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Published August 03Craig Beckinger Raises $180K To Become Visionary Of The Year
Craig Beckinger, founder and CEO of An ABC Event Inc., has been named the 2026 Blood Cancer United All Star Visionary of the Year after leading a 10-week campaign that raised more than $180,000 for blood cancer research and patient support. For Beckinger, a blood cancer survivor,…
Osprey Observer
Published August 03Get The Dirt: Grasses As Gift Ideas For Gardeners
As you well know, gardeners love receiving and gifting plants. There are several grasses you may want to consider. These include cordgrass, muhly grass, lovegrass, sea oats and wiregrass. There are five native species of cordgrass (Spartina spp.) in Florida. Sand cordgrass is…
I Love the Burg
Published August 03Eight Indoor play spaces for young kids in St. Pete-Clearwater
If you’re parenting a toddler or preschooler in the St. Pete or Clearwater area, consider this your rainy day (or it’s-way-too-hot-outside day) cheat sheet. From imaginative play spaces to indoor […]
Osprey Observer
Published August 03Eye On Business — Bloomingdale/FishHawk, August 2026
Vote Brittany Lyssy For Hillsborough County School Board On August 18 Brittany Lyssy is asking Hillsborough County voters for their support on Tuesday, August 18, as she campaigns for the Hillsborough County School Board. A mother of three, attorney and public policy…
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Published August 03Ensuring A Strong Start To The 2026-27 School Year
As we prepare to welcome students back to school on Monday, August 10, we encourage every family to remember one important message: attendance matters from the very first day. The start of a new school year brings excitement, opportunity and a fresh beginning. It is also a…
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Published August 03BYSA 12U Xtreme Makes History With Season And District Title
The Bloomingdale Youth Sports Association’s (BYSA) 12U Xtreme team began their spring season in January. Xtreme is an advanced softball program that allows teams from different facilities in the district to compete against each other. On May 3, this team, coached by manager…
Creative Loafing Tampa Bay
Published August 03Oracle of Ybor: I think the universe is telling me to stop binge drinking
Dear Oracle, I have this feeling from the universe telling me to stop binge drinking. It felt like dread. Something telling me to knock it off. Am I hallucinating, or is the universe really trying to get me to stop?—Signing Off? Cards: King of Cups, Ten of Wands (reversed), Last…
That's So Tampa
Published August 0319 Water Street spots offering discounts for teachers all week
Summer is nearly over, hard as it is to believe, but there’s one treat left for teachers before classrooms fill back up. Water Street Tampa and Sparkman Wharf are going […]
Creative Loafing Tampa Bay
Published August 03Florida Sheriffs Association is ‘significantly concerned’ about property tax cut amendment
Two months after it was placed on the November ballot, the Florida Sheriffs Association (FSA) is weighing in on Amendment 3, the proposed property tax cut that, if enacted, could reduce local government funding by billions of dollars in the coming years. The group is one of the…
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Published August 03USF researchers study an Antarctic sea squirt to fight skin cancer cells
A group of researchers are studying an Antarctic sea squirt that can be used as a tool to fight against skin cancers, like melanoma.
That's So Tampa
Published August 03A new Greek street food spot is now open at Sparkman Wharf
Tampa’s Sparkman Wharf has a habit of quietly becoming exactly what this city needs before anyone realizes it. And now, tucked between a smoothie bowl spot and a gem called […]
Creative Loafing Tampa Bay
Published August 03Florida AG James Uthmeier warns Catholic church to accept vaccine exemptions
Attorney General James Uthmeier is putting the Roman Catholic Church on notice – if they take taxpayer funded vouchers for their schools, they should accept vaccine exemptions for students, too. In a letter sent Friday to the Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops, Uthmeier,…