Five Things We Learned on Patch this Week

Silas Dent's restaurant has more than just great food, they have great old Florida stories and historic memorabilia.

It's pretty easy to pick out Joe Nuzzo, the guy who founded Suncoast Surf Shop in Treasure Island 45 years ago. Nuzzo fits the part of a surfer dude. He walks around in sandals, shorts, a T-shirt and shades. It's his office uniform.

The end of the school year is stressful for us parents, but no need to panic. We just need to keep them busy for two months.

There’s one thing keeping many of the hotels and high-rise condos that line Pinellas county’s world class beaches from literally crumbling into the ocean: money, and lots of it.