Recently I’ve noticed the people conducting business in the medians of our local highways (collecting donations, selling newspapers, panhandling, preachin’) are wearing bright fluorescent safety vests. The sales have been going on for a while, but the vests seem to be a relatively new development. I wondered about these vests – when they [...]
Workforce Alliance president Renee Benton Gilmore quit before the Workforce Alliance board could fire her. The agency was found spending a bunch of taxpayer money for no other reason than they thought they could:
When planning a late night, your location can help determine just how late. As you know, you can get your drink on in Hillsborough until 3am, while hot spots in Pinellas close at 2am.
When we first announced the Florida State Fair gimmick, I asked you what you wanted to see & know. Several of you got in touch, and asked a lot of questions about the stuff at the fair. Sticks reader Michael G. seems skeptical of any local economic impact from the Florida State Fair. Here [...]
Every six months, the Tampa Bay Partnership compares the Tampa Bay area to five other southern metros – Atlanta, Charlotte, Dallas, Jacksonville and Raleigh-Durham - for a Regional Economic Scorecard. For fall 2009, we finished third in the measurement once again. Here’s the breakdown: For income & productivity, Tampa Bay ranks 2nd – up from 4th [...]
Are we a bunch of cheapskates? A recent study (ok, so they just did a bit of math), by Coupons.com says Atlanta and Tampa residents get the most savings from online coupons. The average Coupons.com user in Atlanta saved over $531 using coupons from the site in 2009. Tampa, Florida follows closely in the number two position. The [...]
Since the second day of 2010, your thermometer has not seen 60 degrees. Between January 2 and January 12, the overnight low temperature reached 40 degrees only twice. Five of those nights were at or below freezing. Anytime the temperature drops below 32 degrees, crops can be lost to freeze. Luckily, it hasn’t [...]
Dr. Nate and Bright Eyes Family Vision Care are all over social media. Oh, and his optometry practice is pretty good, too.
The printed edition of the St. Pete Times (story not found online) says Clearwater gets more than $4 million a year from 3,000 parking meters, while St. Pete gets $891,000 (1,450 meters) and Tampa collects $1,000,000 from 1,600. Each of the three cities issue over 30,000 parking tickets at $20 to $25 per pop, too. [...]
