Thread by @havana58, So for weeks, @TB_Times journalists have been staying on top of this [...]

So for weeks, @TB_Times journalists have been staying on top of this pandemic and working crazy hours to bring you the news. Today, the Sunday paper arrived and it's an amazing testament to teamwork, ambition and duty.

@WriterLeonora and @LaneDeGregory teamed up to illustrate the month just past: https://www.tampabay.com/special-reports/2020/04/05/march-madness-over-the-course-of-a-crazy-and-confusing-month-normal-disappeared-and-we-descended-into-this-fearful/

March Madness: Over the course of a crazy and confusing month, normal disappeared, and we descended...

The changes came quick - and slow - and transformed spring in Tampa Bay.

https://www.tampabay.com/special-reports/2020/04/05/march-madness-over-the-course-of-a-crazy-and-confusing-month-normal-disappeared-and-we-descended-into-this-fearful/

@rwoolington and @BetsBarnes teamed up to show how vulnerable the Villages are. https://www.tampabay.com/special-reports/2020/04/04/in-the-villages-americas-biggest-retirement-oasis-the-dangers-of-coronavirus-stack-up/

In the Villages, America’s biggest retirement oasis, coronavirus dangers stack up

Experts say the huge population of highly social seniors could crush the local health care system, which already has problems.

https://www.tampabay.com/special-reports/2020/04/04/in-the-villages-americas-biggest-retirement-oasis-the-dangers-of-coronavirus-stack-up/

@_neilbedi and @scontorno teamed up to explain how Florida is not prepared for what's coming. https://www.tampabay.com/investigations/2020/04/04/florida-saw-a-pandemic-coming-and-prepared-then-state-leaders-started-to-cut/

Florida saw a pandemic coming and prepared. Then state leaders started to cut.

As health officials warned Floridians were at “grave risk,” the state dismantled the defenses it built against a coronavirus-like crisis.

https://www.tampabay.com/investigations/2020/04/04/florida-saw-a-pandemic-coming-and-prepared-then-state-leaders-started-to-cut/

@Ksurana6, @MarthaARhine and @JennGlenfield published a project they finished up while working on daily stories. https://www.tampabay.com/special-reports/2020/04/05/venezuelan-refugees-struggled-to-find-healthcare-in-colombia-that-was-before-coronavirus/

@stephhayes explained why we need reader support in the midst of all this. https://www.tampabay.com/opinion/2020/04/05/in-the-words-of-ben-franklin-please-pay-for-news/

In the words of Ben Franklin, please pay for news

Our business is facing challenges, but it’s still a business. We need your help.

https://www.tampabay.com/opinion/2020/04/05/in-the-words-of-ben-franklin-please-pay-for-news/

We also produced a Top Workplace section, wrangled by @VarianTimes. https://www.tampabay.com/news/business/2020/03/27/here-are-the-top-100-tampa-bay-workplaces-of-2020/

Here are the Top 100 Tampa Bay Workplaces of 2020

The Tampa Bay Times annual ranking begins its second decade

https://www.tampabay.com/news/business/2020/03/27/here-are-the-top-100-tampa-bay-workplaces-of-2020/

If you need a distraction, don't miss @PGuzzoTimes' look at the old days of wrestling. https://www.tampabay.com/news/hillsborough/2020/03/19/you-wont-believe-how-hard-they-once-worked-to-make-professional-wrestling-real/

You won’t believe how hard they once worked to make professional wrestling ‘real’

As WrestleMania nears, Tampa’s retired grapplers recall the days when they put fans in sleeper holds and had to stay in character around the clock.

https://www.tampabay.com/news/hillsborough/2020/03/19/you-wont-believe-how-hard-they-once-worked-to-make-professional-wrestling-real/

Or read some how our readers reacted to the news that we weren't going to be publishing a newspaper seven days a week. At least for now. https://www.tampabay.com/opinion/2020/04/03/going-out-to-the-driveway-to-bring-in-my-times-has-been-the-best-part-of-my-day-letters/

“Going out to the driveway to bring in my Times has been the best part of my day” | Letters

Here’s what readers have to say about the Times’ temporary change to its printing schedule.

https://www.tampabay.com/opinion/2020/04/03/going-out-to-the-driveway-to-bring-in-my-times-has-been-the-best-part-of-my-day-letters/

Special shout-out to the wonderful @tmac0201. It's her page you see at the beginning of this thread. She is unflappable and crazy talented and a person you want with you in the fight. Going to miss her so much.

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