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Tuesday's Daily Pulse
What you need to know about Florida today
› Pinellas influencer got 1.4 million TikTok followers cleaning local beaches. Now he wants your help.
Caulin Donaldson likes to be on the sand before the sun rises. Every morning he wakes in his Redington Shores apartment at 6:30 and heads right to the beach, where he strolls in pursuit of junk. As the colors of the sky change and the world wakes up, he scoops up bottle caps, crushed beer cans, greasy food wrappers and handfuls of cigarette butts.
› New Pulse documentary highlights need for survivor support
The Florida Film Festival played host to the world premiere of “Surviving Pulse: Life After a Mass Shooting,” a new documentary that not only tells the story of what happened on the night of the 2016 mass shooting, but also catches up with survivors and loved ones several years later, many of whom are still dealing with feelings of grief and PTSD related to the event.
› Naples homebuilder, soaking up demand, adds solar unit
Kaye Lifestyle Homes recently launched solar home division. The Naples-based firm, in a statement, says it’s responding to “increased homebuyer requests for innovative building practices that address energy efficiency, sustainability and durability in new home construction.” Kaye Lifestyle Homes Operations Manager Ben Kaye was named to lead the new division.
› Sea turtle nesting season starts in May. Here's how to protect turtles and hatchlings.
Beachgoers can take several steps to ensure the safety of sea turtles during the turtles’ nesting season that runs from May through October. “Up here, we’ll maybe get a nest in May but we don’t typically start seeing them nesting until closer to June,” Okaloosa County Coastal Resource Coordinator Jessica Valek said. Local beaches typically have 30 to 40 sea turtle nests each season, she said.
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