News across Hillsborough County
Where Are They Now? Chef Giuliano Hazan on Italian Cooking
Dalia visited Giuliano at his home in June 2024, and she returned for another conversation at his kitchen table in June of 2026.
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Published October 01Finding my place through friendship and inclusion
Finding Friendship, Confidence and a Place to Belong Getting involved and participating with certain groups has taught me to be open and keep connections with the community. In the beginning, I found it very challenging to make friends. When I participate in organizations like…
Osprey Observer
Published October 01Troop 665 Scouts Complete A Year Of High Adventure
Scouts from Troop 665 spent the past year reaching new heights, exploring history beneath the sea and enduring extreme cold through three of Scouting America’s premier high-adventure programs. Boy Scout Troop 665 truly lived up to their motto, “On the edge of adventure.” Whether…
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Published October 01SOTD 10/1/26: Touch Touch by Haute & Freddy
The WMNF Song of the Day for October 1, 2026 is “Touch Touch” by Haute and Freddy “Touch Touch” is a vibrant art-pop track by the Los Angeles duo Haute & Freddy. Recently released in late August as a standalone follow-up to their debut album Big Disgrace. The song blends pulsing…
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Published October 01WMNF October Mission of the Month: People with Disabilities
Around the world, more than a billion people live with a significant disability. The majority of those people live in developing countries. In the United States, 28% of adults live with a disability. That’s more than 1 out of every 4 adults. Cognitive (13.9%) and mobility (12.2%)…
Live music around Tampa Bay this weekend: Light the Wire, The Beths, local jazz and more
From indie rock and Americana to jazz and underground music, venues across Tampa Bay and Central Florida offer a varied lineup of live performances this weekend.
Tampa Bay Beacons
Published September 30Tampa art exhibition celebrates Hispanic community
'Carrie: The Musical' stirs a bloodbath in two separate productions
Rise Above Performing Arts and Manatee Performing Arts Center stage separate productions of a revised version of a musical that was once a Broadway flop.
Osprey Observer
Published 18 hours agoBill’s Prescription Marks 70 Years With Community Celebration
When a local pharmacist Justo ‘Bill’ Noriega, opened a small drugstore on Brandon Boulevard in 1956, he could not have known it would one day care for four generations of the same families. Seventy years later, Bill’s Prescription Center is still doing just that, and the…
Osprey Observer
Published 18 hours agoEast Of Tampa Highlights Community And Businesses
After 13 years as an Army officer, John Plumstead made a decision that would take him from leading soldiers to leading businesses. Plumstead served from Second Lieutenant to Major, taught at West Point and led soldiers in combat before taking off his uniform in 2022. “I never…
Osprey Observer
Published 18 hours agoShop Local: Businesses Stay Open During Pipeline Construction
By Maribel Medina Tampa Bay Water continues to make significant progress on the construction of the new South Hillsborough Pipeline, and those efforts have been made easier by the cooperation of residents, business owners and drivers to make accommodations as they endure…
Call it TGH DeSoto: Tampa General Hospital takes operational control of DeSoto Memorial
The once-struggling 49-bed facility in rural DeSoto County is under new management nearly a year after its board selected Tampa General Hospital's 49-year lease proposal.