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2 months ago Hamilton, ON – Jenny Reid, an executive assistant who’s been quarantining in her studio apartment due to Covid-19 since March 2020 feels like she’s the only person taking the pandemic seriously. And you know what? She’s right. This has been a massive worldwide prank on you, Jenny. “We’ve been planning it out for a couple years,” said Nick Simons, Jenny’s best friend who’d been planning on getting her back ever since she put saran wrap on the toilet seat. “I got the idea one night in 2018 after watching the movie Pandemic and thought “perfect”, Jenny’s a ...

NORTH REDINGTON BEACH — Mayors from seven beach towns gathered for an informal strategy meeting to discuss bills currently under consideration in both the Florida House and Senate, which, if passed, would give the state authority over municipalities when it comes to vacation rentals. House Bill 219 and Senate Bill 522 were the mayors’ main topic of conversation over lunch at Burrito Social on Feb. 17. The mayors present were Joanne “Cookie” Kennedy of Indian Rocks Beach, Alan Johnson of St. Pete Beach, John Hendricks of Madeira Beach, Bill Queen of North Redington Beach, P...

  Gun violence may have been partially eclipsed by the COVID-19 pandemic in the public consciousness and on the policy agenda, but it continues to devastate communities across the United States at an alarming rate. From 2010 to 2019, data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that annual firearm deaths in the US increased 25 percent, from 31,672 to 39,682. At the same time, a record number of firearm sales were recorded in 2020.   With a third of Americans owning guns, understanding gun owners’ attitudes toward gun violence prevention can help policymakers build c...

REDINGTON BEACH — Campaigns for seats on this town’s board of commissioners are often rather humdrum events, with elections being infrequently contested since 2010. The 2021 election will be different, a political game of musical chairs. Seven people have indicated their interest in claiming chairs behind the dais. Up for grabs are mayor and three commission seats. Mayor Nick Simons, the longest serving member of the commission, will not seek reelection to the position he has held since 2007. Commissioner Fred Steiermann, whose term is expiring and will not seek reelection, hopes to...

REDINGTON BEACH — Elections and crime got the attention of Redington Beach commissioners Dec. 2 as they continued their review of the town code. Town Attorney Jay Daigneault offered up potential changes to sections of the code as part of an ongoing review of the municipality’s laws. In a memorandum, Daigneault noted that many of the town’s ordinances had not been reviewed in at least 10 years, while much of the code originated 40 years ago. Review of Redington Beach’s town codes began in March 2019. The current slate of potential changes, Daigneault told commissioners, wou...