The Tampa Bay Lightning honored Bonnie Hechtkopf as the Lightning Community Hero this evening during the first period of tonight’s game against the New Jersey Devils.

A community in South St. Pete is celebrating the addition of a much-needed neighborhood resource.

Food prices are up 10% in a single year. Gas prices are up 48% since 2021. Energy costs are up 34% and used car prices are up 16%. That’s leading more people in the Tampa Bay area to trim their budgets with many facing food insecurity for the first time in their lives.