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Decline in traffic tickets may result in eviction backlog in cash-strapped Pinellas courts
Aug. 1• Pinellas
A Florida Highway Patrol officer is seen driving south along US 19 Thursday, April 9, 2020 in Largo. As Floridians remain at home to slow the spread of the coronavirus traffic stops across the state plummeted 92 percent in March 2020 compared to March 2019. [CHRIS URSO | Times]
Florida’s eviction moratorium was extended again. Is there a longer-term solution?
Jul. 30• Business
Jacinta Evans, 47, stands in front of her apartment in Clearwater after finishing a work shift on Wednesday, July 29, 2020. After losing work due to the pandemic, Jacinta has recently gotten a new job and is trying to pay back the debt she accrued. After missing two months of rent, her landlord filed to evict her from her apartment. She said she just needs a little more time to make the funds she needs. Florida's eviction moratorium is scheduled to expire at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday morning. [DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Tampa Bay Times]
Gov. Ron DeSantis extends Florida eviction and foreclosure moratorium until Sept. 1
Jul. 30• Business
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and First Lady Casey DeSantis hold a roundtable discussion regarding mental health and COVID-19 at the Tampa Bay Crisis Center on Thursday, July 16, 2020 in Tampa. (Martha Asencio-Rhine/Tampa Bay Times via AP) [MARTHA ASENCIO RHINE | AP]
Tampa Bay’s June home sales get strong rebound from pandemic slump
Jul. 24• Real Estate
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Tampa Park mom: Leaving behind tragedy, carrying heartache
Jul. 24• Tampa
Patricia Brown, 54, in the doorway of her apartment at the Tampa Park Apartments on Nick Nuccio Parkway. Brown's 27-year-old son, Devanté Brown, was shot and killed on March 21. Brown, who could not bring herself to walk past the spot where he was shot, has now moved out. The complex is under contract for sale to Ybor City Developer Darryl Shaw. [DIRK SHADD | Times]
Tampa mansion that once doubled as a fashion factory for stars is for sale
Jul. 22• History
Michael Braun is pictured on a staircase inside his former Tampa home with clothing he designed. Braun operated a fashion company for celebrities including Jimi Hendrix and "Macho Man" Randy Savage inside the mansion. [IVY CEBALLO | Times]
New proposal for St. Petersburg municipal building leans into history
Jul. 20• Business
On the left is a photo from the St. Petersburg Museum of History, showing the city's current Municipal Services Center at 1 Fourth St. N as it looked in the 1950s. On the right is a design proposal from Blake Investment Partners, which has bid $10 million for the property as part of a project relocating the offices to a new building near City Hall. [Blake Investment Partners]
‘Iconic,' ‘uniquely St. Pete:' What five local architects think of the new Pier
Jul. 20• Business
The new St. Petersburg Pier and its $92 million dollar Pier District opened on July 6 to the public. [BOYZELL HOSEY | Times]

School News

Eluding the virus while at school: a Q&A with health experts
This image from a Pinellas County Schools video shows socially distanced desks in preparation for the 2020-21 school year. [Pinellas County Schools]
No shift in Pasco school reopening plan, despite teacher pleas
Cypress Creek High teacher Elizabeth Lloyd joins about 60 colleagues outside the Pasco County School Board's Aug. 4, 2020, meeting, to protest plans to resume in-person classes. [JEFFREY S. SOLOCHEK | Times]
Nine tips for starting school during a pandemic
Online or on-campus? What Tampa Bay kids are saying about school and the virus
Face masks are on everyone’s back-to-school supplies list
Florida’s back-to-school sales tax holiday starts Friday. Here’s what‘s covered.
Events to help your kids get ready for school
Decisions, decisions: Back to school 2020 offers many choices, none easy.
Tampa Bay parents ‘make the best of a bad situation’ as school year nears
Tampa Bay school districts at a glance for 2020-21

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