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Guest AuthorNovember 22, 2018

Picking up ingredients for your family’s favorite Thanksgiving dishes locally can be so easy that we sometimes take for granted our ranchers’ and farmers’ hard work to provide the food we all rely on. Agriculture has been and will continue to be the cornerstone of society — it is the industry that provides for one […]

Ryan NicolNovember 21, 2018

With the economy still going strong, American families may have more money in their pocket to throw down for this year’s Thanksgiving feast. Turns out, they won’t have to. For the third straight year, the average cost of a Thanksgiving Day meal has dropped. That’s according to an informal survey of traditional Thanksgiving Day staples […]

Drew WilsonNovember 21, 2018

Governor-elect Ron DeSantis and Incoming First Lady Casey DeSantis helped spread a little Thanksgiving cheer Wednesday with a visit to Trinity Rescue Mission. The DeSantises spent the morning helping prepare Thanksgiving meals for the community before switching over to help serve lunch and read a Thanksgiving story to the children at mission’s Women and Children’s […]

Staff ReportsNovember 21, 2018

That’s a lot of turkey. The Florida Lottery this week announced that a Brandon man won the $500,000 top prize in the EXTRA PLAY Scratch-Off game. Lennox Wilson, 51, claimed his prize last Friday at Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee. He bought the winning ticket from a 7-Eleven on Fishhawk Boulevard in Lithia. “The $5 game, […]

Staff ReportsNovember 21, 2018

As families prepare to gather for Thanksgiving, Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam and the Florida Forest Service (FFS) have issued safety tips to help prevent fires. The nation’s attention has been on California in recent weeks where severe fires have claimed dozens of lives. With that, Putnam and the FFS have seven primary tips for families looking to […]

Staff ReportsNovember 21, 2018

Though most narratives render the American Thanksgiving as an extension of the English Pilgrims landing on Plymouth Rock, there is strong evidence that Florida experienced its own versions of the same holiday. Specifically, Northeast Florida, where explorers landed decades before the Pilgrims reached Massachusetts, as the Jacksonville Historical Society notes. “Fifty-six years before the Pilgrims celebrated their […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorNovember 20, 2018

Thanksgiving week is one of the busiest travel times during the year, and that influx can cause some issues for people choosing to fly to their destinations. The U.S. Department of Transportation is making sure travelers know what to expect this holiday season as well as what their rights are: Flight delays and cancellations Federal […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorNovember 19, 2018

“I’m not lazy. I’m just a mom trying to feed my special needs son.” That’s the message on an enormous poster hanging from rafters over pallets of canned food and other non-perishable items at the Feeding Tampa Bay warehouse in Tampa. The nonprofit agency serves 10 counties and feeds people throughout the region every day […]

Guest AuthorNovember 19, 2018

On Thanksgiving, millions of American tables will be filled with turkey, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, and other goodies. If past is indeed prologue, we won’t be bashful. In any given year, the United States spends nearly $2.4 billion on food for Thanksgiving. Each year, 51 million turkeys are eaten on Thanksgiving, which comes to 736 million pounds. […]

Staff ReportsNovember 19, 2018

Koch-backed group Americans for Prosperity announced a volley of direct mailers, digital ads and phone banking to spread the word on what the organization is thankful for this Thanksgiving. Four issues got the spotlight in the newly announced ad buys: Reigning in federal spending, supporting a fix for the Dreamers, criminal justice reform and opposition […]

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Adam Putnam: Your Thanksgiving meal began on a farm

Cost of Thanksgiving Day meal drops for third straight year

Ron and Casey DeSantis help prep Thanksgiving meals in Jax

Hillsborough man’s early Thanksgiving treat: Half a million dollars

Adam Putnam issues Thanksgiving fire safety tips

First Thanksgiving was on Florida’s First Coast

Flying for turkey? Know your rights before you board

Ahead of Thanksgiving, Kathy Castor looks to Feeding Tampa Bay to help solve food insecurity

Dr. Robin Ganzert: On Thanksgiving, let’s celebrate humanely raised food

Americans for Prosperity-Florida lets voters know what it’s thankful for this year