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Cats and caffeine is a hit with customers

Cats and caffeine is a hit with customers

Maiko Stager, Staff October 25, 2023

Young people are always looking for the latest trends, especially if it involves furry pets. That is part of the strategy behind a new cafe in South Tampa that offers a different...

Spookala 2024 will take place at the Florida State Fairgrounds from April 5-7.

Spookala Tampa Bay pure spooktacular!

Emelé Gaspar, News Editor October 25, 2023

Are you a fan of horror and all things that go bump in the night?   There is a new horror convention making its way around Florida. Welcome Spookala, now in its second year. It is bigger and better...

The student quad on the HCC Plant City campus sits empty
mid-day during the semester.

Campus grounds “is coming like a ghost town”

Lauren Lee, Hawkeye Staff May 19, 2023

While students have had to adapt to life after the pandemic and are trying to navigate this new way of “normalcy” there’s a common trend among many college campuses. Schools are seeing fewer college...

The Lady Hawks earned their second NJCAA National Championship in May 2023.

Lady Hawks are NJCAA National Champions

Luise Barbieri and Emele Gaspar May 19, 2023

The Lady Hawks began the season ranked number 1 by the NJCAA, but for many HCC students, this feat went quietly unnoticed for most of the semester. At a home match on February 16, a Hawkeye staff member...

Station 41 is located in Tampa on 15905 Mapledale Drive.

Inside Station 41: Life as a firefighter

Aida Sarsenova, Staff Writer March 30, 2023

  Local firefighters were expecting the worst when Hurricane Ian was projected to hit Tampa in late September. The firefighters at Hillsborough County Fire Rescue Station 41 only had 12 hours to go to...

The Chillum dispensary opened in September 2022, but its mushroom sales were short-lived, and are currently suspended.

Chillum: A new kind of euphoria in Ybor City

Alaina Barry, Staff Writer March 30, 2023

  Ybor City has made a remarkable step forward in being the first city in the United States to have a medicinal dispensary that sells legal mushrooms. Carlos Hermida is originally from Miami, Florida...

Local teams and businesses drive through the parade in Jeeps and convertibles. Tampa Roller Derby members skated through the parade and threw beads while passing out flyers for their first game.

Welcome to The Haus of Tampa Pride

Meghan Bowman, Staff March 16, 2023

The Tampa Pride Diversity Parade and Festival is more than just famous drag queens and a flashy parade; it’s a community-driven event providing education and promoting equality for the LGBTQ community...

Crowds swelled to over 10,000 people each day at the 2022 Megacon in Orlando.

2022 Megacon, the ultimate nerd expo!

João Pedro Ferreira Magalhães, Staff Writer September 28, 2022

Whether you like cartoons, animes, video games, Star Wars, or role-playing games, Megacon is the right place for you. Even if you do not consider yourself a fully-fledged nerd, as soon as you enter...

The cast of James L. Nederlander’s Betelgeuse takes a final bow to a sold-out audience at the Marriott Marquis Theater Sept. 3.

Betelgeuse; Immortality is Debilitating

Olivia Crandall, Editor-in-Chief September 28, 2022

  James L. Nederlander’s production of Betelgeuse takes a positive spin on death and indulges in a variety of possibilities for the afterlife. The musical is based on the successful Tim Burton-directed...

The fans were in full force at this years Megacon, Orlando.

2022 Megacon, the ultimate nerd expo!

João Pedro Ferreira Magalhães, Hawkeye Staff May 27, 2022

A Warm Welcome Whether you like cartoons, animes, video games, Star Wars or role playing games, Megacon is the right place for you. Even if you do not consider yourself a fully fledged nerd, as soon...

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