Langston TaylorData Editor
I write words. Sometimes they're in code. I'm a Maryland native who first worked at the Times as a reporting intern in 2016. Now, my job is to dive into data to find news affecting Tampa Bay or all of Florida. That could mean following money or counting followers. I also build tools that make data and documents easier for our readers to understand. I'm on my phone too much, and you can @ me any time with story ideas or NBA highlight tapes.
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/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/G5P4K5T6AFFMHKT5BX54A67QHQ.JPG "Mayor Jane Castor greets onlookers during the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. parade in Tampa last year. The mayor has had some stumbles in her first term, but Black leaders mostly praise her willingness to listen to their concerns.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/TTZ6DQMIH5CULGX4MEGN2QZRPA.png "Part 4 of our Rising Threat series looks at how a hurricane like Ian could affect Tampa Bay. This photo shows the remains of Times Square near the Fort Myers Fishing Pier on Thursday, Sep. 29, 2022, after Hurricane Ian's landfall.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/23UNBDMOC5BW5EBVMYSJ3MSVHY.png "Deputies arrested a Madeira Beach man Saturday on a charge of leaving the scene of a deadly crash earlier this week in Treasure Island.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/GMKPMGFMPX4YMYHNQKEOZQSKSY.jpg "From left to right: Sen. Marco Rubio, U.S Rep. Val Demings, Florida Democratic gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/6TAVRSBGH5AE5IPWQXS4O3Y4JQ.jpeg "A label for ice cream made by Big Olaf Creamery, a Sarasota company first linked to a deadly Listeria outbreak on July 1.")
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/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/PKXVFVU4ZFAZ3OY5CMDHFQZ6JA.JPG "A motorist is seen attempting to drive on a flooded Bayshore Blvd as Tropical Storm Eta sends torrential downpours, storm surge flooding and wind across the Tampa Bay Area on November 12, 2020.")
:format(webP)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/QLS5F67EQBGIZBFSM3RRB4YMTE.jpeg "Aaron Daniel Motta, 27 of Pinellas Park, was booked into Pinellas County Jail Friday on felony charges of grand theft and offenses against computer users.")
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/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/7T2FX3KRS5A3NK5WWY3VPMBANQ.JPG "Some of Tampa Bay's most valuable real estate sits in flood zones on the water. This aerial photo shows homes in St. Petersburg.")
:format(webP)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/D6KTJSBLN5BS5HHE3S5DMSHA7I.JPG "Otto Lohmann walks through a door stained by a water line in Oldsmar after Tropical Storm Eta blew by Tampa Bay in November 2020.")
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/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/3R3S663AJJCFXG6IXSIBRWAXM4.png "Water splashes against the seawall along Pass A Grille Way as squalls from Eta move through Pinellas County on Nov. 11, 2020. Though Eta wasn’t hurricane strength when it passed by, it gave an indication of the kind of damage the region could face.")
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/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/NJZP7YT6IMIO5YVLAH6L7RGRNI.jpg "Florida Sen. Jennifer Bradley views maps during a Senate Committee on Reapportionment hearing in a legislative session, Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022, in Tallahassee.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/5E4F634TCBCQ7GTVVSGFIWV75A.JPG "A voter walks into a voting precinct located at Bethel Lutheran Church Tuesday, March 17, 2020 in Clearwater.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/VUFYMYY5S5A2PC25VVLWD7QFFU.jpg "Hundreds marched in support of abortion rights in St. Petersburg in October.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/BXYSQPTYUBE2JGEVSXQAOFDPKU.JPG "A view of the downtown St. Petersburg skyline and waterfront from just north of the North Shore Aquatic Complex.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/KAP5OSCWWZHODPD7VZEPANCYGQ.jpg "A sign on display at the 2022 Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando uses McDonald's golden arches to represent Marxism.")