3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (815+ words) Last July, Dr. Patricia Altagracia Alonzo filed to run for Tampa’s District 7 City Council seat, highlighting what she says are economic disparity in her district. District 7 starts north of Busch Boulevard, covering Forest Hills, Terrace Park, University Square, up to…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (189+ words) Creative Loafing Tampa Labor Day is a moment for the working class to celebrate making it another turn on the earth, and a chance for people everywhere to remember that it’s them—not their bosses—that make the world go…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (632+ words) A coalition of local organizations in St. Petersburg announced Wednesday a petition campaign to try to place a measure before the public that, if approved, would make the city the first in more than 20 years in Florida to run its…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (126+ words) Mayoral candidate Bill Carlson is in the spotlight lately thanks to his taking the reins on the Rays stadium fiasco, but the Tampa City Councilman isn’t the only person running to lead the City of Tampa. Gary Hartfield, author and…...

4+ week ago   (565+ words) According to the City Council agenda, this item sought agreement to pay $420,000 to Prison Rehabilitative Industries and Diversified Enterprises, Inc. (PRI Enterprises). The three-year agreement was to supply office paper products for the Procurement and Supply Management Department. This item…...