL for youth in Hillsborough and Pinellas counties. Click here to learn more.
Mark your calendars for Tampa Bay Watch’s annual An Afternoon Wedding Stroll on Sunday, May 16th. Learn more at https://tampabaywatch.org/event-calendar/.
Preserve the ‘Burg has a NEW president. CLICK HERE to learn more about their new president- Harry Heuman.
Connect with the City of Gulfport through their app! CLICK HERE to learn more and download it.
The City of St. Pete Beach wants to hear from you regarding Fireworks in St. Pete Beach. Please participate in their survey HERE.