The Pentagon’s UFO office is sending cryptic ‘alien’ messages

Last week, the Pentagon’s new UFO office, the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), unveiled its long-awaited website. Tucked among previously-released graphics, transcripts and videos is an important new document outlining the office’s mission and objectives.....MORE

Gov. DeathSantis urges Americans to defy public-health guidance; attacks Trump on COVID

Gov. Ron DeathSantis, back in Florida amid his presidential campaign, urged Americans to defy any new federal public health guidance to wear masks, take vaccines, or engage in social distancing in light of an upsurge in COVID cases and emergence of a new viral variant.....MORE

Hillsborough County Board of Commissioners votes to preserve Arts Council funding

The Hillsborough County Board of Commissioners rejected a proposal to defund the Arts Council during a meeting Thursday. The ruling is a win for local arts and culture groups that benefit from the county’s funding.....MORE

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Show schedule this week: 

Wednesday 9/6 at Stirling Wine in Dunedin duo w/ Papa Rose 6PM-9PM

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 Friday 9/8 at Whistle Stop Grill and Bar in Safety Harbor duo 

w/ Papa Rose 7PM-10PM 

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Saturday 9/9 at The Tiki Cove in Land O'Lakes solo 7PM-10PM

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Top 10 Best Mexican Restaurants to Visit in Tampa, Florida

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Jamaican Beef Patty

With Beans and Rice

Hines Caribbean Cuisine

3313 N. Nebraska Ave, Ybor Heights

Tampa's Best Jamaican Food

Caroline Kole - WILL POWER (FULL EP)

Updated COVID-19 booster coming: What you need to know

A new COVID-19 booster could be coming next week, just in time for an expected surge in cases heading into the fall.....MORE

St. Pete utility bill increases are on the horizon

St. Pete city leaders are deciding how much more to charge residents on their utility bills.....MORE

Weight loss products sold on Amazon, Walmart could be deadly: FDA

The Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning about weight loss products that were sold online and could be fatal if they are ingested.

The FDA and the Maryland Department of Health said they have determined that “certain weight loss products labeled as Nuez de la India, and potentially marketed as “botanical food,” “India Nuts for Weight Loss,” “slimming seeds,” “India seeds for weight loss,” or “diet seeds,” appear to be highly toxic yellow oleander, a poisonous plant native to Mexico and Central America.”

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All roads converge on FL Supreme Court as justices decide future of abortion rights

The Florida Supreme Court is bracing for a crowd during oral arguments on Friday over the future of abortion rights in the state, as organizations on both sides of that issue planned to wave their flags in the state capital and the whole country will be watching.....MORE

Tampa developer gets $3 million affordable housing grant for Ybor City apartment complex

Soon, construction workers hired by the Pittman Design Group will be at Columbus Drive and North 22nd Street to start building a 10-unit apartment complex reserved for those making 80% of the area's median income, or about $70,000.....MORE

Tampa first responders worry potential budget cuts could hinder emergency response

MidPoint: Why Can’t We Have Nice Things? Hillsborough Arts Funding In Danger

Mariella Smith, Jenny Carey, Theron Butler

At the request of new Republican County Commissioner Donna Cepeda, the Hillsborough County Commission will consider de-funding all of “the County’s various arts programs,” including the Arts Council, its many grant recipients, and the Cultural Assets Commission and putting those funds toward “roads.”....MORE

‘This may set us back decades’: Could City of Tampa see budget cuts?

Tampa City Council will spend the next two weeks crunching numbers to draft a new spending plan for the city after striking down Mayor Jane Castor’s $1.9 billion budget proposal and the tax hike that came with it.....MORE

Suspended State Attorney Monique Worrell sues DeSantis

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Suspended State Attorney Monique Worrell filed a lawsuit Wednesday in the state Supreme Court against Gov. Ron DeSantis, claiming that he had no grounds to suspend her.

Worrell, who was elected as the State Attorney for the Ninth Judicial Circuit (Orange and Osceola counties), claims that DeSantis’ Aug. 9 executive order fails to “allege facts that, even if true, would relate to any neglect of duty or incompetence.”

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Ron DeSantis floats ‘pardons and commutations’ after Proud Boy sentenced to 22 years

Gov. Ron DeSantis said that if he were President, he’d consider “pardons and commutations” for Proud Boys and others swept up in investigations of Jan. 6, 2021.....MORE

The 35th Annual Tarpon Springs Seafood Festival

November 17-19 2023 - INFO

'The wrong time to do it': Tampa City Council strikes down mayor's proposed 16% tax hike

What Stogie Had For Lunch

BBQ Chicken

With Beans, Rice and Cabbage

$6.49 Lunch Special 

Hines Caribbean Cuisine

3313 N. Nebraska Ave, Ybor Heights

Tampa's Best Jamaican Food

DeSantis' Team Accused Of Roughing Up A 15-Year-Old For Asking Ron A Question

Arcy Drive: The Stattic Tour in Ybor City

Oct. 11 - 7 PM

Crowbar - TIX

Record-high temperatures prompt 'heat crisis' in Florida prisons without air conditioning

The scorching heat made this summer one for the record books, sending Floridians to the water or to hole up in their air-conditioned homes and offices.   But there's one population who can't seek relief from the heat — people who work and live in Florida's state prisons.

Death rates for people under 40 have skyrocketed. Blame fentanyl

A new Stateline analysis shows that U.S. residents under 40 were relatively unscathed by COVID-19 in the pandemic but fell victim to another killer: accidental drug overdose deaths.

Death rates in the age group were up by nearly a third in 2021 over 2018, and last year were still 21% higher.

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FEMA inspectors, staff a welcome sight in Tampa Bay areas flooded by Idalia, homeowner says

This Florida town is the state’s first LGBTQ+ sanctuary city

A south Florida town has become the first in the state to formally declare itself a LGBTQ+ sanctuary city.

In a Lake Worth Beach city commission meeting Tuesday, members voted unanimously in favor of the decision, according to a report from NBC affiliate WPTV.

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Columbia Restaurant in Ybor City (Oldest Restaurant in Florida)

This summer was a global record breaker for high heat, meteorologists say

Earth has sweltered through its hottest Northern Hemisphere summer ever measured, with a record warm August capping a season of brutal and deadly temperatures, according to the World Meteorological Organization.....MORE

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