Here is a link to many coronavirus resources According to the state’s Department of Health website, there have been 6,338 positive cases of COVID-19 in Florida as of Tuesday morning. Seventy-seven people have died. Here’s the county-by-county breakdown of positive coronavirus tests for the Tampa Bay area: In Hillsborough, there are 291, in Pinellas 144…. Read more »
Hillsborough has first COVID-19 death; "safer at home" order starts Friday
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Top Environmentalist Warns Florida Springs and Freshwater Aquifer Are at Risk
Florida springs and aquifer at risk warns top environmentalist This year the environment is emerging as a top issue in both the primary and the general election. The Democrats have been debating who is closer to Big Sugar and a mall to be built by a Graham family company near the Everglades. Candidates are attacking… Read more »
Besides on sea-level rise prep, 3 GOP Pinellas Commission candidates mostly agree
The three Republicans running for Pinellas County Commission District 6 faced off Thursday afternoon at the Suncoast Tiger Bay Club in St. Petersburg; the three are State Representative Kathleen Peters, Pinellas Tea Party founder Barb Haselden and State Representative Larry Ahern. They agreed on many issues, like their support for a Florida constitutional amendment that would… Read more »
St. Pete City Council committee favors voluntary plastic straw reduction over ban
Next month, St. Pete City Council will consider an ordinance to comprehensively look at how the city deals with all kinds of disposable plastics: from straws, to bags and polystyrene containers. In a committee today the focus was entirely on plastic straws: should there be a ban – as requested by environmentalists – or a… Read more »
Polk County School Board Member Decries Power of Tallahassee Over Education
Radioactivity 6 14 18 Thursday When it comes to public schools in Florida—where does the real power lie? Our guest today says the real power is not at the local level—but it’s in Tallahassee. Why does Tallahassee have so much power and not local school boards, or parents or teachers or students? We’ll talk with… Read more »
MidPoint for Thursday, May 24 – Barry Edwards and what to do about making making Bayshore Boulevard in Tampa safer
The city of Tampa has announced that beginning as early as Friday, it will begin posting signs indicating that the speed limit has been reduced on Bayshore Blvd. from 40 mph to 35 mph for the entire 4.5-mile stretch from Gandy to Platt Street, in both directions. In addition, they will begin installing rectangular Rapid… Read more »
Less than a month into his candidacy, David Straz shakes up campaign staff
Less than three weeks after philanthropist and former banker David Straz announced his candidacy for mayor of Tampa, he is already shaking up his campaign staff, naming Hillsborough County Democratic Executive Committee executive director Mark Hanisee to replace Susan Clary as his campaign manager. “I am delighted to welcome Mark to the campaign,” Straz said in… Read more »
Businessman Starts Petition Drive to Ban Assault Style Weapons in Florida; And David Straz Runs for Mayor of Tampa
There are two efforts to let Florida voters decide whether or not to ban assault style weapons. One campaign is being led by South Florida Congressman Ted Deutch. He wants to get a measure on the 2020 ballot that would restrict the sale of AR-15 style rifles. Getting a referendum on the 2020 ballot to… Read more »
Remodeled Riverfront Park is backdrop for Bob Buckhorn’s State of the City address
Tampa unveiled its newly-remodeled Julian B. Lane Riverfront Park Friday morning for Mayor Bob Buckhorn’s State of the City address. Buckhorn praised the $35 million renovation and the city staff who worked on it. Before his speech, the City showed a polished video with the theme “Finish Strong” that looked back at a tough year… Read more »
No decision yet on noisy shooting range’s request for rezoning
Residents of rural northwest Hillsborough County will have to wait a month to find out if they will get relief from what they say is the constant barrage of gunfire from a major shooting range nearby. The owners of the Silver Dollar shooting range want to rezone their property to permit three shooting stands that… Read more »
David Straz says running a retail campaign for Tampa mayor ‘is going to be pretty easy’
Philanthropist and former banker David Straz officially announced his candidacy for Tampa mayor on Monday night, unveiling a website that includes a statement and video about why he wants to lead the city in 2019. “I have experienced great success in business and, as a result, I have been able to be significantly involved in… Read more »
MidPoint for Thursday, May 3- “Conspiracy” author Ryan Holiday
Ryan Holiday is the author of “Conspiracy: Peter Theil, Hulk Hogan, Gawker, and the Anatony of Intrigue.” The book is a look at the events that led up to Hogan’s lawsuit against the website Gawker, a lawsuit that was secretly funded by Silicon Valley venture capitalist, libertarian and general iconoclast Peter Thiel. Kenyatta Lee, the acting… Read more »
Hillsborough Commission delays decision on expanding to 9 single-member districts
The Hillsborough County Commission has delayed its decision on expanding to nine single-member districts and three other changes to the county charter; that came after several members of the public spoke out Wednesday morning against the proposed changes and against how the process seemed rushed. One of them was long-time Hillsborough resident, Taylor Ward. “I’ve… Read more »
Hillsborough County extends the waiting period in gun purchases.
In a move prompted by the Parkland high school shooting, the waiting period to purchase a firearm in one Florida county is now five days. Hillsborough County Commissioners on Wednesday voted 5-2 to lengthen the so-called “cooling off period” from three days to five despite protests from local gun store owners and Second Amendment activists. … Read more »
