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Langston Taylor - Data Editor
Langston Taylor

Data Editor

I write words. Sometimes they're in code. I'm a Maryland native who first worked at the Times as a reporting intern in 2016. Now, my job is to dive into data to find news affecting Tampa Bay or all of Florida. That could mean following money or counting followers. I also build tools that make data and documents easier for our readers to understand. I'm on my phone too much, and you can @ me any time with story ideas or NBA highlight tapes.

  1. Recalled Sarasota ice cream had Listeria in 16 of 17 tested flavors, officials say
    Jul. 16• Health
    A label for ice cream made by Big Olaf Creamery, a Sarasota company first linked to a deadly Listeria outbreak on July 1.
  2. Hudson woman, 23, killed and 3 seriously hurt in Pasco crash, FHP says
    Jul. 16• Breaking News
    Check tampabay.com for the latest breaking news and updates.
  3. Florida redistricting: How much will maps help Republicans?
    May 31• The Buzz on Florida Politics
    Florida Sen. Jennifer Bradley views maps during a Senate Committee on Reapportionment hearing in a legislative session, Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022, in Tallahassee.
  5. Huracán 2022: Tampa Bay se inundará. ¡Prepárese!
    May 26• CENTRO
    Sara Seu, al frente a la izquierda, y su esposo Jesse Seu,comienzan a limpiar después de las inundaciones de la tormenta tropical Eta que azotó con fuerza partes de Shore Acres, inel martes 17 de noviembre de 2020 en St Petersburg.
  6. Florida redistricting map: How will your new district look — and vote?
    May 25• The Buzz on Florida Politics
    A voter walks into a voting precinct located at Bethel Lutheran Church Tuesday, March 17, 2020 in Clearwater.
  7. Hurricane 2022: Tampa Bay will flood. Here’s how to get ready.
    May 24• Hurricane
    A motorist is seen attempting to drive on a flooded Bayshore Blvd as Tropical Storm Eta sends torrential downpours, storm surge flooding and wind across the Tampa Bay Area on November 12, 2020.
  8. Most Florida voters oppose abortion bans, polls show
    May 3• The Buzz on Florida Politics
    Hundreds marched in support of abortion rights in St. Petersburg in October.
  9. DeSantis congressional map splits St. Petersburg, reduces Tampa Bay competition
    Apr. 14• The Buzz on Florida Politics
    A view of the downtown St. Petersburg skyline and waterfront from just north of the North Shore Aquatic Complex.
  10. Pinellas Park man stole nearly $600,000 in cryptocurrency, police say
    Apr. 9• Breaking News
    Aaron Daniel Motta, 27 of Pinellas Park, was booked into Pinellas County Jail Friday on felony charges of grand theft and offenses against computer users.
  11. Hundreds in St. Petersburg fill up for free in Rod Wave gas giveaway
    Apr. 9• St. Petersburg
    Crowds wait at Rod Wave's gas giveaway event at the Sunoco Gas Station on 34th Street S on Saturday in St. Petersburg. The rap star and St. Pete native gifted $25,000 worth of gas to his hometown.
  12. DeSantis, Florida Republicans talk like they’re divorcing big business. Are they?
    Mar. 28• The Buzz on Florida Politics
    A sign on display at the 2022 Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando uses McDonald's golden arches to represent Marxism.
  13. Search your Tampa Bay neighborhood to see the hurricane flood risk
    Feb. 3• Hurricane
    rising threat interactive map preview
  14. Tampa Bay has huge flood risk. What should we do about it?
    Feb. 3• Hurricane
    Some of Tampa Bay's most valuable real estate sits in flood zones on the water. This aerial photo shows homes in St. Petersburg.
  15. Own or rent a home in flood-prone Florida? Here’s some advice.
    Feb. 3• Hurricane
    Otto Lohmann walks through a door stained by a water line in Oldsmar after Tropical Storm Eta blew by Tampa Bay in November 2020.
  16. It won’t take the ‘perfect storm’ to wreak havoc across Tampa Bay
    Jan. 27• Hurricane
    From a plane, downtown St. Petersburg is seen with downtown Tampa in the background, Tampa Bay between them.
  17. Explore 9,000 mock storms to see how much Tampa Bay could flood
    Jan. 27• Hurricane
    Rising Threat tracks interactive social card
  18. How long can you go without a 100-year flood? Roll the dice.
    Jan. 20• Hurricane
    Risk graphic
  19. How we used a tropical storm to calculate Tampa Bay’s growing flood risk
    Jan. 20• Data
    Leland Holland, of Oldsmar, inspects his neighbor's flooded living room after Tropical Storm Eta struck in November 2020.
  20. Flooding will get worse in Tampa Bay. Tropical Storm Eta showed how.
    Jan. 20• Hurricane
    Water splashes against the seawall along Pass A Grille Way as squalls from Eta move through Pinellas County on Nov. 11, 2020. Though Eta wasn’t hurricane strength when it passed by, it gave an indication of the kind of damage the region could face.
  21. Democrats had a rough election night. St. Petersburg bucked that national trend.
    Nov. 3, 2021• Elections
    Mayoral candidate Ken Welch waves signs at passing cars on Election Day at outside the Coliseum, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021 in St. Petersburg.
  22. Here’s how your neighborhood voted in the St. Petersburg election for mayor
    Nov. 3, 2021• Elections
    St. Petersburg Mayor-Elect, Ken Welch talks to a throng of media after being declared the winner of the mayoral contest on Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021.
  23. Tight District 8 race, historic mayoral win: St. Petersburg election updates
    Nov. 2, 2021• Elections
    Ken Welch is seen during a watch party Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021 in St. Petersburg. Welch was declared the projected winner for St. Petersburg mayor.
  24. What’s the path to St. Petersburg mayor? And other takeaways from Tuesday’s primary
    Aug. 25, 2021• Elections
    Ken Welch and Robert Blackmon
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