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Florida Springs Summit invites advocates of all levels to come together in Gulfport
UPDATE: This event was rescheduled to Saturday, Feb. 8 due to the hurricanes.
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Tampa Mayor Jane Castor says National Guard has been activated to help with water rescues
Officials are encouraging people to stay off the roads and at home if they can.
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Where to find free sandbags around Tampa Bay
Here’s where to find free sandbag locations around the Pinellas and Hillsborough counties.
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If Andrew Warren wins, DeSantis could cite ancient lawsuits to keep him out of the state attorney’s office
But Suzy Lopez says she’d vacate the office if Warren gets more votes.
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Largo man with world-famous ‘Titanic’ VHS museum must find new home for more than 3,500 tapes
Josh DiGangi, aka @titanicfan97, is also in the new ‘Ripley’s Believe it or Not’ book.
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Pinellas County waterfront homeowners file appeal in public beach access fight
The waterfront property owners argued that the ordinance was an unconstitutional “taking” of their private property.
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Tampa Bay led state in Citizens insurance claims following Hurricane Debby
Citizens closed 75 claims with payments made to policyholders, while 682 claims were closed without payments.
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Tampa churches host ‘Christians Against Christian Nationalism’ forum this weekend
The events happen Friday-Sunday in Old Seminole Heights.
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Hillsborough’s Black Chamber of Commerce hosts panel on Florida’s recreational pot amendment
Hillsborough’s Black Chamber of Commerce hosts panel on Florida’s recreational pot amendment
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Dunedin could approve updated outdoor dining ordinance on Thursday
City commissioners will also consider updates to the sound ordinance.
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Federal appeals court rules against Tampa’s Cambridge Christian School over pregame prayer lawsuit
It said blocking a prayer over the public-address system did not violate free-speech rights.
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Green Party candidate Jill Stein hosting meet-and-greet and fundraiser for the ‘Uhuru Three’ in Tampa next week
She previously visited Tampa in 2016, stopping at Ybor City’s Cuban Club.
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Federal trial for St. Pete’s ‘Uhuru Three’ will begin next week in Tampa
Ahead of the trial, the group plans a rally and march Saturday morning at their headquarters in South St. Petersburg.
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Tampa Bay residents protest proposed development at Honeymoon Island State Park
FL DEP’s ‘Great Outdoors Initiative’ aims to develop nine state parks
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Florida Department of Environmental Protection reschedules public meetings about development at state parks
DEP received blowback after allowing only six days to prepare comments.
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Despite DeSantis’ school board losses, one Hillsborough school board member knows attacks on public education will continue
‘It just seems that it’s the same business as usual.’
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‘I think that’ll work itself out’: DeSantis weighs in on Andrew Warren winning primary in Hillsborough County
In suspending Warren, DeSantis accused him of “incompetence and willful defiance of his duties.”
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Hillsborough River State Park would get a disc golf course and up to four pickleball courts, under controversial new plan
The plan, dubbed the “Great Outdoors Initiative,” was announced Monday in a news release.
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St. Pete’s League of Women Voters calls on community to help canvass for abortion rights
The group provides all the training and materials on ‘Yes On 4 Super Saturday.’
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Hillsborough Schools tax referendum will be on Nov. ballot, appeals court rules
That measure expressly called for the tax to be imposed from ‘July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2029.’