The total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Pinellas County just topped 1,000.
Pinellas County had 1,008 cases as of 10 a.m.. Saturday, according to the Florida Department of Health. That includes 964 Florida residents and 44 non-residents. There have been 286 hospitalizations and 67 deaths in the county, the health department said.
Covid-19 has further illuminated the dire state of affordable housing stock throughout the county, as low and middle income families struggle to pay mortgages, rent and other living expenses.
Stymied like the rest of the performance world by the interminable Covid crisis, the Tampa Bay International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival has begun a virtual screening series.
Two nonprofit organizations have partnered on a program to help teens prepare for the workforce.
Think Big for Kids, founded in 2016 by Tampa tech executive and entrepreneur Tony DiBenedetto, will offer workforce development programs for teens at Boys & Girls Clubs of the Suncoast locations in Pinellas County.
