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Palmetto CRA Turns 40: From Contaminated Rail Yard to Riverfront Park

Thursday, October 8

The Palmetto Community Redevelopment Agency has been reshaping the city since 1985, and this year it marks 40 years of work. The agency’s approach has stayed consistent: take contaminated or underused properties and give them a second life that benefits the whole community.Connor Park... Read More.

Venice Couple Turns Backyard Game Nights Into Mr GameShow, a Suncoast Live Event Business

Thursday, October 8

A Venice couple’s living room game nights have grown into a full live-event company. Mr GameShow, founded by Andy Geremia, started as a way to keep people connected when the pandemic changed how the community could gather. Since 2019, the business has hosted game... Read More.

Federal Brain Injury Funding Has Lapsed. What It Means for Suncoast Families

Thursday, October 8

The Traumatic Brain Injury Act funded research, education, and survivor support programs for nearly three decades. It expired in 2024, and the reauthorization bill introduced by Rep. Frank Pallone in February 2025 never made it through Congress. With TBI cases approaching 3 million per... Read More.

Trump Tries to Clarify San Diego and Los Angeles Strike Remarks After California Pushback

Thursday, October 8

President Trump attempted to clarify controversial remarks about Iran striking American cities during a Wednesday night rally in Texas for Senate candidate Ken Paxton. Earlier in the week in Nebraska, during a riff on fuel costs and the price of war, the president said,... Read More.

Flood Watch Issued for Manatee County and West Central Florida Through Thursday Evening

Thursday, October 8

A Flood Watch is in effect for Manatee County and surrounding parts of west central Florida through Thursday evening, and the setup is one we know well here on the Suncoast. A slow-moving frontal boundary has parked over the region and is pulling in... Read More.

Hurricane Isaias Targets Northern Gulf Coast as Suncoast Watches the Surf

Thursday, October 8

Hurricane Isaias is strengthening in the Gulf of Mexico, with NOAA Hurricane Hunters confirming 80 mph sustained winds and a central pressure of 979 millibars. The National Hurricane Center expects the storm to peak near 110 mph before slight weakening, arriving on the northern... Read More.

The Form You Skip at the Doctor’s Office Might Be the Most Important One

Thursday, October 8

Most of us breeze past the family health history section on a doctor’s intake form. Maybe we scribble a guess, maybe we leave it blank. Physicians say that’s a missed opportunity, because family patterns can reveal disease risk years before any symptom shows up.... Read More.

Christa Pike Survives Botched Execution in Tennessee: Who Pays for Her Care Now?

Thursday, October 8

Christa Pike made history this week in a way nobody could have predicted. The Tennessee death row inmate was declared brain dead Monday night after receiving lethal injection drugs, then woke up Tuesday morning and began speaking in limited words. She is now the... Read More.

Food Deserts in the South: How Memphis Teachers and a Mobile Grocery Store Are Closing the Gap

Thursday, October 8

Nearly 54 million Americans live in what the USDA calls low-access areas, meaning fresh, affordable groceries are miles away and usually require a car. In Memphis, about 32% of residents live in food deserts, where the closest real supermarket can mean a two-mile walk... Read More.

Missing At-Risk Adults: How Florida Registries and Volunteers Save Lives on the Suncoast

Thursday, October 8

When a missing at-risk adult isn’t found within 24 hours, roughly half are severely injured or found dead. That statistic hit home in Georgia this year, where 79-year-old Ernestine Merritt left for church at 4 a.m. and was found in a creek four days... Read More.

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Palmetto CRA Turns 40: From Contaminated Rail Yard to Riverfront Park

Venice Couple Turns Backyard Game Nights Into Mr GameShow, a Suncoast Live Event Business

Federal Brain Injury Funding Has Lapsed. What It Means for Suncoast Families

Trump Tries to Clarify San Diego and Los Angeles Strike Remarks After California Pushback

Flood Watch Issued for Manatee County and West Central Florida Through Thursday Evening

Hurricane Isaias Targets Northern Gulf Coast as Suncoast Watches the Surf

The Form You Skip at the Doctor’s Office Might Be the Most Important One

Christa Pike Survives Botched Execution in Tennessee: Who Pays for Her Care Now?

Food Deserts in the South: How Memphis Teachers and a Mobile Grocery Store Are Closing the Gap

Missing At-Risk Adults: How Florida Registries and Volunteers Save Lives on the Suncoast

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