Tampa's first affordable housing suburb for African Americans remains strong after 60 years

Tampa Hoods: Ybor City

7th Ave

Everytown’s program infiltrates politics, bringing gun legislation to forefront

Democrats and Republicans in the Florida House reject a resolution calling for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war; supporters of a cease-fire are accused of anti-Semitism

In an extraordinary scene that included dozens of lawmakers turning their backs on the proposal’s sponsor, the Florida House on Tuesday rejected a resolution that would have called for an “immediate de-escalation and cease-fire” in the war between Israel and Hamas.....Read More

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Stewed Chicken

With Rice and Platanos

$6.49 Lunch Special 

Hines Caribbean Cuisine

3313 N. Nebraska Ave, Ybor Heights

Tampa's Best Jamaican Food!

Tampa mayor discusses proposed Brightline station

Ybor Paparazzi

Carrie and Mark

Where did the Ybor City Chickens Come From?

Florida teacher loses job for gender-neutral title, report says

A Florida teacher claims to have lost their job for using a gender-neutral title, Mx., according to a report from the Orlando Sentinel.....Read More

Ybor Life

7th Ave

Florida Experiencing Mass Exodus As DeSantis Lets State Descend Into Hell

Cuban delegates visit Ybor City to learn about area's emerging art scene

Seven delegates from Cuba’s Ministry of Culture visited Kress Contemporary in Ybor City to learn about Tampa’s emerging art scene and how Cuban culture ties into it.....Read More

Protesters stage sit-in demanding ceasefire in Gaza at Statue of Liberty

Hundreds of protestors staged a sit-in demonstration at New York’s Statue of Liberty on Monday afternoon demanding a ceasefire in Gaza.....Read More

Israeli troops arrest Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi in West Bank

Israeli troops on Monday arrested a Palestinian activist, Ahed Tamimi, regarded in the occupied West Bank as a hero since she was a teenager, on suspicion of inciting violence, but her mother denied the claim and said it was based on a fake Instagram post.....Read More

OCCUPATION: Netanyahu - Israel will take ‘overall security responsibility’ in Gaza after war

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel will take “overall security responsibility” in Gaza after the war between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas.....Read More

Plummeting test scores? An America getting dumber might be the least of our problems

The dumbing down of academic standards is endangering the future of our children and the entire American workforce. And the people that this, in concert with COVID policies, is harming most — at roughly two to three times the average — are non-white and socioeconomically disadvantaged students.....Read More

Boys & Girls Clubs address opioid crisis with teens

Boys & Girls Clubs of the Suncoast (BGCS) is addressing the opioid crisis and expanding its prevention program.

BGCS is taking its lifesaving initiative into Pinellas County middle schools.

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Businesses in Ybor City struggle after deadly shooting

'Sustainable and cost-effective': Polk County's pilot facility turning wastewater into drinking water

From wastewater to drinking water, it doesn't sound appetizing, but it could be the key to securing the vital resource for booming populations across Florida.....Read More

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Sushi 

Origami Sushi - Tampa

Bringing Guns to a Fist Fight

Ybor Paparazzi

Jose

Ybor City at Night

Tampa Bay area voters to weigh in on municipal elections Tuesday

There are no federal or Florida statewide races this Election Day, but voters in several Tampa Bay area cities have the opportunity weigh in on local races.

Here is a list of the municipal elections taking place on Tuesday, Nov. 7.

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Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters march across DC

Tens of thousands of supporters of Palestine marched across Washington, D.C., on Saturday to protest the Israeli war against Hamas and the bombing of Gaza, flooding the streets and demonstrating outside the White House as they called for a cease-fire and an end to U.S. support for Israel.....Read More

Ron DeSantis is a 5'8 Freak That Might Wear Heels in His Boots

Ybor Paparazzi

Harry

The Florida GOP on DeSantis' Fake Smile