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Creative Loafing joins Florida Phoenix and Axios reporters to launch Friday news radio show
Mitch Perry will steer ‘The Skinny’ airing Fridays at 11 a.m.
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Tampa city council calls for city lawyers to notify them of civil rights investigations
The move to create the law comes after Mayor Jane Castor kept a civil rights investigation a secret for months
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Andrew Warren calls on Florida Gov. DeSantis to reinstate him after federal court ruling
“Duty requires you to accept the court’s findings that the executive order is illegal, even if that finding is perhaps unwelcome.”
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Mayor Castor’s staff to discuss if city council should be notified when Tampa faces criminal or civil rights investigations
Castor waited five months to tell the public about the DOJ’s ongoing ‘renting while Black’ probe
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Once again, TECO wants to raise Tampa customer bills this spring
The proposed increases would come on top of Duke and Tampa Electric hikes that took effect this month.
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Tampa city council candidate Blake Casper gave over $200K to DeSantis, and helped reopen Florida at onset of pandemic
Casper said he doesn’t regret his efforts to reopen Florida just two months after the first COVID-19 case was found in the state.
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Tampa Bay’s Cross-Bay Ferry announces new BOGO and kids-ride-free promotions starting this month
Promotions are valid Wednesdays and Thursdays.
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Tampa city council candidate Chase Harrison had 10 sustained violations as a police officer
Harrison explained the violations and said that if an officer isn’t getting complaints, they’re probably not doing their job
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Tampa Bay is now home to an invasive, air-breathing fish
Researchers noted that goldine snakeheads were seen hunting frogs on land.
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Tampa Republican files bill that could open door to pre-game prayers at high school sporting events
Sen. Jay Collins, R-Tampa, included the proposal in a broader bill (SB 308) dealing with high-school sports.
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Federal judge says Gov. DeSantis violated Florida Constitution but dismisses Andrew Warren’s lawsuit
It was not immediately clear Friday whether Warren would appeal Hinkle’s decision.
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‘Bracing ourselves for even more restrictions’: Reproductive rights marches happens across Tampa Bay today
On the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, thousands are expected to protest.
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Tampa city council rejects four of Mayor Jane Castor’s controversial vetoes
Three members of council turned down a public vote for an independent attorney on the police citizens review board
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‘The mayor is saying that the people don’t deserve to vote’: Tampa city council reacts to Castor’s charter change vetoes
Council has a chance to override the mayor at its Jan. 19 meeting.
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Tampa developer Darryl Shaw will lead Florida Aquarium’s new $40 million expansion campaign
The expansion is expected to be completed in 2025.
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Tampa Bay environmentalists push back on proposed fracked gas pipeline expansion
Environmentalists say expanding fossil fuels will only hurt the local environment and residents.
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When people are shot by police, this Tampa couple helps families heal and organize
After winning their case against Hillsborough Sheriff, the Josephs give others a blueprint for fighting police brutality
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Florida institutions among the worst in nation at returning stolen Indigenous remains, report shows
In the Tampa Bay area, hundreds of Native items were stolen, while the University of Florida hoards thousands.
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Far-right conspiracy theory network OAN will now broadcast for free in Tampa
So far, the embattled company has been dropped by DirecTV, Frontier and Verizon.
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Body camera footage shows New Port Richey city attorney misleading cops during DUI arrest
Attorney Timothy Driscoll told cops he represented the city of St. Petersburg, which the city says is not true.