In 2012, the Barnetts were the primary donors to build a $5.5 million, 18-classroom learning facility at All Saints' Academy (Florida) in Winter Haven, Florida. They donated $1 million to the Florida Aquarium in downtown Tampa to help launch the Carol J. and Barney Barnett Learning Center that opened in 2014. In 2015, the Barnetts gave $3 million to Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium in Sarasota, Florida to promote environmental conservation. Read More...
Explore More One of the largest school districts in Florida will allow students to carry only clear backpacks next year in a measure aimed at increasing school safety.
Broward County Public Schools officials announced Friday that the new policy will go into effect on Aug. 21 and also includes lunch boxes, purses, duffel bags, and fanny packs. The decision, which affects more than 260,000 students, comes more than five years after 17 were killed during a shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, on Valentine’s Day 2018. Read More...
By Paul GlynnEntertainment & arts reporter
Apple CorpsHarold Wilson was the Prime Minister and Sir Alf Ramsey was the England football manager last time Abbey Road was number one.The Beatles' Abbey Road has returned to number one in the UK, 50 years after it first topped the album charts.
The Fab Four reclaimed the top spot with an expanded anniversary edition.
The feat also sees the album set a record - the gap of 49 years and 252 days since its initial chart-topping run ended in early 1970 is the longest gap before returning to number one. Read More...