Florida Governor Ron DeSantis does not want to allow local businesses to require a “vaccine passport” for proof of vaccination, and wants to issue an executive order to do so. COVID-19 cases rose by 3,374 Monday, with 69 Floridians deaths. The state total is now 2,047,379. Monday also marked the day anyone 40 years old or older can get the COVID-19 vaccine, and in just one week after that, anyone 16 years of age or older can get vaccinated. For more on where the vaccines are available and any other questions please check here.

You’ll have more time to head over the the Greyhound track on Waters Avenue for your vaccination. The FEMA site in will be staying open a month longer than previously announced. You’ll now have until May 26th to get the Pfizer vaccine.

The state also wants the CDC to allow cruises to begin again. The no-sail order is in effect until November 1st but the state is ready to challenge that in court. Four cruise lines say not let they will anyone on board, passengers and crew, unless they are vaccinated. Those are Royal Caribbean, Celebrity Cruises, Crystal Cruises, and Saga Cruises.

The track setup is underway for the Grand Prix of St Petersburg. Most of the grandstands were left up after the race was postponed and moved to April 23rd through the 25th. Now it’s the concrete barriers and chain link fences going up. Tickets are still available by clicking here.

Hillsborough County Public schools may have to cut up to 1,000 jobs. Both the school board and Hillsborough Classroom Teachers Association blame the state for not providing necessary funding. Hillsborough Classroom Teachers Association President Rob Kriete was part of a recent workshop to talk about those cuts and how to save as many jobs as possible.

First it was a visit from a humpback whale, now it’s another tagged Great White Shark hanging out in the Gulf just 30 miles offshore of Tampa. Edithe is a twelve-foot long tagged by OCEARCH and has been tracked on a 3,000 mile long swim from Nova Scotia to Tampa Bay. She’s not the biggest one out there - Unama’ki has also pinged a little further out in the Gulf. She weighs a full ton.

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