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Tuesday, June 20, 2023

Tampa Locavore: Molly Malone’s Irish Pub

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New mural unveiled at Woodson Museum in St. Pete

Polk Pride in the Park kicks off in Lakeland

Judge sets Aug. 14 trial date for Trump documents case

A Florida judge has set an initial Aug. 14 trial date for former President Trump in the Justice Department’s case over his retention of classified documents.....MORE

Tropical Storm Bret expected to become hurricane; 2nd wave has 80% chance of development

Tropical Storm Bret is expected to become a hurricane later this week, and a second wave in the Atlantic now has an 80% chance of developing into a tropical system, according to the National Hurricane Center.

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Do Trump’s lawyers share blame for his Espionage Act indictment?

Donald Trump is known for listening to lawyers and advisers who tell him what he wants to hear rather than those who understand what is permitted under the law. That paradigm – bad legal advice that plays to Trump’s combative instincts – may have contributed to his indictment for violating the Espionage Act and obstruction of justice.....MORE

Hillsborough County school board to vote on redistricting plan

Hillsborough County parents are keeping a close eye on Tuesday’s board meeting as boundary changes become part of the discussion once again.

The conversation about redistricting has been a source of controversy over several months.

The school board could approve the superintendent’s plan that would change where 15,000 students go to school in 2024.

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Monday, June 19, 2023

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Sesame Sealed Tuna

With Black Beans and Rice

And Bloody Mary

Bar Fly - Safety Harbor

Florida’s new immigration law sparks protests in Tampa

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Tropical Storm Bret forms in Atlantic, with possible hurricane threat to Caribbean islands

Tropical Storm Bret formed in the central Atlantic Ocean on Monday, with forecasters saying it could pose a hurricane threat to the eastern Caribbean by Thursday and the Dominican Republic and Haiti by the weekend.....MORE

‘They chop off heads’: GOP lawmakers in Florida call Ron DeSantis vindictive

Gov. Ron DeSantis may have the support of most sitting state lawmakers. But are Republicans already out of office smearing the Governor to the national press?

One unnamed former legislator accused DeSantis of vindictiveness to The Washington Post.

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More than 1 million dropped from Medicaid as states start post-pandemic purge of rolls

More than 1 million people have been dropped from Medicaid in the past couple months as some states moved swiftly to halt health care coverage following the end of the coronavirus pandemic.

The includes in Florida, where hundreds of thousands have been dropped.

Most got dropped for not filling out paperwork.

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‘Magic’ mushroom use by young adults has nearly doubled in three years

Consumption of “magic” mushrooms and other hallucinogens by young adults nearly doubled over the past three years, a new study has found, illustrating the accelerating pace of America’s “psychedelic revolution” and growing societal acceptance of mind-altering drugs.....MORE