Meet the Clearwater Marine Aquarium’s ‘Manatee Man’

Manatee encounters were a way of life for Jamal Galves as a poor boy growing up in a small village in Belize. However, a group of American conservationists working near his grandmother's property was unequivocally unique.

The village on the western edge of the Caribbean Sea is known as Gales Point Malanti (manatee in English), as it's home to the world’s highest-known density of Antillean manatees. While Galves noted the village's population has never exceeded 1,000 people, he compared manatee sightings to seeing a bird or a dog. They were that common.

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State of Pinellas nonprofits to be discussed Oct. 4

The results of a comprehensive survey examining the state of the nonprofit sector in Pinellas County will be discussed Wednesday, Oct. 4 at the Center for Health Equity in St. Petersburg.

The event, from 9-11 a.m., will feature speakers from the St. Petersburg Foundation, Pinellas Community Foundation and others, sharing information and statistics on how nonprofits are faring, how Covid-19 impacted operations and the importance of nonprofits in our community.

Arts Alive! podcast: Author L.L. Kirchner

Today’s guest on the Arts Alive! podcast is author – and much more - L.L. Kirchner.

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