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After a year of hard work, Meacham Urban Farm in downtown Tampa is thriving
A year in, Meacham Urban Farm has gained several volunteers and a steady clientele.
Justin Garcia
Justin Garcia has written for The Nation, Investigative Reporters & Editors Journal, the USA Today Network and various other news outlets. When he's not writing, Justin likes to make music, read, play basketball and spend time with loved ones.
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USF Tampa drops forest preserve development as Indigenous activists demand protection of sacred burial site
While development plans are off for now, Indigenous graves are still in danger of looting and destruction.
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Local officials and critics of Tampa’s I-275 expansion call for a halt to the project
“I think what people are asking from you is, ‘please don’t hurt us anymore’.”
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Tampa mayor selects new police chief, critics highlight double standard with past felony assault
Tampa’s new police chief wholeheartedly believes in second chances.
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Landlords at Tampa’s Holly Court Apartments say tenants can stay, but wouldn’t confirm if they’ve made a legally binding agreement
The property management company also said that CL’s reporting caused employees to receive threats, then walked that claim back.
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Tampa City Council’s reasons for denying ‘tenant’s bill of rights’ are bullshit, and an insult to the poor
Council’s decision to shoot down the ordinance only harms the poor during what they have multiple times called a housing “crisis”.
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Frontier contractors spill over 500,000 gallons of reclaimed water in Pinellas County over last month
The six January spills put together totaled 507,635 gallons.
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Interstate expansion in Tampa Heights is so loud that it’s shaking the neighborhood
“If it keeps up this way, eventually, Tampa is not going to be what it is now. Tampa is going to be a thoroughfare for the suburbs.”
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Tampa rally calls for release of Leonard Peltier after he caught COVID-19 in prison
Peltier is an Indigenous activist wrongfully imprisoned and incarcerated in Coleman Correctional Institution about an hour north of Tampa.
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FDOT destroyed Tampa’s historic Lamar House in a matter of hours
FDOT destroyed the building, even though their nearby interstate project doesn’t require it, advocates say.
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‘Turtle Ditch,’ downtown Tampa’s iconic DIY skate spot, is dead
Tampa’s underground mini-skatepark that was visited by locals and pros is no more.
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Tampa Police chief finalist was once charged with battery on an officer during a DUI stop
The mayor’s administration has not provided information on how many candidates were considered or interviewed.
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Amid criticism, Tampa police quietly restores public neighborhood crime data
TPD had cited Marsy’s Law in its change to grid level reporting, but advocates of the law itself said it was being misinterpreted.
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Experts say Tampa violated state law with its ‘City Center’ project by privately selecting contractor
There is currently no evidence that the competitive selection process took place when the City of Tampa decided to expand the Hanna Avenue project and retain DPR.
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Tampa Police Department is now concealing neighborhood crime data. A national crime-tracking group says it’s a public safety risk.
TPD used Marsy’s Law as the reason for changing the data, but the law does not support TPD’s changes.
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Tampa Bay housing inventory plummets by 47 percent, the ‘lowest ever observed,’ says Zillow
Tampa’s housing inventory exceeded the record setting national slump.
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Legal groups sue Sarasota County for suspending nearly 2,000 drivers licenses over legal fees
Despite Florida law, Sarasota County has continued to suspend driver’s licenses for non-criminal offenses.