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Experts offer insight on how fast-growing Aldi is reshaping grocery market
Aldi has a place in the market, but those neighborhoods have yet to be determined. The Shelby Report of the Southeast supermarket trade publication reported in June that Publix Super Markets Inc. leads with 35.7% of the grocery market share in the North Florida/South Georgia region, followed by Walmart Inc., at 26.6%, and Winn-Dixie at almost 17%.
Jan. 6 rioter taps Supreme Court to weigh charge levied against over 400 defendants
A Florida man charged with unlawfully “parading” during the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol asked the Supreme Court this week to hear his appeal, a move that could affect more than 400 cases surrounding the riot if they decide to hear the case. The Supreme Court just last month dealt a blow to the Justice […]
Auburndale first responders hold active shooter training at high school
AUBURNDALE, Fla. - Polk County first responders worked together to conduct active school shooter response training on Tuesday. Auburndale police and fire crews trained at Auburndale High School, participating in a hands-on class in the morning where they practiced simple medical evaluations and procedures, including stopping bleeding. Later in the...
K-9 Duncan was hailed as a hero in Polk County after catching multiple criminals
A K-9 is being praised for his heroics this past weekend. According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) K-9 Duncan and his partner Deputy Smith were unstoppable this past weekend “catching criminals right and left.”. Deputies say K-9 Duncan and Master Smith responded to Champions Vue in...
Apartments finally being built in Winter Haven after decades of no availability
The construction of multifamily housing is starting to emerge in Winter Haven. More than 100 apartments just finished in downtown, and an additional 1,400 are under construction.
NEW Tampa YMCA Preschool Program Set to Launch this August!
July means summer is in full swing, but it also means back to school. Tampa Metropolitan Area YMCA is delighted to launch our Licensed Preschool Program* at the Central City YMCA in the Tampa Heights and YMCA Camp Sierra in Carrollwood. Coming this August, both Y locations, which are geared at 2 to 4-year- olds...
Tampa nonprofits focused on community well-being join forces
Crisis Center of Tampa Bay has merged with several organizations in its 50 year history, but this latest merger comes with an interesting caveat: Crisis Center CEO Clara Reynolds founded the nonprofit that will be brought into the fold. Starting January 2025, Crisis Center of Tampa Bay and Success 4...
Sarasota hotel sues former employee and competing restaurant for defamation
The owners of a downtown Sarasota hotel are suing a former employee and his current employer for defamation, trespassing and interfering with business operations after alleged continued harassment following the employee's termination. The owners of Art Ovation Hotel filed a lawsuit in April against Nicholas Perdue, listed as a partner of the Rose & Ivy restaurant on its website, as well as the restaurant itself. Perdue was formerly employed by Art Ovation as its director...
Work on $29M St. Petersburg senior housing project starts next month
Construction is set to begin on a $29 million St. Petersburg affordable housing project on the site of a former local hospital. The St. Petersburg Housing Authority has set Aug. 27 as the date for the ceremonial groundbreaking for what it is calling the Edward White Campus. The project, which...
Paris Olympics start soon and this Sarasota Military Academy grad is shooting for gold
SARASOTA — The 2021 Mary Tucker might not recognize the 2024 incarnation. The latter now lives in the Czech Republic with her boyfriend, a member of the country’s shooting team. No longer does the U.S. national shooting team member train daily for five hours, as the Sarasota Military Academy graduate did during her...
Accused ghost vandal thought it was OK because graffiti in Tarpon Springs was ‘poor artwork’: Document
TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. - A so-called ‘graffiti ghost’ artist has been arrested weeks after spoofed spirits began popping up around Tarpon Springs. Christopher Thomas Rhodes, 34, is accused of painting cartoon ghosts throughout the city and signing them with "c+r". Tarpon Springs Police say Rhodes painted a poltergeist...
Direct library funds to foster care children
“We’re from the government, and we’re here to help.”. Those words from Ronald Reagan come to mind when reading the full-page Observer article on the new Sarasota County Library that Longboat Key is being “given” by the county. While this project is filled with good intentions,...
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