The St Petersburg offices of the Home Shopping Network (HSN) will completely close by the end of this year. Yesterday’s announcement also said they are consolidating operations to their Studio Park in West Chester, Pennsylvania location where QVC is also located. Some jobs may remain for their “Customer Service & Experience” remote workers; the rest will have their jobs eliminated or moved to Pa.
The City of Treasure Island will close the Community Development Department today in an effort to get a handle on their permit backlog. For now, the city has more than 1,900 permit applications and has issued about 1,000 permits. That will leave another 950 to be processed.
Keep the beads out the Bay and the Florida Aquarium will reward you. Through February 5th, collect a five-gallon bucket or more of discarded beads and redeem at The Florida Aquarium for one (1) half-price ticket for each bucket collected. From the Aquarium, the beads will be donated to the MacDonald Training Center, an innovator in educational, vocational, residential and employment services to people with disabilities. The Center sorts the beads and resells them for next year’s Gasparilla. Gasparilla beads cannot be traditionally recycled, so the community’s best option for reducing waste at this event is the reduction and reuse of the beads.
The Humane Society of Tampa Bay is warning pet owners of a scam targeting lost pets. The scammers are looking at the lost and found pet sites on social media and telling owners they are from the Humane Society and have found their pets, and asking for money to return them, or for costly vet treatments. The HSTB would never ask for money and asks that you report any calls.
Tampa Bay Bucs quarterback Baker Mayfield has been added to this weekend’s Pro Bowl roster for the second year in a row. Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels is dealing with an injury that will keep him out and Mayfield in. There are four Bucs on the roster this year - left tackle Tristan Wirfs, defensive tackle Vita Vea and receiver Mike Evans.
There’s a new group in Orlando that might be interested in making that city the new home of The Rays. Jim Schnorf, Co-Founder of the Orlando Dreamers says they would welcome the team. For now, the Rays have until March 31st to come with funding to repair the storm-damage Tropicana Field.
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