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Tampa considers moving up to $5.5 million from solid waste to housing in 2023 budget
The idea to move the money was supported by Chief of Staff John Bennett and city council.
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Season preview: Bucs will win another ring with the GOAT
I mean, with 45-year-old Tom Brady, anything is possible.
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Tampa activists call for more affordable housing funds in upcoming budget
The demonstration will take place at 4:30 p.m. at Tampa City Hall.
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Following turmoil with mayor, Tampa City Council looks for ‘hard reset’ with new city attorney
Council said they appreciate Zelman, but that council’s relationship with the attorney’s office needs to change.
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Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office set to face trial for the death of Andrew Joseph III, family says
The Florida State Fair Authority is also a defendant in the upcoming trial, which is currently set for September.
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Florida Indigenous groups say Tampa’s Columbus statue will come down ‘one way or another’
The demand to remove the statue is decades old.
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Neo-Nazis gave ‘Heil Hitler’ salutes at St. Pete Beach and waved flags around Pinellas County last weekend
The National Socialists of Florida also showed up at the Turning Point USA conference in Tampa last month.
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Angry Chair Brewing re-opens in Seminole Heights, St. Pete’s Two Graces closes, and more in Tampa Bay foodie news
And SpookEasy Lounge soft (re)opens in Ybor City next weekend.
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Hillsborough County sued by right wing group to stop vote on transportation tax
The lawsuit focuses on language that the county crafted for a November ballot.
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Tampa City Council will vote on funding for controversial gunshot detection program
Tampa police have used a gunshot detection technology since 2019, which has recently faced scrutiny.
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Incumbent Hillsborough Judge Jared Smith’s loss leads Tampa Bay judicial election results
Incumbents don’t often lose their places on the bench.
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Tampa International Airport creates committee to prepare for ‘air taxis’
‘In just the next couple years, you’ll start to see this unfold.’
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Hillsborough Judge Jared Smith apologizes after making false claim about local reporting
In the wake of CL’s reporting, several high profile leaders have pulled their endorsements of Smith.
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The Loft closes in Ybor City, Salty Donut heads to Seminole Heights and more in Tampa Bay foodie news
St. Pete’s Green Bench Brewing Co. hosts a “Bibimbap & Hip Hop Brunch” this weekend, too.
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Cappy’s Pizza in Seminole Heights has new owners, but you’ll probably recognize their faces
And yes, you can pay with credit cards now.
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Tampa Mayor Jane Castor says she will not direct TPD to arrest those who have had or seek abortions
Two weeks prior, Gov. Ron DeSantis suspended state attorney Andrew Warren for calling the 15-week abortion ban “unconstitutional.”
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Tampa man shares video and details of alligator attack that crushed his skull
Just one thought went through his mind: “I have to get this thing off of me.”
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Interview: Jack Johnson arrives in Tampa with the weight of the world on his shoulders
Ziggy Marley opens for him at MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre.
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Op-Ed: Here’s why to ignore the Tampa Bay Times on the Hillsborough schools tax
There is no conceivable set of “remedies worth exploring” that will close this gap, and the Times does a disservice to its readers by suggesting otherwise.
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Hillsborough’s new State Attorney wants to bring back Tampa’s racist ‘Biking While Black’ policy, leaders say
“They’ve decided to declare war on our community again.”
