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USF professors discuss 2024 primary: ‘Do not skip this election’
The clock is ticking with less than a month left to register by July 22 for this year’s primary election. With critical races like local school boards and Senate on the line, USF professors are urging students to make their voices heard this election season. Judithanne Scourfield McLauchlan is...
OPINION: USF students, your favorite meal could be off campus
While campus has a lot of food places to offer, these options can become repetitive. For me, my choices have been narrowed down to the Marshall Student Center restaurants or the Cooper Hall Subway. I knew it was time to venture off campus for lunch when the lady at Subway remembered my name and order by heart.
Tampa couple among Caribbean tourists trapped in Hurricane Beryl’s path: 'We're being hopeful'
TAMPA - Travel across the Caribbean is being disrupted by such a powerful hurricane, so early in the season. Airports in St. Lucia and Barbados closed earlier this week and now Jamaica is closing its airports in preparation for the storm, with many tourists, including some from Tampa, trapped there.
Tampa Bay renters call out 'unlivable conditions' under corporate landlords
Tevhan Jones stands in the master bathroom of a Clearwater home that he rents from Invitation Homes. "So this is where the the leak that was coming from the shower that caused all the mold. This was the wall that it damaged," he said. Sophie DeMartine regrets her decision to...
A study finds children with autism are drowning in Florida at an 'astounding' rate
A six-year-old girl with autism drowned in Brandon after wandering away from her family home on Sunday, the Tampa Bay Times reports. According to a new study by the Children's Service Council of Palm Beach County, the number of children with autism drowning in Florida is rising. Between January 2012...
Tampa's Felicia Stancil riding for Olympic gold in BMX
OLDSMAR, Fla. — One of the most exciting sports in the upcoming Paris Olympics is BMX. It takes speed, strength and strategy. Five U.S. riders have qualified for the games, including Tampa resident Felicia Stancil — one of the most decorated BMX riders in the world. “I ended...
Steven Stamkos Ends 16 Year Run in Tampa, Signs With Nashville
This day will live in infamy in Tampa Sports history, July 1, 2024. One of the saddest and darkest days in Tampa sports history. The day that Julien BriseBois let Steven Stamkos walk after 16 years as a member of the Lightning organization. Earlier Monday, Stamkos signed a four-year deal...
Charles Barr
Charles Lee Barr, 100, died on June 10, 2024, in Lutz, FL. Dad will be remembered for his musical talent and sense of humor. The morning of his death, he told the nurse that he injured his leg learning to tap dance. Charles was born January 6, 1924, in Bruceville,...
3 Reasons Buccaneers might not repeat as NFC South Champs in 2024
In the NFL, parity and change are prominent factors and can affect every team each season, regardless of the previous season's success. For the most part, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have managed to avoid parity in terms of success within the NFC South. The Bucs have won the last three division titles with a combined record of 30-21 dating back to 2021.
TECO counters arguments its Florida rate hike is excessive
TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Tampa Electric Co. defended its three-year, $469 million rate hike request pending before state regulators Tuesday, saying consumer energy groups and other opponents were using misleading information to try to scuttle the increase. The utility agreed to only $8 million in adjustments after Public Counsel Walt...
Ramblings: How Stamkos was Replaced; Top and Bottom Free Agent Contracts & More (July 3)
July 1st was a crazy day, and Brennan, Mike, and Ian did an amazing job with the non-stop coverage. I had a bunch of family time I was busy with, on top of helping my brother moving. The guys were nice enough to save me the Nashville moves for when I had some time though, so that's the one write up I did on the day.
The build-up begins to get Medicaid expansion on the ballot in FL
Quality Journalism for Critical Times Andrea Dumala’s Honda Accord was idling at a red light on a Pasco County road in 2014 when it was violently rear-ended by a Ford Explorer moving at 50 miles per hour. The driver was later revealed to have been under the influence. The accident changed her life. Although Dumala was later diagnosed with injuries […] The post The build-up begins to get Medicaid expansion on the ballot in FL appeared first on Florida Phoenix.
USF St. Petersburg’s newest mental health helper is a very good boy
ST. PETERSBURG — Jenny Gelin, an incoming first-year student at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg, sat in the front row of student orientation. A graduate from Tampa’s Wharton High School, Gelin has never lived in a dorm and is nervous about meeting new people. As the...
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