WEEKI WACHEE SPRINGS PROTECTION ZONE The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission approved a rule creating a springs protection zone around Weeki Wachee Springs in Hernando County. The second of its kind in the state, it will prohibit anchoring, beaching, mooring, and grounding a vessel in and around the springs. Under state law, tubs, rafts, Read more about Issues of Interest[…]
THE FINAL FRONTIER James Webb Space Telescope NASA has dropped amazing new images captured by the James Webb Telescope. Euclid Space Telescope Not to be outdone, the European Space Agency launched the Euclid Space Telescope on July 1st using a Space X Falcon 9 rocket. Eleven years in development, the telescope it is designed to explore Read more about Issues of Interest[…]
HUGH THE MANATEE One of Mote Marine Laboratory’s popular manatees, Hugh, died on April 29th. Born at the Miami Seaquarium, he had lived at Mote Marine since 1996 with his brother, Buffet. Hugh was famous for correctly picking the Kansas City Chiefs as last year’s Super Bowl winner. The manatee brothers also participated in voluntary, detailed Read more about Issues of Interest[…]
ANDREW’S RESTAURANT Tallahassee’s iconic Andrew’s Downtown restaurant located by the State Capitol will be closing its doors, moving to a yet to be determined new location. Opened by Andy Reiss in 1972 as a deli, Andrew’s has been known by many names: Brass Rail, Andrew’s 2nd Act, Maxin’s, Tutto Bene, Andrew’s Upstairs, Andrew’s Capital Grill and Read more about Issues of Interest[…]
COVID-19 The U.S. Centers for Disease and Prevention is no longer requiring states to report new infection numbers and plans to reduce reporting of COVID-19 data. The World Health Organization has declared that COVID-19 is no longer a global pandemic health emergency. EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS The Senate approved 16 executive appointments on May 4th, confirming the majority of Read more about Issues of Interest[…]