Life and politics from the Sunshine State's best city

Tag archive

Spring Break

Diane Roberts: Yale tells Rick Scott it’s not ready to swap ivy for kudzu

in Statewide/Top Headlines by

It’s springtime! and idiocy is in full Florida bloom. The state Supreme Court just ruled that a disingenuous and dissembling solar energy initiative is good to go on this November’s ballot. The proposed amendment, “masquerading as pro-solar” (in the words of dissenting justice Barbara Pariente), is sponsored by utility companies. Yes, utility companies, those nice people who charge the taxpayers for power plants they may not even build, those great environmentalists who want solar about as much as you want…

Keep Reading

Panhandle has a plan to improve its Spring Break image

in Statewide/Top Headlines by

A raucous spring break that made some unwanted national headlines has officials on the Florida Panhandle looking to restore their community’s image. After a season that included a house party that dissolved into gunfire and a beach gathering that resulted in a videotaped sexual assault, Bay County is negotiating a contract for a new marketing strategy to boost public perception. County Manager Bob Majka said the potential deal with marketing executive Jerry Ray and attorney William Harrison could help undo…

Keep Reading

Spring Break madness cure: Stop the ‘beer, vomit and urine’

in Statewide/Top Headlines by

PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Tourism officials who survived Florida’s other Spring Break fevers are ready to help Panama City Beach out of the horror show that led to a woman being sexually assaulted on the sand as hundreds of revelers looked on. “Shame on Panama City Beach for letting itself devolve into what it has become,” said Nicki E. Grossman, now president of the Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau. She said she’s sending a letter to…

Keep Reading

PolitiFact says the FEA is ‘false’ when it claims that the state House scheduled a critical hearing in the middle of spring break

in Statewide by

From PolitiFact: A controversial education bill that would link teacher pay increases to student performance is scheduled to get its final public hearing April 5, 2010, and the teachers union fighting the measure is lining up troops to voice opposition. The Florida Education Association is calling on educators to appear before the House Education Policy Council during a public hearing scheduled to start at noon. Their rally cry comes with a not-so-subtle dig at Tallahassee lawmakers. “The Florida Senate held…

Keep Reading

PolitiFact says the FEA is ‘false’ when it claims that the state House scheduled a critical hearing in the middle of spring break

in Statewide by

From PolitiFact: A controversial education bill that would link teacher pay increases to student performance is scheduled to get its final public hearing April 5, 2010, and the teachers union fighting the measure is lining up troops to voice opposition. The Florida Education Association is calling on educators to appear before the House Education Policy Council during a public hearing scheduled to start at noon. Their rally cry comes with a not-so-subtle dig at Tallahassee lawmakers. “The Florida Senate held…

Keep Reading

Go to Top