The Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ newest star, Rob Gronkowski, made a major announcement Tuesday, making a major impact on the Tampa community. Gronk, as he’s commonly known, posted Instagram video announcing he’d help Blake High School recover from a May 16 fire. “Hey everyone. Last week we heard about an unfortunateContinue Reading

Governor DeSantis

OPINION The Tampa Bay Times editorial board took aim at Gov. Ron DeSantis, circling the wagons around Rebekah Jones, calling the incident a “smear job by DeSantis’ office” to elevate Jones beyond her credentials and actual contributions. “Gov. Ron DeSantis loves to share praise from Washington about Florida’s handling ofContinue Reading

Feeding Tampa Bay was facing a huge shortage of donations, and a significant increase in need for assistance.  David and Christina Laxer, and The Laxer Family Foundation answered the call. Haven’s staff has agreed to donate all gratuities during the shutdown to the relief cause, in order to support charitiesContinue Reading

Blaze Pizza, the recognized world leader in fast, artisanal pizza, invites pizza and math fans alike to celebrate Pi Day on Saturday, March 14 after 3:14 p.m., with a $3.14 build-your-own 11-inch pizza. This year marks the 7th Pi Day celebration for Blaze Pizza, with guests across the U.S. and CanadaContinue Reading

real estate

Starting today, homeowners in the Tampa Bay region have a new option when it comes to selling their homes by selling directly to Zillow through the company’s Zillow Offers service. The program is already available in other parts of the state, including South Florida and Orlando. Selling a home is a stressful process for nearly all sellers,Continue Reading

mosquito

Hillsborough County, FL health officials are reporting a confirmed local transmission of dengue fever, prompting the issuance of a mosquito-borne advisory. This follows 11 previous locally acquired cases (Miami-10 and Broward-1) this year. In addition, Florida has seen a larger number of travel-associated dengue cases this year. Through Oct. 5,Continue Reading

By Robert Herriman  @bactiman63 On this week’s Outbreak News This Week Radio Show in the Tampa Bay area, two important topics were covered concerning Florida and the Tampa Bay area in particular with two great guests. In the first half, Regional Epidemiologist & Laboratory Liason with the Bureau of Epidemiology at the FloridaContinue Reading