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Plant City Farm & Flea Market offers free weekend spaces for vendors until February
The flea market is offering the free vending spaces to help vendors left behind by the closing of Fun-Lan.
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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Chicken-saving Ybor Misfits Microsanctuary announces new headquarters
The sanctuary hopes to have the new location in full swing before the end of next year
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Tampa’s Tiger Bay Club hosts key players in the justice system to discuss how they collaborate to fix problems
‘If people have questions about how they’re working on these issues, we want them to come and hold their feet to the fire on these things.’
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With housing crisis growing, Tampa City Council will discuss a ‘rent stabilization ordinance’
Multiple Tampa city council members have called the rent situation in Tampa a “crisis” this year.
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Tampa Police Department’s worst moments of 2021
And the city still can’t get a citizen’s review board with teeth.
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HART says reinstallation of Tampa’s Metro Rapid bus seats has been delayed
Some stops that were formerly gutted had two seats reinstalled, with metal housings for the seats still empty. Other stops still had zero seats.
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Florida’s initial vaccine rollout with Publix failed people of color and low-income residents, says study
The poor and people of color found themselves in “cold spots,” or areas of lower vaccine availability.
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St. Petersburg renters will present housing demands at final city council meeting of the year
‘The only way we’re going to see change in this city is if working people come together and make demands.’
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Tampa artist collective Crab Devil will preserve Fun-Lan’s iconic entrance sign
The sign will move to Nebraska Avenue and be part of Crab Devil’s “Peninsularium” immersive art attraction.
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Tampa’s Fun-Lan is closed, employees reminisce and wonder what’s next
The landmark was riddled with problems, but retained a certain Tampa charm.
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Plant City Farm & Flea Market adds weekend hours to accommodate displaced Fun-Lan vendors
The market will offer ‘pay what you can’ prices to vendors from Fun-Lan after the drive-in and swap shop closed this week.
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Poll asks residents if they’d re-elect Tampa Mayor Jane Castor and pay $350 million for a new Rays stadium
Yesterday, the City of Tampa told TBT that “no dollar figure has been agreed upon” for the proposed stadium.
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Tampa’s Fun-Lan drive-in and swap shop is closed and has been sold, employees say
Out front, the entrance sign reads, “Merry Christmas & Happy New Year we will miss you…”
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Tampa firefighters speak out against pension delays and lack of injury pay
Firefighters say they’re struggling, after pension delays and benefit issues leave them without income.
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Tampa’s Metro Rapid bus seats are being reinstalled, and HART says TPD requested their removal
TPD requested the bus seats be removed in 2020, citing general crime.
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Tampa police change controversial ‘crime free multi-housing’ program, but some remain skeptical
Several people and organizations spoke critically of TPD during Thursday’s city council meeting.
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St. Petersburg will host its 10th annual Conference on World Affairs next February
The conference takes place from Feb.15-18 in downtown St. Petersburg.
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Tampa has used $12 million of its emergency rental funding, with half going to District 7
An majority of the assistance also went to District 5 in East Tampa.
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Tampa police will update city council on controversial ‘crime free multi-housing’ program Thursday
The program has been the subject of local and nationwide controversy.