0 Community Corner Here are the most interesting things to do this week in and around the Pinellas Beaches area. Event News , Patch Staff Posted Reply PINELLAS BEACHES, FL — Curious about what to do this week? Patch has you covered with the latest upcoming events taking place this week in and around Pinellas Beaches. Here's a roundup of local events coming up in the area this week. Want to add an upcoming event? Whether you're planning a festival, a cooking class, or a video game night, there's no better place to share it than Patch's event calendar . As always, it's free to post an event in your community . To reach more people, you can promote your event and share it nearby for $1 per day per community. Here are a few events happening this week in and near Pinellas Beaches: Fiber Arts - East Lake Community Library When: Monday, December 6th at 1:00 p.m. Where: East Lake Community Library Learn More … [Read more...]

Southfield (CW50) – The Detroit Economic Growth Organization is Detroit’s economic development catalyst. For businesses looking to expand in the city or make Detroit their home, DEGC is a major factor in their development and success. The organization is designed to create and implement innovative solutions that attract investment in the area, create jobs, and advance Detroit’s economy. DEGC provides several services inside the business sector of Detroit, including real estate development and restoration, neighborhood retail/non-retail planning, and small business development programs. The biggest program to help small businesses in the community is Motor City Match. Motor City Match connects new and expanding businesses with business services and space to grow, providing them with the funding and tools to fuel the city’s entrepreneurial revolution. Businesses across the city apply for grants that are given out quarterly. Motor City Match has serviced nearly 1,500 Detroit … [Read more...]

Southfield (CW50) – Small businesses were the heart and soul of communities across the country for many years. Over the last several years, small businesses have disappeared. However, the mentality of ambitious and determined citizens to own their own businesses has never gone away. People like Jevona Fudge Watson, who owns Detroit Sip, have always dreamed of opening up their own businesses, and want to see the return of small businesses to their communities so they can continue to show how important they are economically. READ MORE: Multiple Students Facing Charges For School Threats In Metro Detroit Small businesses are important to the foundation of a community, bring visitors into the city, and money into the economy. These businesses support the citizens in the community through sponsorships of sports teams, using their spaces for events and fundraisers, and provide other important economic factors that large corporations don’t. Detroit Sip is a local coffee shop … [Read more...]

CHICAGO (CBS) – Police issued a community alert Wednesday to residents in Lakeview and Lincoln Park neighborhoods, warning of recent armed robberies and carjackings. Two of the latest incidents happened within a period of a few minutes Tuesday night on the very block where Wrigley Field is located. READ MORE: Booster Shot Clinic Being Held At Dirksen Federal Courthouse Starting Friday Police said in each instance, individuals armed with semi-automatic firearms approach unsuspecting victims on the sidewalk or street, and demand the victims’ property. After victims relinquish their property, the robbers would flee the scene in a waiting vehicle driven by an accomplice. In several incidents, the victims’ vehicle was taken. At 9:20 p.m. Nov.17, 2021, in the 800 block of West Wolfram Street At 10:05 p.m. Nov. 2021, in the 3900 block of North Janssen Avenue At 5:35 p.m. on Nov. 27, 2021, in the 2300 block of North Lincoln Avenue At 1:00 a.m. on Nov. 28, 2021, in the … [Read more...]

close Video Critics worry Build Back Better bill will spike costs Congressional correspondent Chad Pergram reports the latest on ‘Special Report’ on Biden’s spending agenda as Democrats rush to pass bill before Christmas. NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! You may not realize it, but Congress is in the midst of a consequential debate about the future of our country. We’re debating your future. Your family’s future. The outcome could affect generations of Americans to come. You’ve probably heard arguments about the magnitude of the Democrats’ latest partisan spending bill and the justifiable concerns about dumping trillions of dollars (on top of the trillions that have already been spent this year) into the economy. Economists, including former Obama administration officials, have warned about the effect it would have on the already painful inflation that’s being felt by everyday families in all corners of our country. My … [Read more...]

(CNN) The entire world remains unprepared for the next pandemic and most countries are underprepared even for small outbreaks of disease, researchers reported Wednesday. Not a single country scored well on the Global Health Security index -- a measure of preparedness for various health emergencies and problems put together by the Nuclear Threat Initiative and the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security at the Bloomberg School of Public Health. "The 2021 GHS Index continues to show that all countries still lack some critical capacities, which hinders their ability to respond effectively to COVID-19 and reduces their preparedness for future epidemic and pandemic threats. The average country score in 2021 was 38.9 out of 100, which is essentially unchanged from 2019," the report reads. The highest overall score was just under 76 -- achieved by the United States. The worst area of preparedness is in preventing the emergence of new pathogens such as the virus … [Read more...]