Biden takes it to Trump on Michigan picket line

President Biden on Tuesday joined the ongoing labor strike by the United Auto Workers (UAW) in Michigan — sporting a ball cap and a bullhorn — marking a first-of-its kind moment for a sitting president that shows the White House embarking on offense against his likely 2024 opponent, former President Trump.....MORE

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Lexii with Ybor Mayor Willie

Vlogger Pablo Savage in Ybor City

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Stewed Chicken

With Beans and Rice

$6.49 Lunch Special 

Hines Caribbean Cuisine

3313 N. Nebraska Ave, Ybor Heights

Tampa's Best Jamaican Food!

The Florida GOP on Chinese Ban

UPS planning to hire 100,000 holiday workers starting with higher pay

The United Parcel Service (UPS) announced Tuesday that it will be hiring more than 100,000 seasonal workers to help with the upcoming holiday rush.....MORE

Government shutdown: Which veterans’ benefits may, may not be affected

Photo by Diane Cordell under license CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

As lawmakers continue to search for a deal that will help avoid the impending government shutdown, it’s hard for many Americans not to worry about their federal benefits.....MORE

More than 200,000 Florida children to lose childcare on October 1, report says

Emergency childcare funding from the pandemic will expire at the end of September. The funding, which was part of the American Rescue Plan Act passed in 2021, included more than $20 billion in childcare stabilization grants.....MORE

Tampa Streetcar will remain fare-free for another year

Huge news for the historic, and nationally renowned Tampa Streetcar! The Hillsborough Transit Authority (HART) just announced the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has awarded HART a Commuter Assistance grant totaling $700,000. The FDOT grant will permit the TECO Line Streetcar to remain fare-free for an additional year....MORE

SCREW THE 1st AMENDMENT: Trump plans post-election media purge

One of the cornerstones of this country is the First Amendment guarantee of a free press, and one of the cornerstones of fascism is control of the media.

Donald Trump put the nation on notice today that he is prepared to ignore the First Amendment and control the media — specifically, of course, media critical of him — in complete contravention of the vow of any government official to uphold the Constitution.

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Tampa Locavore: NY,NY Pizza

7th Ave, Ybor City

VISIT THEM HERE

Nate Douglas Jumps in the Rotation

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Lexii

'STUPIDITY!': Fox Host EXPLODES On Matt Gaetz

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Jerk Chicken

Rice and Beans, Cabbage and Platanos

$6.49 Lunch Special 

Hines Caribbean Cuisine

3313 N. Nebraska Ave, Ybor Heights

Tampa's Best Jamaican Food!

The Florida GOP on the Homeless

Tampa Hoods: Ybor City

15th St.

Vibes of the Bay, one of Tampa’s best indie music festivals, makes its big return

Vibes of the Bay

Crowbar

1812 N 17th Street, Tampa

Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023

Doors open at 4PM

Free with RSVP, $10 at the door

A longtime Tampa favorite is making a mega-sized return after a three-year hiatus. Hosted by Symphonic Distribution, the Vibes of the Bay Festival is back for its seventh rendition, bringing an incredible day of local music and art to Historic Ybor City.....MORE

House GOP hit over ‘politics of hate,’ shutdown by major LGBTQ civil rights group in new ad

The nation’s largest LGBTQ civil rights group is launching an ad campaign targeting House Republicans over the impending government shutdown.....MORE

These November elections will set the stage for a turbulent 2024

Though the current political conversation is mostly geared toward next year’s national elections, there are a handful of key state-level races taking place this November that are worth watching, as the results will provide critical insight into the electorate ahead of the 2024 presidential and congressional contests.....MORE

Florida churches, groups step up to teach Black history and banned books

Churches and community groups across Florida are throwing themselves into efforts to teach Black history after the state’s controversial move to reject AP African American Studies.....MORE

Free at-home COVID tests are back: Here’s how to get yours

After a months-long hiatus, a government website that allows American households to order free at-home COVID-19 tests is back online Monday.

People can go to COVIDtests.gov to place their order of four rapid at-home tests per household, which will be delivered for free by the United States Postal Service.

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Tampa Locavore

Wayne at NY,NY Pizza in Ybor City

Ybor City Vibrant Nightlife

Florida AG Ashley Moody Outlaws “Gas Station Heroin,” Tianeptine In The State

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody filed an emergency rule Friday to outlaw gas station heroin.

Through this emergency action, tianeptine, commonly known as gas station heroin, is now on the Schedule I list of controlled substances in Florida.

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Florida leads the country in book bans

Florida surpassed Texas as the state with the most books pulled from shelves in public schools this year, according to a report released yesterday from literary nonprofit PEN America.....MORE

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