About Tampa Bay Beacons
Tampa Bay Beacons is an award-winning group of free community newspapers serving the Tampa Bay area for more than 60 years.
We offer controlled home delivery service, news racks, and bulk drops — ensuring trusted local journalism reaches the communities we serve.
Our Mission
To inform and elevate the communities we serve by providing trusted community journalism and advertising.
Our Vision
To make the communities we serve stronger, smarter, and more prosperous. Through useful journalism and innovative business solutions, we aim to inform, uplift, and connect our communities.
Our Guiding Principles
Accessibility
We believe a community without local journalism pays a price. That’s why we offer our print and digital journalism for free.
Integrity
We live and work in the communities we cover. Our journalists and sales representatives take pride in their work and stand behind it.
Accuracy
We always strive for accuracy and honesty in our journalism and business practices.
Public Service
We believe our work provides a public good that enlightens and enriches the communities we serve.
Coverage Areas
Pinellas County
- St. Petersburg
- Seminole & Beach Beacon
- Belleair & Largo Bee
- Dunedin & Clearwater Beacon
- Palm Harbor Beacon
- North Pinellas Beacon
Pasco County
- Suncoast News
- Wesley Chapel Beacon
- Land O’ Lakes Beacon
Hillsborough
- Carrollwood, Citrus Park & Westchase Beacon
- New Tampa & Temple Terrace Beacon
- CENTRO Tampa (Spanish-language)
Hernando
- Hernando Today
- Spring Hill
- Brooksville
- Hernando Beach
Our Editorial Policy
What do we do?
Tampa Bay Beacons is an award-winning group of free community newspapers that has served the Tampa Bay area for more than 60 years. We cover the neighborhoods, schools, local governments, businesses and people that make up Pinellas, Pasco, Hillsborough, Hernando, and Manatee counties. We deliver this journalism free of charge, through print editions, news racks, bulk drops, and our digital platforms, because we believe a community without local journalism pays a price.
Who owns us?
Tampa Bay Beacons is an independent affiliate of the Times Publishing Co., which also publishes the Tampa Bay Times and Florida Trend. While we share a parent company with the Times, the Beacons operates as its own newsroom with its own editorial staff, focused specifically on hyperlocal community coverage across our five-county footprint.
How are we funded?
Tampa Bay Beacons is funded primarily through advertising, which allows us to offer our journalism to readers for free. We believe accessible local news is a public good, and our advertising partners make that possible. We do not charge subscription fees for our print or digital content.
From what point of view do we approach our work?
Our newsroom has no political agenda. Our only aim is to serve our communities with accurate, relevant and useful local news. When we publish opinion or viewpoint content, it is clearly labeled as such and kept distinct from our news reporting.
How do we correct our mistakes?
We're human, and we make mistakes. When we do, we correct factual errors as quickly as possible. Significant corrections are noted in print editions and on the story online; minor corrections, such as spelling or typographical fixes, may be made without special notation. If you see an error in our reporting, either in print or online, you can bring it to our attention by emailing editorial@tbnweekly.com.
How does Tampa Bay Beacons approach AI in its work?
We allow the use of AI-powered tools to support workflow tasks such as transcription or formatting, but we do not use AI to write or produce the content we publish.
What are the best ways for our audience to interact with us?
We welcome news tips, story ideas, letters, and feedback from our readers. You can reach us through our Contact Us page or submit a news tip directly through our website.