Tampa mayor focuses on road repairs as city council mulls millage increase
TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa city leaders recognize the problem of deteriorating roads throughout the community and are looking at a plan to address repairs, but that proposal hasn’t come without questions and concerns over how to pay for it. If you step outside Franklin Ramirez’s home in Tampa, you’ll see the problem plain as day. […]
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Tampa Mayor Jane Castor finds 70 pounds of cocaine while on fishing trip in the Florida Keys
The drugs had an estimated street value of $1.1 million, authorities said. ByMeredith Deliso Wednesday, August 9, 2023 12:42PM TAMPA, Fla. — A Florida mayor had quite the unexpected catch while on a recent fishing trip. Tampa Mayor Jane Castor helped reel in 70 pounds of cocaine while fishing last month in the Florida Keys, […]
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Protesters aim frustration at Tampa’s mayor: “Let the people vote!”
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. — Wednesday evening, holding signs outside Tampa City Hall, protesters focused their disappointment on Mayor Jane Castor. “Castor, Castor, shame on you!” they chanted. Members of the Tampa Bay Community Action Committee, ACLU, and other groups stood in solidarity to demand their right to vote on several key changes to the City […]
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