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Tampa Monitor: Timeline of construction of city fire station No. 24 again irks councilmembers
The conversation isn’t over, the item will be returning on June 26th for another scheduled update.
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‘Make Big Sugar’s Profits Healthy’: Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ contains ugly favor for Florida polluter
The feds already prop up our sugar industry with expensive government subsidies.
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Tampa Monitor: Police set to ask council for $840K to spend on controversial gunshot detection software
Council returns for a regular meeting with 81 items on the agenda.
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Floridians don’t expect much from our state government, and not much is what we’ll get
Would Floridians notice if state government shut down?
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Tampa Monitor: City council gets an update on the stormwater master plan
The stormwater master plan is designed to address summer thunderstorms, not Milton level rainfall.
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Oracle Of Ybor: The Two of Swords has something to say about the resentment you have for family
If that sword falls, it’ll be you who cuts them off.
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Tampa Monitor: Councilmembers remove Guido Maniscalco as council chair
They also voted to give developers of Tampa’s beleaguered Rome Yard project more time to explain their plan.
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Forty years after its founding, the downtown Tampa CRA is finally funding the arts
In 2022, the CRA Board decided to invest in culture, to the tune of $64 million through 2033.
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Tampa Monitor: ‘Woefully behind schedule,’ Rome Yard project set to ask council for another extension
The reimbursement resolution, $40 million for NAPA Auto Parts, and more on tap, too.
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In Tampa, Pete Hegseth revisits his obsession with ‘dudes in dresses’
He could take a few makeup tips from our drag queens.
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‘I see my family’: Tampa City Councilman reacts to Trump’s immigration policy
‘I speak of immigrants who are here legally—at least before cruel 2025 decrees.’
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Tampa Monitor: Reallocation of $18 million in CRA funds among topics for councilmembers this week
‘Decorum and efficiency’ will also be addressed along with rezoning items.
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Oracle of Ybor: What you hear in your friend’s voice might not be depression but defeat
Respectfully, mind your own goddamn business.
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It’s a sad anniversary for fans of Creative Loafing’s crossword, but the spirit of Merl Reagle lives on
‘Language,’ he said, “is a playground that never ends.’
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Tampa Monitor: New Council Chair, Hope Shelter, on tap for Thursday council meeting
The draft agenda has 75 items, 62 which require a vote.
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Tampa Monitor: City Council hears report on developing in city’s ‘Coastal High Hazard Area’
Unspent FY24 funds were discussed in the workshop, too.
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The kids ain’t all right; the kids are scared—and furious
Columnist Diane Roberts says, ‘Nobody wants your feeble prayers.’
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Tampa Monitor: This week’s council workshops will discuss the still-closed Sulphur Springs pool, more
Discussions about the coastal high hazard area are on the agenda, too.
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Tampa Monitor: Council approves increased fee for Sidewalk Trust Fund payments
Councilmembers also appointed seven people to the equal Business Opportunity Advisory Council.
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Oracle of Ybor: Leave the job and don’t go to grad school to impress your folks
Love isn’t all we need.