News & Views
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Tampa’s historic Arthur Milam mansion on Davis Islands is now on the market
Milam served as both Vice President of D. P. Davis Properties and Speaker of the House in the Florida House of Representatives in 1925.
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Florida gas prices expected to spike after Trump rejects Iran’s plan to end war
The state average is $1.50 more than on Feb. 28, when the U.S. and Israel began military strikes on Iran.
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Tampa police arrest Black 12-year-old during ‘teen takeover,’ then illegally share name in press release
TPD did not remove the pre-teen’s name from the press release until Creative Loafing Tampa Bay reached out asking about the error.
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Chris Kirkpatrick from Nsync plays Busch Gardens Tampa Bay this weekend
LFO, O-Town and Ryan Cabrera are on the bill, too.
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‘Razorblade Suitcase’ is 30 years old, and Bush will play a lot of it at Clearwater concert
Gavin Rossdale & co. play the BayCare Sound on Wednesday.
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Tampa Democrat Kimberly Overman will challenge Gus Bilirakis in US congressional race
The former Hillsborough commissioner is now the big Democratic fish in the District 12 pond.
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Under new Florida law, data centers can’t rely on taxpayers to pay utilities
However, SB 484 does not ban artificial intelligence companies from signing secret nondisclosure agreements with state agencies.
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‘It was always designed to be a temporary facility’: DeSantis addresses rumors ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ may soon close
Florida insists the federal government will reimburse the state hundreds of millions of dollars, although it has not yet.
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Ask a Dyke: Are bisexuals just lesbians suffering from patriarchy?
‘How do you know if someone is genuinely bisexual, or is just experiencing comp-het? You don’t.’
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Crowbar owner Tom DeGeorge has launched a new podcast, ‘Current Conversations’
It takes place on the Tampa Water Limo.
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Pinellas nonprofit to give away generators, chainsaws and more at hurricane expo
Experts will offer vital info on how to prepare for and respond to the next big storm.
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DeSantis and the people suing him, can agree on one thing: His new map violates Florida’s Constitution
“We believe the [Fair Districts provision] does not apply,” the governor’s top elections lawyer, Mohammad Jazil, told senators during a committee hearing last week.
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78-year-old Democrat Lois Frankel says she’ll run in Florida’s Congressional District 23 this year
CD 23 is now held by fellow Democrat Jared Moskowitz, but he is expected to run for another seat after his district was carved up.
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City of Tampa pays $350k settlement for lawsuit that alleged discrimination, retaliation and potential nepotism
The settlement came weeks before the city fielded more discrimination complaints over the firing of former Assistant Police Chief Ruth Cate.
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Tampa Bay Abortion Fund hosts book talk in Tampa next week
The co-author of ‘Liberating Abortion’ will be at Black English Bookstore on Monday.
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Just one candidate running for Florida governor supports recreational marijuana
Democrat David Jolly says the fact that a majority of Floridians voted to legalize cannabis in 2024 is why he supports making it legal.
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Former USF men’s basketball coach Bryan Hodgson is selling his South Tampa house
Hodgson purchased the home from former USF men’s basketball coach Brian Gregory, who coached the Bulls from 2017 to 2023.
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Florida education union claims school choice system is unconstitutional, files suit
The plaintiffs ask the court to declare the scholarship programs and charter schools “as currently administered” unconstitutional.
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Breaking down the changes in Florida’s new congressional districts
A voting rights group filed suit against the new districts in Leon Circuit Court soon after DeSantis signed the bill (HB 1D).
