| District must follow courts: Black leaders in Pinellas County are wondering how school officials will react when the next book or movie challenge arises. They're wary after their experiences with "The Bluest Eye" and "Ruby Bridges." Family caregivers: More Floridians are becoming caregivers for loved ones with Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia as the older adult population grows, according to a new report. What's next? The Bonati Spine Institute in Pasco County has suffered a blow in its efforts to reopen after Florida health care regulators suspended its license last month, alleging immediate danger to patients. “Fresh perspective”: Lisa McLean, a longtime Tampa criminal defense attorney, announced this week that she will run to succeed Public Defender Julianne Holt, who is retiring after 30 years in office. Study approved: Hillsborough commissioners unanimously agreed to study the economics of developing a baseball/softball complex to attract out-of-town travel teams to the county.
Jack Harris to return: A week after he was terminated as the longtime host of “AM Tampa Bay” for NewsRadio 970 WFLA, Jack Harris told the Times that he is not retiring from local morning radio.
Delayed plan advances: The Clearwater City Council confirmed its support for a state overhaul that would convert the four undivided lanes on 2 miles of Drew Street from Myrtle Avenue to Keene Road to two lanes with a center turn lane. Redfish contaminated: All 15 redfish caught last year by researchers in Tampa Bay had drugs in their blood. Heart medicine and opioid pain killers were among the most common ones. Longer scallop season: The Pasco County Commission chairperson has said a larger than expected harvest last year justified a longer season than the 10 days allotted in recent years. So, he went to straight to the agency that said no to a request for a longer season. Shifting its strategy: Bradenton-based Bealls is looking to compete against big department stores — so they're ditching the "dated" term outlet and focusing on their Florida roots. Tampa restaurant closes: Ichicoro Ramen in Seminole Heights abruptly shuttered last week. Will it reopen? |
| At 100 years old, Roy Calwood is one of the last of the Buffalo Soldiers, which was the U.S. Army’s all-Black division from the 1860s through 1950s during that time of segregation. On Wednesday, Tampa City Council honored him. |
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