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A Tampa boy was born with a rare disease. His parents refuse to give up hope.
Lincoln’s Shot
A Tampa boy was born with a rare disease. His parents refuse to give up hope.
The lingering case of Tommy Zeigler and other men on Florida’s Death Row.
Blood & Truth
The lingering case of Tommy Zeigler and other men on Florida’s Death Row.
Forty-eight years after being attacked, a St. Petersburg woman searches for a way to cope.
Gang raped at 17. Therapy at 65.
Forty-eight years after being attacked, a St. Petersburg woman searches for a way to cope.
Anthony Roy felt threatened in his own back yard. So he got a gun. What would you do? Could this happen in your neighborhood?
The House on the Corner
Anthony Roy felt threatened in his own back yard. So he got a gun. What would you do? Could this happen in your neighborhood?
The lawyer. The priests. The cops. Strangers. So many people saw Phoebe on her last day alive, skipping beside her dad as he unraveled, holding his hand.
The Long Fall of Phoebe Jonchuck
The lawyer. The priests. The cops. Strangers. So many people saw Phoebe on her last day alive, skipping beside her dad as he unraveled, holding his hand.
At Tampa Bay farm-to-table restaurants, you’re being fed fiction.
Farm to Fable
At Tampa Bay farm-to-table restaurants, you’re being fed fiction.
She was found curled up in a filthy room, unable to speak or make eye contact. They called her a feral child. Could nurturing make up for a lifetime of neglect?
Girl in the Window
She was found curled up in a filthy room, unable to speak or make eye contact. They called her a feral child. Could nurturing make up for a lifetime of neglect?
He was accused of a crime he swore he never committed; she believed her 4-year-old.
'What the hell did you do to my daughter?'
He was accused of a crime he swore he never committed; she believed her 4-year-old.
She had taught at the Parkland high school for 14 years when a shooter changed everything.
Can she go back?
She had taught at the Parkland high school for 14 years when a shooter changed everything.
One in three families can’t afford diapers. Why are they so expensive?
The Bottom Line
One in three families can’t afford diapers. Why are they so expensive?
He's pretty sure we've all moved on.
Do you remember the student who was shot at FSU?
He's pretty sure we've all moved on.

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    Yesterday• Long Reads
    Crowds jostle through the line to re-enter Venezuela at the border crossing, many carrying heavy packs on their shoulders with goods purchased in Colombia. Many Venezuelans cross the border to buy what they need in Colombia. [MARTHA ASENCIO-RHINE | Times]
    Tampa Bay nonprofits brought doctors to Bogotá in December to help. The situation has only worsened since.
  2. March Madness: Over the course of a crazy and confusing month, normal disappeared
    Yesterday• Long Reads
    Assistant Manager Shak Siddiquee poses inside Gulfport Shell on April 1. [JOHN PENDYGRAFT | Times]
    The changes came quick - and slow - and transformed spring in Tampa Bay.
  3. In Alaska, revisiting old crimes and revealing new injustices: WriteLane podcast
    Apr. 1• WriteLane
    Covering villages scattered across Alaska was part of the challenge of producing the series Lawless. [Loren Holmes / Anchorage Daily News]
    Lawless series won national acclaim by uncovering poor policing.
  4. Introducing ‘The Helpers’: Meet the people lending a hand during dark days
    Mar. 26• Long Reads
    John Riesebeck, owner of Smokin' J's BBQ, poses in front of his smokehouse in Gulfport. [JOHN PENDYGRAFT | Times]
    Butcher John Riesebeck is embracing a family tradition amid the coronavirus pandemic.
  5. The language of storytellers: WriteLane podcast
    Mar. 25• WriteLane
    From 2000: Maria Carrillo, left, and Lane DeGregory, with her son Ryland leaning in, when they first worked together. [Courtesy of Maria Carrillo]
    Narrative writers look for arcs and dialogue and scenes.
  6. Before Sunday, Baptist minister asked God to ‘help me find the words’
    Mar. 22• Narratives
    Pastor Randy Huckabee of First Baptist Dade City delivers a live-streamed service to a nearly empty sanctuary on Sunday. [JOHN PENDYGRAFT | Times]
    In a time of fear and despair, he wanted to help his congregation feel less anxious about what’s happening and what’s ahead.
  7. A quick trip to the library, and suddenly, all is right with the world
    Mar. 19• Narratives
    Isadora Pendygraft carries a few books out from the Gulfport Public Library. She checked them out before the library shut down due to the coronavirus. [JOHN PENDYGRAFT | Times]
    Life without friends, without school, without parents’ full attention can be lonely and sad.
  8. Our world is shifting into another gear, one that’s slow and surreal and anxious
    Mar. 19• Narratives
    Carmine's Ybor restaurant is among those that closed early due to the coronavirus pandemic. [OCTAVIO JONES | Times]
    People are out — or not — caught between what was and what will be.
  9. Journalism is changing, but values are not: WriteLane podcast
    Mar. 18• WriteLane
    Peter Copeland, while visiting the Poynter Institute, talks about his new book. [Allison Graves]
    Author of ‘Finding the News: Adventures of a Young Reporter’ shares experiences.
  10. It’s a world gone mad — for toilet paper
    Mar. 16• News
    At the Northeast Shopping Center Publix, customers had cleared out the entire aisle of paper goods, including paper towels and toilet paper, by the end of the day Sunday. [JAMES BORCHUCK | Times]
    At local stores, social media and ‘stupid people’ get the blame for inspiring frantic rush.
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