Country music festival relocated to protect wildlife
The permit for a country music festival in St. Pete Beach was denied, and the event was relocated to Coachman Park in downtown Clearwater to avoid impacting wildlife resources.
Pinellas County School District cuts teaching positions for the fall
Pinellas County School District expects the decline in student enrollment to continue, cutting 250 teaching positions and marking the second year in a row that it has had to cut staff.
Nonprofit 360 Eats addresses food waste in Pinellas County
Eats 360 uses leftovers from local grocery stores and farms to serve roughly 800 meals a week in the back of Clearwater’s Trinity Baptist Church, aiming to reduce food waste and insecurity in Pinellas County.
Two Florida executions scheduled for April
Two executions are set to take place before the end of the month, bringing the total this year to 6.
No expansion for KidCare insurance despite dropped lawsuit
Despite the approved expansion of Florida’s low-cost health insurance program KidCare, many parents still pay hundreds of dollars monthly while their children may qualify for it.
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