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Program lets developmentally disabled students help the local environment

The Focus Academy in Temple Terrace has been fostering a learning environment for developmentally disabled students since 2012. Now, they have given 18-22 year old students the chance to help Florida’s marine ecosystems. Focus Academy has...

EPA encouraging checking for water leaks during ‘Leak Week’

About a trillion gallons of water are wasted in household leaks every year, and the Environmental Protection Agency is trying to curb that number. The EPA’s annual Fix a Leak Week will be held from...

DOGE lists two Tampa federal properties for sale

The federal workforce has been on the chopping block since President Donald Trump took office again in January. Now, federal real estate may be next.  The Trump administration published a list of 443 federal properties...

Florida Aquarium takes in record number of sea turtles

Cold water temperatures along Florida’s east coast are threatening endangered sea turtles, and the Florida Aquarium is feeling the effects The aquarium’s Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Center in Apollo Beach welcomed 18 new turtles Wednesday.  The...

Citrus County Commissioner proposes a name change: American Freedom Canal

There’s a movement in Citrus County to rename the Cross Florida Barge Canal. The proclamation was raised during last Wednesday’s county commission meeting to rename it the American Freedom Canal, as first reported by the...

Crisis Center of Tampa Bay launches opiod recovery program

The Crisis Center of Tampa Bay’s Transcare Medical Transportation Division has launched a new community Paramedicine program. The program provides free support to those struggling with Substance Use Disorder. Paramedics will provide Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT),...

World’s biggest bounce house comes to Tampa

The Big Bounce America is headed back to Tampa this weekend. It’s the largest touring inflatable event worldwide. Seven inflatables, including the world’s largest bounce house, are offered. At 24,000 square feet, it’s about half...
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Coldest Gasparilla in years set for Saturday

Parade-goers will shiver their timbers this weekend when Tampa celebrates its coldest Gasparilla in years. Saturday’s forecast has a high of 60 degrees and a low of 35. A freeze warning is in effect from...
It's The Music Monday
It's The Music Monday