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West Tampa residents fight to preserve Mart-Col'n Cemetery while the City Council looks to intervene
1+ hour, 40+ min ago (1016+ words) Mart-Col'n Cemetery is the final resting place for African, Cuban and European immigrants who worked in West Tampa's thriving cigar industry in the late 1800s. Shortly after the cemetery's founding, private and public caretakers let the unmarked, predominantly Black graves in…...
How Floridians can stay safe from the heat heading into the Fourth of July festivities
1+ hour, 52+ min ago (724+ words) A heat dome is locking in high temperatures across the country heading into the Fourth of July. The wave spans from the Central U. S. to the East Coast through the weekend with afternoon temperatures in the 90s and 100s. Peak heat for the…...
A crowded field jostles for St. Petersburg City Council races
2+ hour, 9+ min ago (737+ words) The most crowded field of candidates is for District 6, which is being vacated by Gina Driscoll because of term limits. Five of them gathered under a replica of the first commercial airplane service between St. Petersburg and Tampa, hanging in…...
Gen Z in Florida is using AI to navigate weaker labor market
6+ hour, 49+ min ago (1029+ words) Gen Z is inheriting a tough job market in Florida. The state's unemployment is outpacing the national average. The candidate pool is flooded with graduates seeking similar work. And artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the game for employers and job…...
Why De Santis vetoed a prison upgrade plan " and correctional officer raises
13+ hour, 33+ min ago (530+ words) Gov. Ron De Santis vetoed a plan aimed at upgrading Florida's prison system. The move also eliminated a tied-in pay raise for correctional officers. And it sparked criticism. After announcing his vetoes, De Santis emphasized he wanted a pay raise....
'We'll keep fighting': Florida's elected officials react to landmark birthright citizenship ruling
13+ hour, 56+ min ago (530+ words) The U. S. Supreme Court vote to protect birthright citizenship in a landmark ruling was welcomed by elected officials on both sides of the aisle in Florida " although Democrats were much more vocal, with messages of cautious joy. On Tuesday the court…...
Tampa Bay resident is stuck in Venezuela, but is trying to provide relief to earthquake victims
15+ hour, 39+ min ago (831+ words) Samantha Brown Perez was in Venezuela for about two months when her stay was extended longer than she expected. Perez was about a 30 minute drive away from Caracas, Venezuela's capital, when two back-to-back earthquakes of magnitude 7. 2 and 7. 5 hit the country's…...
The object that illuminated Washington's Farewell Address
16+ hour, 26+ min ago (486+ words) To mark the 250th anniversary of the United States, we're cataloging25 objectsthat define the country's history. George Washington could have stayed in office for a third term. Many thought he would, yet he wrote that he would "decline being considered" in his…...
Stuart Bell confirmed as University of Florida's 14th president
18+ hour, 4+ min ago (473+ words) Six weeks after the University of Florida presidential search committee announced Stuart Bell was its choice to lead the university, it's official. Bell will be UF's 14th president. Bell was the university search committee's unanimous choice as sole finalist. Later, the…...
Bay Care announces plans to begin medical drone delivery service in Tampa Bay area
19+ hour, 48+ min ago (390+ words) A prescription for antibiotics or a test tube of blood bound for a laboratory could soon arrive by air instead of land in the Tampa Bay area. Bay Care announced plans Wednesday to start the apparent first healthcare drone service…...