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The Tampa Bay Times is now publishing AI-generated stories
The Tampa Bay Times quietly debuted the Times AI News Engine last September.
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Following fatal Ybor City police chase, Tampa proposes lowering speed limit on 7th Avenue
City officials plan to reduce the speed limit from 30 to 25 mph, install traffic barriers, and introduce additional street parking and bus stop lanes to narrow the street approaching Ybor.
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Hillsborough Republican sponsors bill critics call a ‘death knell’ for rural lands
‘This needs to be brought to the public, to the surrounding community, down in the little Manatee area, Wimauma, the Sundance area.’
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Paralegal Tres Rodmon wants to be Tampa’s first openly-trans mayor
Rodmon wants to empower marginalized communities across the rest of the city.
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Councilwoman Lynn Hurtak files paperwork to join Tampa mayoral race
She’s the first elected official to enter the race.
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Bob Buckhorn’s mayoral PAC has more than $1.4 million—and most of it comes from development and investment interests
The two-time mayor defended his big money connections and use of CRA funds to subsidize development, saying ‘I would do it again 10 times over every day of the week.’
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Tampa City Council could vote to approve Flock-integrated speed cameras in school zones
Councilmembers say they are confident data wouldn’t be inappropriately shared.
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Tampa Bay nonprofit responds to thousands of injured bird calls every year
Driven by volunteers, Birds In Helping also helps other animals.
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Officials want feedback on redistricting plans for Tampa elections
The public can take a survey and take part in two meetings set for Feb. 23 and March 9.
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Pinellas police chiefs signed ICE agreements following sheriff’s ‘removal’ warning, records show
PCSO’s Bob Gualtieri told all Pinellas police chiefs, ‘the consequences for not doing so include removal from office by the Governor, including his power to remove police chiefs.’
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Tampa City Councilwoman Naya Young files for re-election
The 33-year-old became the youngest woman elected to council in last fall’s special election.
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Charting Tampa Bay’s sapphic dating scene
We did the math, now go find your sweetheart.
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Wharton High students walk out to protest ICE [Photos]
Florida schools are under pressure from state leaders to stop student protests.
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The company proposing a new cruise port in Tampa Bay has a history of violating environmental laws
SSA Marine says it will conserve Rattlesnake Key—but it’s also been dinged by environmental protection agencies and been in lawsuits against waterkeeper organizations.
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Why Florida is hiding its data center boom
The Tampa and Miami areas split most of Florida’s data centers.
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Interview: Before two Tampa shows, Vermin Supreme talks origins, fighting fascism, and more
The political prankster and activist ran his first campaign in 1987.
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Potentially dangerous levels of ‘forever chemicals’ found across Tampa Bay region
Researchers documented levels of PFAS that far exceed the EPA recommendations in Tampa Bay’s water, fish and sediments.