How You Can Help: Families Facing Food Insecurity

Across the country, families are facing uncertainty around Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits — and Northeast Florida is no exception. According to the latest ALICE report, nearly 40% of local households already struggle to...

Florida is being sued for law allowing pregnancy parking permits

Credit: Shutterstock Disability-rights advocates are challenging a new state law allowing pregnant people to use parking spaces reserved for people with disabilities, alleging the measure violates federal protections. The “expectant mother parking...

Palm Coast Elks Lodge donates $2,500 to Grace Community Food Pantry/Team Feed Flagler for veterans

The Palm Coast Elks Lodge the Lodge Veterans Committee presented a donation check of $2,500 to the Grace Community Food Pantry/Team Feed Flager on Oct. 30, so that they can feed food challenged veterans and their families over the holidays....

Tampa Bay restaurants help feed kids as longest government shutdown in history affects food assistance

TAMPA, Fla. — Restaurants across Tampa Bay are stepping up to feed families affected by the government shutdown, which has now become the longest in U.S. history, and disrupted SNAP benefits for millions of Americans. From Dunedin to Winter Haven,...

Starbucks workers to strike on Red Cup Day. Are any Florida shops union?

Unionized Starbucks employees are planning to strike on Red Cup Day, one of the company's busiest days of the year. Starbucks Workers United is demanding a new contract after negotiations with the company stalled earlier this year. Red Cup Day is...

Sunshine State Stars Sister Hazel to Headline 7th Annual Florida Cracker Christmas Fundraiser

BROOKSVILLE, FL (32Today.com) – Sure, the holiday season hits a little different in Florida. No snowmen. No chestnuts roasting on an open fire. No shoop-shoop-shooping down the mountain through the powder in insulated pants. (And maybe no long...

Polk County’s Food Relief Gears Up as SNAP Benefits Lapse

3-minute read Polk County’s food relief network is preparing for the expected lapse of SNAP benefits the same way it mobilized for COVID — quickly, collectively and at emergency scale. On Nov. 3, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced it...

How $200K to replenish food pantries amid government shutdown will help St. Johns County children

ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. – The St. Johns County Commission voted unanimously at its meeting Tuesday night to spend $200,000 to replenish food pantries at local nonprofits across the county as the federal government shutdown continues. The ongoing...

Florida can ban Chinese citizens from buying property, US court rules

A US appeals court on Tuesday cleared the way for Florida to enforce a law restricting real estate and land purchases by Chinese citizens, rejecting claims it violates federal law and discriminates against Asians. The 2-1 ruling by the...

Where in Orlando to find food banks or donate amid SNAP cuts

Credit: Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida/Facebook Nearly 3 million Floridians lost access to federal food assistance Saturday, Nov. 1, as the ongoing government shutdown has resulted in the temporary cessation of SNAP funding. Florida...

You are not alone: Southwest Florida advocates speak out after suicide pact case

A Lehigh Acres woman accused of organizing a family suicide pact that ended in tragedy appeared in court for the first time this week. 59-year-old Barbara Bates is charged with two counts of attempted premeditated murder and one count of...

Florida disability-rights advocates challenge pregnant women parking permits

Disability-rights advocates are challenging a new state law allowing pregnant women to use parking spaces reserved for people with disabilities, alleging the measure violates federal protections. The "expectant mother parking permit" allows...

Trump makes bizarre 'food stamp' brag as millions lose SNAP benefits during shutdown

The president bragged about removing Americans from the SNAP program in a disturbing moment during today's speech. The president addressed crowds in Florida, triumphantly stating, "We have lifted over 600,000 Americans off of food stamps. I tell...

Vehicle catches fire on Florida’s Turnpike in Osceola County

KENANSVILLE, Fla. – A vehicle fire early Wednesday prompted the closure of Florida’s Turnpike in southern Osceola County. Northbound lanes of the Turnpike were closed near Kenansville, but they were later reopened and traffic was moving smoothly...

Florida Tech's global kitchen features Japanese buffet open to public

Florida Tech is hosting a Japanese-themed dinner as part of its "Global Kitchen" series. The event is open to the public on November 12 at Panther Dining Hall for a $20 admission fee. The menu will feature traditional dishes like sushi, miso soup,...

In Overtown, a new justice movement takes aim at education and food gaps

At the SoFlo Grounded Site Launch event in Overtown’s Performing Arts Center, advocates and community members met Sunday to not only honor the neighborhood’s legacy, but workshop solutions that might benefit its future. Brought together by the...

Tampa Electric Approval Raises Rates For Florida Customers Starting January

FLORIDA - Florida residents served by Tampa Electric will see an increase in their monthly electricity bills beginning in January 2025 following approval from the Florida Public Service Commission. The decision authorizes the utility to raise base...

Buche Foods Launches Emergency Food Program

Pine Ridge, S.D. – With the loss in SNAP funding affecting the lower-income communities the hardest, eyes are on Pine Ridge and other reservations to help. That includes Buche Foods. Buche Foods owns 23 locations across much of South Dakota,...

Maxwell: SNAP food crisis — how Central Floridians can help

We’ve got a lot of turf to trod today, including a look at campaign tactics that backfired in the Orlando elections, hidden public records and yet another controversy involving Florida’s unelected attorney general. But first, several readers asked...

Gun Pulled At South Florida Drive-Thru, Employee Arrested

Miami Gardens, FL - A drive-thru confrontation at a Miami Gardens McDonald’s allegedly escalated when an employee pulled a gun on a family waiting for their food early Sunday morning. According to police, authorities say the incident occurred at...