Blessed relief, it's Friday:
- Preservationists and environmentalists are getting ready to fight the proposed Hillsborough beltway.
- Great graphic on hurricanes and oil drilling in the gulf in the Trib, but it is only on their front-page pdf and not with the online story.
- Sarasota congressional candidates apologizes after saying "blacks aren't the best swimmers." Video of the remarks sets off a firestorm online.
- It's a couple of days old, but Mike Thomas' anti-Rod Smith screed in the Orlando Sentinel is wildly making the e-mail rounds.
- Phillip Booth on the Clearwater Jazz Holiday lineup.
This article appears in Aug 16-22, 2006.
