Tampa City Council member Linda Saul-Sena wants a map with the best routes for biking to the new Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park, so she asked the transportation staff to come up with one. Transportation manager Jean Dorzbackof said that they ain’t got no money, are swamped with other things, and they will “get to it [...]
Three of Tampa’s seven districts are city-wide, and the other four districts are split (map). District 4 (South Tampa) and District 6 (West Tampa) each have over 83,000 residents, while District 5 (East Tampa) and District 7 (North Tampa and New Tampa) have over 91,000. Every four years, we redraw these districts to maintain near [...]
Many of you know I’m in a band, and some of you are aware that Dad and I used to spin 45s way back in the day. Now and again, people have made derogatory comments about all that free money I was collecting for just “standing there spinning records,” or “memorizing a bunch of [...]
The Republican National Committee has narrowed its list of potential cities to host the 2012 Republican National Convention down to three final contenders. After being rejected twice before, Tampa has been selected as a finalist for the 2012 GOP Convention.
President Barack Obama will be in Tampa in just a few hours to give the State of Florida $1.25 billion for high-speed rail. The effort is expected to create 23,000 jobs in Florida over four years, and will likely energize several local light rail efforts, including the Tampa Bay Area Regional Transit Authority (TBARTA). [...]
Creative Loafing suggests that it is just perceptions that are hurting Ybor City, and says that the neighborhood may be ready for a revival. Ybor City Chamber of Commerce president Tom Keating blames the media for Ybor City’s bad reputation (I added the links below). Keating says… Crime is down nearly 70 percent in Ybor, and [...]
Are we a bunch of cheapskates? A recent study (ok, so they just did a bit of math), by Coupons.com says Atlanta and Tampa residents get the most savings from online coupons. The average Coupons.com user in Atlanta saved over $531 using coupons from the site in 2009. Tampa, Florida follows closely in the number two position. The [...]
It’s friggin’ cold. And it’s been cold for more than a week. And it’s gonna get even colder this weekend. So cold that people are asking about snow. Snow? In Tampa? It’s not likely to happen this weekend, but local media and long-time natives are fond of pulling out all the info they have on the [...]
The printed edition of the St. Pete Times (story not found online) says Clearwater gets more than $4 million a year from 3,000 parking meters, while St. Pete gets $891,000 (1,450 meters) and Tampa collects $1,000,000 from 1,600. Each of the three cities issue over 30,000 parking tickets at $20 to $25 per pop, too. [...]
