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It’s always Banned Books Week in Florida
Hillsborough County School Superintendent Van Ayres has been attacked by parents and shouted at by state government.
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Tampa Monitor: City council will take a step, but not the final one, towards adopting new comprehensive land use plan
Councilmembers will also vote to approve the mayor’s proposed budget on Sept. 3.
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Tampa Monitor: City council appears poised to approve mayor’s FY26 budget on first reading
If there is a last-minute change, council has Oct. 1 to approve the budget.
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Tampa Monitor: Demolition of Borrell Park pavilion underscores bigger problems
The parks department is underfunded, and there aren’t enough places for unhoused people to go.
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Tampa Monitor: Naya Young’s knowledge of CBAs was the highlight of the HCDBC candidate forum
Young’s energy and general command of the room was obvious.
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Nobody would dream of drinking Mirror Lake’s waters, but it was actually St. Petersburg’s first municipal water supply
Still, despite the litter, Mirror Lake is, water quality-wise, one of the cleanest urban lakes in St. Pete.
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Oracle of Ybor: With so much injustice in the world, I am filled with rage
I am channeling my anger towards something more productive.
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Tampa Monitor: In first 2025 budget workshop, city council and mayor’s staff discuss $30 million increase in salaries, more
There’s also a total of $41 million earmarked for paving in FY26.
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Tampa Monitor: City council to consider a bandshell at Perry Harvey Sr. Park, money for Sulphur Springs pool restoration, and more
Stormwater, green spine extension and Tampa Fire Rescue budget adjustments on tap, too.
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Tampa Monitor: Council adds third budget workshop so the public can dig deeper on the issues
Jackson House, Kiley Gardens and the racial reconciliation committee were also discussed.
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A crosswalk made me gay
Tampa Bay leaders plan to bow to DeSantis and Trump. They still have a choice.
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Tampa Monitor: City council might decide on a resolution for Jackson House this week
The gist is that the surrounding property owner will a cede 10-foot strip of land on either side of the building in exchange for either $1.2 million or vacation of certain rights of way.
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At Everglades detention camp, we have let evil in. Now the question is, ‘How far will evil go?’
The lesson here is not about the ‘final solution’ but how things start.
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Oracle of Ybor: My family supports me with money, but I still feel dismissed by them
And what do I do about my friend’s shady new accountant?
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Tampa Monitor: Councilmembers to work on CRA funding for UrbanWorx and the Sanchez Y Haya project
It’s fitting the CRA Director will be presenting the Fiscal Year 2026 budget while the board figures out how to fund in the current fiscal year two $5 million projects.
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Tampa Monitor: Two years after 2023 budget conflict, city council still doesn’t understand how the process works
It appears the politically expedient thing to do was focus on a couple of hot topic issues to get a sound bite in for the media watching.
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Oracle of Ybor: Your restaurant is in the summer slump, and maybe you need a business partner
That might involve letting go of some power, but perhaps another set of eyes will help you get to calmer seas.
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Tampa Monitor: Mayor Castor to present her proposed FY2026 budget on Thursday
Council has until Oct. 1 to approve a budget.
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To the DEP, protecting Florida springs is not as important as protecting politically powerful polluters
The big issue, once again, is what the DEP calls Basin Management Action Plans.
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Florida, once again, feels like the center of the world when it comes to how inhumanely people can treat each other
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