A Safer Trip For The Holidays

Waze app Photo credit: Linda Davidson / The Washington Post via Getty Images

AAA and the navigator apps Waze and Google Maps are working together to provide an extra service for holiday travel. If you a AAA member and use those apps, you get special alerts on your GPS to let you know about possible problems. This new GPS software is only being used in Florida and 13 other states.

Pinellas County Commissioners did vote to approve bond funding for the proposed new Rays stadium. The city of St Pete and the county are supposed to carry half the financial load with the team taking on the rest. The Rays will play at least next season at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa.

You’re definitely running out of time to get packages home for the holidays. The least expensive way is by ground and that deadline is tomorrow. You’re out of luck if you were planning to use FedEx. That deadline was on Dec. 13. UPS has a specific calculator for its ground service, but the last day for 3-day select is Dec. 19.

There are two new Florida residents. The Southwest Florida Eagle cam confirmed the birth of two baby bald eagles this week. To follow the family, the link for the cameras is here, and no, you cannot get close to the site for safety’s sake.


Ann Kelly

Ann Kelly

Hello, I am Ann Kelly! I was born in Garfield Heights, Ohio (which is a suburb of Cleveland) as one of five children!

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