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Community activist Connie Burton looks to fill Tampa City Council vacancy

Applications opened this week for members of the public who wish to fill the City Council vacancy left by former City Council member John Dingfelder, who resigned earlier this month over a contentious public records...
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City of Tampa survey: citizens have “rising trust in city government”

The City of Tampa says a new survey finds that its citizens have "rising trust in city government" & as a place to open a business.

Surly Voices: liberation of divorce and Gasparilla’s troubled history

This week on Surly Voices, hosts Liz and Amina discuss the liberation of divorce and Tampa's troubled history with the Gasparilla Parade.
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Historic Tampa Union Station in need of repair

Tampa Union Station is Tampa Bay’s only active train station. The Tampa Union Station opened on May 15, 1912 on the east edge of downtown Tampa. Today the Café con Tampa series hosted Jackson McQuigg...

Tampa tenants protest mass eviction

Tampa tenant's protest mass eviction at Holly Court Apartments after New Year's Eve notices served without explanation.
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Redistricting could impact Black community in Tampa and St. Pete

Redistricting is underway across Florida. Every ten years, census data is used to redraw boundary lines for all districts in Florida. This week in Tampa, Democratic State Representatives Susan Valdes and Dianne Hart hosted a town...

New initiative hopes to bring more affordable housing

The Tampa Hillsborough Homeless Initiative launched a new program, aimed at encouraging landlords to take on more affordable housing tenants. Home for the Holidays is a six month campaign to partner to bring on landlords...
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Tampa partners with AARP to become an “age-friendly city”

There are already more than forty Florida communities that AARP considers “Age-Friendly” and Tampa wants to be next.
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Tampa Mayor requires all City employees to get the coronavirus vaccine

Mayor Jane Castor announced that all City of Tampa employees will be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by September 30th.
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Radioactivity Wednesday: Controversial mural evokes more police violence against activists in Tampa

August 12, 2020 Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. I’m Rob Lorei. Tension is brewing in downtown Tampa involving mural painters, Food Not Bombs, BLM protestors, police and Neo Nazis. Last night four more people were arrested...
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Tampa responds to claims of pollution violations at wastewater plant

An environmental nonprofit is accusing the City of Tampa of dozens of spills and other violations at its main wastewater treatment plant. But the city “categorically denies” the allegations. The Florida director of Public Employees...
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Remodeled Riverfront Park is backdrop for Bob Buckhorn’s State of the City address

Tampa unveiled its newly-remodeled Julian B. Lane Riverfront Park Friday morning for Mayor Bob Buckhorn’s State of the City address. Buckhorn praised the $35 million renovation and the city staff who worked on it. Before...

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