Top FL news includes a mural honors the Surfside victims, support for bartenders, and $1M Mega Millions winner. How to share news, events.
Patch | Deb Belt | Posted Thu, Jul 15, 2021 at 5:51 pm ET
Here are some of the share-worthy stories from Florida Patches to talk about tonight:
- FL Condo Collapse: Recovery Efforts Could End Soon; 97 Dead
- $1 Million Mega Millions Winner From St. Pete
- The Rays Salute Military, First Responder, Teacher Services
- Get A Free Kraken Rum Cocktail And Support Florida Bartenders
Wynwood Mural Honors Surfside Victims, Rescue Workers
When mural artist Kyle Holbrook learned about the June 24 condo collapse that killed dozens in Surfside, he scrapped his plans for a mural at a high-rise residential building in Wynwood and quickly came up with a new design. The 45-foot-high mural, “All Hands In For Surfside,” at the Pinnacle building at 500 NW 36th Street is dedicated to the victims of the Champlain Towers South collapse and the first responders working effortlessly to find them.
‘Don’t Fauci My Florida’: DeSantis Team Sells Anti-Fauci Swag
A fundraising political committee for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has added merchandise taking aim at Dr. Anthony Fauci — director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, an adviser on the White House Coronavirus Task Force, and chief medical advisor to President Joe Biden — to its online store. Friends of Ron DeSantis are selling koozies and T-shirts that say “Don’t Fauci My Florida.” There are also shirts, hats and a flag that read “Keep Florida Free.”
Red Tide Combined With Fish Kills Can Make Residents Doubly Sick
The Pinellas County government and its municipalities have removed 613 pounds of dead fish and other marine life along the 40 miles of beaches and coastlines from Tierra Verde to Tarpon Springs with more dead fish clogging canals and hugging sea walls. For residents along the coast, the stench from dead marine life is not only a nuisance, it could be a health hazard.
Removal Of Dead Fish From St. Pete Shoreline Seeks State Help
About 500 tons of dead fish and other sea creatures have been removed from the St. Pete area of the bay by contractors, residents and city workers, Mayor Rick Kriseman said Wednesday. He said St. Pete needs shrimp boats and help from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Baby Boy Dies In Residential Fire Early Thursday: Sheriff
A baby boy was killed in an early Thursday morning residential fire in Bradenton, the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.
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