RIP Ms. Cherry

Family members of Cynthia Gibson a beloved Hillsborough County school bus driver are opening up for the first time since she was killed last month. HERE

Super Teacher Kelli Cameron of Tampa

Ellen DeGeneres Meet Eric Piburn

Small acts of kindness can make the biggest difference. One local boy who is known for his kindness helped organize a toy drive today at American Social in Tampa. Eric Piburn was named 2018 kindness warrior of the year. He has a dream of getting on the Ellen Show to share his kindness mission
and dance.

Tampa Badass Jefferey Nietupski

Amazing what one voice can start. 

If you don't use it they can't listen. 
They are now.

The Courageous Jadell Kerr

EPC wetlands director fights back

Mariella Smith

Wayne Garcia

Melissa Bolcar of Land O’ Lakes

Tampa Teacher Monica Narain

Monica Narain noticed some fifth graders didn't have dress up clothes for special events.

So instead of shaking her head, she thought hard about how she could help them out. 

Narain started "Fancy and Fly Boutique" out of her classroom, offering kids a place to dress up in nice clothes that they can keep. HERE

Slain HART Driver Warned Of Possible Danger

 Thomas Dunn, stabbed to death while driving a bus Saturday, called for tighter security and higher pay for bus operators during the Dec. 3 meeting of the Hillsborough Area Regional Transit board.
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HART pays over a hundred grand a year for security. for their drivers.

This is so sad, I ride the bus and know some of the drivers.
Incompetence down the line finally got us to this. The only security I see are the cameras and the guard they have at Marion who searches for smokers out of their area and is always telling me I can't take pictures. That kind of money is no where near enough. I hope the new regime spends the money from the new tax wisely and
listens to their drivers.
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Local Hero Thomas Dunn RIP

Florida Slugger Clarese Gainey

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Blessing Box, Seminole, Florida

Visit them here

Spotted At The Hub In Seminole Heights

Dez and Scott

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Florida - Boricua

HELP WANTED

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The Hub - 5107 Central Ave, Tampa

Dezeray Lyn On The Hotwire

 Hotwire speaks with Dezeray Lyn, an anarchist involved in Mutual Aid Disaster Relief Tampa organizing in the wake of Hurricane Irma. here

Local Leaders Pat Kemp And Guido Maniscalco

Thank you for keeping us 
informed on Facebook and via e-mail. 

Great Job! 

A love letter from Dezeray

A love letter to the Muslim community of Tampa. By Dezeray Lyn 

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"A love letter from Dezeray, who along with Jimmy, and Torrie, Bruce, Syd and Rev. Russell have the biggest hearts I've ever known. They do it for love." 

Donna L. Davis
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Ms. Davis we feel the same way!

Donna Davis Lowes Adventure

"At Lowe's, the line is through the store just to look for ply wood. My girl and I found a bunch of wood on a top shelf. Nobody could reach it so with the help of another family, we were able to stand on the second shelf and take wood down, distributing to everyone in line. Everyone there worked together to distribute to families as needed and the line dissipated. 

Many folks stayed to help carry wood to the line and load it onto carts to pay. Lowe's called the cops on us. We had to leave the store before they found us. I'm just hoping the families we gave the wood to were able to leave with theirs as we could not." Donna L. Davis

Florida's Irma Decentralized Response

Great Humans Live Here!
The way we do it in the state of Florida

 A grassroots coalition of affinity groups and organizations preparing for and responding to Hurricane Irma. This is an open group and it is accessible to anyone who is interested in assisting with providing decentralized and liberatory relief to communities affected by Irma. For autonomous, decentralized medical response visit: here

Local Hero Bob Valdez

Mr. Valdez feeds a feral cat that comes to visit him every morning. The yet unnamed cat has also been showing up for dinner. 

(The black and white one eating on right)

RIP: Chef Arsenio Rodriguez

1923 - 2017

Born in Pinar Del Rio, Cuba. He loved to cook and was a veteran of Hotel Nacional de Cuba, JD Sandwich Shop, Spanish Park, Las Novedades, Valencia Gardens, Martha's Cantina and his favorite The Columbia - Ybor. 
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Stand With Our Friend Dane Powell At DC Superior Court

7.7 - 9 AM

Judiciary Square - Washington DC

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Register To Vote Florida

Local Heroes Lorraine and Paige

Registering People To Vote at the Jan Platt Library

here