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Tampa city council rejects recommendation for Harbour Island hotel | #citycouncil

TAMPA, Fla. – Harbour Island neighbors once again filled Tampa city council chambers fighting to keep a 10-story hotel out of their community.  For now, they can sleep soundly after the city council voted to reject a recommendation to accept the proposal, but this may not be the end of the story. These neighbors want […]

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Tampa city council approves funding for paid internship program for those with intellectual disabilities | #citycouncil

News internships for those with disabilities Justin Matthews reports TAMPA, Fla. – City council members approved funding for a paid internship program for those with intellectual disabilities, like autism and downs syndrome. It is still in the development phase, but once it gets started, about a dozen people will participate in the program annually and […]

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Mayor

Tampa mayor, Hillsborough Co. leaders discuss Ian preps

TAMPA — Hillsborough County leaders on Sunday discussed their plans for Ian, with their main message to residents: Be prepared. “We know from history that things can change on a moments notice,” Mayor Jane Castor said about the uncertain forecast. “So we are prepared here in the city of Tampa.” “We are working on every […]

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Tampa mayor takes children on underwater adventure to bond with nature

SeaTrek program Justin Matthews reports. TAMPA, Fla. – Children from Tampa’s Parks and Recreation Department joined Mayor Jane Castor underwater in the Florida Aquarium’s 100,000-gallon “Heart of the Sea” Exhibit, for the first day of the “SeaTREK” program on Saturday. The kids and the mayor were surrounded by sharks, stingrays, spotted eagle rays, various fish, […]

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