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The food pantry, backed by community partners, will be open to residents of the Legacy at Jordan Park every Thursday from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Dr. John Marquardt is an orthopedic surgeon at the James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital. He spoke with WUSF from his beach house that's been gutted since Helene.

Dr. John Marquardt sits on a stool in his gutted living room. Behind him, a folding table stands where his family would usually gather for Thanksgiving dinner.

An amendment allows local governments to opt out of tax exemption requirements mandated by the Live Local Act — but only if there is a surplus in affordable housing units in the region.

The funeral service for Frank Reddick will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at Mt. Tabor Missionary Baptist Church in Tampa.

The program known as Sun Bucks offers eligible parents in participating states a total of $120 per child to assist with the cost of groceries over the summer months.

FILE - Food service assistant Brenda Bartee, rear, gives students breakfast in August, 2021, at Washington Elementary School in Riviera Beach, Fla.

William Luther is an associate professor of economics at Florida Atlantic University. He told WUSF that early economic signals spell out uncertainty for 2025.

Cans of food sit on the shelves of the food pantry at State College of Florida’s Bradenton campus. The school’s pantry has been open to students in need for the last several years.

Customers shop at a grocery store in Mount Prospect, Ill., Friday, April 1, 2022. A USF survey found that 77 percent percent of respondents said inflation has affected their grocery spending.