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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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    Jan. 16• Tampa
    Several hundred QAnoners set up camp along the Tampa Riverwalk on Jan. 11 to hear from the celebrities of their fringe conspiracy theory. "It's amazing to see the growth," said Jeffrey Pedersen, better known as "The Matrixxx." [JIARRA CHIANG | Special to the Times]
    A movement that became public at a local Trump rally in 2018 is still inspiring true believers.
  2. How many people get to plan their own funeral? WriteLane podcast
    Jan. 15• WriteLane
    Darryl Quesenberry performs on a Saturday night in November to a packed crowd at The Craftsman House Gallery. [LUIS SANTANA | Tampa Bay Times]
    Reporter Lane DeGregory talks about sharing an emotional night with a dying musician.
  3. How to find great investigative ideas: WriteLane podcast
    Jan. 8• WriteLane
    Adam Playford, the Times' deputy editor for investigations, talks about how to vet story ideas. [Martha Asencio-Rhine]
    Adam Playford, Times’ deputy editor for investigations, talks about how he decides what to pursue.
  4. So about those scales at Publix: WriteLane podcast
    Jan. 1• WriteLane
    The scales at Publix stores are typically near the exits, so shoppers can weigh themselves before leaving the store. (MARTHA ASENCIO RHINE | Times)
    In case you’re making resolutions on this New Year’s Day.
  5. ’He’s not just making us athletes, he’s making us better people’
    Dec. 30, 2019• Hillsborough
    Coach Andy Chasanoff, who is wrapping up a long career, celebrates with Abby Bischoff. [JOHN PENDYGRAFT | Times]
    Hillsborough rec department’s Andy Chasanoff about to retire after 50 years of coaching.
  6. A Christmas story, from Lane DeGregory: WriteLane podcast
    Dec. 25, 2019• WriteLane
    Amal Mikhail and her son, Andrea, with their first Christmas tree in America. [Times file]
    A few years ago, an Egyptian family started over in Tarpon Springs, free to celebrate their faith.
  7. How to balance motherhood and journalism: WriteLane podcast
    Dec. 18, 2019• WriteLane
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  8. In Zion Cemetery’s lost history, a glimpse of the memorial park it could become again
    Dec. 17, 2019• Hillsborough
    For some, the lost Zion Cemetery, here in the foreground, and the old Robles Park Village speak to the same issue: a lack of power and respect for black residents. [OCTAVIO JONES | Times]
    Times reporting spurred action, brought change to Tampa public housing complex.
  9. One Pinellas foster kid wanted a family. Tampa Bay stepped up to help.
    Dec. 15, 2019• Narratives
    Shane Sheil, 16, only wanted three things for Christmas, an Xbox 360, a skateboard and a family. After a story about Shane ran in the St. Petersburg Times, the community responded, and two of his three wishes have already been fulfilled. Someone donated an Xbox 360 to him, and a local skateboard shop offered to let him come in and pick out anything he wanted. He now spends his days playing games like Need for Speed Carbon with friends, and said he hopes he can go get the skateboard up soon. (MELISSA LYTTLE | Times) [LYTTLE, MELISSA | St. Petersburg Times]
    The generosity of more than 100 people Shane Sheil, a 16-year-old in Pinellas County’s foster care system, never met changed his life.
  10. He was one of the oldest boys in foster care. He wanted a family for Christmas.
    Dec. 15, 2019• St. Petersburg
    Shane Sheil, 16, rides his bike to and from school every day. He prides himself on his speed as well as being self-sufficient. (MELISSA LYTTLE | Times) [LYTTLE, MELISSA | St. Petersburg Times]
    “I wish someone would actually be there for me, you know? I’m outgoing. I can bring joy. I just want to be adopted.”
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