Category: News
Tampa Free Press - Your Source For Tampa Area Local Breaking News, National Stories, Politics, Sports, Florida Agriculture, Legal, Cops and Crime
What in the world are Remdesivir and chloroquine? Trump announces possible drugs for coronavirus
By: Brian Burns
Doctors and researchers are studying existing drugs as possible treatments for the coronavirus. Public health officials are lo [...]
U.S. Virus Plan Anticipates 18-Month Pandemic & Widespread Shortages Nationwide
A plan obtained by the NY Times, lays out the anticipated timeframe and Government plan for COVID-19 Coronavirus. You can read the entire plan he [...]
Financial Focus, Don’t Let Fears Drive Your Investment Choices
March 18, 2020
First, the coronavirus rocked the financial markets. Then, oil prices dropped more than 20 percent after a breakdown in OPEC produc [...]
Florida Cancels All Testing For State’s K-12 Public Schools And Extends Closure Until April 15th
"Florida public schools k-12 will remain closed until April 15 and state testing is canceled for the remainder of the school year", Governor DeSantis [...]
BayCare to Launch Drive-Thru COVID-19 Testing Sites
By: Brian Burns
Clearwater, Fla., (March 17, 2020) – Starting Wednesday, BayCare patients who have been instructed by their doctor to be test [...]
Spotlight: Aakash Patel, Entrepreneur and Change Agent
Anyone who knows Aakash Patel,
knows he is everywhere and all things Tampa. The Founder of Elevate, Inc. is a
cheerleader for the city in many ways.
[...]
Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority Sponsors USF – Selmon Balsa Bridge Design Competition
The USF-Selmon Balsa Bridge Design Competition began in the 1980s as a student-run project to connect the University with area under-represented midd [...]
Local Financial Team Turns Personal Loss, Into Gains For Others
By: Staff Report
Primerica, located in Tampa, Florida, is run by husband and wife, Julie and Tony Ramirez. This full service, financial services c [...]
Family Sets Up a “Letter to Santa” Mailbox in Apollo Beach
By: Its's a magical secret
If your child wants to send a letter to
Santa this Christmas season, you can now use a special mailbox set up for the o [...]
Retired Veteran Opens SunShine AutoShield in Ruskin
By Yvette C.
Hammett
Ruskin
resident and business owner, Christian Sidney, is originally from the Caribbean
island of Martinique and served in the [...]