U of Tampa fires a professor who suggested Texas deserved the ...
Reverse karma or flagrant violation of academic freedom? It depends on how you look at the University of Tampa’s termination of an instructor who said that Hurricane Harvey was payback for Texans’ support for President Trump. “I don’t believe in instant Karma but this kinda feels like it for Texas,” the visiting assistant professor of sociology, Kenneth Storey, wrote on Facebook Sunday. “Hopefully this will help them realize the GOP doesn’t care about them.” In response to some immediate critici..>> view originalTampa nonprofit opens Florida's first safe house for boys forced into ...
TAMPA — The vast majority of children who are sold or forced into the sex trade are girls. But not all. Boys made up 7 percent of child victims in Florida, according to a recent state study. But some care workers estimate that number could be has high as 10 to 15 percent. But until this month, Florida had not even one safe bed for boys rescued from trafficking. A new safe home in west-central Florida, which formally opened Tuesday, will be one of only a handful in the nation that cater to boys. ..>> view originalReview: Ed Sheeran gives shoes to fans, displays guitar greatness ...
Here is what happened when Ed Sheeran took his shoes off in Tampa. “I got given these shoes,” Sheeran told the sold-out crowd of more than 15,000 at Amalie Arena Tuesday night, “and they’re the most uncomfortable f---ing pair of shoes of I’ve ever worn in my life. So much so that … does anyone want them?” And so, with a Henson Company grin spreading beneath his strawberry mop, Sheeran stripped off the designer clogs he’d worn two nights prior at the MTV Video Music Awards and hocked them into th..>> view originalForecast: Rain will make way for drier weather in Tampa Bay
More rain fell on the Tampa Bay area Tuesday, a day after a deluge left streets and rivers overflowing. But relief may be on the way. Drier air coming from the south Tuesday night and today will help push the moisture up toward the north and out of the region, said 10Weather WTSP meteorologist Grant Gilmore. Skies will be mostly sunny today, with the chance of rain dropping to 20 percent. But the effects of the recent deluge will be felt for several days. Pasco County spokesman Doug Tobin said o..>> view original329000 gallons of sewage spills in Tampa during storm; St ...
Heavy rain swamped Tampa's sewage collection network Monday evening, spilling about 329,000 gallons of untreated wastewater into the Hillsborough River. Across Tampa Bay, St. Petersburg had its own, much smaller spill on the eve of a mayor's race in which the city's wastewater problems have been a central issue. In Tampa, the bigger of two spills took place just north of the Columbus Drive bridge from an emergency overflow pipe on N Perry Avenue. There, 290,000 gallons spilled into the river fro..>> view originalConcerts hitting the Tampa Bay Area from now until the end of 2017
TAMPA BAY, Fla. - Tampa Bay is one of the country's top live music scenes! As the end of 2017 nears, we've come up with a list of the biggest shows hitting the Bay Area from now until December 31, 2017.Concerts are always being added, so check back to see if one of your favorites is set to headline in the Bay Area. August: September: Lil Wayne at Jannus Live, St. Pete - September 1 at 7:30 p.m. Kendrick Lamar with YG and DRAM at Amalie Arena, Tampa - September 1 at 7:30pm Maxwell at Mahaf..>> view originalRays to Donate Revenue from Astros Series in Tampa to Hurricane ...
Chris O'Meara/Associated PressThe Tampa Bay Rays announced Tuesday that all revenues generated from a three-game series between the Houston Astros and Texas Rangers will be donated to the Hurricane Harvey relief effort.The Astros were originally set to host the Rangers in Minute Maid Park beginning Tuesday and through to Wednesday. Flooding in and around Houston resulting from Harvey forced the two teams to instead play at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida.Reid Ryan, Astros president of..>> view originalLabor Day Weekend 2017: Free, Cheap Events
TAMPA, FL — Tampa Bay area residents and visitors on the hunt for affordable fun over the long Labor Day weekend are in luck. From free art displays and a regatta to wacky fun at Gulfport’s Geckofest, there are lots of things going on this weekend. Here are just a few of the more affordable options from around the Tampa Bay area: Check Out The Art Of Brick Before It Goes Labor Day marks the last day for Nathan Sawaya’s Tampa exhibit. The Lego artist’s work is on display, free of charge, at 802 E..>> view originalSt. Pete mayoral primary: Kriseman, Baker headed to runoff
ST. PETERSBURG— Despite trailing in the polls and fundraising throughout the summer, incumbent Mayor Rick Kriseman made it a very tight race against former Mayor Rick Baker in Tuesday night's mayoral primary. Rick vs. Rick ended in a near draw — with Kriseman leading by just 69 votes out of about 56,500 cast — setting the stage for a Nov. 7 rematch. SUNSHINE CITY SHOWDOWN: Keep up with the Tampa Bay Times coverage of the St. Petersburg mayoral race. Kriseman took 48.36 percent of the vote, or 27..>> view originalHeavy hearts as Astros play their 1st game in Tampa because of ...
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — It wasn’t just another night at the ballpark for the Houston Astros and Texas Rangers, who can’t stop thinking about everyone back home affected by Hurricane Harvey.The stands at Tropicana Field were mostly empty, the “home” team dressed in the visitors clubhouse, and the “road” team wore white uniforms they usually wear at home.The three-game series that concludes Thursday was moved from Minute Maid Park because of flooding in the Houston area, with the Astros serving a..>> view original
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