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Scott PowersNovember 30, 2018

Democratic state Sen. Linda Stewart has refiled a bill to create a license plate honoring Orlando’s united spirit and efforts for a memorial after the 2016 Pulse massacre, and said she’s also seeking a $1 million state grant to help support the planned Pulse memorial in Orlando. Stewart, whose Orlando district includes Pulse nightclub, the […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 30, 2018

The Warehouse Arts District will break ground for Rise St. Pete, a Sept. 11 memorial and park, this Saturday. A structure will feature pieces of steel recovered from the World Trade Center after the two towers collapsed. Owners of the American Freedom Distillery, which operates in the Warehouse Arts District, worked on the U.S. military […]

Staff ReportsSeptember 10, 2018

Gov. Rick Scott ordered flags at half-staff on Tuesday “in honor and remembrance of the victims of 9/11.” The governor directed the U.S. and state flags to be flown at half-staff “at all local and state buildings, installations, and grounds throughout the state of Florida,” he said in a statement. The flags will remain at half-staff until […]

Danny McAuliffeApril 30, 2018

Florida law enforcement deputies and officers who gave the ultimate sacrifice in 2017 were honored at a Florida Sheriffs Association tribute on Monday. At FSA’s headquarters stands a memorial with the names of each fallen Florida cop. Before 2017, 369 names were carved into the memorial, according to FSA President and Walton County Sheriff Mike […]

Scott PowersMarch 7, 2018

An attempt by Orlando Democratic state Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith to get the state to provide $1 million to help build a Pulse nightclub memorial in Orlando drew some crossover votes from Republicans (including many from Central Florida) but failed in the House Tuesday night. The proposed amendment, which would have added $1 million for […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 2, 2018

Plans for a new veterans memorial near Clearwater were revealed Friday, but potential visitors will need an oxygen tank to get there. Called “Circle of Heroes,” the memorial aims to be the nation’s first underwater dive memorial and will be situated roughly 10 miles off the Pinellas County shore. The site will be about 40-feet […]

Scott PowersMay 4, 2017

The owner of the Pulse nightclub announced Thursday her newly formed foundation will seek to develop a national-caliber memorial and museum campus on the site of America’s worst recorded mass shooting. Barbara Poma pushed through the pain of last year’s tragedy to declare her new foundation’s motto, “We will not let hate win,” and announced […]

Larry GriffinAugust 12, 2016

Friday was the two-month anniversary of the Pulse nightclub shooting on June 12. At a Tiger Bay luncheon and panel, community leaders Buddy Dyer, Teresa Jacobs, Orlando Police Chief John Mina, Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings, and Carlos Carbonell spoke about the tumultuous path of the summer so far and what the plans are going forward in how […]

Jim RosicaJuly 19, 2016

“As a mark of respect,” Gov. Rick Scott has ordered flags at half staff in honor of three police officers killed Sunday in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Scott is in Cleveland this week for the Republican National Convention. He issued the order Tuesday through General Counsel William Spicola, according to a memo. The U.S. and Florida flags […]

Scott PowersJune 15, 2016

Love is conquering in Orlando. That’s the Day 4 message of Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer and Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs, as the community pulls together a remarkable recovery effort from Bloody Sunday and confronts a third tragedy in five days. Dyer and Jacobs addressed the city and the world Wednesday morning from outside of […]

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Linda Stewart refiles Orlando United plate bill, seeks money for Pulse memorial

St. Pete 9/11 memorial will use World Trade Center steel

Flags at half-staff to honor victims of Sept. 11, 2001

Florida Sheriffs Association honors fallen deputies

Carlos Smith’s $1M Pulse memorial amendment draws some Republicans, but fails

First underwater veterans memorial coming to Pinellas County waters

Barbara Poma, foundation, to develop national memorial, museum at Pulse site

Buddy Dyer, Teresa Jacobs talk path forward for Pulse at Tiger Bay panel

Flags ordered at half staff for Louisiana officers

Love is conquering, say mayors Buddy Dyer, Teresa Jacobs