Ybor City Saturday Market

Sat, Mar 11, 2023 at 9:00 AM

Centennial Park, 1800 E 8th Ave, Tampa, FL

The Ybor City Saturday Market takes place on select Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Historic Ybor City Centennial Park, 1800 E 8th Ave., Tampa.

The free open-air market features local artists, artisans and independent businesses selling gourmet foods and sauces, teas, coffees, cupcakes, cookies, French macaroons, fresh-baked breads, prepared foods, pet treats, honey, fine cigars, unique gifts, photography, artwork, jewelry, woodworking, handmade bath and body products, candles and more.

International Women's Day: It will be women who will show us the way

Lynn Hurtak for Tampa

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The Tampa Cake Girl

Ron DeSantis Is Helping Utility Companies Keep Floridians in the Dark

Utility companies flooded Ron DeSantis’s campaign coffers with donations. Now, the Florida governor is allowing them to withhold information about widespread power shutoffs to their struggling customers.....MORE

Tampa is blue, but maybe not for much longer

Cuban sandwiches and Hyde Park brunches are bringing the Fox News crowd to Tampa — and their presence could impact much more than our menus.....MORE

Tampa Shit Water Co. Founder Charlie Miranda

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Trump Trying To Come Up With More Embarrassing Nicknames For Ron DeSantis

Tampa Artis Dante Hadley

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Rep. Maxwell Frost Doesn’t Mince Words About Ron DeSantis’ Politics: “It’s Fascism”

Tampa Hoods: Ybor City

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Matt Gaetz called out for hosting, and honoring, an alleged murderer during a Committee meeting

Deeper - Tour in Ybor City

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Crowbar - Ybor City

6th Annual Pride Music and Art Festival | Tampa Bay Symphonic Winds

Help Rep. Maxwell Frost fight the Florida Fascists

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Matt Gaetz Demands Abolishment Of FBI & The Justice Department

2023 Tampa Municipal Election Results

Today, voters across the city cast their ballots for Tampa City Council races, for the mayor of Tampa and for 4 amendments to the Tampa Charter.

The full (unofficial) results from Tampa's 2023 municipal election can be seen HERE. (All results are from the Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections)

Note: Where a leading candidate doesn't secure at least 50% of the overall vote in any contest, there will be a runoff election between the leading and second most candidates. Runoff election early voting will be April 17 - April 23, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. & election day will be April 25, 7 a.m. - 7 p.m.

Florida voters’ mail-in ballot requests cancelled as state passes new voting law

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a new law earlier this year that forces voters to request a mail-in ballot more often.

As a result, thousands of Florida voters have had their vote-by-mail ballot requests canceled.

What You Need To Know

• Florida voters will have to request their mail-in ballot every election cycle, as well as provide their driver’s license number or last four of their social
• Republicans who passed the law said it will increase election security
• People against the law said it restricts access to voting

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You can check your Vote by Mail Status HERE.

If your status dosn't specifically say "You have a standing request to receive a mail ballot for elections occurring on or before 12/31/2024", you can request Vote by Mail HERE

Rep. Maxwell Frost On DeSantis Targeting Black, LGBTQ, Transgender People: ‘It’s Fascism’

DeSantis warms to proposed expansion of ‘Parental Rights in Education’ law

SB 1320 would prohibit people in schools from using preferred pronouns that do not correspond with the gender identity assigned to the person at birth. It would also ban classroom instruction related to sexual orientation or gender identity until the ninth grade.

“I think the topic of things like gender ideology, I think is inappropriate. I mean, you’re having these kids and they’re basically being told, ‘Well, yeah, you may not be a boy, you may be a girl.’ Parents don’t want that. I don’t think they want any of this stuff there,” DeSantis said.

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The problem is that the kids AREN'T being told they may not be a boy, they may be a girl. It's the kids saying it to the parents.

Florida teachers react to Gov. DeSantis State of the State

'Gov. DeSantis says he’s for teachers’ rights, then moves to take away their rights to teach honest lessons or join together to advocate for Florida’s students and our profession.'

Saying Gov. Ron DeSantis painted a “rosy picture” of the state of Florida during his annual State of the State address, the Florida Education Association in a statement is reminding Floridians that the “state of public education” under the Governor’s administration “might be better characterized as a patch of thorns” for teachers and students.

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My Tampa City Council Recommendations

Mayor

Dr. Belinda Noah

City Council Dist. 1

Joe Citro

City Council, Dist. 3

Lynn Hurtak

City Council, Dist. 4

Bill Carlson

City Council, Dist. 5

Orlando Gudes

City Council, Dist. 6

Tyler Barrett

Asher Edelson for Vermont

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DeSantis' State of the State Address: If you can stomach it.

The People's Budget

Floridian leaders statewide and advocates held a virtual press event the day before Tuesday’s opening of the 2023 Florida Legislative Session, where they called for an end to political interference in Florida’s schools and universities, expanding Medicaid, protecting abortion rights, stronger efforts to safeguard our waterways and to address climate change, and criminal justice reform.

Learn more HERE

Made in Tampa Bay Expo & Job Fair

March 8, 11:00am - 4:00pm: Made in Tampa Bay Expo & Job Fair

This event is open to the public and will showcase products made in and around the Tampa Bay area. Attendees will be able to speak to local manufacturers about their products and learn how they are made. Manufacturers can register to host a table and/or become sponsors. Admission for attendees is free..........Details HERE

DeSantis Appointee: Tap Water Makes People Gay

Florida Republicans file bills to ban abortions after 6 weeks of pregnancy

Republican lawmakers in Florida have filed bills that, if enacted, would ban abortions in the state as early as six weeks into a pregnancy— before many women know they are pregnant.

SB 300 and HB 7, both dubbed “Pregnancy and Parenting Support,” were filed Tuesday by State Sen. Erin Grall, R-Vero Beach, and state Rep. Jenna Persons-Mulicka, R-Fort Myers, and would ban abortions “after the gestational age of the fetus is determined to be more than six weeks.”

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And DeSantis has promised to sign this bill when it gets to his desk