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Former Tampa Bay Lightning star Alex Killorn is selling his Davis Islands home
Now you can start your own ‘Dock Talk’ podcast.
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Macklemore removed from Tampa show with Ed Sheeran following ‘Free Palestine’ statements
The Seattle-based rapper was supposed to appear at 10 more venues, including the tour’s final stop on Nov. 7 at Tampa’s Raymond James Stadium.
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Florida gas prices spike over $4 per gallon amid ongoing Iran War
“Tensions in the Middle East intensified last week, causing oil prices to surge and increasing the cost of producing gasoline.”
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Florida Cabinet approves process to designate antifa, CAIR and others as domestic terrorist groups
The Muslim civil rights group has gone to court to block the designation.
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‘These aren’t scare tactics — these are reality cuts’: Sparks fly during Tampa Bay town hall debate over property tax-cutting Amendment 3
What happened in Largo is being replicated in communities across Florida.
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Dr. Patricia Alonzo enters District 7 Tampa City Council race, seeking to fix the district’s socioeconomic disparities
Retired journalist Alan Cohn and Morris Lopez III are also in the race to replace outgoing Tampa City Councilman Luis Viera.
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Feds won’t appeal wiretap charges against Tampa journalist who exposed antisemitic Kanye West remarks
Timothy Burke allegedly obtained unaired clips of Kanye West making antisemetic comments in a Fox News interview with Tucker Carlson.
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Mitch Perry tops lineup for WMNF’s live discussion of Florida’s midterm elections
Tom Scherberger, contributing editor at Florida Trident, moderates ‘Wavemakers Live’ on Sept. 17.
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James Uthmeier defends funneling $10 million to political committees, blames state attorney for leaking report
Uthmeier’s committee used the funds to oppose proposals on the November 2024 ballot that would have installed a right to an abortion and legalized recreational marijuana.
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Florida Republicans flock to Texas to celebrate Trump’s ‘historically unpopular agenda,’ says FDP chair
“Donalds and Luna might be able to pop some champagne and worship the president, causing prices to skyrocket, but Floridians? We’re fed up.”
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Florida Realtors pump $10 million into effort to pass property tax cut amendment
The group put $10 million into the political committee Yes On 3 last week, campaign finance records show.
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There are ‘$10 million reasons’ not to vote for Ashley Moody, says Angie Nixon
Speaking at the Bethel Community Baptist Church in South St. Petersburg Tuesday night, Nixon said “two scammers” represent Florida in the U.S. Senate.
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Another segment of downtown Tampa’s historic Jackson House has collapsed
The collapse is the latest update in a series of challenges with preserving one of Tampa’s most significant Black landmarks.
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Hillsborough County Democratic Black Caucus holds general election candidate forum next month
The forum allows residents to speak with candidates and ask questions before the upcoming general midterm election.
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How Pinellas Sheriff Bob Gualtieri became an architect of mass deportation
Hundreds of jails have incorporated policies designed by Gualtieri to streamline collaboration with ICE.
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Letters: St. Petersburg pastor has a modest proposal for a safer city
Because what do innocent people have to hide?
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Florida wants to penalize corporations with AI chatbots that contribute to crimes
“What designs? What intentionality was there? How aware were they of the behaviors of the crimes that took place? How involved were they?”
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Florida’s property tax amendment would cripple local governments’ abilities to prepare for hurricanes, says Sierra Club
Meantime, the Vote Yes on 3 political campaign has just been boosted by a $10 million contribution from the Florida Realtors.
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Tampa Tiger Bay says Byron Donalds dropped out of one-on-one event with David Jolly, his campaign says it was never confirmed
Both men said their campaigns are in the beginning stages of planning debates that definitely will happen sometime in the next eight weeks.
