Alabama Ruling Could Bolster Florida Trans Law

Florida is urging a federal appeals court to clear the way for a new law preventing transgender minors from receiving puberty blockers and hormone therapy, citing a decision last month in a “virtually identical case” from Alabama.....MORE

Florida temporarily suspends political ideology surveys to nearly 2 million in state colleges, universities

After only one year, Florida has temporarily suspended a highly controversial, statewide survey required under a new state law compelling public colleges and universities annually to ask students and faculty to identify political bias in college classrooms.

The Executive Vice Chancellor of the Florida College System, Clifford Humphrey, confirmed that the mandatory “intellectual freedom and viewpoint diversity” surveys were being suspended for 2023 and will be distributed again in the spring.

More HERE

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Grilled Fish Tacos

Front Porch - Seminole Heights

Day in My Florida Life

Ybor Paparazzi

Wayne and Glen

Tracking the Tropics: Are above-average hurricane seasons the new normal?

We’re officially past the halfway mark of the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season, but that doesn’t mean we’re done seeing storms.

Already, Colorado State University Senior Research Scientist and renowned hurricane specialist Phil Klotzbach told WFLA.com there have been about 70% more named storms than the whole season average dating back to 1961.

More HERE

Brightline announces new opening date for Orlando to Miami route

After several delays, Brightline has announced its high-speed rail service from Orlando to Miami will start on Friday, Sept. 22.....MORE

Banana Republic of Florida Gear

HERE

Democratic Superstar ENDS GOP’s Future with FATAL Blow

NO CONSEQUENCES TOUR - YBOR

Friday at 7 PM

Crowbar - TIX

The Florida GOP on Losing Tourist Money

New COVID shots are here

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) signed off on the updated COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna on Tuesday, officially making them available for the public after months of anticipation.....MORE

Ron DeSantis says killing border crossers a ‘few times’ will deter future occurrences

Gov. Ron DeSantis continues to justify killing people illegally crossing the Mexican border, and that it won’t take too many of these executions to get the message across.....MORE

Ybor Paparazzi

Mark (AKA Tea Cup)

Launch Pad at Carmine's Patio, Ybor City

Launch Pad is a lunar experience that launches in Ybor now

on select Friday's from Carmine's Patio, all house music!

USF FALL PLANT FESTIVAL

 OCTOBER 14 & 15, 2023
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM - TIX

How DeSantis Turned New College into a Circus

Bernie Sanders: The United Auto Workers may soon strike. Every American should support them

Workers at the big three carmakers earn less now in real dollars than they did 15 years ago – as their CEOs make more and more. Their fight is every one’s fight! HERE

Tampa Locavore

Wayne at NY,NY Pizza in Ybor City

DeSantis Is Still Furious About Staffer Leaking His Debate Strategy Memo

Ybor Paparazzi

Lexii

Mayor Ken Welch Welcomes "The Rickey Smiley Morning Show" To St. Pete

September is Suicide Prevention Month; here are some resources

September is Suicide Prevention Month. On Tuesday Cafe we spoke with Clara Reynolds, the CEO of The Crisis Center of Tampa Bay about suicide awareness and community resources that are available.

Listen to the show HERE

Suicide Prevention community resources:

• 211 Tampa Bay Cares
• 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
• UT Spartan Support Program

Tampa International Airport-Wide Hiring Day Event Is Thursday Morning

Tampa International Airport-Wide Hiring Day, featuring 25 companies looking to fill as many as 450 jobs, is this Thursday morning. Representatives from Southwest Airlines, the Transportation Security Administration, FedEx Express and others will be in attendance meeting applicants and accepting applications.....MORE

Hiring Day at TPA

Tampa International Airport, Level 3

Thursday, September 14 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Parking will be validated for those parking in the Economy Parking Garage

Gaetz says impeachment inquiry not enough, threatens to oust McCarthy

Minutes after House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., announced an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden’s business dealings, Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz said the probe was not enough to satisfy his desires to use the powers of Congress to wage war on the president’s administration.

The far-right Republican lawmaker said if McCarthy did not give into his demands he would begin the process of ousting the speaker.

More HERE

Republican State Attorney blasts judicial circuit consolidation as effort to advance Gov. DeSantis’ political aims

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The Republican State Attorney in the Florida Keys, Dennis Ward, is blasting a current effort to consolidate decades-old judicial circuit boundaries as pure politics designed to keep suspended Democratic prosecutors from winning at the ballot box next year.....MORE

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Antipasto Salad

NY, NY Pizza - Ybor City

The Consequences of Ron DeSantis’ Rhetoric and Inadequate Gun Laws

Red Cross declares national blood shortage ‘in wake of back-to-back climate disasters’

The national blood supply has reached critically low levels, the American Red Cross announced Monday.

The organization is in urgent need of blood donations “in (the) wake of back-to-back climate disasters,” the Red Cross wrote in a news release.

More Info and Where to Donate HERE