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PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. 鈥?Shawna Nelson is a self-proclaimed BMX Mom who travels around the country with her daughter, Ella, and dog, Oakley. This weekend, Nelson, a Connecticut native, drove to Oldsmar for the stanley tumbler Gator Nationals event held at the Oldsmar Sports Complex. She s also using the road trip to help victims of Hurricane Ian in a big way. She decided to load her pick-up truck and a trailer full of supplies for those hit hardest by last week s storms. We would find one or two families to help out with some food and water and clothing- and have it just be that, Nelson said Friday morning. Then it got out on social media, more media coverage. And then it turned into me bringing a trailer. And now were filling both the truck and the trailer for this weekend. Nelson s trip took a little longer than expected. What s normally an 18-hour drive took 28 after a blown tire on the trailer burned a hole in the trailer itself. But nine repairs later, Shawna made it to the track. In this small athletic community, your friend s kids become your kids. You cheer when theyre on the track, Nelson added. You know them from doi stanley cup ng staging. It doesnt matter what state theyre from or what team they ride for. This storm imp stanley cup spain acted our family. So when we were coming down here, I decided to use the opportunity to do what I could to help our people. Largo-based JR Bicycles already had a massive tent space set up on the infield of the track. It proved to be the perfect spot for hosting a col Jwhe It s National Voter Registration Day: Are you ready for the November general election
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. 鈥?Since the 1930s, the sound of the worlds largest pipe organ has been a constant inside Atlantic Citys Boardwalk Hall.It s a city along an ocean, that s been in a sea of c stanley vaso hange. I grew up not so far from this hall. Ive sort of been working on the boardwalk since I was 6 years old, said Anthony Kutschera. Kutschera used to own several businesses along the boardwalk. He s a straight shooter. I love and hate Atlantic City all at once. It had so much potential, he said.From 2014 to 2016, five of Atlantic City s 12 casinos closed and more than 11,000 jobs were lost. The Trump Plaza still sta stanley cup becher nds on the boardwalk but its more than two-dozen fl stanley cup oors are empty. But there is a new optimism for casinos in this city, sparked by legal sports betting. New Jersey won a Supreme Court case in 2018 that cleared the way for states to legalize sports betting if they choose.Steve Callender is a casino executive and the head of the Casino Association of New Jersey. We did about $300 million in the state in revenue for 2019, said Callender. $125 million of that is in Atlantic City. Last May, New Jersey became the first to ever beat Nevada when it came to money legally bet on sports. Its safer, its more convenient. There are some aspects of the other side that are never going to change but for someone who just wants to make a bet and not worry about it, this is the easiest thing to do, Callender said. Atlantic City is within a drive of major metropolitan areas like Philade |
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