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McKenna Schueler is a freelance journalist based in Tampa, Florida. She regularly writes about labor, politics, policing, and behavioral health. You can find her on Twitter at @SheCarriesOn and send news tips to [email protected].
Amid 'labor shortage,' Tampa's Chop Chop Shop tests four-day, 40-hour work week for staff
One cook said, ‘It's made my home life better. I've actually been able to start to look for a hobby again.’
By McKenna Schueler
Tags: Food News
Tampa airport workers protest low pay and lack of benefits with ‘turkey-less’ Thanksgiving dinner
'The airlines make so much money, and we don't get any of it.'
By Justin Garcia and McKenna Schueler
Tags: Tampa Bay News
Florida’s minimum wage is at the heart of the Senate race in St. Pete’s District 24
Democrat Eunic Ortiz is running against Republican Nick DiCeglie for Jeff Brandes, who is term-limited.
Best Old Fashioned (Tampa)
Ella’s Americana Folk Art Cafe
Tags: Food & Drink, Critic's Pick, Critic's Pick
Best campaign to increase workers’ wages
Fight For 15
Tags: People, Places & Politics, Critic's Pick, Critic's Pick
Best overnight transformation into a Brazil Twitter icon
Richie Floyd
Best takedown of cops targeting children suspected of future crime
Neil Bedi and Kathleen Mcgrory
Best show of solidarity for workers outside Super Bowl LV
The IBEW Local 824 (and TBH, everyone who showed)
What Florida workers can do if their employers violate state's new minimum wage requirement
Effective Sept. 30, Florida’s minimum wage will rise from its current $8.65 per hour to $10 an hour.
Tags: Florida News
St. Pete City Council Candidate Mhariel Summers lands new endorsements from Lisa Wheeler-Bowman, others
Her opponent Gina Driscoll has endorsements from several council colleagues including Darden Rice, Ed Montinari, and Robert Blackmon.
Tampa Bay is getting a minimum wage boost on Thursday, and it’s about damn time
Florida’s minimum wage will increase to $10 an hour on Sept. 30, and $15 by 2026.
St. Pete mayoral candidates to attend forum on local arts next month
You can attend in-person and online Oct. 5 at Palladium Theater.
St. Petersburg’s general election is on November 2, here’s what’s on the ballot
Voters will decide on their next mayor, and pick between candidates running in several City Council races.
St. Pete City Council approves an additional $136,624 for its unarmed crisis responder program
The CALL program has responded to over 3,000 calls since February of this year.
Here are all the major endorsements in the 2021 St. Petersburg primary election so far
Mail-in ballots are already out, and Voting Day is Aug. 24.
Tampa police set to launch a mental health co-response program for answering crisis calls
The new team of crisis responders will consist of four mental health professionals hired by ACTS, four case managers, and four police officers.
Tampa Bay lawmakers and workers call on Republican senators to expand labor protections
They were outside Marco Rubio and Rick Scott's Tampa offices last Friday.
St. Pete City Council’s District 8 race is getting crowded
Richie Floyd now has three opponents ahead of the August primary.
Money and real political will are the only things that will bring justice to Tampa Bay’s Black and brown communities
Local activists say it’s not just the way that the city responds to crises that needs to change.
St. Petersburg’s civilian responder program sets police reform example for the entire Bay area
While still in a pilot, with the CALL program's future question, the Sunshine City has moved faster than neighboring municipalities.
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Florida is getting a naked cruise line next year
By Alexandra Sullivan
Tijuana Flats closes four Tampa Bay locations following bankruptcy filing
By Suzanne Townsend
Former owner of Tampa's Hall on Franklin closes Orlando food hall
Chicken tender chain Sugar Wing opens first Florida location in Tampa Bay this week
By Colin Wolf
Death metal fans at Tampa's Orpheum were sent into a sphere of madness Tuesday night, when metal outfits from four different countries…
By Josh Bradley
Florida’s six-week ban on abortion goes into effect next week, and Kaitlyn Joshua wanted Tampa to know what that means to her.…
By Ray Roa
A unique double-story geometric dome home made from a combination of brick, wood and stone is now for sale in Florida. Dubbed…
By Chloe Greenberg
A historic South Tampa home once owned by cigar royalty is now for sale in Beach Park. Located at 5020 S Shore…
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