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Around the Region: Amelia Island Book Festival and more

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BEACHES Black Pearl Sings at ABET

Atlantic Beach Experimental Theatre presents Black Pearl Sings. a drama about a white song collector for Library of Congress meeting Pearl, an Africian-American prisioner in Texas, 8:00 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2:00 p.m. Sunday from Jan. 23-Feb. 8 at Atlantic Beach Experimental Theatre, 716 Ocean Blvd. For tickets or more, (904) 249-7177 or abettheater.com.

BEACHES Bowl-a-Thon coming

The Exchange Club of Jacksonville Beach will host a Bowl-A-Thon to strike out child abuse and support Beaches charities at 12 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 8, at Beach Bowl, 818 Beach Blvd., Jacksonville Beach. For more, (904) 329-0663.

BEACHES Beaches Watch welcomes new members

Beaches Watch Inc., a nonprofit nonpartisan civic organization that promotes and facilitates educated citizen involvement in local and state government decisions, welcomes new members. Membership dues at $10 per individual and $15 for families. For more, beacheswatch.com.

CLAY SAFE Animal Shelter welcomes donations

SAFE Animal Shelter, 2913 Clay County Road 220, Middleburg, always can use donations of dry and wet cat food, dry grain-free dog food, cat litter, laundry soap, bleach and paper towels. Volunteers also are welcome. For more, (904) 276-7233.

CLAY Bingo night

The Church of the Good Samaritan, 3813 Old Jennings Road, Middleburg, hosts bingo night 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 31. Bingo cards are $1 each, and prizes are offered for each winning game. Event is open to the public.

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Around the Region: Amelia Island Big Band Bash and more

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BEACHES 40th Winter Beach Run

The 40th annual Winter Beach Run will be 12 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 31, at the Sea Walk Pavilion, 1st Street North and 1st Avenue North, Jacksonville Beach. For more, 1stplacesports.com

BEACHES Wine Preview Party and Trash and Treasure Sale

The Ribault Garden Club will hold its annual Trash and Treasure Sale on Saturday, Feb. 7th, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Garden Club, 705 Second Ave. North, Jacksonville Beach. There will also be a Wine Preview Party on Friday, Feb. 6, 5 pm.-8 p.m. for a $10 donation. There will also be a plant sale. For more, (904) 223-3933, (904) 424-2684 or ribaultgardenclub.org.

BEACHES Leigh Murphy exhibit extended

Due to high interest, Beaches Art Museums exhibit of Leigh Murphys work will continue to be displayed until Sunday, Feb. 8. For more, (904) 241-5657 or BeachesMuseum.org.

CLAY Sen. Rob Bradley honored

State Sen. Rob Bradley, R-Fleming Island, was named 2014 Legislator of the Year by the Florida Police Chiefs Association. He spearheaded an effort to increase law enforcement training funding from $40 per officer to $67 per officer last year.

GREEN COVE SPRINGS Dead in Deadwood

A Mystery Dinner Theater and Fundraiser, Dead in Deadwood, will be presented by The Village Improvement Association, in cooperation with The Friends of the Green Cove Springs Library, 6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 30, and Saturday, Jan. 31, at the VIA Clubhouse, 17 N. Palmetto Avenue, Green Cove Springs. Tickets cost $15. For tickets or more, (904) 806-0397.

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Airport preparing for new service

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WEST BAY Discussion at a Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP) board meeting Wednesday centered on good problems as the facility prepares to welcome new airlines and routes this spring.

All of our conversation has been about expansion, new service, said Chairman Till Bruett. It couldnt be a better conversation.

After reporting a passenger decline of about 7 percent for December, board members said they hope new year-round service on United Airlines and Silver Airways will help reverse the trend.

Both airlines will launch service in March, with United providing twice-daily service to George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston and Silver Airways providing three daily flights, two to Orlando and one to Tampa.

Although December traffic was down, the number of passengers traveling through the Beaches Airport remained roughly flat in 2014. Airport Director Parker McClellan said the decrease was expected because Southwest Airlines dropped to just two daily flights for the winter this year.

I think the real positive note is the total passengers for the year was down 0.16 [percent]; earlier in the year I believe we were in double-digits, McClellan said. Overall, weve seen good performance, and its relatively flat year over year.

With the arrival of new airlines on the horizon, the board also discussed future growth plans for the facility, which will celebrate its fifth anniversary this spring.

Paul Puckli, a consultant crafting a 20-year master plan for the airport, said the most pressing projects include expansions of the terminal buildings baggage make-up room and security screening area.

With the fact that youve got some new service coming in, theres going to need to be some improvements to this terminal facility, Puckli said. Thats a good problem to have.

The master plan, which is currently under review by the Federal Aviation Administration and the Florida Department of Transportation, projects passenger activity will double over the next 20 years, an estimate Puckli believes is still on target.

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Health advisories issued for 2 Hillsborough beaches, lifted for one

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Health advisories were issued Tuesday for beaches at Ben T. Davis and Picnic Island based on criteria for bacteria recommended by the Environmental Protection Agency.

Samples taken Monday were above thresholds for enterococci bacteria, the Hillsborough County Health Department said.

The beaches should be considered unsafe for swimming, the department said.

Meanwhile, a similar health advisory for the beach at E.G. Simmons Park in Ruskin was lifted Tuesday.

Tests showed enterococci bacteria in the water at the beach has returned to acceptable levels, according to a release from the health department.

The advisory was put in place on Feb. 13.

The health department has been conducting coastal quality monitoring at nine sites once every two weeks since August 2000 and weekly since August 2002 through the states Healthy Beaches Monitoring Program.

Enterococci bacteria is typically found in the intestinal tracts of humans and animals and may cause human disease, infections, or rashes. It is an indication of fecal pollution, which may come from stormwater runoff, pets and wildlife, and human sewage, the department said.

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