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Monday’s WNBA Draft was, without a doubt, a night to remember for both Kierstan Bell and Destanni Henderson. “It’s been crazy but a good crazy,” said Henderson. First, Bell, who rewrote the record books in her two seasons at FGCU, was taken 11th overall in the first round by the Las Vegas Aces becoming the second Eagles’ basketball player ever to be drafted and the first getting taken in the first round. “I’m grateful to have this opportunity and I’m going to take this with me and hold it with me in my back pocket and get to work,” said Bell. Now, the two-time Becky Hammon Mid Major Player of the Year heads to Vegas to be coached by none other than Becky Hammon herself. “That’s so crazy. I didn’t expect it but it’s an honor to be under a coach like that,” Bell said. Meanwhile, Henderson, the three-time state champ at Fort Myers High, was selected nine picks later by the Indiana Fever. Coming from a ...

public notice Notice is hereby given that the proposed ordinances whose titles appear below will be considered for First Reading on the 5th day of May, 2022, at a City Commission meeting and if passed on First Reading will be considered for Second Reading on the 19th day of May , 2022. The meeting for First Reading begins at 10:00 am and the ordinances will be read as soon thereafter as may be heard. The meeting for Second Reading begins at 10:00 am and the ordinances will be read as soon thereafter as may be heard. The meeting is scheduled to be held in the City Hall Auditorium, on the first floor of City Hall, 200 East University Avenue, Gainesville, Florida. Please visit the City s website or call 352-334-5015 to get the latest information on how to attend and participate in this meeting. A copy of said ordinances may be inspected by any member of the public at the office of the City Clerk on the first floor of City Hall during regular business hours located at 200 East Univ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) – Tallahassee’s Capital Hospital celebrated the gift of life Wednesday, honoring a local family whose son saved two people through organ donation. Johnquez Grayer was the very first “donation after circulatory death,” or DCD, heart donor in this region. This kind of procedure is made possible because of new technology, and hospital staff say it will increase the donor pool by up to 30%. Grayer’s mother, Ceiji Grayer, spoke briefly at the ceremony. “On March 28, 2001, a prince was born by the name of Johnquez Grayer,” Ceiji Grayer said. “He was a beautiful person.” After a pause, Ceiji was unable to continue speaking. Janet Shipman, a representative with LifeQuest, read the rest of her remarks. “Growing up, he was the happiest child and always had a smile on his face,” Shipman read. Johnquez died last year at 19, and he gave two people the gift of life by donating his heart and kidney. Cap...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) — In 32 years as head coach of the Tallahassee Community College baseball team, Mike McLeod has notched 1,056 career wins, 5 outright Panhandle Conference championships and has coached five All-Americans and six major leaguers. That’s just a short list of a seemingly never-ending onslaught of accolades Mac has earned at TCC. But beyond every record he’s set, behind that hall of fame career has been a man who did things the right way. And that is the legacy everyone will remember him for. “You did things right. We knew what we were getting and we still do when we get a TCC player.” Let those words of Florida State head baseball coach Mike Martin Jr. stand as a testament to the way Mike McLeod coached and brought up young men who found themselves lucky enough to be in his locker room. “It was more than just baseball. He always made sure you were growing as a person. He took academics very seriously. Made sure everyone was going ...

The name Ida will never again be used to label a hurricane. “Ida” was retired Wednesday from the list of tropical storm names during the World Meteorological Organization’s annual hurricane committee due to the overwhelming damages it caused last year — the third busiest storm season on Atlantic record. Last year, tropical storms and hurricane damages cost the United States $80 billion — $75 billion of which was caused by Category 4 Hurricane Ida making it the fifth costliest storm in US history, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. But those estimates weren’t just the $55 billion in property and coastal damages observed in Louisiana, where Ida made landfall. After marching inland toward the northeastern US with heavy rain and floodwaters, Ida racked up another $20 billion as a post-tropical storm — the most since Super Storm Sandy in 2012. Ida’s wrath over the northeastern region surprised meteorologists, said Philip Klotzbach, a...

A 52-year-old man died Friday night during a multi-vehicle crash in Miami-Dade County. The man, identified as Saul Dauphin, died in the crash at the intersection of Ives Dairy Road and Northeast Third Court that forced the roads to be closed for hours. Police said a Mercedes Benz driven by an 18-year-old was traveling along Ives Dairy Road when the victim turned left in his path. Drone video from a viewer showed two black cars at the scene that were mangled. “I didn’t see the accident myself, but as I was walking back to my home, I did see the car crushed against the wall,” said Jennifer Brown, a witness. According to Miami-Dade police, the other five passengers involved in the crash were 17 to 18 years old. Those passengers were taken to a hospital. Their conditions have not been released. Traffic homicide detectives are investigating the cause of the collision. Copyright 2022 by ^ – All rights reserved. Hurt in an accident? Get the help you need inst...

Florida softball picked a big weekend to celebrate its group of four seniors, who are to be honored ahead of game two against the seventh-ranked Arkansas Razorbacks Saturday at 2:30 pm (ESPN2). The eighth-ranked Gators, who dropped the opener Friday at home 9-1, are recognizing fifth-year second baseman Hannah Adams, fifth-year pitcher Natalie Lugo, senior outfielder Cheyenne Lindsey and graduate student pitcher Marissa Mesiemore, who transferred in from Florida Gulf Coast this season. This weekend marks UF’s last SEC regular-season series at home in 2022. Fortunately, these veterans are no strangers to big moments. Tune into: How to watch no. 8 Florida Gators play No. 7 Arkansas Razorbacks in softball on TV, live stream Midweek win: Gators’ Skylar Wallace breaks record, stalemate in 6th inning as Florida softball tops USF Seniors’ success calls for celebration In their combined 10 seasons, Adams and Lugo have helped the Gators post an overall record ...

ST. PETERSBURG — Roam, a new restaurant from the duo behind Red’s BBQ, is opening this week in St. Petersburg. The restaurant, which chef and owner Joshua Jackson describes as a “steak-forward” spot with dishes that utilize classic techniques and global influences, opens Thursday at 3405 34th St. N. Jackson, 30, is launching the restaurant with his brother, Christian Jackson, 37. Though this is their first brick-and-mortar, the duo are well-known around town for their popular barbecue catering business and food truck, which for the last A few years was parked near the intersection of Fifth Avenue N and 34th Street. Having worked in restaurant kitchens since the age of 14, and later as a corporate executive chef in New York, Joshua Jackson said opening a restaurant of his own has been a long dream in the making. The idea for Roam was to create the type of place he and his brother like to dine at and hang out with friends and family — a steakhouse with a higher-end beverag...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) – Nearly a year after a DUI arrest involving Tallahassee Police officers sparked community concern about use of force policy, the city’s Citizens Police Review Board announced recommended changes for how officers use batons in the line of duty. According to the CPRB Chair Edward Gaines, Jr., the police department accepted one change to the policy, but declined the other. The first recommended change, which was accepted by the department, involved section F. 3. c of TPD policy, involving impact weapons and batons. The original policy read “officers may use impact weapons/batons to thrust/jab a person in the hands, joints, abdomen, or muscular portions of the back to overcome aggressive resistance.” The board recommended changing the policy to read, “officers may not use impact weapons/batons to thrust/jab a person in the hands, joints, abdomen, or muscular portions of the back, except in response to aggressive resistance.” The...

NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! Courtney Clenney’s lawyer says the Miami Instagram model is “filled with absolute grief and despair” after the April 3 stabbing death of her boyfriend, Christian Tobechukwu Obumseli. Obumseli, 27, suffered “an apparent knife wound” in a domestic violence incident between himself and Clenney earlier this month. First responders rushed him to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead, the Miami police said in a statement at the time. No charges have been filed in the case. Clenney’s lawyer, Frank Preito, said she was defending herself. “Since the events of that tragic night, Courtney has been filled with absolute grief and despair,” Preito said. “Courtney is mourning the loss of Mr. Obumseli, in private, out of respect for his family. There is nothing we can say to alleviate the pain his family is going through; however, their calls for justice and an arrest in this m...

Tap It Growlers and Downtown Drafts will be on site to handle the beverages, while Snowie Atlanta Creations, PattyKakes and Juke N Jive Creamery appeal to diners’ sweet tooth. At 6 pm, singer-songwriter Ivan Duke will take the stage with foot-tapping tunes. For a cozier dining experience, private lakeside seating is available by reservation. For $35, guests can secure a table for six in the grandstands. Individuals can contact the venue at 855-536-1996 with questions or issues they may have during the reservation process. Diners won’t need a reservation to nab a more casual spot elsewhere in the grandstands or on the plaza, according to the city’s public relations manager Christina Santee; however, those seats are available on a first come, first served basis. The annual kick off to Gainesville’s event season, Food Truck Fridays are among the city’s most popular offerings — and for good reason, according to Santee. “It provides resident...

Florida State could conceivably have its best defense under Mike Norvell in his third season as head coach. Even after the departures of NFL first-round bound Jermaine Johnson II and fellow defensive linemen Keir Thomas, who claimed third team All-ACC honors last season. Safety Akeem Dent’s recent evolution played a major role in how the Seminole defense has transformed by the end of spring football. The redshirt junior has built off his strong finish to last season, emerged as a consistent playmaker in practice and finally turned into the player he was expected to be as a heralded recruit. FSU football: Absence of OL Darius Washington felt in Florida State’s 11th spring football practice Garnet & Gold Spring Game predictions: MVP, best true freshman and more NoleSports Podcast: Florida State spring game preview, interview with Rising Spear By defensive coordinator Adam Fuller’s count on Twitter, Dent recorded a team-high six of the 38 turnovers F...

Spiders, birds, snakes, possums and beers, oh my. Visitors to First Magnitude Brewery in Gainesville were able enjoy exotic wildlife Saturday along with kicking back and enjoying a beer at the eighth annual Pints ​​and Predators event. The Pints ​​and Predator is an educational festival and fundraiser for local wildlife conservation organizations. More: Buchholz High School math group hopes for 15th win in state championship More: UF honors nine Alachua County Public school students who won first place at State Science and Engineering Fair More: Planned Parenthood to protest Florida’s 15-week abortion ban with tie-dye event Ten wildlife conservation organizations, including the Alachua Audubon Society, Thunder and Wrede’s Wildlife Center, Sunrise Wildlife Rehabilitation and the Rattlesnake Conservancy, brought animals such as a bald eagle, barred owl and a red-tailed hawk. “It’s so awesome to see how much Gainesville supports this event and our lo...

Paul Castro, clutches a photo of his three children at a park in Houston, on March 30, 2022. (Annie Mulligan/The New York Times) HOUSTON — The trouble started with an argument between two drivers merging in slow traffic after a Houston Astros baseball game last summer. It ended with two gunshots, fired from a moving Buick and exploding through the glass of a fleeing Ford pickup truck. The bullets missed the truck’s driver, Paul Castro, but one — just one — struck his teenage son, David, who sat in the passenger seat. As Castro drove to get help, a 911 operator told him to apply pressure to the wound at the back of his son’s head. But David didn’t make it. The random pointlessness of the killing shocked Houston. But it was one of dozens of similar incidents across the country over the past year amid an explosion of shootings and killings attributed to rage on the road. Sign up for The Morning newsletter from the New York Times These eruptions of sudden v...

Loan to fund the construction of 18-story building with 88 residential condominiums ST. PETERSBURG Fla. , April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — ACRES Capital Corp. (together with its subsidiaries, “ACRES”), a leading commercial real estate middle-market lender, has originated a $73.375 million loan to fund the development of Reflection Condominiums (the “Property”) in St. Petersburg, Fla . Located on a .70-acre site in downtown St. Petersburg along Pinellas County’s southeast coast, the proposed development will be an 18-story condominium building, housing 88 residential units and an additional 2,763 square feet of retail space available for rent. The property will also provide 27,691 square feet of common area and a 237-car parking garage . St. Petersburg has evolved from a popular retirement destination into a younger city, drawing people of all ages who have relocated in recent years to take advantage of the favorable weather and a lower co...

Hello, and welcome to another day in the Inferno, where Pulitzer prize winning playwright David Mamet is on Fox News decrying the pedophilic impulses of school teachers. Discussing the very real and not at all made-up or nakedly homophobic moral panic over “grooming” in schools, Mamet told Mark Levin, “This has always been the problem with education. Teachers are inclined — particularly men, because men are predators — to pedophilia.” Mamet, who, once again, has won or been nominated for the most prestigious awards in play- and screenwriting, offered this pile of QAnon MadLibs for context: “If there’s no community control over the schools, what we have is kids not only being indoctrinated but groomed in a very real sense by people who are, whether they know it or not, sexual predators. Are they abusing the kids physically? No, I don’t think so, but they’re abusing them mentally and using sex to do so.” In the short clip, Mamet also says that the “groo...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) — After over four decades in the radio booth, Gene Deckerhoff’s storied career as the Voice of the Seminoles came to a close Saturday, as Florida State’s spring game was his final game broadcasting for the Seminoles. “You don’t think about retiring, you don’t think about calling it quits, God will tell you when it’s time,” he said before Saturday’s game. For Deckerhoff, after 43 years as the Voice of the Seminoles, it’s time. “Voices have a timeline, and my timeline is up, and someone else will takeover. The University will be here forever.” A University he’s called 529 football games for, over 1,300 men’s basketball games, and his signature saying of “touchdown Florida State?” It’s been uttered 2,218 times. “When I was growing up, I got to be a part of hearing a lot of those great calls and he is a legend,” said head football coach Mike Norv...

Photo Credit: Canva Reinhold Schmieding has made all of his money selling surgical devices for the last 40 years. He holds more than 150 patents for orthopedic surgical instruments and implants. This brilliant success made him one of the wealthiest people in the country. Forbes estimates his wealth to exceed $7.8 billion, making him the second richest man in Naples, Florida. Who is Reinhold Schmieding? Reinhold Schmieding is an American billionaire entrepreneur and the founder and CEO of Arthrex. Arthrex is a private surgical-devices company that focuses on helping surgeons treat their patients better. He was born in Michigan, and his parents emigrated from Germany six months before his birth. He moved to Germany to work at Richard’s Medical. Schmieding earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Physiology from Michigan State University in 1977. After graduating, Schmieding worked for Richard’s Medical, a US firm specializing in orthopedic surgical implants ...

A key member of Finland’s ruling coalition opened the door to a potential NATO membership bid in yet another sign the Nordic country is nearing an application to join the defense alliance following neighboring Russia’s attack on Ukraine. The Center Party, part of a five-party cabinet run by Social Democrat Prime Minister Sanna Marin, is an important political force in Finland with widespread support in rural areas. The party has not previously advocated joining the bloc, traditionally leaning toward fostering a trade relationship with Russia instead. kAm%96 A2CEJ’D E@A =6256CD9:AF?2?:>@FD=J 2AAC@G65 2 AC@A@D2= >256 3J A2CEJ =6256C[ u:?2?46 |:?:DE6C p??: 65 ?646DD2CJ[ :?4=F5:?8 2? 2AA=:42E:@? E@ ;@:? E96 }@CE9 pE=2?E:4 %C62EJ ~C82?:K2E:@?[ D9@F=5 E96 8@G6C?>6?E H2?E E@ E2 @?8 @E96CD]k^Am kAm“u:?=2?5’D D64FC:EJ 6?G:C@?>6?E 492?865 E96 62C=J 9@FCD @7 u63]ac 2D #FDD:2 =2F?4965 :ED 2EE24 2:= @? $2EFC52J] “%H@ 4@C?6CDE@?6D @7 @FC D64FC:EJ — 2 CF=632D65 :?E6C...

story links Old Dominion (5-8, 0-1 American) vs. Florida (8-4, 1-0 American) Game Info – Saturday, April 9 • noon Location – Gainesville, Fla. Watch – Youtube Live Stats – Click Here NORFOLK, Va. – Old Dominion University lacrosse is continuing their road trip with a visit to Gainesville as they prepare to take on the University of Florida for an American Athletic Conference matchup. Old Dominion (5-8) is coming off a 14-11 loss to East Carolina last Saturday. Lilly Siskind and Haley O’Connor both managed to record a hat-trick in the match. Claire Porter tallied a goal and an assist. Siskind leads the team in points with 63. Maddie Mullenbach ranks second on the team in points with 30. Lauren Carey has started all 13 games for the Monarchs and leads the team with 28 ground balls. Jenna Peccia has started all 13 games in goal for the Monarchs. She ranks second in the nation with 143 saves. About Florida The Gato...