Another Gasparilla is in the books, and Bayshore Blvd is back open. That’s thanks in part to the hard work of volunteers from Keep Tampa Bay Beautiful who spent Sunday cleaning up a lot of garbage, and salvaging beads. Those beads are on their way to the MacDonald Training Center, a nonprofit organization that helps adults with disabilities prepare for the workforce through vocational training, employment pathways, residential supports and life-enrichment opportunities. Workers will sanitize and repackage the beads for reuse at future events. Funds raised support the Center’s career and education programs. For what you need to know on a Bead-Free Bay, just click here.
Another big event this weekend was at Tropicana Field, drawing a record crowd of 48,044 for the WWE’s Royal Rumble, and now they move over to Amalie Arena for Monday Night Raw. Tickets are still available for the 8 pm event.
Tampa City Council postponed a vote on a curfew for teens last week. Council members want to look at creating programs and events instead. The proposal had passed the first reading last month, and would require those under 16 to be off the street by 11 pm Sunday through Thursday, and by midnight, Friday and Saturday.
It’s National Blood Donor Month, with the lack of donations causing a critical blood shortage. Senior VP for Corporate Communications and Public Relations Susan Forbes spoke with Ann Kelly on the need for blood and plasma donations. The podcast is live here, and for additional information and to host your own blood drive, go to oneblood.org.
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