Thursday, June 27, 2024
Bricks returning to Ybor City's 7th Avenue, work expected in phases over several years
Starting in mid-July, the City of Tampa will close 7th Avenue in Ybor City at 15th and 16th Streets. Workers will take up the asphalt and put bricks back on the street, the way it was prior to 1960 when the city removed the bricks.....More HERE
Wednesday, June 26, 2024
'We cannot have every town smelling like marijuana': DeSantis says his new PAC will fight recreational pot amendment
Biden pardons US military vets convicted under revoked homosexuality law
The US president seeks to right ‘historic wrong,’ enabling thousands to apply for pardon, recover lost pay and benefits.
President Joe Biden is offering a pardon to military veterans convicted under a now-revoked law that banned homosexuality in the United States armed forces.
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High risk of famine amid Israel’s war on Gaza and aid restrictions
A boy walks with a jerrycan after filling it with water brought by truck in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. [Eyad Baba/AFP]
At least 495,000 Palestinians are facing ‘catastrophic food insecurity’, UN’s hunger monitoring system says.
The Gaza Strip remains at high risk of famine as Israel’s war on the enclave persists and access to aid is restricted, although the delivery of limited supplies has slowed the projected spread of extreme hunger in the north, a global monitor has said.
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Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Ybor City looks to bring back brick streets for historic feel; some think it will be a bumpy ride
The City of Tampa is looking to bring back part of Ybor City’s historic past. The city plans to tear up asphalt along 7th Avenue and put down brick pavers.....More HERE
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will plead guilty in deal with U.S. and return to Australia
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will plead guilty to a felony charge in a deal with the U.S. Justice Department that will free him from prison and resolve a long-running legal saga that spanned multiple continents and centered on the publication of a trove of classified documents, according to court papers filed late Monday.....More HERE
Monday, June 24, 2024
What Stogie Had For Lunch
Jerk Chicken
Rice and Platanos
Hines Caribbean Cuisine
3313 N. Nebraska Ave, Ybor Heights
Tampa's Best Jamaican Food!
Supreme Court takes up challenge to gender-affirming care ban
The Supreme Court on Monday announced it will wade into a major dispute implicating transgender rights next term by agreeing to review the constitutionality of Tennessee’s law banning gender-affirming care for minors.....More HERE
Florida Faces Heightened Threat Of Mosquito-Borne Illnesses
Health officials across Florida are raising alarms over the increasing threat of mosquito-borne illnesses as the state enters peak mosquito season.
Recent reports of locally acquired cases of malaria and dengue fever, coupled with predictions of a severe hurricane season, have intensified concerns about the spread of these diseases.
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Tampa Hope breaks ground on its 'Matthew 25 Community Center' for the homeless
Tampa Hope is breaking ground Monday on its homeless shelter community center.
Two months ago, residents began using the first small cottages built for the homeless at the Tampa Hope shelter in east Tampa.
The 7,000-square-foot “Matthew 25 Community Center,” built at the shelter, will offer a kitchen and dining area, restrooms, showers, salon, and a laundry room.
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Sunday, June 23, 2024
Israeli tank fired at Hind Rajab family car from metres away: Investigation
An Israeli tank fired from a close distance at the family car of six-year-old Palestinian girl Hind Rajab, and a tank shell directly hit the ambulance that was dispatched to help, according to an investigation.....More HERE
Saturday, June 22, 2024
DeSantis signs bill making it legal to kill ‘crack bears’ in self-defense
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill on Friday that makes it legal for people to kill “crack bears” in self-defense.....More HERE
Israeli attack on tent camp in southern Gaza leaves at least 25 dead
Israeli forces on Friday conducted an attack on tent camps holding displaced Palestinians in Gaza, leaving at least 25 people dead and another 50 wounded, according to emergency and health workers in Gaza....More HERE
