Residents at Tampa apartments fight eviction and say black mold is just part of poor living conditions

[image-19] Tenants at Holly Court Apartments in North Tampa protested an ongoing mass eviction and made demands for serious infrastructure issues to…

By Dave Decker, Justin Garcia

Residents at Tampa’s Holly Court apartments fight eviction at protest, and say that black mold is just part of poor living conditions
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Tampa Bay protesters decry Rittenhouse verdict, wonder about their own safety going forward

The Tampa Bay chapter of the Party for Socialism and Liberation holds protests for a variety of social and political reasons, and…

By CL Staff

Tampa Bay protesters decry Rittenhouse verdict, wonder about their own safety going forward
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PHOTOS: Tampa's Cuba protesters say the struggle for freedom is being exploited by partisanship

Over the last two weekends, Cuba’s “patria y vida” protests have expanded past the Caribbean island and onto streets across the U.S.…

By CL Staff

PHOTOS: Tampa's Cuba protesters say the struggle for freedom is being exploited by partisanship
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Tampa activists march for sex workers' rights during Super Bowl weekend

On the Saturday before the Super Bowl, protesters and activists took to downtown Tampa's Riverwalk to march for sex workers' rights and…

By CL Staff

Tampa activists march for sex workers' rights during Super Bowl weekend
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Tampa activists say DeSantis’ anti-protest bill could ‘deny the Black liberation movement any ability to make change’

Just a few blocks away from Tampa’s bustling Super Bowl Experience, a group of about 20 people gathered in Lykes Gaslight Square…

By CL Staff

Tampa activists say DeSantis’ anti-protest bill could ‘deny the Black liberation movement any ability to make change’
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Tampa photographer Dave Decker shares the images from 2020 that moved him the most

This year forced everyone to change, and while Dave Decker’s energy level, enthusiasm and heart never dipped in 2020, the Tampa-based photographer’s…

By CL Staff

Tampa photographer Dave Decker shares the images from 2020 that moved him the most
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Tampa Police arrest two protesters after car collision in SOHO

Two protesters were arrested by Tampa police on Tuesday night after vehicles collided on Howard Avenue. Creative Loafing Tampa Bay photographer Dave…

By CL Staff

Tampa Police arrest two protesters after car collision in SOHO
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Photos from New Port Richey's Black Lives Matter march

Paso County’s Black Lives Matter marches have been smaller than those in Tampa, but they haven’t been any less disruptive. In fact,…

By CL Staff

Photos from New Port Richey's Black Lives Matter march
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Local activist suffered concussion and hip injury from Tampa Police, says lawyer

On Friday, at least 30 protesters held a press conference at Lykes Gaslight Park in downtown Tampa in support of protesters, who…

By CL Staff

Photo by Chandler Culotta
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Tampa police charge protesters with criminal mischief, while the ‘Back the Blue’ mural is ‘under investigation’

On Sunday, more than 12 hours after Creative Loafing Tampa Bay’s initial email to its on-call public information officer, Tampa Police responded…

By CL Staff

Tampa police charge protesters with criminal mischief, while the ‘Back the Blue’ mural is ‘under investigation’
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Tampa protesters marched to Mayor Jane Castor’s house on Friday

Late Friday afternoon, after convening less than a mile away at Lowry Park, Black Lives Matter protestors marched to the nearby Riverbend…

By CL Staff

Photo by Javier Ortiz
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Photos of Portland protesters facing off with federal storm troopers

Last week, Creative Loafing Tampa Bay photographer Dave Decker went on social media to send out a call  saying he felt compelled…

By CL Staff

Photos of Portland protesters facing off with federal storm troopers
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Tampa activists dispute police account of latest protester hit by vehicle

On June 27, Stuart Flores, an activist marching in a Black Lives Matter demonstration, was hit by a vehicle in South Tampa.…

By CL Staff

Tampa activists dispute police account of latest protester hit by vehicle
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Photos from last weekend's Black Lives Matter and Pride marches in St. Petersburg

Before last weekend, St. Pete Pride president Chrys Bundy issued a challenge to would-be parade goers thinking about the canceled parade plans.…

By CL Staff

Photos from last weekend's Black Lives Matter and Pride marches in St. Petersburg
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Everything we saw at Monday's protests in Ybor City

In Ybor City, CL photographer Ashley Dieudonne reported several hundred protesters, less Tampa Police presence and more Florida Highway Patrol during a…

By CL Staff

Ashley Dieudonne
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Photos from Saturday's rainy protests in downtown Tampa

Rain couldn't keep Tampa activists from staging some of the largest local George Floyd protests since the 46-year-old Black man was killed…

By CL Staff

Javier Ortiz
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Photos from Thursday's protests in downtown Tampa

Thursday night's downtown Tampa protests in honor of George Floyd—a 46-year-old Black man who was killed last Monday underneath the knee of…

By CL Staff

Javi Ortiz
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Photos: Cops are already pepper-spraying protesters at Thursday's downtown Tampa rally

The sixth straight day of protests have already started. In downtown Tampa on Thursday evening, Creative Loafing Tampa Bay photographer Ashley Dieudonne…

By CL Staff

Photos: Cops are already pepper-spraying protesters at Thursday's downtown Tampa rally
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Photos from Tuesday's peaceful George Floyd protest in downtown Tampa

Protestors gathered outside Tampa City Hall on Tuesday afternoon for a moment of silence and impromptu walk west on Kennedy Boulevard. In…

By CL Staff

Photo by Kimberly DeFalco
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Photos from Sunday's George Floyd protests in Tampa

Demonstrations expressing sadness, frustration and anger about the murder of George Floyd—and the treatment of Black people by the police—continued on Sunday.…

By CL Staff

Photo by Dave Decker
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Everything we saw at Tampa's George Floyd protest

Tampa photographers Ash Dudney and @franks_been_dead were in the thick of Saturday's Tampa protest in response to the murder of George Floyd…

By CL Staff

@franks_been_dead
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Everything we saw at Tampa's Climate Strike march

Politicians have been largely uninspiring on climate change as of late, so the world's been taking cues from a teenage climate activist,…

By CL Staff

Everything we saw at Tampa's Climate Strike march
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