June 11, 2020 By: Tiffay Razzano TAMPA – Superintendent Addison Davis said that Hillsborough County schools serving as emergency shelters during this year’s hurricane season will operate at 50% capacity because of the COVID-19 pandemic. At Tuesday’s Hillsborough County School Board, Davis said the school…
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June 10, 2020 By: Tiffany Razzano TAMPA – After a May 16 fire at Tampa’s Blake High School destroyed a storage shed and nearly all of the football program’s equipment, NFL player Rob “Gronk” Gronkowski and his new team, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, have stepped…
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June 7, 2020 By: Tiffany Razano TAMPA – Protestors allege that staff at James Joyce Irish Pub in Ybor City threatened them with a paintball gun Friday night. The Students for a Democratic Society had organized a late afternoon protest of George Floyd’s death and…
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June 5, 2020 By: Tiffany Razzano TAMPA – Early into Thursday morning’s Tampa City Council meeting at the Tampa Convention Center, the first in-person meeting since the COVID-19 pandemic forced the city to host them virtually in March, council members addressed the civil unrest taking…
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June 4, 2020 By Tiffany Razzano HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY – Small businesses damaged during last weekend’s protests in Tampa’s Innovation District, an area that consists of the University of South Florida and University Mall, are eligible for assistance from Hillsborough County. The Board of County Commissioners…
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June 4, 2020 By: Tiffany Razzano HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY – Hillsborough County commissioners approved the development of a countywide equity profile at their Wednesday meeting. Commissioner Kimberly Overman presented the motion, which passed in a 6 to 1 vote. Commissioner Stacy White was the only vote…
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June 4, 2020 By: Tiffany Razzano TAMPA – Mayor Jane Castor unveiled the suggestions made by her Workforce Development Advisory Team in a YouTube video Tuesday. “These recommendations serve as a road map for addressing some of the most challenging issues facing our city,” she…
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June 2, 2020 By: Tiffany Razzano TAMPA – As of this afternoon, the city of Tampa has lifted its nightly curfew. The overnight curfew was put into effect Sunday and was extended by city leaders Monday. The curfew ran from 7:30 p.m. to 6 a.m.…
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June 1, 2020 By Tiffany Razzano ST. PETERSBURG – Tyrone Square Mall in St. Petersburg closed its doors to shoppers Monday. Susan, an employee in the mall’s management office who did not provide her last name, confirmed that the mall was closed, but directed The…
Read More Tyrone Square Mall Closes to Shoppers Closed Due to the Potential for Civil Unrest in the Area
June 1, 2020 By Tiffany Razzano TAMPA – After a weekend of protests in Tampa, Mayor Jane Castor announced the extension of a citywide curfew at a Monday morning press conference. The curfew applies to all individuals and businesses, with few exceptions, and will be…
Read More Overnight Curfew Extended in Tampa, 21 Arrested During Sunday Protests