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Thursday, January 11, 2024
Zydeco Brew Werks to close two-story spot in Ybor this January
Zydeco Brew Werks has been recognized as one of the best brew pubs in America. It’s famous for its New Orleans-style brunch, top-notch brews, and second-floor event space with a balcony overlooking E 7th Avenue. Unfortunately, the local hangout will close its doors on January 21.....Read More
Florida Gulf Coast Hope Spot Festival looking to feature student entrepreneurs
The Florida Gulf Coast Hope Spot Festival is being held in February in Dunedin. While the festival is focused on being an eco-friendly event, it’s also becoming the place for young entrepreneurs to get their start in the business world.
Where: Edgewater Park in Dunedin
When: Saturday, February 17 @ 10 am
Tampa Bay area shelters noticing rise in homeless seniors
The face of homelessness is constantly changing and some shelters are now seeing a growing senior population. A recent study by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development says those 50 and older are the fastest growing age group experiencing homelessness and that those 55 and older make up nearly 20% of the sheltered homeless.....Read More
Wednesday, January 10, 2024
What Stogie Had For Lunch
Stewed Chicken
With Rice and Cabbage
$6.49 Lunch Special
Hines Caribbean Cuisine
3313 N. Nebraska Ave, Ybor Heights
Tampa's Best Jamaican Food!
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Brush to canvas: News from the visual art world
All eyes this week are on the Florida CraftArt gallery, 501 Central Ave., where the Tibetan Buddhist monks of the Drepung Gomang Monastery are in residence through Sunday, creating an intricate mandala – a brilliant, colorful design made, by hand, from individual grains of sand. The mandala “represents the enlightened mind and the ideal world.”....Read More
Enjoy some quiet time and beautiful scenery at this Gem of Tampa Bay
If you have been in need of some peace and quiet, make sure to check out the flowers and birds at the historic Sunken Gardens.
This Gem of Tampa Bay is located on busy 4th Street North in St. Pete and has been a popular roadside attraction for several decades.
Tuesday, January 9, 2024
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How to watch CNN’s Republican presidential debate in Iowa
Republican presidential candidates Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley are set to go head-to-head Wednesday in the next Republican presidential primary debate, just days before the first-in-the-nation Iowa caucuses.....Read More
FCC warns millions of households could lose broadband discounts without additional funding
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) warned lawmakers Monday that it will have to begin winding down the Affordable Connectivity Program that provides broadband discounts to millions of American households if it does not receive additional funding from Congress.....Read More
Plans for lunar landing scrapped after spacecraft fuel leak
Plans for a spacecraft’s lunar landing have been scrapped due to a fuel leak, according to an American aerospace company.....Read More
Tampa Bay Black Heritage Festival Music Fest 2024
Tampa Bay Black Heritage Festival
Music Fest 2024
Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park
Saturday, Jan. 13 ▪ 1PM - 9PM
Sunday, Jan. 14 ▪ 1PM - 9PM
Gates open at 12PM both days
Lineup and Tickets HERE
Breadcoin meal token program
There’s a new kind of coin circulating downtown Tampa called Breadcoin. These pay for breakfast, lunch, and coffee at participating restaurants at no cost to food vendors. The nonprofit program is funded by recurring donations and corporate gifts. The coins are given out instead of cash by folks who work with the homeless. Each coin is worth $2.50, with no change given. About 5,000 coins are currently in circulation.
Learn More about Breadcoin in Tampa and Find Participating Vendors HERE
WATCH: Trump Makes Bonkers Off-Script Claim About Magnets
Former president Donald Trump claimed that magnets don't work underwater at an Iowa rally. Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian discuss on The Young Turks.
National Gun Violence Survivors Week: CommUNITY Growth Changemakers
National Gun Violence Survivors
CommUNITY Growth Changemakers
National Virtual Event
Wednesday, January 24 ▪ 8pm ET
This year, National Gun Violence Survivors Week will be highlighting the role of gun violence survivors as changemakers who are leading efforts to end gun violence by building, strengthening and unifying their communities. Throughout the week, we’ll be uplifting the work of survivors across the country and lived experiences with gun violence to highlight the ripple effect of trauma caused by gun violence and the collective action these changemakers are taking to fortify their communities and move towards healing.
We invite you to join us for a virtual panel conversation with our five 2024 changemakers on Zoom on Wednesday, January 24th at 8pm ET/ 7pm CT/ 6pm MT/ 5pm PT. We’ll hear from them about how they are affecting change in their community.
● Abbey Clements, Executive Director & Co-Founder, Teachers Unify to End Gun Violence
● Drew Crecente, Founder, Jennifer Ann’s Group
● LaTanya Black, Founder, Mothers Against Community Gun Violence
● Gabriella Rodriguez, Executive Director, QLatinx & The Center
● Vincent Pierce, Director, OPEN Doors
Register HERE
Monday, January 8, 2024
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Your ultimate guide to Children’s Gasparilla 2024
In two weeks, on January 20th, a swarm of small pirates will invade the streets of downtown Tampa at the annual Children’s Gasparilla.
A staple of Tampa’s Gasparilla festivities since 1947, Ye Mystic Krewe’s annual Children’s Gasparilla Parade sees more than 100 costumed krewes, marching bands and dance groups march up Bayshore Boulevard.
Events schedule and more HERE
Parade Route (click to enlarge)
US successfully launches first moon landing mission in decades
The U.S. is headed back to the moon for the first time in more than 50 years. NASA and the United Launch Alliance launched its first-ever Vulcan rocket Monday morning, sending a private lunar lander into space.....Read More
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