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Elizabeth Djinis - Times Correspondent
Elizabeth Djinis

Times Correspondent

Elizabeth Djinis is a freelance reporter for the Tampa Bay Times. She previously was a member of the Editorial Board.

  1. Clearwater’s Sports Facilities Companies built a legacy based on strategy
    Mar. 25• Business
    The Hoover Met Stadium is home of the SEC Baseball Tournament which features the top 12 teams from the Southeastern conference, which is located in Birmingham, Ala.
  2. The pandemic changed Tampa firm Kforce for the better, its leaders say
    Mar. 25• Business
    Midtown West, a new office tower in the $500 million Midtown Tampa development, will soon be home to two billion-dollar Tampa Bay companies. Kforce announced it would sell its corporate headquarters in Ybor City early last year and leased the fifth floor of an office building in midtown Tampa. It was a major reduction in size, from roughly 130,000 square feet to less than 23,000.
  3. Why did it take so long to vote a woman into the White House? | Column
    Nov. 13, 2020• Opinion
    Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris addresses the nation after joining President-elect Joe Biden in being named victors in the presidential election on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, at the Chase Center in Wilmington, Delaware.
  5. How selling old stuff gave me a sense of community during coronavirus
    Sep. 18, 2020• Opinion
    A listing for a shed that the writer sold on Facebook Marketplace.
  6. How neck gaiters became a metaphor for scientific discovery in coronavirus | Editorial notebook
    Aug. 26, 2020• Opinion
    A person wears a neck gaiter, which has been a topic of debate recently.
  7. I lost my grandmother during coronavirus. I don’t know how to grieve.
    Aug. 7, 2020• Opinion
    Elizabeth Djinis and her yiayia, Mary Djinis, pictured at Elizabeth's college graduation.
  8. Is the St. Pete Pier worth it? | Opinion
    Jul. 8, 2020• Opinion
    Visitors walk along the 26 acre, $92 million St. Petersburg Pier District.
  9. Want to go to a Florida bar? Advice from a millennial, xennial and baby boomer
    Jun. 30, 2020• Opinion
    Covid-19 cases are on the rise again. Is the crisis widening the generational divide?
  10. Here’s one man’s struggle to get through Florida’s unemployment process | Column
    Jun. 25, 2020• Opinion
    Jeff Clark stares into the abyss of Florida's unemployment reclaim system from the kitchen counter of his Safety Harbor home.
  11. How can I be an ally to the black community? Here’s what Tampa Bay leaders say.
    Jun. 10, 2020• Opinion
    Khai Rieara, 10, left, and his brother Keanu Rieara, 12, of Frederick, Md., stand on the Black Lives Matter banner that was recently draped on the fence near the White House in Washington.
  12. Comfort Reading: Henry James’ magnum opus takes on new significance
    May 19, 2020• Books
    Cover of "The Portrait of a Lady"
  13. How quarantine led me to adopt my foster cat
    Apr. 28, 2020• Entertainment
    Elizabeth Djinis pictured with her foster cat turned adopted cat, Lola.
  14. How are we coping with coronavirus? Well, it depends on your perspective
    Apr. 20, 2020• Opinion
    Barriers have been placed along the sea wall at North Shore Park to keep people off the beach, on Wednesday, April 1, 2020 in St. Petersburg.
  15. Don’t judge Florida by its worst behavior | Editorial notebook
    Apr. 10, 2020• Opinion
    Clearwater Beach pictured on March 18, at left, and March 24, at right.
  16. Social distancing matters for all Floridians, no matter their age | Opinion
    Mar. 17, 2020• Opinion
    Aaron Murray, 45, from St Petersburg, relaxes in his hammock as he watches the sunrise over the water at North Shore Park on Monday, March 16, 2020 in St. Petersburg. "I try to chase as many as I can, Murray said about watching the sunrise. "It really helps set the tone for the day."
  17. Is it time for St. Petersburg to get rid of the green bench name? | Editorial notebook
    Feb. 28, 2020• Opinion
    Community advocate Stephanie Owens moderated "Beyond the Green Bench: A Community Conversation for a New Generation, Feb. 18, 2020, at the Historic Manhattan Casino in St. Petersburg.
  18. Why do we feel the need to Instagram our dinners?
    Jan. 29, 2020• Opinion
    An influencer takes a photo of a drink at the VIP preview for the Oxford Exchange's new Champagne Bar in Tampa.
  19. We declare the return of low-rise jeans an affront to all
    Jan. 15, 2020• Life & Culture
    Low-rise jeans and skirts were all the rage in the 2000s. But why are they coming back?
  20. Here are the opinions to read before Florida’s legislative session starts
    Jan. 13, 2020• Opinion
    'For a Better Florida' is the Tampa Bay Times' annual series prior to the start of the legislative session.
  21. Is it time for boomers to get off the stage?
    Jan. 13, 2020• Opinion
    The Rolling Stones lead singer Mick Jagger performs Friday in Havana, Cuba. [Associated Press]
  22. I’m 25, and I’m sick of spending so much on friends’ weddings | Elizabeth Djinis
    Jan. 6, 2020• Opinion
    Weddings cost more on average and have more guests now than 10 years ago.
  23. Who has it harder: millennials or boomers? We asked, you answered.
    Dec. 12, 2019• Opinion
  24. What it’s like to be a millennial and a boomer in the time of ‘OK Boomer’
    Nov. 25, 2019• Opinion
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