Quickly now:
So the Constitution Revision Commission decided it wasn't going to consider putting gun restrictions on the November ballot in the form of a constitutional amendment referendum, even though polls seem to show a majority of Floridians are in favor of changes. Try not to die of shock.
Two schools in Hernando County have endured multiple bomb threats this week, with one school receiving five of them. Seriously, what happened to just cutting class?
According to a new report by RENTCafe, rent prices in St. Pete are up 7.1 percent over last year, and rents in the Tampa Bay area overall are rising faster than the national average. What was that about wanting to put the area "on the map"? This is what happens when you're "on the map" — the people that helped put it "on the map" gotta pick a Dakota.
And finally, remember the awesome Joe Redner, strip club kingpin, socially progressive/constitutionally minded political candidate and father of the man behind Cigar City? (Seriously, I've been covering Joe Sr. for years, and he's awesome.) As a cancer patient, he's petitioned the state to be allowed to grow his own medical marijuana, and should hear next week in what could be a precedent-setting case; the court already denied a motion by the state to dismiss it. Godspeed, Joe.
This article appears in Mar 22-29, 2018.