Lauren Peace

Florida, St. Petersburg, FL, USA

Enterprise Reporter, Equity at Tampa Bay Times

Enterprise reporter @TB_Times • Mountain admirer • West Virginia native • #RIT + @Columbia alum • Formerly: @DandC + @MtnStSpotlight + Fulbright • DMs are open.

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Articles

For a Florida couple, hearing aids weren’t working. A doctor offered a fix.

1 week ago | tampabay.com | Lauren Peace

LUTZ — From their home in Pasco County, Dennis O’Neil would ask his wife, Susan, “Do you want me to turn on the TV?”To which, Susan would respond: “I’m not ready for dinner yet.”The couple were talking, but talking past each other. Then, out of frustration, not much at all. Like so many seniors, the O’Neils experienced hearing loss as they aged, and with it, a dispiriting isolation in their sunset years.
For a Florida couple, hearing aids weren’t working. A doctor offered a fix.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Lauren Peace

LUTZ — From their home in Pasco County, Dennis O’Neil would ask his wife, Susan, “Do you want me to turn on the TV?”To which, Susan would respond: “I’m not ready for dinner yet.”The couple were talking, but talking past each other. Then, out of frustration, not much at all. Like so many seniors, the O’Neils experienced hearing loss as they aged, and with it, a dispiriting isolation in their sunset years.
6 maneras en que el sistema de seguridad pública de Florida deja vulnerables a las víctimas de violencia doméstica

1 month ago | centrotampabay.com | Lauren Peace

Cuando una enfermera de Clearwater fue asesinada por su exnovio después de buscar ayuda repetidamente en la policía, el Tampa Bay Times se propuso entender qué salió mal. Lo que surgió fue un ejemplo de cómo el sistema de seguridad pública de Florida, plagado de protocolos vagos y capacitación insuficiente, puede fallar a las víctimas de violencia doméstica, incluso cuando los oficiales individuales están tratando de ayudar.
6 ways Florida’s public safety system leaves domestic violence victims vulnerable

1 month ago | tampabay.com | Lauren Peace

When a Clearwater nurse was murdered by her ex-boyfriend after repeatedly seeking help from police, the Tampa Bay Times set out to understand what went wrong. What emerged was an example of how Florida’s public safety system — riddled with vague protocols and insufficient training — can fail victims of domestic violence, even when individual officers are trying to help. That’s especially true for victims of nonphysical violence, like stalking.
A Florida nurse was stalked, then killed. Why didn’t police arrest her ex?

2 months ago | tampabay.com | Lauren Peace

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story contains graphic details of violence as well as explicit language. If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, you can call the Florida Domestic Violence Hotline at 800-500-1119. Additional resources are at the bottom of this story. CLEARWATER — It was dark by the time Audrey Petersen got home, but a neighbor keeping watch said the coast looked clear. She disabled her security system and, pepper spray in hand, went to make herself a drink.
A Florida nurse was stalked, then killed. Why didn’t police arrest her ex?

2 months ago | tampabay.com | Lauren Peace

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story contains graphic details of violence as well as explicit language. If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, you can call the Florida Domestic Violence Hotline at 800-500-1119. Additional resources are at the bottom of this story. CLEARWATER — It was dark by the time Audrey Petersen got home, but a neighbor keeping watch said the coast looked clear. She disabled her security system and, pepper spray in hand, went to make herself a drink.
Audrey Petersen was ‘a person that you wanted to be around.’ Domestic violence took her life

2 months ago | tampabay.com | Lauren Peace

Sorting through boxes of craft supplies and drawers of nail polish and cupboards full of too many first aid kits, Audrey Petersen’s daughters could feel their mom’s presence. They laughed sifting through her piles of self-help books and greeting cards for every occasion. They cried taking down the sticky notes she’d tacked on walls and cabinets, reminding her of birthdays and weddings she wouldn’t attend. Petersen died on Feb. 9, 2024, at the age of 61.
Tampa Bay residents juggle flames, spin donuts for Guinness World Records

Feb 18, 2025 | miamiherald.com | Lane DeGregory |Lauren Peace |Gabrielle Calise

It started as a way to solve bar bets: Which was the fastest game bird in Europe? When Guinness Brewery director Sir Hugh Beaver couldn't find an answer, he hired British researchers to compile a book of facts and figures. The first Guinness Book of World Records came out in 1954. Because editors aimed to include the entire globe, the original continental bird question wasn't answered. (Most likely the red-breasted merganser...)Almost 70 years later, the book endures.
Tampa Bay residents juggle flames, spin donuts for Guinness World Records

Feb 18, 2025 | yahoo.com | Lane DeGregory |Lauren Peace |Gabrielle Calise

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Tampa Bay residents juggle flames, spin donuts for Guinness World Records

Feb 18, 2025 | tampabay.com | Lane DeGregory |Lauren Peace |Gabrielle Calise

It started as a way to solve bar bets: Which was the fastest game bird in Europe? When Guinness Brewery director Sir Hugh Beaver couldn’t find an answer, he hired British researchers to compile a book of facts and figures. The first Guinness Book of World Records came out in 1954. Because editors aimed to include the entire globe, the original continental bird question wasn’t answered. (Most likely the red-breasted merganser...)Almost 70 years later, the book endures.