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Five Things We Learned on Patch this Week

Here's what you may have missed on Patch this week.

: Bizarre behavior, circumstantial evidence and lack of cooperation from David Perry's family have led detectives to suspect him in his girlfriend's disappearance, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office. Homicide detectives investigating Kelly Rothwell’s disappearance have named her boyfriend David Perry a suspect based on bizarre behavior and circumstantial evidence, according to the . 

: After being in business for 100 years and being around as long as the community, the Pass-A-Grille post office will close and all current customers will use the post office on Corey Avenue as there new home post office. The order to close the post office down came about earlier this year.

: The antidote to this incarnation of the dreaded beach blues is as natural to Florida as sand, seagrass, and sailboats: the alligator. Real, live, alligators.  at John's Pass is an affordable place to learn about and experience these reptiles up close.  A veritable alligator training camp, owner/trainer/"Gator Crusader," Michael Womer has built an alligator haven on Madeira Beach.

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Meow Factor, a local burlesque troop, performed a show called “Vaudeville to Vegas” at  Tuesday night. Meow Factor is a part of the Hip Expressions dance studio, which focuses on teaching women of all ages varying types of belly dancing. The show consisted of both seasoned dancers and newer ladies performing dance routines that combined seductive movements and comedy.

:  In 2005, after experiencing 2004's Hurricane Leanne, the county converted three public schools into cat-and-dog-friendly shelters. Dunedin Middle School, Oak Grove Middle School and Thurgood Marshall Middle School are stocked to operate as emergency shelters for 3-4 days before the county would need to resupply or relocate people. According to Iovino, schools are ideal as they already have the food, maintenance and management staff needs to run a shelter.

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