Thursday, September 5, 2024

Tampa’s most popular bus route could become fare-free


One of Tampa's most popular bus routes could soon be fare-free.

Tampa City Council members voted 4 to 3 to approve free access for HART's bus route No. 1.

Route 1 primarily benefits workers traveling north and south of Tampa's dense urban core. The pilot program, which could last for a year, aims to reduce traffic, improve safety for people walking and biking, and help workers save money on the cost of living.




VP Kamala Harris BLASTS Florida's DISTURBING New Education Standards On Black History


Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office Warns Of New Email Extortion Scam

Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri

The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office is urging residents to be cautious of a new email scam involving extortion attempts. Scammers are sending emails with attached PDFs containing personal information like names, addresses, and even Google Street View images of victims’ homes.....MORE

Wednesday, September 4, 2024

The Republican Party Is Over


Can ‘Tired Trump’ keep up with Harris at the debate?


In less than a week, former President Donald Trump will find himself back on the debate stage, this time facing Vice President Kamala Harris. Trump is certain to project his trademark swagger. But there’s no mistaking that next week’s ABC News debate takes place in a political landscape that has shifted dramatically since Trump’s last head-to-head, with President Biden on June 28.....MORE

Prey


Tuesday, September 3, 2024

Sunday, September 1, 2024

Florida district rejects school chaplains after Satanists pledge to participate


Trump Gets MORE BAD NEWS about Election…IN FLORIDA?!!


Israel cuts water and power as Jenin siege worsens


Israel’s siege of Jenin has worsened, with access to water and electricity now cut to Palestinians trapped in the Jenin refugee camp. The UN has condemned Israel’s destruction in the occupied West Bank.

Climate change poses health risks. But it’s hard to fight when state policy ignores it.

As recently as 2008, climate change was a bipartisan concern in Florida. But DeSantis, who unsuccessfully sought the GOP presidential nomination this year, embodies his party’s current dismissive attitude toward climate change — a stance shared by his predecessor in the Florida governor’s office, U.S. Sen. Rick Scott.....MORE

These states have the most cases of West Nile, the virus that left Dr. Fauci hospitalized


Medical experts are advising people to take precautions to avoid the West Nile virus, which Dr. Anthony Fauci is still recovering from after an illness he said was worse than any other he had experienced.....MORE

Saturday, August 31, 2024

Climate change divides Kamala Harris, Donald Trump


As the Earth sizzled through a summer with four of the hottest days ever measured, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump have starkly different visions on how to address a changing climate while ensuring a reliable energy supply......MORE

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Picadillo
Rice and Eggs

Huracan Supermarket
Sligh and Central, Tampa

How is OBSCENITY Defined? Publishers SUE DeSantis On BOOK BANS In LIBRARY Crying Foul


Thursday, August 29, 2024

Trump asks federal court to take over hush money case


Former President Trump on Thursday asked a federal court to intervene in his hush money case as he seeks to overturn his conviction and further push back his sentencing slated for next month.....MORE

Half Baked and Not Ready for Prime Time Ron DeSantis pulls back on state park development plans, for now


Ashley Brundage in The Rotation


Ranking Donald Trump’s WORST Business Failures


Summer COVID surge shows we may have to return to 2020 pandemic measures


As summer 2024 draws to a close, the U.S. finds itself once again grappling with a surge in COVID-19 infections.

This wave has taken many people by surprise, particularly as the country has largely consigned the pandemic to the past. While public life has pretty much returned to pre-pandemic norms — something almost none of us would have believed in the summer of 2020 — the virus itself has not.


Florida town, students resist letting state’s war on Black history be forgotten


Wednesday, August 28, 2024

‘Our content must align with the state’: Visit Florida CEO responds to removal of LGBTQ section on its website


The CEO of Visit Florida responded on Tuesday to the removal of the LGBTQ section of its website.

Visit Florida, the state’s official tourism site, has been under fire after a section dedicated to LGBTQ travel disappeared from the website.