Lauren Peace

1 week ago | tampabay.com | Lauren Peace

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story contains graphic details of violence as well as explicit language. If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, you can call the Florida Domestic Violence Hotline at 800-500-1119. Additional resources are at the bottom of this story. CLEARWATER — It was dark by the time Audrey Petersen got home, but a neighbor keeping watch said the coast looked clear. She disabled her security system and, pepper spray in hand, went to make herself a drink.

1 week ago | tampabay.com | Lauren Peace

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story contains graphic details of violence as well as explicit language. If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, you can call the Florida Domestic Violence Hotline at 800-500-1119. Additional resources are at the bottom of this story. CLEARWATER — It was dark by the time Audrey Petersen got home, but a neighbor keeping watch said the coast looked clear. She disabled her security system and, pepper spray in hand, went to make herself a drink.

1 week ago | tampabay.com | Lauren Peace

Sorting through boxes of craft supplies and drawers of nail polish and cupboards full of too many first aid kits, Audrey Petersen’s daughters could feel their mom’s presence. They laughed sifting through her piles of self-help books and greeting cards for every occasion. They cried taking down the sticky notes she’d tacked on walls and cabinets, reminding her of birthdays and weddings she wouldn’t attend. Petersen died on Feb. 9, 2024, at the age of 61.

2 months ago | miamiherald.com | Lane DeGregory |Lauren Peace |Gabrielle Calise

It started as a way to solve bar bets: Which was the fastest game bird in Europe? When Guinness Brewery director Sir Hugh Beaver couldn't find an answer, he hired British researchers to compile a book of facts and figures. The first Guinness Book of World Records came out in 1954. Because editors aimed to include the entire globe, the original continental bird question wasn't answered. (Most likely the red-breasted merganser...)Almost 70 years later, the book endures.

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Lane DeGregory |Lauren Peace |Gabrielle Calise

Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times/TNSDouglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times/TNSDirk Shadd/Tampa Bay Times/TNSDirk Shadd/Tampa Bay Times/TNSDirk Shadd/Tampa Bay Times/TNSTampa Bay residents juggle flames, spin donuts for Guinness World Records1 of 5Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times/TNSGenerate Key TakeawaysIt started as a way to solve bar bets: Which was the fastest game bird in Europe?