An awkward silence passed before Connolly lifted his glass and said, "Well, at least Monday's over, though, right?"
The group raised their own drinks, strained smiles all around.
"It's never over," Tyson mumbled into his G&T.
Clearwater's famous Pier 60 is getting a makeover to bring it more in line with the more modern look of the adjacent Beach Walk area. Great — there goes the only thing that assures 72-year-old Germans that they're in the same place they've vacationed every year since the early '80s.
Tampa won a grant to test a Connected Vehicle program, which will investigate the efficacy of technology like crash-avoidance sensors and self-driving cars. Hopefully the RightWay Non-Off-Ramp-Onning GPS Assistance Package(tm) is implied…
Lightning and many other things owner Jeff Vinik announced he will spend $6 million to develop a robust youth hockey program in the Bay area. You know what might be cooler than that? A robot dinosaur combat arena, or literally any sport conceived with the natural southern climate in mind.
And finally, a 16-year-old student at King High School was arrested with a handgun in his possession on campus. If we as a community had gotten this kid into a youth hockey program sooner, he or she might've felt safe and/or powerful with just a big, heavy stick.
(Image of Clearwater's Pier 60 by Philipp Michel Reichold via Wikimedia Commons in compliance with Creative Commons licensing.)
This article appears in Sep 10-16, 2015.