OrdinanceWatch™

Quarterly Update, First Quarter 2013

Juliet Fogarty — Wed, 01 May 2013 16:05:04 +0000

OrdinanceWatch™’s first quarter of 2013 saw a dramatic increase in the number of issues clicked related to gaming and sweepstakes centers. These issues typically focus on either establishment moratoria or regulations on gaming centers that already exist. The most clicked issue in the first quarter was a proposed prohibition on casinos and certain amusement and […]

Wage Protection Ordinances

Samantha Hunter Padgett — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 18:43:54 +0000

If an employer denies you fair compensation for the work you have done, your employer has stolen from you. It is wrong, and you have options. These options exist today. A few local governments have decided these existing options just aren’t good enough. They are passing local wage protection ordinances and establishing their own tribunals […]

Artificial Light Poses Threat to Sea Turtle Population

Juliet Fogarty — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:43:24 +0000

The Gulf Coast has some of the highest counts of sea turtle nests in Florida. Artificial light is a danger during nesting season because hatchlings are drawn to brightness, whereas in undeveloped coastlines they are naturally drawn to the bright horizon. But lighting for beach residential needs versus lighting for sea turtle nesting is a […]

Food Truck Frenzy

Juliet Fogarty — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 19:22:55 +0000

Food trucks are mobile kitchens that can cater any kind of meal. With a simple message via social network sites, food trucks can steal the spotlight from surrounding stationary restaurants. Within minutes consumers can have instant access to food trucks location changes and menu updates. The growing phenomenon of instant gratification through social network updates […]