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TANA KARI …Owner of Posted Petal Gift Service   BY MONIQUE STAMPS SENTINEL Staff Writer    Tana Kari is a woman with a passion for gift-giving. In November of 2020, she opened her business, Posted Petal, based on the principles she learned from a book about love languages.    After reading the book and discovering…

Dr. Traci Thompson Her new office, Dr. Traci’s House in East Tampa opened this month   Internal Medicine Physician Focuses On Holistic Approach BY MONIQUE STAMPS Sentinel Staff Writer    Dr. Traci Thompson was born and raised in Montgomery County, Maryland. After graduating from local schools, she continued her education at Georgetown University. She then…

Mothers Of School-Aged Children Talk About Navigating COVID BY MONIQUE STAMPS SENTINEL Staff Writer      The unvaccinated, no masks mandates, and no protocols are the leading reasons the newest variant (Delta) of the coronavirus  is hospitalizing and killing  people old and young at alarming rates throughout the nation and here  in Tampa. So much…

SUNI BELL April 26, 2017 — August 22, 2021   BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor   Around 9 p.m., on the night of Sunday, August 22nd, shots were fired from one vehicle into another. One of those shots claimed the life of a 4-year-old who was sitting in her car seat. Since that…

Fire Controlman 2nd Class Vaughn Olivo and Gunners Mate 3rd Class John Rameta   YOKOSUKA, Japan —  Fire Controlman 2nd Class Vaughn Olivo, of Beebe, Arkansas, and Gunners Mate 3rd Class John Rameta, of Tampa, Florida, stand watch on the focsle as Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52) gets underway to support MALABAR…

Dr. Alexis Wells- Oghoghomeh   BY MONIQUE STAMPS Sentinel Staff Writer Dr. Alexis Wells- Oghoghomeh grew up in Tampa, the daughter of the prominent Andrews family. She and her sister grew up with strong Black role mod- els, in her family as well as in the village that helped raise her. Her mother, Kay An-…

Since the Florida Lottery’s establishment in 1988, we have remained committed to enhancing public education in Florida. Over the past 32 years, the Florida Lottery has provided life-changing opportunities to both our players and students statewide. Their steadfast commitment to education has allowed them to contribute more than $39 billion to K-12 schools, state colleges…

ELLIS WALKER                     A popular former high school star athlete and West Tampa resident recently died in Hawthorne, Florida, where he has lived for several years. Funeral services for Mr. Ellis Walker will be held this weekend. A Tampa native Mr. Walker was the leading scorer and yardage gainer during the 1970-1971 school year….

MICHAEL TRIGG, SR. Owner of Konan’s BBQ   BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor   In recent weeks, Americans have witnessed a spike in the COVID-19 Virus as it continues to claim lives. Hospitals are overrun with new patients on a daily basis and schools have high absentee rates as a result of the…