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Foundation Awards CareerSource $50,000 To Support Youth Employment

CareerSource Tampa Bay (CSTB) has been awarded a $50,000 grant from Community Foundation Tampa Bay to support Summer P.A.Y.S. (Preparing Area Youth for Success), a youth employment program serving more than 650 young people ages 15-24 this summer. CareerSource Tampa Bay was…

Parks & Recreation Finalist For Best Parks Program In Country

For the fourth time in five years, Hillsborough County has been honored as having one of the top parks and recreation programs in the country.? Hillsborough County Parks & Recreation is one of four national finalists in the Class 1 category for the 2026 National Gold Medal Award…

Foundation grants support healthy eating, healthy living

The two grants the Johnstown Hospital Foundation recently announced have three things in common: food, health and education.

Foundation grants support healthy eating, healthy living

The two grants the Johnstown Hospital Foundation recently announced have three things in common: food, health and education.

Two Wounded Army Veterans To Receive Mortgage-free Homes In Riverview

Two wounded U.S. Army veterans are preparing to begin a new chapter after being selected to receive mortgage-free homes in Riverview through PulteGroup’s Built to Honor program in partnership with Building Homes for Heroes. Army Spc. Ryan Heard and Army Sgt. Carson Shaw were…

Fresh leadership digs in at Tarpon Springs Community Gardens

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St. Pete Pride cancels delayed Juneteenth event amid funding crisis

St. Pete Pride previously caught heat from community organizers for discontinuing its partnership with Tampa Bay Black Lesbians and their Get Nude event.

PulteGroup donating mortgage-free homes to veterans

RIVERVIEW – PulteGroup’s West Florida Division is gifting two mortgage-free homes at once through its Built to Honor program in partnership with Building Homes for Heroes. Army Specialist Ryan Heard and Army Sergeant Carson Shaw were selected because their stories were equally…

Mayor Castor to Honor Founders of Teen-Led Community Movement

Mayor Castor to Honor Founders of Teen-Led Community Movement Robert L. Thu, 07/02/2026 - 04:39 pm Mayor Castor to Honor Founders of Teen-Led Community Movement On the main stage at Liberty by the Bay , Tampa Mayor Jane Castor will recognize two young leaders who responded to…

Families receive keys from Hooters to Habitat townhomes

CLEARWATER – Several employees from Tampa Bay-area Hooters locations and the corporate office attended Habitat’s townhome dedication block party on June 22 in Clearwater. The Original Hooters sponsored townhomes for the Sanchez and Xhokli families, making this their 11th home…