The four Florida FEMA sites, including the one in Tampa on Waters Avenue in Tampa, will continue to offer the first dose of of the Pfizer COVID-29 vaccine from Wednesday, March 24th through April 17th. The second doses will be available April 7th through April 14th. Officials had said they would start with second doses only on Wednesday of this week. They are accepting walk ups but would like you to make an appointment by going to myvaccine.fl.gov.
More Floridians are able to get their vaccinations. As of yesterday, anyone 50 and older is now eligible for the coronavirus vaccination. The state estimates that 70% of Florida seniors have been vaccinated so it was time to open things up a little more. Monday’s coronavirus cases lowered to 2,862 with an additional 629 Floridian deaths. The state total for confirmed cases is over two million with 2,011,211. Please check with us here for additional information on test sites and vaccinations.
The pain at the pump continues with gas prices the highest in three years here in Tampa Bay. AAA says we’re paying AAA an average of $2.91 per gallon. That’s 84 cents higher from the same time last year, but prices should start to go down soon.
Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd has arrested three of his own deputies who have all since resigned. The three, John Raczynski, Jamal Lawson and Garrett Cook face charges of evidence tampering. The deputies apparently lost money confiscated during a traffic stop and were trying to replace it with their own money. All three are now out on bond.
With spring breakers getting so out of hand in South Beach, the CEO of Visit St. Pete/Clearwater has concerns about some of them heading to Bay area beaches. South Beach had to put a curfew in place when things got way our of hand. There have been a few arrests on Clearwater Beach. But with much warmer weather on the way, beaches are sure to become even more crowded.
The IRS has pushed the tax deadline back from April 15th to May 17th. A substantial backlog of taxes filed in 2019 may be part of the reason along with requests from lawmakers.
The Tampa Bay Rays will now allow fans in the stands at Tropicana Field for regular season games. Tickets will go on sale to the general public this Friday, March 26 at 10 a.m. in the MLB Ballpark app and at RaysBaseball.com. Fans will be seated in pods of six and must wear masks. The 300 level will be open to accommodate more fans, and for now capacity will be 9,000 but could change.