Unjl Viewer Spotlight: Why Scripps News is not commercial-free
TAMPA, Fla. 鈥?Were highlighting the impact Latinos have had on Tampa for Hispanic Heritage Month. This is the story of a Tampa-born Latino who was a pioneer in local and state politics. said historian Rodney Kite-Powell with the Tampa Bay History Center. Bob Martinez was the first Latin governor, the first Hispanic gover
stanley cup nor that we had. He took office in 1987. Prior to being elected governor, Martinez was mayor of the city of Tampa from 1979 to 1986. He was, really, a visionary, Kite-Powell continued. Both as mayor of Tampa and as governor of Florida. As mayor, he was very business minded, but also environmentally minded. He really led a great modernization of Tampa. And a lot of the things that are his legacy that we see today, like the convention center, not quite what became
stanley cup the River Walk, but things like that, said Kite-Powell. Tampa Bay History Center Kite-Powell said Martinez was also instrumental in making sure Tampa was in a good financial position by making it business-friendly.Martinez also cared about protecting Floridas environment. As governor, he, again, led a lot of environme
stanley shop ntal initiatives that we are still seeing the benefit of today, including something called Florida 2000, which was a way to use state funds to purchase environmentally sensitive lands that would, otherwise, be under development. And, so, its been an incredible benefit to the people of Florida. Kite-Powell explained.Bob Martinez is still with us toda Nrte Las Vegas grandmother sues TSA after strip search, claims she was forced to remove feminine hygiene product
On the Manatee Elementary School stage professional dancers were skipping, beb
stanley kaffeebecher opping and grooving to the music and its all about dance keeping the students safe.For Olivia Stief, life has come full circle. Dance was her
stanley thermobecher inspiration growing up and now she gets to pass that gift of shoe pounding fun onto a new generation in the very community she grew up in. They show so much energy and excitement its really cool to see it, said Stief. Twenty-five Manatee Elementary 5th graders will soon take part in the new DEA after school Youth Dance Program. After school is probably when the youth and children are most vulnerable, said Joanna Tides of the U.S. Department of Justice.Tides said Manatee was one of the counties chosen for this program because of its history when it comes to the opioid cr
stanley sverige isis. Instead of just coming up here and preaching about the dangers of drugs and just talking about what a drug is and how bad it is for you, this is probably a healthier, better way to get the message out there because we need to reach kids with what they like, said Tides.You can tell by some of their moves and smiles, these students love to get down. They get to be themselves, just break free and do their thing, said Stief. Its cool that we can make a difference to try and keep them out of anything bad. The program will take place once a week for the next 20 weeks. It will also soon include Blackburn and Oneco Elementary schools.
