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Op-Ed: Latest vote to widen I-275 angers Tampa residents, inspires push for better public transit

Neighborhoods in Tampa’s urban core most impacted by I-275 clearly still want to stop the widening, but can they?

By Dayna Lazarus

Aug 6, 2024

Let’s be clear: the recently-approved highway widening project on I-275 from Hillsborough to Bearss Avenues is still TBX—aka Tampa Bay Express, the same billion-dollar boondoggle Tampa neighborhoods fought tooth and nail in 2016. The fight against highway widening in Tampa has been long, complex, and incredibly hard...

Members of Tampa, Florida's Old Seminole Heights Neighborhood Association.

Oracle Of Ybor: ‘Disappointed in Dunedin’ should consider quitting her job, but not yet

And another question about an ex who keeps texting.

By Caroline DeBruhl
Aug 2, 2024
Oracle of Ybor: I didn't get invited to a bachelorette party, and that hurts

And will moving help me feel less stuck?

By Caroline DeBruhl
Jul 19, 2024
Dear Gov. DeSantis: Tampa and Orlando fringe festivals have a proposal for you

They'll forego the 2025 state grants that were approved for us in order to facilitate the restoration of the remaining legislature-approved arts & culture funding, with conditions.

By CL Staff
Jul 11, 2024
Oracle Of Ybor: Is it a bad idea for me to go back to school?

And what do I do with this celebrity I hate?

By Caroline DeBruhl
Jul 8, 2024
Oracle of Ybor: Maybe she's in a cult, maybe you need to be more curious, and non-judgmental

And maybe you've outgrown your friends.

By Caroline DeBruhl
Jun 21, 2024
Oracle Of Ybor: My friend’s close relative was just arrested for a terrible crime—how do I help her right now?

And what do I do about all this 'big change' energy in the air?

By Caroline DeBruhl
Jun 8, 2024
New experiences await longtime Tampa Bay food and theater critic, Jon Palmer Claridge

‘Serving you has been the privilege of my life.’

By Jon Palmer Claridge
Jun 3, 2024
'To the monsters, we’re the monsters': Reflections of a Tampa Bay LGBTQ+ pastor

Jakob Hero-Shaw is the pastor of Tampa's Metropolitan Community Church.

By Rev. Jakob Hero-Shaw
May 31, 2024
Oracle of Ybor: I'm not sure if I want to stay with my manchild husband

"I love him, but I don’t know if that’s enough anymore."

By Caroline DeBruhl
May 24, 2024
Atlanta's Truist Park offers a slick, corporatized view of the Tampa Bay Rays stadium ordeal

The home of the Braves reeks of AstroTurf, not grassroots.

By Thomas Hallock
May 13, 2024
Oracle of Ybor: My good friend is an alcoholic, but how do I help?

And what about my husband's anxiety?

By Caroline DeBruhl
May 13, 2024
There should be a giant crab in the center of this Tampa Heights traffic circle

Let's name it 'Garcia.'

By Linda Saul-Sena
May 3, 2024
Oracle of Ybor: After a long time together, I think I’m finally ready to end it with my partner

Do the cards see a promising future for me and my new love interest?

By Caroline DeBruhl
Apr 28, 2024
Indie Bookstore Day is this weekend, and Tampa Bay needs more of them

We also need more little free libraries and louder literacy advocates.

By Chelsea Zukowski
Apr 22, 2024
Tampa’s growing, but its tree canopy is not—here's why that’s a problem

If the city doesn’t start seriously protecting its diminishing tree canopy, parts of it are only going to get hotter and less livable.

By Linda Saul-Sena
Apr 18, 2024
Oracle of Ybor: I’ve been experiencing anhedonia lately

By Caroline DeBruhl
Apr 12, 2024
La Gaceta: Tampa police chief's 'retirement' plan is a huge raid of taxpayers’ money

The agreement was on the consent agenda for last week's City Council meeting but due to the Council's concerns, the item was removed from the agenda.

By Patrick Manteiga and La Gaceta
Apr 8, 2024
In the wake of Florida's 'War on Woke,' Republicans return to terrorizing the underclass

Amid a home insurance crisis and soaring housing prices, the Florida GOP has brought all its power to bear on their symptoms.

By Jeb Lund
Apr 4, 2024
Oracle of Ybor: I'm thinking about officially marrying my partner

Swords can make us feel boxed in but worry that any step off the path will lead to getting your head chopped off.

By Caroline DeBruhl
Apr 1, 2024
Oracle Of Ybor: I asked my boss to stop using my deadname, but he keeps doing it

And should I tell my parents I'm bi-sexual?

By Caroline DeBruhl
Mar 16, 2024