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Florida nonprofit encourages HIV testing beyond Pride Month
TAMPA, Fla. — A leader in the Bay Area’s LGBTQIA+ community is using her voice at her day job to make sure her community is safe. Advocates with HIV and STI awareness nonprofit Positively U are reminding people of the importance of testing year-round. According to the latest...
Cosa Collective reinvents the antique mall with 40+ local vendors and a full coffee bar
Cosa Collective (596 Indian Rocks Rd. N, Belleair Bluffs) is not your mom’s antique mall. Cosa Collective curates modern, vibrant, aesthetically pleasing, and predominately local brands. It’s a brick-and-mortar store with an open-air, artisanal craft-market feel, replete with vendors, for vendors, and by vendors. This space also includes The Break Coffee and Surf Co. for those who want to enjoy a latte and a croissant in the Cosa garden.
Indian Rocks Beach to get a new fire station
INDIAN ROCKS BEACH — More than a year ago, Pinellas Suncoast Fire & Rescue Chief Jeff Davidson told the Indian Rocks Beach City Commission he had been lobbying for a new fire station for the barrier island community. In February 2023, Davidson explained how the average distance between fire...
Largo leaders: We need signed leases for Horizon West Bay
LARGO — The Largo City Commission recently heard two-plus hours of discussion related to the Horizon West Bay project during a June 11 work session item detailing the ongoing development's financials. That was followed a week later by a request to amend the city’s contract with Collier’s International, the...
Dunedin business owner hopes city will extend outdoor dining hours
DUNEDIN, Fla. - If you want to eat and drink at bars and restaurants in Dunedin past 11 p.m. on weekdays and after midnight on weekends, it has to be done inside. A city ordinance that has been in place since 2011 said all patrons of any outdoor area "whether located on private property or within the public right of way, shall cause all patrons to vacate the permitted area by 11:00 p.m. on Sunday through Thursday nights, inclusive; and by midnight on Friday and Saturday nights."
Birth, death certificates affected by Florida health system outage
Floridians may have to wait longer to get birth and death certificates as the state Department of Health deals with server issues. State tax collectors’ offices and funeral homes say they haven’t been able to access the online system needed to issue certificates since last week. They say...
Equal Ground mobilizes Black voters in Lake County to combat voter suppression
Equal Ground, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to building Black political power in Florida, held a meeting June 24 to mobilize Black voters in Leesburg and surrounding areas. The event was part of a statewide tour aimed at combating voter suppression tactics. Genesis Robinson, interim executive director of Equal Ground,...
Florida woman stuck in Turks and Caicos pleads guilty
Sharitta Gier, the Florida woman arrested alongside others in Turks and Caicos after ammunition was allegedly found in their luggage, has pleaded guilty to her charges -- and hopes to return home to Orlando soon. It's been 52 days since she was arrested. In that time, others have gone through their cases, were sentenced to a fine, and allowed to return home.
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