Election 2022: The Case to Vote. This package was part of a 30-minute voting special that explored the topics of voting security, disinformation, fatigue and confidence.
Ybor Chickens have long been iconic staples of Ybor, beloved by locals and tourists, thanks to the Ybor Chicken Society. Learn about the chickens' ties to Ybor's immigrant past and what they mean to the community's present.
2021 was a record breaking year for manatee deaths in Florida. On this week's episode of FTW, learn how local groups are trying to help this suffering species.
The George Floyd protests in Tampa started peacefully but turned into a night of looting around the University Mall area on Saturday, May 30, 2020.
Five Black cemeteries have been found across Tampa Bay since 2020. For the communities around them, they were never really lost.
A exploration of local risk factors and preparation measures around climate change.
One Small Act is a video series that showcases people who have made one small change in their lives which leads to a larger impact on themselves or the community.
This pilot episode showcases Antonio Brown who started the Barbershop Book Club.
Synthetic marijuana, commonly known as "spice" or "K2", is hitting the Tampa Bay homeless population hard. Emergency workers have noticed a 300% increase in spice related calls in the parts of town where the homeless hang out.
The third time was the charm when 18-year-old Joseph Cooley jumped into Spring Bayou and resurfaced gripping a white cross.
It was his final time diving alongside other boys, ages 16-18, as part of the 111th annual Epiphany celebration, a Greek Orthodox Christian ceremony celebrating the baptism of Jesus Christ by John the Baptist in the Jordan River.
It is often called the largest of its kind in the Western Hemisphere and brings thousands of people to Tarpon Springs every year.
Andrew Lumish cleans and restores headstones of veterans and posts their life story on social media websites under the name "The Good Cemeterian." He does this in honor of his friend and co-worker Chris Scala who was a veteran that had Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and took his own life in 2013.
As the Pinellas County School Board met virtually Tuesday, a crowd of teachers, parents and students gathered at district headquarters in Largo to protest a plan to reopen amid surging numbers of coronavirus cases in Florida.
A group of 100 to 150 demonstrators carried signs with dire messages against the in-person option to start the school year. “Back to school list: Paper, Pencil, Will,” a sign said, one of many predicting adults and children would die if Pinellas begins the school year as planned.
Some of the events I covered in 2020.
More than 500 people attended a town hall style meeting for Florida Sen. Marco Rubio who was invited but declined to show up Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017 at the National Association of Letter Carriers Branch 599 building in Tampa. Constituents at the event slammed Rubio for voting in lockstep with President Donald Trump, and asked him to instead preserve the Affordable Care Act, protect environmental legislation, block a "Muslim ban" and listen to concerns about national security.
329 students and 49 staff were displaced by a three-alarm fire at Lee Elementary School in Tampa Sept. 12, 2017. The 111-year-old school was closed due to Hurricane Irma and no one was hurt in the blaze, . Lee was not used as a shelter during Irma, which residents said knocked out power in the surrounding neighborhoods. When power was restored, residents said they saw smoke coming from the roof before flames consumed the second floor. Lee students and staff will share the campus of Lockhart Elementary Magnet School, a mile and a half away, until the Hillsborough County School District decides what to do next.
An interview with the father of a 'Stand Your Ground' shooting victim.
Artist Jaume Plensa talks about what inspires his groundbreaking work.
Hurricane Matthew destroys family restaurant
2017-18 Showreel
Memoria in Aeterna is the name of the Confederate monument that for more than a century stood in downtown Tampa. Local politicians and members of the public argued why it should stay or be removed, just like in other cities throughout the country. In the end it was removed from the entrance of the former county courthouse and placed in a private suburban cemetery.