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Rays to announce…something…at Tampa Baseball Museum in Ybor Friday
Gee, we wonder what.
Kate Bradshaw
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Symone Sanders — Bernie’s presidential campaign press secretary — is coming to Eckerd
She’s an outspoken political commentator who makes regular appearances on CNN.
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The ICE Age
As debate rages on the national stage, local activists are dealing with the fallout.
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Academic freedom?
USF’s adjunct faculty consider unionizing to fight for benefits and job security.
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The return of Mr. T.
Once again, Ed Turanchik tries for Tampa mayor — and better Tampa Bay transit.
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Four years later: Remembering Andrew Joseph III
Weekend events will commemorate the death of a teenager after he was ejected from the Florida State Fair, and renew the call for answers.
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Fracking ban advances in Florida Senate
Whoa.
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Open primaries probably won’t be on the ballot after all — and people are pissed
One proponent called a Florida Constitutional Revision Commission panel’s jettisoning of the proposal “a fait accompli.”
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Ed Turanchik is (apparently) running for mayor of Tampa
It would be the former Hillsborough County Commissioner’s second attempt.
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In St. Pete, activists rally around, offer help to family of deported Plant City man
Parishioners, clergy and progressive activists pledged financial and emotional support to the wife and six children of Luis Blanco.
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Southern Poverty Law Center calls Corcoran immigration ad “fear-mongering”
It’s all part of the likely candidate for Florida governor’s attack on so-called “sanctuary cities.”
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Winnie Won’t Stop
Ninety years young and still digging for justice, equality and collard greens.
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Petition seeks justice for Violet the dog, who nearly died from burns caused by hair dye
Violet, a five-pound Maltese mix is now safe and in a new home, but more than 100,000 people would like to see whoever did this to her be held accountable.
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Widespread 911 outages continue in Tampa Bay
And in St. Pete, non-emergency lines are down.
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That wasn’t quick: Marco Rubio (finally) gets a new Tampa office
Nearly a year after getting kicked out of an office building at Kennedy and Westshore, Rubio’s Tampa Bay staff finally has a new home.
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Once again, local cold night shelters open for the homeless — and their pets — Tuesday
In Hillsborough and Pinellas, another chilly night.
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“Circle of protection” planned for Plant City father facing deportation
The married father of five (and there’s a sixth on the way) faces deportation this week — and activists plan to stop that from happening.
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Open primary elections in Florida? Maybe
If a current proposal makes it onto the November ballot, they could become a reality.
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Domestic violence and sexual abuse are often invisible — Friday’s “Get Loud” event aims to change that
At Plant High’s Friday Night basketball game against Steinbrenner High, advocates aim to raise awareness of a problem often hidden in plain sight.