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MOTORCYCLE CLUB HOSTS 14thANNUAL EVENT The Venom Ryderz Motorcycle Clubs held its 14th Annual event recently. This event is held every year on the first full weekend of October. The Venom Ryderz Motorcycle Club was founded 14 years ago by the president and 3 other gentlemen, all of whom are Alumni Rattlers of

NATASHA GOODLEY BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor Earlier this month, the East Tampa Community Revitalization Partnership elected their new board for the upcoming year. The board members selected Ms. Natasha Goodleyto serve as its Chairperson. Ms. Evangeline Best is the Vice Chairperson. A native of Sumter, South Carolina, Ms. Goodleymoved to

COMMISSIONER MICHAEL DUNN The Lakeland Police Department charged a City Commissioner with murder last Friday. He is accused of shooting a suspected shoplifter as he was leaving the store. The shooting took place shortly after 2:30 p.m., on October 3rd. The shooting took place at the Vets Army Navy Surplus, 819 N. Florida Avenue.

The 425-bed Largo Medical Center teaching hospital is looking to establish a new organ transplant program that would be a first for Pinellas County. The Largo hospital gave the states health care administration a letter of intent during its October batching cycle requesting the right to establish an adult heart transplantation program. Its a natural revolution of the strategic plan we put in place, saidAnthony Degina, Largo Medicals CEO, explaining how a former Tampa General Hospital

The future of the Florida Supreme Court is intertwined with the outcome of this falls race for governor.At stake are the appointment of replacements for justices Barbara Pariente, R. Fred Lewis and Peggy Quince, who are leaving the seven-member court in early January because they have reached a mandatory retirement age.After a long-running legal dispute, the Supreme Court ruled this month that the next governor, who takes office in early January, has the authority to make those appointments.If

As a traditionally car-dependent, sprawling metro, affordable urban housing and rethinking parking minimum requirements arent issues Tampa has had to confront until now.

By Julia Wheelerman This week marks the third week that the womens volleyball team has had a spot on the American Volleyball Coaches Association AVCA Division II coaches poll and they are currently ranked eighth. This is almost kind of a redemption year for us, sophomore Katie McKiel said. Last year, the Spartans fell out of the AVCA ranking within the first week for the first time in over two decades. In 2014, the womens volleyball team had a 13-1 start to the season and finished with 34-1, making them national champions. This year, theyre hoping to imitate that past winning streak. We had a rough start to last season with injuries and we were three wins-10 losses at one point, McKiel acknowledged. We felt like we didnt play to the level we were capable of. Currently, the womens volleyball has a .281 hitting percentage, 13.61 assists per set, and 14.46 kills per set, putting them at the top of the SSC schools. McKiel herself leads the team with 256 kills and a .256 kill percentage alongside fellow sophomore Sorrel Houghton. Im looking forward to playing the regional crossover next weekend to play new teams and to play ...

by Gabriela Mendez On Oct. 10, Hurricane Michael made landfall in Floridas panhandle and caused extensive damage. According to multiple news outlets such as CNN, this hurricane has been declared as the most powerful hurricane to hit the continental U.S. in over 50 years. The arrival of Hurricane Michael caused disorder in Floridas panhandle, since it rapidly developed from a tropical storm into a category 4 hurricane. Yet, no one expected the destruction to be this catastrophic. Mr. Brunson, a resident of Florida, stated in Far from shattered coast, Michael Packed an Unexpected Punch an article for The New York Times, how no one affected by the hurricane expected for the destruction of Michael to be so severe. CBS has reported that more than 900,000 homes and business in Florida, Alabama, Georgia and the Carolinas are without power. The destruction caused by Hurricane Michael was so devastating that there are places residents cannot return to. In Bay County, Florida, federal officials have been clearing out debris and other damage caused by the storm to allow residents to return. Its still not safe to return, particularly to Bay County, Florida, stated Bronck Long, head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency ...

By Giovanna Brasolin With Halloween around the corner, a variety of events can be expected to be found in the Tampa Bay Area. For the third year, Tampa Riverwalk will be having a Trick or Treat mile run event and this year Armature Works is joining in the fun, too. Armature Works is a mixed-use building where people can find several restaurants and a wide variety of events aimed at all age groups year-round. They put a lot of effort into accommodating everybodys interests, making them come back and spread the word about the place. Lauren Mooser, director of marketing at Armature Works, said that Armature Works wants to create a new experience for guests and keep attendees coming back. We try to create memorable times for families and friends, something that people really look forward to. Youd be very surprised with what people are interested in and how well they respond to these things. Most of the events that we do are free because we see the added value of bringing them to the market and exposing them to the space at different times of the day all throughout the week. The building held its first Halloween themed event, ...

Kelloggs Honey Smacks is returning to shelves following a voluntary recall after salmonella infected 100 people in 33 states.

A 19-year-old woman is speaking out about the ex-boyfriend who bit her lip off when she refused to get back together with him.

With the fantasy season over half over, its time to begin that fantasy postseason push. Here are your waiver wire adds for Week 8.