Nancy Guan

The century-old building served as a boarding house during the segregation era. Famous visitors included Martin Luther King Jr., Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday and James Brown.

El Pueblo Unido Tampa Bay, the organization behind the initiative, sells the bracelets in local businesses and at rallies. Proceeds go to immigrant families dealing with deportation and detention.

The total collected from the $100 citations from July 2025 through June 2026 amounted to around $10.3 million.

El total recaudado por las multas de $100 dólares entre julio de 2025 y junio de 2026 ascendió a aproximadamente $10.3 millones de dólares.

School board members said they will discuss closure plans again during an Oct. 6 workshop before the final vote on Oct. 13.

St. Petersburg's Shore Acres was hit by flooding when Hurricane Helene walloped the Tampa Bay region's west coast. On the eve of the storm's two-year anniversary, some residents recounted that night at a dinner hosted by The Gathering Church.

At a panel held at the Unitarian Universalists of Sarasota church, community leaders talked about Haitians struggling to make a living without protected status.

Líderes de organizaciones sin fines de lucro y empresariales en Sarasota analizaron la lucha por ganarse la vida sin el estatus protegido. Una persona que trabaja con individuos y familias dijo que algunos están "básicamente atrincherados en sus hogares".

Hours of public comment preceded the Pinellas County School Board's decision to ultimately close or relocate schools due to declining enrollment.

The children of Adelaido Chavez Mariano said their father is still experiencing dizziness and headaches after Hillsborough County Sheriff's deputies arrested him during a traffic stop in August.