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Bernie Sanders fans take issue with Florida Dems’ Hillary comments

As you might imagine, those who Feel the Bern are not incredibly happy with a Tampa Bay Times story out earlier this week quoting numerous high-level Florida Democrats discouraging early state primary voters from supporting Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders over former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton next month. The thinking is that Florida, a swing…

by Kate Bradshaw

Immigration activists rail against bill blocking “sanctuary cities”

A small group of activists gathered in a covered spot outside Tampa City Hall to avoid the intermittent rain as they called on Mayor Bob Buckhorn to oppose a measure in the Florida Legislature that, if passed, would require city and county officials to turn undocumented residents into authorities. The bill is targeting "sanctuary" cities…

by Kate Bradshaw

Bush PAC dusts off ol’ Terri Schiavo in SC ad

The case of Terri Schiavo was supposed to be a private matter among the brain-dead woman's loved ones, albeit a life-or-death one, with desired outcomes that varied wildly depending on one's religious views and understanding the science behind her condition. Over a decade ago, when the whole thing was going down in Clearwater, then-governor and…

by Kate Bradshaw

Gen X Tampa memories

Some things are quintessential Tampa, like our annual celebration of a fictional pirate, Ybor City and the Todd Couples Superstore. These, and many other local gems have stood the test of time. But what about some of our other old beloved Tampa institutions that are no longer around? I grew up in Tampa in the…

by Amy Beeman

Clothing drive aims to help Syrian refugee families in Tampa Sunday

Momentarily, the Syrian refugee crisis has faded from headlines and from social media arguments. But the reality is, the families fleeing the carnage there remain a political football in the U.S., including Florida. Activists are trying to quell the fears about them by emphasizing the stringent process prospective refugees undergo in order to get here,…

by Kate Bradshaw

Ag wage activists not keen on USF Publix

To activists with the South Florida-based Coalition of Immokalee Workers, Publix has become something of a White Whale. The group, which consists largely of farmworkers, has succeeded at getting the likes of McDonald's, Taco Bell and Whole Foods to pay slightly more for their tomatoes, money that is then supposed to go directly toward farmworker…

by Kate Bradshaw

St. Pete Council approves Pier uplands contract

In downtown St. Petersburg, there's a stretch of land between Beach Drive and the beginning of the approach to the Pier, an area city officials hope will transform into a place that makes an easy transition between busy downtown to what, come 2018, should be a new Pier. On Thursday, St. Pete City Council unanimously…

by Kate Bradshaw

Poet’s Notebook: Trumping ignorance

One of the low on whom assurance sits As a silk hat on a Bradford millionaire… While this will seem to some to be a weakness, I couldn’t help but shake my head while listening to President Obama’s State of the Union address. Wouldn’t anyone listening to this eloquent and generous speech recognize that Obama…

by Peter Meinke

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