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Tampa’s e-Bike Voucher Program Rolls Out Second Round With 108 Vouchers Up For Grabs
TAMPA, Fla. – The City of Tampa’s e-Bike Voucher Program is back! After a successful spring round, the program is offering another 108 vouchers for residents to explore electric biking as a transportation option. The summer/fall application window opens at 8:00 A.M. on Friday, August 18th, and closes...
COVID cases continue to rise across Tampa Bay with new 'FLiRT' variants
TAMPA, Fla. — Right now for the Tampa Bay area, the spike in COVID-19 cases this summer is much higher than last summer's. In June, it finally happened for Phil Compton of Seminole Heights, who just got COVID for the first time. “Five weeks ago today I had a...
Tampa Mayor Jane Castor unveils $1.8 billion budget
TAMPA — Mayor Jane Castor on July 18 proposed what she called “a status quo budget,” maintaining current service levels with little left over to meet the demands posed by an influx of new residents and a backlog of maintenance projects. “We are in good shape,” Castor,...
USF professor known for cracking cases to use $1M grant to solve missing persons cases in another state
TAMPA, Fla. - USF Professor Erin Kimmerle uses bones to solve the mysteries of people who went missing years ago. In many cases, families were left with holes in their hearts. "What would I do if it was my child that was missing all these years and time doesn’t change that if someone you love has disappeared," said Kimmerle, who over more than a decade has put her forensic anthropology team from USF on the national map for solving many cases.
U.S. News & World Report names Tampa General Hospital No. 2 hospital in Florida
U.S. News and World Report has ranked Tampa General Hospital the No. 2 hospital in Florida, No. 6 in the nation for Obstetrics and Gynecology and one of the nation’s top 50 hospitals across eight medical specialties. “Tampa General’s climb to the second highest-ranking hospital in the state and...
City council approves a new Tampa Bay Rays ballpark — and the existing site’s transformation
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays are on track to get a long-sought new ballpark following a city council vote Thursday on a major redevelopment project that also guarantees the team will stay where it is for at least 30 years. The ballpark is part of...
Democrat says Andrew Warren is misleading voters in Hillsborough prosecutor race
TAMPA — The Hillsborough state attorney’s race is largely seen as a contest between Andrew Warren, who was ousted from the job, and Suzy Lopez, appointed by the governor to replace him. As they trade barbs, though, the third candidate in the race is taking shots at Warren.
Tampa ‘heat playbook’ outlines plans to revamp east city neighborhoods
Every day in East Tampa, people walk, bike and wait for buses along busy N 22nd Street. Some carry groceries or head home from jobs on foot because they don’t own a car. There’s hardly a tree to shade them. Tampa is dotted with places like this, corridors...
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