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USF St. Pete students can drive a car without owning one through new ride share program listen

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Tags: St.Pete, Bill Foster, USFSP, WeCar, ride sharing, environment, fuel efficiency

USF St. Pete launched a car share program for students and faculty today. The WeCar program will have two vehicles available for hourly or daily rentals. Kyle Sabie, corporate rental manager for the ride share division of Enterprise said the program can cheaper than owning a car for many students who live in the downtown area

“Each day you’re allowed up to 200 miles a day which, part of the benefit of that of course is that fuel is included in the price. So, in theory, depending on gas ...

Some media kept from interacting with delegates at RNC kick-off event listen

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Tags: RNC, Republican National Convention, Tropicana Field, St.Pete

Despite the weather, events for the Republican National Convention kicked off last night with the Host Committee’s welcome party in St. Petersburg. Hundreds of delegates and invited media mingled on the artificial grass inside the major league baseball dome near downtown. Media covering the event were kept in a Tropicana Field sky box and were prevented from mingling with the delegates on the field. This was news to Ken Jones, president and CEO of the 2012 Tampa Bay Host Committee for the Rep...