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June 25, 2020 By: Staff Report TAMPA Fla. – Governor Ron DeSantis was in Tampa today and addressed questions regarding the spike in COVID-19 cases and the Phase 3 of opening. “We are where we are. I didn’t say we’re going onto the next phase.…
Read More Florida Not Moving to the Next Opening Phase, DeSantis ‘We Are Where We Are’
June 25, 2020 By: Deborah Childress TAMPA Fla. – The City of Tampa is continuing its recent tradition of painting street murals, which typically impart a visual story or symbolism of Tampa history. Beyond downtown, the program, called Art on the Block, also serves homes…
Read More Tampa Street Mural Painting Event Saturday, June 27
June 25, 2020 By: Staff Report TAMPA Fla. – Governor Ron DeSantis announced a bill Wednesday that will take Florida’s average minimum teacher salary from 26th in the U.S. to the top 5. But some teachers are feeling left out. The Bill passed Wednesday has…
Read More Some Teachers Feel Left Out with the Pay Raise Bill
June 25, 2020 By: Staff Report TAMPA Fla. – Hillsborough County residents can now make appointments online for free COVID-19 coronavirus testing. Online appointments can be made at hcflgov.net/covidtesting. Residents can pick a day and time convenient to them at one of seven locations throughout…
Read More Hillsborough County Launches Online Registration for COVID-19 Testing
June 25, 2020 By: Deborah Childress TAMPA Fla. – The Pink Pony in Tampa, a popular full-nude gentlemen’s club has been sued under its corporate name, Platinum Plus, by five models who have never participated in Pink Pony’s business. Sara Underwood, Tiffany Toth Gray, Rachel…
Read More Tampa Pink Pony Gets Kicked in Court by Famous Models and Playmate
June 25, 2020 By: Staff Report WESLEY CHAPEL, Fla. – Pasco County will begin enforcing its mask order today at 5 P.M. Hillsborough County and Tampa’s mask mandate, require everyone to wear face coverings in businesses and government offices, where social distancing is not possible. The…
Read More Pasco Mask Enforcement In Place Today
June 25, 2020 By: Deborah Childress TAMPA Fla. – Sex offenders and sexual predators are required to register relocations in compliance with Florida law. Among those who have relocated in the month of June 2020 thus far, at least three have moved into Tampa zip…
Read More Sex Offenders Relocate to Tampa’s Carrollwood and Lutz Neighborhoods
June 24, 2020 By: Tiffany Razzano TAMPA Fla. – The Imaginarium Agency, which produces the Tampa Bay Comic Convention, has canceled this year’s event, which was scheduled to take place July 10-12 at the Tampa Convention Center. Imaginarium posted a Facebook announcement about the cancellation…
Read More Tampa Bay Comic Convention Canceled
June 24, 2020 By: Staff Report PASCO COUNTY Fla.- On Wednesday, Pasco County Administrator Dan Biles issued an executive order requiring everyone in Pasco County to use face coverings while indoors at a public business or county government facility, effective immediately. Monday, June 29, 2020,…
Read More Pasco Executive Mask Order Discussion Could Be On The Table Monday
June 24, 2020 By: Staff Report TAMPA Fla. – As Hillsborough, Pasco, and Pinellas, have passed mandates and orders requiring masks in indoor places of business, many citizens are complaining of the health risks associated with wearing a mask. Particularly those with illnesses such as…
Read More Great Debate Over Mask and Oxygen Levels Heats Up With Video