Are you looking for a fun and enjoyable way to explore Tampa Bay? Walking is a great way to stay active while discovering new places, and Tampa Bay has no shortage of beautiful walking spots to choose from.....MORE
Friday, June 30, 2023
Biden plots new course to get relief for student borrowers
President Biden on Friday announced new actions to offer student loan borrowers some forgiveness, reintroducing his forgiveness plan grounded in the Higher Education Act (HEA).....MORE
PSTA and HART talk ups and downs Tampa Bay transit
For the latest episode of The Skinny on WMNF Tampa, Whitney Fox, Director of Communications & Marketing at Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA), and Justin Willits, the new Director of Planning and Scheduling Hillsborough Area Regional Transit (HART), talk about ups, down, frequency, funding and more.....MORE
Florida drivers can get a free ‘Tow to Go’ this Independence Day weekend
The 4th of July holiday is one of the busiest weekends for travel and AAA is offering a free shuttle service to help drivers get to their destination safely.
The Auto Club Group has activated its “Tow to Go” service in Florida and select other states from 6 p.m. on June 30 to 6 a.m. on July 5.
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Ron DeSantis signs a law that lets Florida override local landlord-tenant regulations
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday signed a bill that will lead to state law overriding local regulations involving landlords and tenants.....MORE
Rip current escape tips
Over the past week nearly one dozen people died in Florida after being caught in rip currents, but there are ways to get out of one. https://www.fox13news.com/news/what-to-do-if-youre-caught-in-a-rip-current
Maxwell Frost says Congress must protect Floridians’ constitutional rights
The Orlando Democrat at a town hall trashed laws targeting Chinese nationals, LGBTQ individuals and Latinos.
At his first general town hall, U.S. Rep. Maxwell Frost said the federal government must better protect Floridians’ constitutional rights.
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Supreme Court strikes down Biden’s student debt forgiveness plan
The Supreme Court on Friday blocked the Biden administration’s student debt relief plan in a 6-3 decision, stopping more than 40 million borrowers from receiving loan forgiveness and delivering a major defeat to one of the president’s key campaign promises.....MORE
Supreme Court rules for a designer who doesn’t want to make wedding websites for gay couples
In a defeat for gay rights, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority ruled that a Christian graphic artist who wants to design wedding websites can refuse to work with same-sex couples. One of the court’s liberal justices wrote in a dissent that the decision’s effect is to “mark gays and lesbians for second-class status” and that it opens the door to other discrimination.....MORE
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What Stogie Had For Lunch
Jerk Chicken
Rice and Beans, Cabbage and Platanos
$6.49 Lunch Special
Hines Caribbean Cuisine
3313 N. Nebraska Ave, Ybor Heights
Tampa's Best Jamaican Food!
Thursday, June 29, 2023
VA announces new investments, grants to end veterans homelessness
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) on Thursday announced major new investments to tackle the veterans homelessness crisis as it pushes toward an ambitious goal of housing at least 38,000 veterans this year.....MORE
DeSantis pushes to delay Disney trial until after 2024 election
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s attorneys are attempting to delay a trial in the governor’s long-standing political and legal fight with Disney.
The GOP presidential candidate’s lawyers filed a motion to dismiss the case this week, and they want a judge to delay the trial until August 2025 if it is not dismissed. If granted, that would move the Disney political football well beyond the 2024 presidential election.
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‘There is a Black exodus at USF’: Faculty group says USF administration has been silent in the face of racism
Last month, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed SB 266 into law, banning funds for any Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI) programs at state universities and colleges. A statement from the Black Faculty and Staff Association (BFSA) to the University of South Florida alleges racism and silence towards faculty in the wake of SB 266.....MORE
Wednesday, June 28, 2023
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Fireworks and festivities lined up for 4th July in Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay residents can prepare for another year of fireworks dancing across the night sky as 4th of July events get lined up for the holiday. No matter how you plan on celebrating, there are plenty of activities for families to enjoy across the area. Check out our event guide.....MORE
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