Ybor Heights
Wednesday, May 1, 2024
1st Annual Reservoir Chili Cook Off in Ybor City
6.25'2924
Start time is 2pm and votes counted at 5pm.
Its also locals day which means half all everything behind the bar! INFO
10 arrested as Pro-Palestine demonstration at USF continues for second day
A Pro-Palestine demonstration continued at the University of South Florida on Tuesday (April 30). Tampa Bay Student for a Democratic Society (SDS) held protests on campus for the second day in what they call the "Gaza Solidarity Encampment." Victoria Hinckley with SDS said that protesters held their encampment despite being given a dispersal order at 5 p.m. Tear gas and flares were used on the camp. Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said that deputies went to the campus to assist USF Police with an unsanctioned protest. Ten people were arrested, according to HCSO.
Tuesday, April 30, 2024
Marijuana could be rescheduled: Would that make it legal nationwide?
In a major shift, marijuana could be reclassified as a less dangerous drug in the U.S., sources told the Associated Press on Tuesday. The decision could have a ripple effect throughout the country, already pocketed with varying legalization laws.....Read More
Gov. DeSantis says New York ‘reeks of marijuana,’ mocks medical cannabis for ‘back injuries’
Florida’s Governor is again weighing in on a constitutional amendment that could allow for recreational cannabis.
He thinks it stinks. Literally. And Ron DeSantis is using pungent results in other states to prove his point about the the Adult Personal Use of Marijuana citizen initiative, which could expand the current retail model beyond medical necessity, allowing visitors to the state and residents without qualifying conditions access to the product.
Florida’s 6-week abortion ban, backed by DeSantis, takes effect Wednesday
Reproductive health advocates across the southeastern U.S. are bracing for a major change in Florida’s abortion laws. The state’s six-week abortion ban, titled the “Heartbeat Protection Act,” goes into effect on Wednesday, replacing a less restrictive 15-week ban signed into law by Gov. Ron DeSantis in 2022.....Read More
Rebuilding Tampa's Foundation
One hundred and seventy-five years after Tampa's incorporation, the city is undergoing the biggest infrastructure overhaul in its history. From massive stormwater improvement projects, hundreds of miles of new or repaired water and wastewater pipes, another hundred miles of repaved roads, improved safety conditions at high-accident locations, million-dollar facility upgrades, and much, much more.....Read More
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