Susan Giles Wantuck
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Florida, United States
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Paid Parking Returns To 'Prime Spots' In Downtown Sarasota
By Susan Giles Wantuck There's a long history of business owners pushing back against efforts by the city of Sarasota to put paid parking downtown. → Read More
Why Do Hillsborough County Schools Want A Sales Tax?
At a town hall early this month at Tampa's Pizzo Elementary, Hillsborough School Superintendent Jeff Eakins said the district was out of options and had to → Read More
Three School Districts Make The Case For A Sales Tax
This year, there have been stories of schoolchildren being sent home because of blistering heat in classrooms where the air conditioning is either broken → Read More
The Effects Of Tropical Systems On Red Tide
A lot of people were hoping that a tropical system in the Gulf might just wash away the red tide that's been plaguing this side of Florida for months. → Read More
Get Used To Roundabouts
Floridians seem to have a love-hate relationship with roundabouts. But they may have to get used to them, because they are popping up all over the state → Read More
City Of Sarasota Declares Emergency Due To Red Tide
The City of Sarasota has declared a state of emergency over the toxic red tide bloom that began in November. Todd Kerkering is the emergency manager for → Read More
Pinellas Confirms First Measles Case In 20 Years
Florida Department of Health in Pinellas County spokeswoman Maggie Hall said they've confirmed a case of the measles in a child who was not vaccinated → Read More
Pinellas Sheriff Explains Handling Of 'Stand Your Ground' Case
Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri spoke at a press conference Tuesday to update the public about a recent controversial "stand your ground" case . The → Read More
Florida First Amendment Case Could Be A Game-Changer
Floridian Fane Lozman has a rare track record at the U.S. Supreme Court . He's 2-0. Lozman recently won a First Amendment case that he carried all the way → Read More
Murder Charges For Driver Who Killed Father, Injured Boys On Bike Ride
A New Tampa father is dead and a man police say has only minor traffic infractions is being charged with the murder. → Read More
New Funds To Spur Red Tide Research
Florida beachgoers often imagine a day on the water. Colorful umbrellas peppered across the sand, the sound of waves foaming as they crash onto the shore → Read More
Hillsborough School Board Approves Proposed Bell Schedule For 2018-19
Here's a sample of what the start and end times may look like for students in Hillsborough County in the coming school year. Actual times for individual → Read More
Is Your 'Go Kit' Ready For Irma?
Floridians are old pros when it comes to hurricane preparation, but these last few years of near hurricane drought may have taken the edge off storm → Read More
What Floridians Might See With The 2017 U.S. Solar Eclipse
About two weeks from now on August 21, a lot of people will be looking up. They will be witnessing the first "coast to coast" solar eclipse visible in the → Read More
Cross-Bay Ferry Paving The Way For MacDill Ferry
The Cross-Bay Ferry pilot project, which connects the downtowns of Tampa and St. Petersburg, will cease its run at the end of this month. But it has → Read More
Tampa Ranks 6th In National St. Pat's Celebration Survey
A new Wallet Hub study ranks Tampa ahead of New York and Chicago for cities in which to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. The financial website graded cities in → Read More
Wallet Hub Study Names Tampa 6th In US For St. Pat's Celebrations
A new Wallet Hub study ranks Tampa ahead of New York and Chicago for cities in which to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. That's based on the percentage of peop → Read More
Two Cute: Lowry Park Welcomes Leopard Cubs
If you visit Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo, you'll be lucky to catch a glimpse of the elusive clouded leopard, which is housed in a foliage-rich enclosure near th → Read More
Texas Guitar Quartet Plays HCC Tonight
A chamber music class at the University of Texas-Austin has turned into a ten-year collaboration for the Texas Guitar Quartet. Isaac Bustos says the quarte → Read More
From Female Footballer To Opera Singer
If there ever was a "typical opera singer," Ashley Thunder Lowe is not it. She grew up thinking that you get an education, then work hard at a job from 9 → Read More