Pinellas County has deep College World Series connections

The pinnacle of college baseball kicked off Friday in Omaha, Nebraska, and an unlikely team is representing Pinellas County.

Cooper Consiglio was celebrating his graduation from East Lake High School at this time last year. The true freshman pitching phenom will soon take the mound on amateur baseball's biggest stage with the N.C. State Wolfpack - the College World Series.

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Juneteenth celebrations, this weekend and beyond

Wednesday, June 19, is the national Juneteenth holiday, commemorating the official end of slavery in the United States, in 1865. President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law in 2021.

Here are the public, family-friendly events celebrating Juneteenth, starting today (Saturday, June 15) through Wednesday.

Arts Alive! podcast: Georgia Mallory Guy, Cameron Kubly

On today’s edition of the Arts Alive! podcast, we speak with Cameron Kubly, a longtime bay area musical theater performer, who’s playing Charlie Brown in the circa-1967 show based on Charles M. Schulz’ beloved Peanuts characters.

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