The Friday tbt* featured an advertising wrap promoting Tampa Bay Beer Week. But inside, readers found a special Times Newspaper in Education/Drug Abuse Comprehensive Coordinating Office section aimed at preventing alcohol and drug abuse among teens and young adults.
The coincidence represented conflicting interests to some, but to me it worked. The section included information about Watchyourbac.com, a collaborative effort led by DACCO to inform college-age kids about blood alcohol concentration and self-monitoring alcohol use.
DACCO recognizes the importance of education. And who needs awareness more than folks enjoying a beer celebration? …
Why not a "Tampa Bay" postmark for all our cities? Why not a symbolic step towards embracing regionalism? …
Seen on the Brandon First Church of Nazarene marquee: Come Inside, We're All Messed Up. You'll Blend Right In. …
Look for entrepreneur Bill Edwards to be honored this month as part of a touring exhibit at USF St. Petersburg. The exhibit promotes peace and salutes Mahatma Gandhi, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Daisaku Ikeda, a Buddhist leader from Japan. Exhibit coordinators honor a philanthropist in each city and Edwards earned the designation for St. Petersburg.
The exhibit runs March 20-29 at USF St. Pete's Harbor Hall. …
The Patel Conservatory partners with 17 different agencies to provide arts services to at-risk kids, but they want to help more. It's taking applications for its 2012-13 community program through March 16. …
Discovered the trivia website Sporcle last week. I'm not just hooked, I think I'm in love.
That's all I'm saying.
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