OK, so the spoopies have gone back to their crypts (or that box in your garage), the kids have gotten over their stomachaches, and it's back to business as usual — unless you were at the RayJay on Saturday night, in which case NOTHING WILL EVER BE THE SAME EVER AGAIN, EVER. You are beautiful. You are transformed.
FRIDAY, OCT. 30:
After becoming one of Florida's few public colleges to abolish tenure, State College of Florida at Manatee-Sarasota doubled down as one of its trustees is reportedly working on a program that would make professors engage in a competitive bidding process when applying for positions. Because obviously only hiring the people willing to do the job cheapest works wonders all across industries, like privatized incarceration and sweatshops.
A gas leak at a Seminole Home Depot resulted in a partial shutdown of Park Blvd. So it's ALL pipes, all over Pinellas, then.
SATURDAY, OCT. 31:
Popular statuesque representation of our species Taylor Swift played to a sold-out Raymond James Stadium. Concertgoers were reportedly shocked when the performer chose the Halloween holiday to rip off her mask and reveal that she actually is, and always has been, Chris Gaines.
SUNDAY, NOV. 1:
Red tide was detected off Pinellas and Pasco beaches. No worries, the deadly Vibrio vulnificus will probably kill it right off…
And finally, the Bucs, Bolts and Royals won, making it a helluva Sunday night for … I want to say sporting events.
This article appears in Oct 29 – Nov 4, 2015.