Monday, August 30
Last Night at St. Paul
Last night was the last service at St. Paul African Methodist Episcopalian in Tampa. This church has a lot of history to it. It's the oldest church that was started by African Americans in Tampa. It dates back to 1870. It was a great service with some great music and great people. It's too bad that they have to move, but they'll be just fine. Can I get an AMEN!
Thursday, August 26
Day to Day
It's been about three months since I've started with the St. Petersburg Times and it has been a wild experience so far to say the least. Sometimes it feels like I never stop, which is good thing and an exhausting thing at times. Florida is unlike any other state I've been to. So many cultures and ways of life are here that it almost feels like you're in another state one minute and back in again. I'm not sure if that makes sense, but it's been awhile since I updated my blog and I decided that I'd share some photos I've made recently and some of these aren't so recent. Comments, like always, are welcome and appreciated. Unless you are a person trying to sell me something in a language I do not understand, then don't write a comment. Muchos Gracias. Salud.
Came across these guys the other day getting their bikes fixed and ready to take on Tampa in the early evening hours of a Saturday night.
Republican Gubernational governor candidate, Rick Scott, made some final stops at his campaign office before the election the following day.
This clown was late. He was not a happy clown. Pleasant dreams.
Luis David Colón, 18, watches a rehearsal of Cinderella from the side stage area before he goes on stage to play the prince at the Patel Conservatory. Four years ago, before he was starring in plays, Colón was living in Puerto Rico and didn't speak any English. He came to America with his grandparents and attended Alonso High School. In October, he is going to New York City to the American Musical & Dramatic Academy with a full scholarship.
John and Amanda France pose for a portrait after they held a press conference at a Tampa hotel in hopes of clearing up confusion about their highly publicized marriage and the legal issues brought up by Lynn France. She says he is unlawfully married to a second woman, Amanda, and that she found out about their Disney World wedding on Facebook.
This was from a story about the residents of an apartment complex in Tampa where police thought murder suspect, Dontae Morris, was hiding out and raided two days prior. Police, ATF, FBI, US Marshalls, and other government forces raided the complex looking for him but didn't find Morris, who was wanted for the murder of two Tampa police officers. The residents who I spoke with weren't angry with police for constantly coming through their apartments, they were upset with how children, especially boys, are brought up these days. "They're surrounded by violence on television, video games, toy guns, all of it has an effect," said one resident. He was eventually caught. This week that he was on the loose was very exhausting.
Ballet practice at the Patel Conservatory.
Members of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers await the signal before they take the field for their first practice in Raymond James Stadium of the season.
Basking in that Florida light.
Came across these guys the other day getting their bikes fixed and ready to take on Tampa in the early evening hours of a Saturday night.
Republican Gubernational governor candidate, Rick Scott, made some final stops at his campaign office before the election the following day.
This clown was late. He was not a happy clown. Pleasant dreams.
Luis David Colón, 18, watches a rehearsal of Cinderella from the side stage area before he goes on stage to play the prince at the Patel Conservatory. Four years ago, before he was starring in plays, Colón was living in Puerto Rico and didn't speak any English. He came to America with his grandparents and attended Alonso High School. In October, he is going to New York City to the American Musical & Dramatic Academy with a full scholarship.
John and Amanda France pose for a portrait after they held a press conference at a Tampa hotel in hopes of clearing up confusion about their highly publicized marriage and the legal issues brought up by Lynn France. She says he is unlawfully married to a second woman, Amanda, and that she found out about their Disney World wedding on Facebook.
This was from a story about the residents of an apartment complex in Tampa where police thought murder suspect, Dontae Morris, was hiding out and raided two days prior. Police, ATF, FBI, US Marshalls, and other government forces raided the complex looking for him but didn't find Morris, who was wanted for the murder of two Tampa police officers. The residents who I spoke with weren't angry with police for constantly coming through their apartments, they were upset with how children, especially boys, are brought up these days. "They're surrounded by violence on television, video games, toy guns, all of it has an effect," said one resident. He was eventually caught. This week that he was on the loose was very exhausting.
Ballet practice at the Patel Conservatory.
Members of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers await the signal before they take the field for their first practice in Raymond James Stadium of the season.
Basking in that Florida light.
A New Level of Homelessness
The number of homeless in the Tampa Bay area is expected to increase next year after Florida broadened its definition of “homelessness.”
For the first time, local homeless groups will include in their counts people who bounce around from temporary housing to temporary housing, often crashing with family and friends.
Pamela Sims is in this kind of situation. She is now eligible for financial aid is in the process of getting housing with government assistance. She is now staying with three of her children and two grandchildren in her son's one-bedroom apartment. One of her daughters has a nine-day-old baby and is sleeping in the middle of the living room.
One of Sims' daughters, Kayla, 21, spends the day resting and caring for her newborn, Lavayia. She says it was difficult being pregnant while living with four other people in a small apartment. "Even the simplest tasks were hard," said Sims
For the first time, local homeless groups will include in their counts people who bounce around from temporary housing to temporary housing, often crashing with family and friends.
Pamela Sims is in this kind of situation. She is now eligible for financial aid is in the process of getting housing with government assistance. She is now staying with three of her children and two grandchildren in her son's one-bedroom apartment. One of her daughters has a nine-day-old baby and is sleeping in the middle of the living room.
One of Sims' daughters, Kayla, 21, spends the day resting and caring for her newborn, Lavayia. She says it was difficult being pregnant while living with four other people in a small apartment. "Even the simplest tasks were hard," said Sims
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