Lots going on in the Grove today. Above is Johnny Rockets GM Jen, with one of her staff stopping traffic in the middle of town.
Jon Silkworth and Andrew Raskin of Bam Solar Power were working today, while everyone else played around them. But at least they did it outdoors at Starbucks, enjoying the scenery.

Nicky and […]

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Rep. C.W. Bill Young stands by his vote against the $700-billion economic bailout, arguing Congress didn’t have time to thoroughly review it.
Young, R-Indian Shores, told the St. Petersburg Times editorial board on Friday that he did not like the way the legislation was twice rushed to a full House vote without proper scrutiny by committees. […]

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Last week I read in the St. Petersburg Times this article, “China Gobbling Up Florida Turtles” and it made me sick. Basically, people are illegally harvesting Florida’s freshwater turtles then shipping them overseas to be eaten. China appears to be a big market, but looking at this bulletin: Florida Fish & Wildlife March […]

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The take-away message from Robert Baer’s “The Devil We Know, the rise of the Iranian Superpower” is that the United States military has extraordinarily limited options for controlling the destiny of oil supply in the Mideast. As a nation of consumers and internet bloggers we have no influence– nor the capacity to do anything other […]

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The rain this afternoon didn’t stop these three lovely ladies from enjoying the Grove today. The rain moved in and out fast and cooled things down a little. It was 95 degrees earlier in the day.

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The rally was held in Peacock Park this morning in an effort to bring attention to environmental problems. The main focus seemed to be the concept of bringing green jobs to Florida now.
The big inflated globe brought many people to the park to hear speakers, including Congressman Ron Klein, Kendrick Meek, Debbie Wasserman-Schultz, State Representative […]

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