Santee’s Mast Park prepares grand unveiling of $10-million overhaul

Good News Notes: “Santee’s $10-million renovation of Mast Park is ready for the public to enjoy. The city will hold a grand opening of the 80-acre park on Saturday, Feb. 1, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Mast Park’s transformation has more than doubled the park’s usable space, including features like an expanded dog park,…

UF IFAS Cedar Key Beach Clean-Up

Good News Notes: “In September of 2019, the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Nature Coast Biological Station had a successful Cedar Key Beach Clean-Up. According to IFAS, the most common item picked up at the last event was tiny plastic, followed by cigarette butts and tiny foam. The organization says, more…

Good Samaritans pull woman from water at Big Isle beach

Good News Notes: “A 40-year-old woman was medevaced to a hospital after she ran into trouble at Green Sand Beach in Kau Monday afternoon. Good Samaritans pulled the unresponsive woman from the water and brought her to shore at about 1:30 p.m., according to a Hawaii County Fire Department news release.” View the whole story…

Reducing Air Pollution Saved the US $24 Billion on Elderly Health Benefits

Good News Notes: “Air pollution is expensive. Like, really freaking expensive. That’s why it’s worthwhile to keep our air clean. A study out recently has found that reduced air pollution levels between 1999 and 2013 saved the U.S some $24 billion a year looking only at the benefits to elderly people and early deaths related…

New species of walking sharks discovered in south Pacific

 Good News Notes: “Four new species of tropical shark that use their fins to walk have been discovered off the coasts of northern Australia and New Guinea during a 12-year study. The ornately patterned sharks are no threat to humans, preying instead upon small fish and invertebrates in the shallow waters. The sharks ‘walk’ using…

Palaeontologists Discover New Allosaurus Species In North America

Good News Notes: “Paleontologists have discovered a new species of a meat-eating dinosaur, called Allosaurus jimmadseni. It is the oldest species of Allosaurus, to have existed in the Late Jurassic Period, some 157-152 million years ago. Species name ‘jimmadseni’ is honouring palaeontologist James H. Madsen Jr while the genus name, Allosaurus means ‘different reptile’. The…

From lab to clinic: hope for those suffering from depression

Good News Notes: “As we look back over the past decade, one thing is disturbingly apparent: We are increasingly a people in despair. For many, when despair becomes depression, or untenable anxiety, the standard answers — antidepressants with a dose of therapy — are not enough to assuage suffering. We know this because the rates…

Billie Eilish says she wants to help her fans suffering from depression

Good News Notes: “Grammy-nominated singer Billie Eilish is talking about some very dark times in her life, when she was self-inflicting cuts on her arms and even considering suicide. The singer spoke to CBS about how she now wants to help her fans through their own dark times, and often tells her followers on social media…