Hostage families protest outside Netanyahu's home, ramping up pressure for a truce-for-hostages deal

Relatives of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza protested Saturday outside the home of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, expressing frustration over his government’s seeming lack of progress in getting the more than 100 captives released as the war in Gaza drags on.....Read More

.

Rep. Maxwell Frost To Blasts GOP Over Immigration Proposals: 'The Least You Can Do Is Not Be A Damn Liar'

Ybor Life

7th Ave

Marco Rubio's endorsement of Donald Trump shows establishment resignation |

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Best Pizza in Tampa

With Cannolis and Beer

NY, NY Pizza - Ybor City

DeSantis confronted by voter furious about Dr. Seuss book ban

Florida House panel approves term limit for county commissioners

State Representative Michelle Salzman R-Pensacola, sponsor of HB 57. // Credit: The Florida Channel 1/19/24

The Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee voted unanimously in favor of a proposal early Friday that would enforce a 12-year term limit for county commissioners. The bill passed after amending the restriction from eight years to 12.....Read More

White House calls out Florida for not joining summer EBT program

The White House has called out Florida and other GOP-led states for not opting into a summer food assistance program for kids.....Read More

Yikes! Gaetz Says GOP Doesn't Need Women Because They Are Gaining 'Julio And Jamaal'

Not this Julio, Matt.

Jessica Rose Powell in Clearwater

Martinis & Matisse

Clearwater Free Clinic

Saturday 1/20/24 7PM-10PM

Voyage aux USA: Visite de Tampa

Tampa Hoods: Ybor City

4th Ave

WHO REMEMBERS? 47th anniversary of snow in Tampa

Florida loves individual rights — unless you want a COVID vaccine

A major debate during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic focused on mandates and whether to require people to get vaccinated or not. Advocates of mandates argued that vaccines represented the best tool for protecting people against a virus that has now killed more than 1 million Americans while those against them argued for personal freedom and the ability of people to make their own choices.....Read More

Florida Democrat Now Proclaims Illegals Are “Citizens” Once They Arrive To America

Left-wing Florida Rep. Maxwell Frost continues sticking to his argument that the poem adorning the Statue of Liberty should actually be considered U.S. policy on immigration. 

One difference, however, is that he’s arguing America does not need immigration law at all, since any illegal is automatically a U.S. “citizen” once they arrive in America.

Read More

New College faculty push back on new online degree program

A new virtual degree program that is coming on board at the New College of Florida this spring semester has already raised concerns among faculty.....Read More

Tampa International Airport hosts airport-wide hiring day

Tampa International Airport is hosting an airport-wide hiring event on Thursday that runs from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

The airport stated is has 226 positions available from maintenance and engineering jobs, to luggage, retail and rental cars.

Read More

Florida lawmakers push to remove language saying slaves benefited from slavery from state curriculum

Two state House members — a Democrat and a conservative Republican — introduced legislation (HB 1521) in the Florida House this month that would prohibit specified instruction and state academic standards from indicating or implying that enslaved persons benefited from slavery or enslavement experience in any way. A Democratic senator introduced the same legislation, (SB 344).....Read More

Tampa Hoods: Ybor City

7th Ave

City of Tampa Hosts Panel Discussion on Proposed Juvenile Curfew Ordinance

Ybor Paparazzi

Joaquin

Rep. Maxwell Frost RIDICULES James Comer To His FACE

Florida Board of Education bans use of public money for DEI programs in state colleges

The Florida Board of Education on Wednesday banned state colleges from using public funds for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs, activities, or policies.

The rule passed by the board prohibits any school in the Florida College System from using state or federal funds “to administer programs that categorize individuals based on race or sex for the purpose of differential or preferential treatment.”

Read More

“It’s repulsive”: State House advances bill to limited use of pride flags

In a heated State House subcommittee meeting Wednesday, a bill advanced that would put restrictions on LGBTQ, Black Lives Matter, and other flags on some Florida buildings.....Read More

Ancient predators come back to life at new ZooTampa exhibit

FOX 13 photojournalist Mike Hughes takes us to Zoo Tampa to get a preview of an exhibit that is bringing ancient predators back to life again.

Robin Lockett talks Tampa’s proposed juvenile curfew

Tampa City Council recently advanced a juvenile curfew ordinance, despite what Creative Loafing Tampa Bay reports is a lack of comprehensive data or plan for enforcement. The proposed citywide ordinance, in part, prohibits youth under the age of 16 from being out after 11 p.m. and could result in a $50 fine. 

Robin Lockett, Regional Director at Florida Rising, expressed disappointment at the fact that the conversation and urgency came after this happened in Ybor City, and she spoke more about Tampa’s march towards a final ordinance vote on Jan. 25.

Hillsborough County To Offer Free Spay/Neuter Services For Bully Breed Dogs

Pit bulls are friendly, loyal, loving dogs saddled with a bad reputation. For a limited time, the Hillsborough County Pet Resource Center is helping the owners of pit bulls and other bully breeds by offering spay/neuter and other veterinary services at no cost.

Operation Pit Stop begins Feb. 12 and ends Feb. 23. The Pet Resource Center will provide free spay and neuter services, microchips, vaccines, registration, and heartworm testing for 200 dogs.

Read More

Famous Budweiser Clydesdales are coming to Tampa, and you can meet them

The Budweiser Clydesdale Horses are iconic figures in pop culture. These beautiful stallions are headed to Tampa to participate in the Gasparilla revelry. In anticipation of the event, the horses are visiting several spots across the region.....More HERE

How Florida contributed to a national homelessness spike

Homelessness in the U.S. reached a record high last year, driven in part by an increase in unhoused Floridians.

More than half of all Americans experiencing homelessness — sheltered and unsheltered — were concentrated in four states including Florida.

That's according to an annual report from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

Meanwhile, the report shows the state had the second highest rate of unsheltered homeless people, behind California.

Read More

Florida man facing 91 felonies wins Iowa caucus

Tampa Locavore

Wayne at NYNY Pizza in Ybor City

Feelings mixed about teen curfew proposal in Tampa