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City of Tampa to open Community Assistance Centers to help Tampa residents affected by Hurricane Irma
The City of Tampa will open Community Assistance Centers to help Tampa residents affected by Hurricane Irma. Our primary focus will be to assist area residents to make application to FEMA. We will also have limited funding to assist homeowners with their storm related home repair needs. We are gathering resource information that we can also provide with meal locations and contacts... Read more
Florida braces for long government shutdown
January 23, 2018 - As a dysfunctional Washington stumbled past the midnight deadline and into a shutdown of the federal government, state officials scrambled to prepare for its impacts across Florida. Gov. Scott's office declined to say what kind of contingency plans it has ready to implement in a shutdown. The last federal government shutdown, in early October 2013, had serious effects on rou... Read more
Tyrone Middle School math teacher Jessie Boyce named Outstanding Educator
February 14, 2018 - Jessie Boyce, a mathematics teacher at Tyrone Middle School, was named the Pinellas County Schools Outstanding Educator of the Year. The announcement was made Wednesday night at the Evening of Excellence held at St. Petersburg’s Mahaffey Theater.
Boyce has been teaching for 10 years, the last five at Tyrone Middle School. She has taught both math and science bu... Read more
MoU Between B-CU and Bahamas TVI
March 7, 2018 -
MOU Signing Ceremony between B-CU and BTVI
Date: Friday, March 9, 2018
Time: 11 a.m.
Location: Bethune-Cookman University Wendall P. Holmes Building for Business
On Friday, March 9, 2018, at 11 a.m., a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signing ceremony between Bethune-Cookman University (B-CU) and Bahamas Technical & Vocational Institute (BTVI) will take place at the ... Read more
St. Petersburg track star among victims in NAS Pensacola shooting
December 10, 2019 - From Tampabay.com
Lakewood High School track and field star, Mohammed “Mo” Haitham fell victim to the NAS Pensacola shooting according to the Tampa Bay... Read more
Military Investigating After Cadets Flashed Apparent White Power Signs Before Army-Navy Game
December 17, 2019 From Huffpost
Military officials have launched an investigation after the “OK” hand symbol that has become known as a symbol for white power was flashed amid a... Read more
Black people in California are stopped far more often by police, major study proves
January 6, 2020 - TheGuardian
Statistics, which come from largest-ever dataset compiled about US police stops, lend support to minority groups who have long complained about biased... Read more
Foundation For A Healthy St. Pete Job Opportunity: Mission Support Manager
St. Petersburg, FL
Category: Nonprofit
Type: Full-time
Min. Experience: Manager
Salary: $70,000 - $85,000
The Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg (the Foundation) has a bold mission... Read more
New Jersey just raised its threat level for white supremacists to 'high,' well above ISIS and al Qaeda
Published February 22, 2020 by CNN
(CNN)White supremacists are officially more of a threat to New Jersey than both ISIS and al Qaeda, according to state security officials.
In New Jersey's... Read more