Council members discuss their legislative priorities

The St. Petersburg City Council hopes lawmakers will help them address critical issues in the next legislative session through a “dynamic” affordable housing package and a “historic influx” in transportation funding.

Acting as the Legislative Affairs and Intergovernmental Relations (LAIR) Committee, six of eight council members heard updates from the city's federal and state lobbyists and discussed their respective legislative priorities. Expectations are high for both levels of government to provide much-needed money for housing, infrastructure and environmental resiliency projects.

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A visit with Clearwater Beach’s rescued baby dolphin

Camouflaged by trees, trucks, fences and featureless maintenance buildings, and far from the curious eyes of theme park visitors, is the headquarters of SeaWorld Orlando’s Marine Animal Rescue team. Here the 35,000-gallon stranding pool, half in sun and half in shade under a high white canopy, is home to a seven-month-old bottlenose dolphin, a refugee from Pinellas County.

Measuring 46 inches from nose to tail, the young male’s official name is Ridgway, in honor of a late marine biologist whose dolphin studies were the stuff of legend. The name was announced in mid-October, with much public fanfare.

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