On The Ground :Featured Stories

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Feature Story The tour stops at an area called The Scrub during the late 1860-1880s. The scrub-palmetto landscape, later known as Central Park Village, housed the families of African-American domestic workers, factory workers, skilled laborers, and their families. 83 Degrees

Photo story: Central Avenue walking tour

Janine Quarles-AdkinsTuesday, November 9, 2021
Feature Story Regina Johnson, proprietor of "Queens Vision African Apparel, welcomes visitors to her boutique on Busch Boulevard during a 2021 Black Business Bus Tour event. A tour is scheduled January 13 as part of the 2024 Tampa Bay Black Heritage Festival. 83 Degrees

Photo essay: Black-owned businesses welcome restart of bus tours in Tampa

Kimberly DeFalcoTuesday, April 20, 2021
Feature Story Wholesome Church is a COVID-19 testing site in Wimauma. 83 Degrees

Wholesome Community Ministries taps faith, fundraising to create wellness hub in south Hillsborough

Pamela VarkonyTuesday, March 2, 2021
Feature Story The Healthy 22nd Street Initiative promotes gardening as a solution to food insecurity in East Tampa. 83 Degrees

Healthy 22nd Street brings boxes of hope to food deserts in East Tampa

Lauren WongTuesday, January 5, 2021
Feature Story Fowler Avenue runs through the Uptown innovation district in Tampa. 83 Degrees

Uptown District leaders focus on income inequalities in North Tampa

Joshua McMorrow-HernandezTuesday, October 20, 2020
Feature Story Marilyn Turman, the coalition's director of communications, welcomes Pinellas County Commission members and the public to the November meeting in Clearwater. 83 Degrees

Clearwater coalition emerges as key voice for challenged neighborhoods

Julie GaristoTuesday, August 11, 2020
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Census 2020: 2 out of 5 households in Florida have yet to respond

Joshua McMorrow-HernandezTuesday, August 4, 2020
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St. Pete Police explore alternatives to dispatching officers

Julie GaristoTuesday, July 21, 2020
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Know our history: Follow along on the African American Heritage Trail in St. Pete

Amber SigmanTuesday, July 14, 2020
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How to build happier, improved communities for all

Victor CristTuesday, June 16, 2020
Feature Story Ross Fabian, President of MidFlorida Football and Cheerleading 83 Degrees

On the ground in North Tampa: What more is needed?

Diane EgnerTuesday, June 16, 2020
Feature Story GivingBackTV videotapes stories of the homeless in the Tampa Bay Area. 83 Degrees

Video: Tampa stories of local homeless in the time of COVID-19

By Eileen SweeneyTuesday, April 14, 2020
Feature Story Florida gardeners finds herbs really easy to grow. 83 Degrees

Florida gardeners work the land to grow food, escape impact of COVID-19

Joshua McMorrow-HernandezTuesday, April 7, 2020
Feature Story Health and wellness classes include students as young as 6. 83 Degrees

USF Nursing student brings Peace Corps experience to Wimauma

Jessi SmithTuesday, March 10, 2020
Feature Story Census 2020 83 Degrees

Make it count: How Census 2020 benefits the Tampa Bay Area

Joshua McMorrow-HernandezTuesday, February 18, 2020
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