Relax, prepare yourself for the final spate of cooler weather until October, and just breathe. Breathe in the news, breathe out the horror. Breathe in the news, breathe out the horror.
The St. Pete City Council voted to fund the next phase of the pier's development and construction, despite changes made to the accepted design in the name of meeting the budget. There was almost no public opposition to moving forward this time around, probably because *spins wheel* DOWNTOWN IS TOO LOUD AT NIGHT NOW EVERYBODY FOCUS YOUR OUTRAGE OVER HERE
Remember that contest to name TIA's new people-mover train, the one that was already limited to four "meh" options to keep the internet from calling it, like, GetRailed or Speedy McBirdcars or whatever? Well, 4,000 of the people have spoken, and it will be called SkyConnect, which was really the best of the options, so nice job, 4,000 people willing to go for some community engagement that doesn't include the opportunity to make a sex joke.
And finally, an idiot has been charged with breaking into Hernando's Humane Society of the Nature Coast and stealing two boxer puppies back in March. Most amusing is the idiot's convoluted explanation for doing so, which starts with family issues, climaxes with a virtuous effort to do the right thing, and really, obviously pretty much reads as code for "I was really high, and am an idiot."
Photo by Tpa ops27 via Wikimedia Commons.
This article appears in Apr 7-13, 2016.