/The evictions have been filed in Florida courts but even attorneys are unsure how to navigate a confusing and legally untested patchwork of local, state and federal protections for renters during the pandemic.In the seven weeks since Gov. Ron DeSantis issued an executive order to protect people from losing their homes during the coronavirus pandemic, hundreds of eviction cases have stacked up in Florida courts, waiting for the order to lapse.They include more than 250 in Hillsborough County alone — one of which has Shirley Shumake’s name on it.A single mother of two girls, she worked as a...…/The evictions have been filed in Florida courts but even attorneys are unsure how to navigate a confusing and legally untested patchwork of local, state and federal protections for renters during the pandemic.In the seven weeks since Gov. Ron DeSantis issued an executive order to protect people from losing their homes during the coronavirus pandemic, hundreds of eviction cases have stacked up in Florida courts, waiting for the order to lapse.They include more than 250 in Hillsborough County alone — one of which has Shirley Shumake’s name on it.A single mother of two girls, she worked as a...WW…

/The evictions have been filed in Florida courts but even attorneys are unsure how to navigate a confusing and legally untested patchwork of local, state and federal protections for renters during the pandemic.In the seven weeks since Gov. Ron DeSantis issued an executive order to protect people from losing their homes during the coronavirus pandemic, hundreds of eviction cases have stacked up in Florida courts, waiting for the order to lapse.They include more than 250 in Hillsborough County alone — one of which has Shirley Shumake’s name on it.A single mother of two girls, she worked as a...…/The evictions have been filed in Florida courts but even attorneys are unsure how to navigate a confusing and legally untested patchwork of local, state and federal protections for renters during the pandemic.In the seven weeks since Gov. Ron DeSantis issued an executive order to protect people from losing their homes during the coronavirus pandemic, hundreds of eviction cases have stacked up in Florida courts, waiting for the order to lapse.They include more than 250 in Hillsborough County alone — one of which has Shirley Shumake’s name on it.A single mother of two girls, she worked as a...WW…

/The donation will help a group battling to feed the Tampa Bay region’s needy families during the coronavirus crisis.TAMPA — Tom Brady has yet to handle his first snap as a Tampa Bay Buccaneer and he may still to find his way to Raymond James Stadium.But the six-time Super Bowl winner and his wife, supermodel Gisele Bündchen, are already making a difference in their new community.The couple have made a sizable donation to Feeding Tampa Bay, the group announced on its Twitter page Tuesday. It comes as the nonprofit, the largest food rescue and distribution organization in the community,...…/The donation will help a group battling to feed the Tampa Bay region’s needy families during the coronavirus crisis.TAMPA — Tom Brady has yet to handle his first snap as a Tampa Bay Buccaneer and he may still to find his way to Raymond James Stadium.But the six-time Super Bowl winner and his wife, supermodel Gisele Bündchen, are already making a difference in their new community.The couple have made a sizable donation to Feeding Tampa Bay, the group announced on its Twitter page Tuesday. It comes as the nonprofit, the largest food rescue and distribution organization in the community,...WW…

/How Florida blew a chance to close Piney Point for good in favor of a risky plan to turn a profit at the abandoned phosphate plant.PALMETTO — As early as 2008, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was predicting possible disaster at the old Piney Point phosphate plant in Manatee County if a plan to use the site for dredging went forward.The “worst case scenario,” the Army Corps cautioned, would be a tear in the plastic liner that engineers were counting on to hold back water perched atop dangerous waste material. Another worry the Army Corps raised: What if the private company in charge went...…/How Florida blew a chance to close Piney Point for good in favor of a risky plan to turn a profit at the abandoned phosphate plant.PALMETTO — As early as 2008, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was predicting possible disaster at the old Piney Point phosphate plant in Manatee County if a plan to use the site for dredging went forward.The “worst case scenario,” the Army Corps cautioned, would be a tear in the plastic liner that engineers were counting on to hold back water perched atop dangerous waste material. Another worry the Army Corps raised: What if the private company in charge went...WW…