Carl DiOrio

Oct 26, 2024 | tampabay.com | Carl DiOrio

Most Pinellas parks were able to reopen quickly following last month’s Hurricane Helene, yet many remain closed weeks after gustier Hurricane Milton blew through on Oct. 9 and 10. Countywide, recovery crews’ buzzsaws are chopping up hundreds of downed trees, while other workers check trees left standing for viability. The area’s most popular parks are Fort De Soto, Sand Key and Fred Howard.

Oct 24, 2024 | tbnweekly.com | Carl DiOrio

If a tree falls in the forest, it may or may not make a noise, but those felled in county parks have storm-recovery crews buzzing. Most Pinellas parks were able to reopen quickly following last month’s Hurricane Helene, yet many remain closed weeks after gustier Hurricane Milton blew through on Oct. 9-10. Countywide, recovery crews’ buzzsaws are chopping up hundreds of downed trees, while other workers check trees left standing for viability.

Aug 19, 2024 | tampabay.com | Carl DiOrio

LARGO — Area commuters recently got some welcome relief from crowded conditions on West Bay Drive, as Eighth Avenue Southwest reopened to traffic after a six-month closure for stormwater-line work near Taylor Park. Traffic had been rerouted to the always-busy thoroughfare during the street closure. The Eighth Avenue project was an adjunct to the $4.4 million rebuild of an aging seawall at nearby Taylor Lake. Traffic was light on the morning of Aug. 10, when the barricades first came down.

Aug 12, 2024 | tbnweekly.com | Carl DiOrio

LARGO — Area commuters recently got some welcome relief from crowded conditions on West Bay Drive, as Eighth Avenue Southwest reopened to traffic after a six-month closure for stormwater-line work near Taylor Park. Traffic had been rerouted to the always-busy thoroughfare during the street closure. The Eighth Avenue project was an adjunct to the $4.4 million rebuild of an aging seawall at nearby Taylor Lake. Traffic was light on the morning of Aug. 10, when the barricades first came down.

Jul 24, 2024 | tbnweekly.com | Carl DiOrio

LARGO — To a casual observer, the gathering might include a retail clerk or a school teacher, maybe a retired engineer or computer programmer, and one or more on hand may hold such a job — but they’re all also part-time poets. Wayne Williams, 71, said he started Poets Live! to share his love of the written word and allow others to share their poetry.