ConsumerAffairs.com The former CEO of Shell Oil USA says there is a “better than 50 percent chance” gasoline prices will hit $5 a gallon by sometime this summer. John Hofmeister, founder of an advocacy group called Citizens for Affordable Energy,” says even though demand for gasoline is weak in the U.S., global demand for oil [...]

Beginning in January, the Countryside Branch Library will partner with the Clearwater Aging Well Center, the Countryside Recreation Center and Morton Plant Hospital to provide a free series of lectures on healthcare topics. The series is an outgrowth of the Aging Well Center’s popular Wellness Wednesday health lectures for older citizens delivered by Morton Plant [...]

ConsumerAffairs.com Fruit is good for you, right?  So Tropicana Twister Cherry Berry Blast should be really good for you.  Except for one thing.  Well, two actually. First, it has no cherry juice.  Second, it has no berry juice. That dark red color?  Food dye.  Red 40, to be exact. The Center for Science in the [...]

Editorial Much has been written and said about Florida and the Tampa Bay area in regards to pill mills and prescription drug abuse. Some local officials and media outlets have labeled Florida the prescription drug abuse capital of the country and a “pipeline” to other states. While criminals and drug users and seekers from other [...]

Krista Rosado, Director of Marketing & Advertising On the heels of an aggressive $12 million dollar capital campaign launch, Clearwater Marine Aquarium can assure its donors and supporters that they are in more than good hands. Clearwater Marine Aquarium has earned our second consecutive 4-star rating. Receiving four out of a possible four stars indicates [...]

By Krista Delgado, Director of Marketing & Advertising, CMA Making Waves FREE Educational Series Continues at Clearwater Marine Aquarium Thursday, Oct. 20 – Don’t Miss “Old Florida and our Local History” Stream Making Waves online LIVE at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/clearwater-marine-aquarium This month’s Making Waves presentation takes us back in time to Old Florida and Our Local History. [...]

By Krista Rosado, Director of Marketing and Advertising As the 2011 sea turtle nesting season comes to a close, Clearwater Marine Aquarium is pleased to announce that staff and volunteers helped safely guide 5,974 live hatchlings to the Gulf waters. Altogether, 89 nests were located by CMA staff and volunteers on Pinellas County beaches. This [...]

Dolphin Tale Dethrones Lion King at Box Office! By Krista Rosado, Director of Marketing and Advertising One of only a few movies in history to go from #3 to #1 Clearwater, Fla. (October 3, 2011) – Dolphin Tale, the Warner Bros.-based Alcon Entertainment 3D and 2D movie filmed at Clearwater Marine Aquarium has risen to [...]

By Greg Giordano, Chief Legislative Assistant to Sen. Mike Fasano Florida’s Office of Insurance Regulation hosted a public hearing on Sept. 13, 2011 at the Tampa Convention Center to consider an application by Citizens Property Insurance Corporation to raise sinkhole premiums by a statewide average of 429 percent. The amount of the increase varies by [...]

By George Cretekos, Clearwater City Councilman The City of Clearwater is known for its sandy beaches that attract tourists, and later this month, after the movie “Dolphin’s Tale” is released, thousands are expected to visit the Clearwater Marine Aquarium from the world over. Surely, Winter will soon become the City’s most famous resident. However, while [...]