A reason for paws in St. Pete
We love our pets (they are practically children to us), so it should come as no surprise that super-LGBT-friendly St. Pete is also super pet-friendly, according to Zumper.com. It named St. Petersburg the Most Pet Friendly City in the U.S. The rankings were determined based on the cities’ number of apartment listings that allowed pets, the number of pet stores in an area, how often the weather is “pleasant” enough to walk in and how many dog parks a place has. Zumper attributes St. Pete’s rating to the large number of cat-friendly apartments and the abundance of pet stores, pet restaurants and veterinarians. St. Pete once again leads the pack in terms of anti-discrimination – the city welcomes any (legal) animal you want to make feel at home with you, regardless of species. Now go take your cat out on a leash to its favorite coffee shop in its favorite city in order to celebrate.
Tampa and San Fran – BFFs
Nearly 200 people a day pass through Tampa International Airport on their way to San Francisco according to airport officials. The commute takes around 10 hours with connecting flights and layovers and can cost between $500 and $800 per ticket. What is a Bay area traveler with a hankering for the Golden Gate City to do? United Airlines will be answering our prayers with non-stop flights starting on Feb. 16. The new ease of travel will encourage more Silicon Valley investors to give to Tampa-area tech companies. The Tampa airport marketing team has been pushing for this connection for years, even reaching out through social media asking residents to use the hashtag #TPA2SF. A promotional logo for the service shows the skylines of both cities under the headline “Bay to Bay.” More like Gay to Bae, am I right?
On this episode of The Hillz
Our girl Hillary Clinton spoke to a packed crowd at the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa on July 22. She stressed the importance of listening to the people and how a community unites by caring about what its members have to say. She also spoke about the impact that visiting Pulse earlier in the day had on her and how she plans to change gun laws. All the who’s-who’s of the establishment glitterati were there – Florida Representative Alan Grayson, Senator Bill Nelson and former Governor Charlie Crist, to name a few. While Clinton didn’t announce her pick for VP at the rally, we’re sure she was grabbing for that cellphone backstage, because not long after she spoke to the crowd, she sent out texts and tweets naming Virginia Senator Tim Kaine as her runningmate. Kaine is an accomplished politician but has big shoes to fill for the title of Sassiest Vice President. Can he do it? It’s time to watch and find out. – Xoxo Joe Biden!
