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Spice up your weekend at the 24th annual ‘I Like It HOT!’ festival
LARGO, Fla. (BLOOM) – Prepare your taste buds for a fiery weekend as the 24th Annual I Like It HOT! Festival returns to Largo on September 14 and 15. This year’s event promises to bring the heat with a sizzling lineup of hot sauces, tacos, and spicy delights that will set your mouth ablaze. Held […]
‘That was PERSONAL’: School switches balloon drop for beach ball drop at graduation, and nearly wipes out the next generation in one go
Let’s get sober for a moment here; the generations that inhabit the “growing up” portions of the human race right now have a pretty rough shake of things ahead. Rent continues to go to the moon while wages stay at terrestrial levels, you have to pay a premium for nutritious groceries these days, and at this rate, it seems like a matter of time before the winners of the working class are decided by the daily King Of The Hill matches that take place on the charter bus bound for one of the millions of Amazon factories, each of which can only afford to pay so many workers each day.
Wharton still the top dog in New Tampa after dominating Freedom
NEW TAMPA — If anyone was wondering if this was the year that Freedom finally snapped its streak of futility against archrival Wharton, the first two plays erased any doubt. Wharton took the opening kickoff back 85 yards for a touchdown, and on Freedom’s first play, it snapped the ball over the quarterback’s head for a safety.
Men's Soccer Set to Play South Florida on Sunday
MACON, Ga. - The Mercer men's soccer team travels to Tampa, Florida on Sunday to take on the South Florida Bulls. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. Teams: Mercer (0-1-0 overall, 0-0-0 SoCon) vs South Florida (0-1-0 overall, 0-0-0 American) Location: Tampa, Fla. | Corbett Stadium. Watch: ESPN+. Listen: TuneIn...
Prescribed Fire Scheduled at Werner-Boyce Salt Springs State Park
PORT RICHEY, FL – Werner-Boyce Salt Springs State Park will be conducting a prescribed fire Saturday, August 24th, beginning at 10:00 AM. The fire will be in the area of the park entrance and behind Walmart (8701 US Highway 19). Firefighters from the Port Richey Fire Department and Florida...
HERNANDO COUNTY: 20-Year-Old Spring Hill Woman Dies in US-19 Crash
Weeki Wachee, FL –A 20-year-old woman from Spring Hill died in a single-vehicle accident on US-19 north of SR-50 on Friday evening, August 23rd. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, around 6:20 PM, the 20-year-old woman was driving a Kia K5 and lost control of her vehicle while traveling north of SR-50. The vehicle veered off the roadway, crossed the east shoulder, and struck a utility pole. The car continued through the parking lot of the Animal Care Center Weeki Wachee before coming to a rest in a nearby wooded area.
St. Pete to launch advanced air mobility task force
St. Petersburg officials have established an advanced air mobility task force’s framework, less than a month after stressing the need to “catch up” with the rapidly progressing industry. Advanced air mobility (AAM) is a nascent aerospace sector that utilizes electric vertical take-off and landing vehicles (eVTOLs) to...
Drier and Brighter Conditions to Return
Following what was a soggy and stormy Saturday across South Florida, which included a record 2.99 inches of rain at Miami International Airport, a drier and brighter weather pattern — relatively speaking — will settle in to start the next week. The tropical wave we’ve been following is...
Hurricane center watching 2 tropical waves. FL to see thunderstorms as tax holiday kicks off
The tropics remained calm as a sales tax holiday for hurricane and other disaster supplies kicked off Saturday, but severe weather could affect portions of Florida over the weekend. Tropical cyclone activity is not expected over the next seven days, the National Hurricane Center reported in its latest update. ...
Is lice in schools a big deal anymore? Maybe not, say medical groups
TAMPA — School was still a month away but Taylor Huff, 32, got nervous when she discovered she and her teenage daughter had head lice. Turns out, she might not have needed to be so concerned. After weeks of shampooing with oily concoctions, she gave up and spent $140...
Publix ranked among top 15 in PEOPLE's list of 2024 companies that care
TAMPA, Fla. — Publix was recently ranked No. 15 out of 100 companies in the "Companies that Care in 2024" list from PEOPLE Magazine. The supermarket that originated in Florida made the "Companies That Care in 2024" list for helping its employees and the communities they live and work in especially in times of need, according to the magazine.
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