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Chris O'Meara/Associated PressOn this week's Florida Roundup, we discuss Florida's troubled property insurance industry, along with Andrew Warren's trial against Gov. DeSantis and how hurricane forecasting could change. -
Daylina Miller/WUSF Public MediaFour companies presented their proposals to redevelop the Historic Gas Plant District by Friday's deadline. Mayor Ken Welch has made affordable housing a focus of the plans.
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The Orange Belt Trail would run from the Trinity area in the south, north toward the Trilby region near Hernando County. -
Time and patience needed for rebuilding Hurricane Ian-impacted communities, North Port official saysIn the weeks since the hurricane, cities such as North Port have been working to clear out debris.
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Small business owners share obstacles to recovery as SBA disaster lending in Florida hits $1 billionSmall business owners in the greater Tampa Bay region and nearby counties are approved to receive $900 million in lending — so far — to help in recovery from Hurricane Ian.
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The popularity of at-home COVID tests has amplified calls from health researchers and diagnostic companies to make testing similarly routine for sexually transmitted diseases. But FDA guidelines are lagging.
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Elevated prices for food, rent, gasoline and other household costs have taken a toll on shoppers. As a result, many are being more selective with what they will buy.
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The county, which owns the arena where the Miami Heat play, wants a bankruptcy judge to let it end its $135 million contract with the failed cryptocurrency company so it can find a new sponsor.
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The holiday travel rush is already on, and it could spread out over more days than usual this year. Travel experts say the ability of many people to work remotely is letting them take off early for Thanksgiving or return home later. Crowds are expected to rival those of 2019, the last Thanksgiving before the pandemic.
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Central Romana, one of the biggest sugar producers in the world, will now be banned from exporting sugar to the U.S., after the Biden Administration said it has information “that reasonably indicates the use of forced labor in its operations."
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In the Tampa Bay region, nearly one million residents are food insecure, according to Feeding Tampa Bay.
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People can submit applications through Jan. 12 at disaster recovery centers throughout the state
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Tampa International Airport is preparing to see 75,000 to 80,000 passengers on peak days, with higher numbers than before the pandemic in 2019.
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The effort is aimed at expanding the number and type of healthy foods available to families who get assistance from the Agriculture Department's program known as WIC, officials said.
